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| + | I am researching ''(i,j)-step competition graphs'' while attending the ten-week Marquette REU; my mentor is Dr. Kim A.S. Factor. I will, initially, be doing background reading with Carissa Babcock and then we will branch into our own research questions. As my research becomes more personalized, I will contribute more to this description. My weekly log can be found below. | ||
| + | My mathematical interests are some of the following: Ramsey theory, geometric number theory, mathematical education (specifically curriculum design), Statistics (with a geometric approach), and geometric graph theory. | ||
| − | =='''Day 1 (5/30/17)'''== | + | |
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| + | =='''Week 1 (5/30/17-6/2/17)'''== | ||
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| + | ==='''Day 1 (5/30/17)'''=== | ||
*Attended MSCS REU orientation | *Attended MSCS REU orientation | ||
*Met with mentor, Dr. Kim A.S. Factor, and began discussing project details | *Met with mentor, Dr. Kim A.S. Factor, and began discussing project details | ||
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*Completed pages 1 through 30 of ''BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs''. I plan on finishing the packet tomorrow and seeing how far I can get through chapter 3 of ''Applied Combinatorics'' by Fred S. Roberts | *Completed pages 1 through 30 of ''BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs''. I plan on finishing the packet tomorrow and seeing how far I can get through chapter 3 of ''Applied Combinatorics'' by Fred S. Roberts | ||
| − | =='''Day 2 (5/31/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (5/31/17)'''=== |
*Attended library orientation | *Attended library orientation | ||
*Finished the BioMath packet. | *Finished the BioMath packet. | ||
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*Began reading chapter 3 of ''Applied Combinatorics''. | *Began reading chapter 3 of ''Applied Combinatorics''. | ||
| − | =='''Day 3 (6/1/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (6/1/17)'''=== |
*Attended a talk on good research practices by Dr. Kim Factor | *Attended a talk on good research practices by Dr. Kim Factor | ||
*Filled out direct deposit form | *Filled out direct deposit form | ||
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*Continued reading ''The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament'' | *Continued reading ''The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament'' | ||
| − | =='''Day 4 (6/2/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (6/2/17)'''=== |
*Uploaded a pdf of my [http://reu.mscs.mu.edu/images/2/2a/Milestones.pdf milestones] for the summer | *Uploaded a pdf of my [http://reu.mscs.mu.edu/images/2/2a/Milestones.pdf milestones] for the summer | ||
*Worked on chapter 3 of ''Applied Combinatorics'' | *Worked on chapter 3 of ''Applied Combinatorics'' | ||
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*Created project's Wiki [http://reu.mscs.mu.edu/index.php/(i,j)-step_competition_graphs page] | *Created project's Wiki [http://reu.mscs.mu.edu/index.php/(i,j)-step_competition_graphs page] | ||
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 1'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 1'''=== |
Concerning my research, this week was relatively uninteresting. That is, I spent most of my time trying to find literature (beyond what Dr. Factor gave me), working through background readings, and finding a good work area. Of those three tasks, I spent most of my time on finding a good work area was my top priority; I can happily say I completed this task. I cannot wait to really dig into my research--make it past the background reading. | Concerning my research, this week was relatively uninteresting. That is, I spent most of my time trying to find literature (beyond what Dr. Factor gave me), working through background readings, and finding a good work area. Of those three tasks, I spent most of my time on finding a good work area was my top priority; I can happily say I completed this task. I cannot wait to really dig into my research--make it past the background reading. | ||
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| − | ='''Week 2 (6/5/17-6/9/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 2 (6/5/17-6/9/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (6/5/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (6/5/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (6/6/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (6/6/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (6/7/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (6/7/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (6/8/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (6/8/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (6/9/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (6/9/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 2'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 2'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 3 (6/12/17-6/16/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 3 (6/12/17-6/16/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (6/12/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (6/12/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (6/13/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (6/13/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (6/14/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (6/14/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (6/15/17'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (6/15/17'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (6/16/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (6/16/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 3'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 3'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 4 (6/19/17-6/23/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 4 (6/19/17-6/23/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (6/19/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (6/19/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (6/20/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (6/20/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (6/21/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (6/21/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (6/22/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (6/22/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (6/23/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (6/23/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 4'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 4'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 5 (6/26/17-6/30/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 5 (6/26/17-6/30/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (6/26/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (6/26/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (6/27/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (6/27/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (6/28/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (6/28/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (6/29/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (6/29/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (6/30/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (6/30/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 5'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 5'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 6 (7/3/17-7/7/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 6 (7/3/17-7/7/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (7/3/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (7/3/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (7/4/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (7/4/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (7/5/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (7/5/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (7/6/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (7/6/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (7/7/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (7/7/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 6'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 6'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 7 (7/10/17-7/14/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 7 (7/10/17-7/14/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (7/10/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (7/10/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (7/11/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (7/11/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (7/12/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (7/12/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (7/13/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (7/13/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (7/14/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (7/14/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 7'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 7'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 8 (7/17/17-7/21/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 8 (7/17/17-7/21/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (7/17/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (7/17/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (7/18/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (7/18/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (7/19/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (7/19/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (7/20/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (7/20/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (7/21/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (7/21/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 8'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 8'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 9 (7/24/17-7/28/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 9 (7/24/17-7/28/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (7/24/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (7/24/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (7/25/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (7/25/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (7/26/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (7/26/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (7/27/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (7/27/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (7/28/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (7/28/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 9'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 9'''=== |
| − | ='''Week 10 (7/31/17-8/4/17)'''= | + | =='''Week 10 (7/31/17-8/4/17)'''== |
| − | =='''Day 1 (7/31/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 1 (7/31/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 2 (8/1/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 2 (8/1/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 3 (8/2/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 3 (8/2/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 4 (8/3/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 4 (8/3/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Day 5 (8/4/17)'''== | + | ==='''Day 5 (8/4/17)'''=== |
| − | =='''Reflection: End of Week 10'''== | + | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 10'''=== |
Revision as of 22:02, 4 June 2017
Contents
- 1 Project
- 2 Project Log
Project
I am researching (i,j)-step competition graphs while attending the ten-week Marquette REU; my mentor is Dr. Kim A.S. Factor. I will, initially, be doing background reading with Carissa Babcock and then we will branch into our own research questions. As my research becomes more personalized, I will contribute more to this description. My weekly log can be found below.
My mathematical interests are some of the following: Ramsey theory, geometric number theory, mathematical education (specifically curriculum design), Statistics (with a geometric approach), and geometric graph theory.
Project Log
Week 1 (5/30/17-6/2/17)
Day 1 (5/30/17)
- Attended MSCS REU orientation
- Met with mentor, Dr. Kim A.S. Factor, and began discussing project details
- Dr. Factor and I discussed goals: having BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs done by Thursday and reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament (by Kim A.S. Factor and Sarah Merz) by Monday
- Completed pages 1 through 30 of BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs. I plan on finishing the packet tomorrow and seeing how far I can get through chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics by Fred S. Roberts
Day 2 (5/31/17)
- Attended library orientation
- Finished the BioMath packet.
- Began reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament
- Began reading chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics.
Day 3 (6/1/17)
- Attended a talk on good research practices by Dr. Kim Factor
- Filled out direct deposit form
- Met with Dr. Kim Factor and drafted the milestones and discussed moving our lunch with Carissa to Wednesday
- Reviewed milestones and compared them to the program's google calendar
- Printed additional readings for the weekend
- Continued reading chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics
- Continued reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament
Day 4 (6/2/17)
- Uploaded a pdf of my milestones for the summer
- Worked on chapter 3 of Applied Combinatorics
- Continued reading The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament
- Began reviewing other papers
- Created project's Wiki page
Reflection: End of Week 1
Concerning my research, this week was relatively uninteresting. That is, I spent most of my time trying to find literature (beyond what Dr. Factor gave me), working through background readings, and finding a good work area. Of those three tasks, I spent most of my time on finding a good work area was my top priority; I can happily say I completed this task. I cannot wait to really dig into my research--make it past the background reading.
I accomplished my goals for this week. I attended various meetings, orientations, and finished the BioMath module, among others. I intend on furthering my research this weekend. Specifically, I hope to read multiple papers and complete chapter 3 from Applied Combinatorics. Next week, I'll be meeting Carissa on Tuesday, and we'll finally discuss the material Dr. Factor gave us; I'm excited.
