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| + | * Worked on presentation for Dr. Factor with Max for about an hour. | ||
| + | * Read (1,2)-step competition graph article in detail. (about five hours). | ||
==='''Day 5 (6/9/17)'''=== | ==='''Day 5 (6/9/17)'''=== | ||
| + | * Worked on presentation for Dr. Factor with Max for most of the day. (About six hours) | ||
| + | * Worked on adding a picture to the background section. | ||
==='''Reflection: End of Week 2'''=== | ==='''Reflection: End of Week 2'''=== | ||
| + | I feel that my first week was very successful. I am learning a lot, and I am enjoying the work I do. I know that I have a lot more to learn, but I am continuing to try to figure out as much as I can with Max. I am nervous that I'm still not sure what I want to research on, but I know this is something I can work out with Dr. Factor. All of this is very new to me, but I know with enough hard work and time, I will be able to figure things out. | ||
=='''Week 3 (6/12/17-6/16/17)'''== | =='''Week 3 (6/12/17-6/16/17)'''== | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 9 June 2017
Contents
- 1 Project Description
- 2 Background Readings
- 3 Project Log
Project Description
I am conducting research on (i,j)-step competition graphs in the ten week long Marquette MSCS REU. The mentor that I am working with is Dr. Kim A.S. Factor. For the beginning part of this REU, I will be doing background research with Max Black and then I will work on my own research. The work I do each week can be seen below.
Background Readings
There were some background readings given to Max and I to build an understanding on the topics we will be working on. Note: if a link is missing, the reading is either from a textbook or I could not find a link.
- BioMath: The Biology and Mathematics of Food Webs by Midge Cozzens, Nancy Crisler, Randi Rotjan, and Tom Fleetwood
- Chapter 3 from Applied Combinatorics by Fred S. Roberts
- (i,j) Competition Graphs by Kim A.S. Hefner, Kathryn F. Jones, Suh-ryung Kim, J. Richard Lundgren, and Fred S. Roberts.
- The (1,2)-step competition graph of a tournament by Kim A.S. Factor and Sarah K. Merz
- An Introduction to (1,2)-Domination Graphs by Kim A.S. Factor
- The m-step, same-step, and any-step competition graphs by Wei ho
- Connected triangle-free m-step competition graphs by Geir T. Helleloid
- The m-step competition graph of a digraph by Han Hyuk Cho, Suh-Ryun Kim, and Yunsun Nam
- A Characterization of Competition Graphs by R.D. Dutton and R.C. Brigham
- Interval Graphs and Food Webs: A finding and a Problem by Joel E. Cohen
- Using Food Webs In Order To Determine Possible Predictors of Primary and Secondary Extinctions by Kaitlin A. Ryan (a master's thesis)
Project Log
Week 1 (5/30/17-6/2/17)
- Note: I was not physically present during week 1 of the REU. I completed the BioMath packet during this time.
Reflection: End of Week 1
Since I was not present, there wasn't much work that I completed this week, but I made sure to complete any readings and introduction work that I could on my own.
Week 2 (6/5/17-6/9/17)
Day 1 (6/5/17)
- Finished BioMath packet.
- Printed readings and materials that were emailed to me.
- Confirmed a meeting with Max tomorrow, 6/6, for 8:00 AM before the ethics training to go over week 1.
Day 2 (6/6/17)
- Attended meeting with Max at 8:00AM
- Attended meeting with Petra at 8:30AM to complete paperwork.
- Attended ethical research training at 9:00AM until about 3:00PM.
- Began reviewing The (1,2)-step competition graph with Max at 3:15PM for about 3 hours.
- Made note to include approximate total number of hours in end-of-week reflection
- Estimated work for the day is about ten hours.
Day 3 (6/7/17)
- Started reading chapter 3 about graph theory in Applied Combinatorics. Read at home for about half an hour.
- Started to read thesis paper- Using Food Webs in Order to Determine... Read first 19 pages for about half an hour.
- Set up WIKI page for about half an hour.
- Continued to read and go through The (1,2)-step competition graph with Max for about an hour.
- Practiced Overleaf/ TeX for about half an hour
- Meeting with Dr. Factor and Max for about an hour.
- Worked with Max on new (1,2)-step competition graph article and added definitions to Overleaf for about four hours.
- Estimated work for the day is about eight hours.
Day 4 (6/8/17)
- Worked on presentation for Dr. Factor with Max for about an hour.
- Read (1,2)-step competition graph article in detail. (about five hours).
Day 5 (6/9/17)
- Worked on presentation for Dr. Factor with Max for most of the day. (About six hours)
- Worked on adding a picture to the background section.
Reflection: End of Week 2
I feel that my first week was very successful. I am learning a lot, and I am enjoying the work I do. I know that I have a lot more to learn, but I am continuing to try to figure out as much as I can with Max. I am nervous that I'm still not sure what I want to research on, but I know this is something I can work out with Dr. Factor. All of this is very new to me, but I know with enough hard work and time, I will be able to figure things out.
