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== Personal Information ==
My name is Trisha Handley. I am currently a senior at Alabama State University finishing up my B.S. degree in Mathematics. For this Summer 2015 research I had that chance to work with Dr. Kim Factor on Minimizing Total Distance in Sudoku Number Entry.


== MSCS REU Summer 2015 Research ==
'''''Minimizing Total Distance in Sudoku Number Entry'''''

=== Milestones ===
'''Week One: June 1-June 5, 2015'''
:*Attend orientations for REU program
:*Read "The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs"
:*Attend weekly talk by Dr. Kim Factor
:*Start literature search on Graph Theory and applications to Sudoku


'''Week Two: June 8-June 12, 2015'''
:*Have meeting with mentor pertaining to literature search
:*Reading and interpreting "Introduction to Graph Theory" by Gary Chartrand and Ping Zhang
:*Participate in weekly talk given by Dr. Kim Factor
:*Meet with mentor to discuss the readings and ask questions
:*Begin finding the distances of same numbers on Sudoku grids. 
:*Download LaTeX


'''Week Three: June 15-June 19, 2015'''
:*Constructing graphs to represent the distance of the same number on Suduko grid 
:*Finished Reading and interpreting "Introduction to Graph Theory" by Gary Chartrand and Ping Zhang
:*Meet with Dr. Factor and research group to discuss the readings and ask questions over lunch
:*Reconstruct graphs after receiving guidance in mentor meeting
:*Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop 
:*Watch tutorials on how to use Latex