User:Trisha.Handley
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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
Week Four: June 22-June 26, 2015
- Meeting with Dr. Factor to discuss last week's progress
- Read Sections from Discrete Mathematics: with Graph Theory and answered questions relating to my research
- Began outlining and forming questions for Dr. Factor relating to presentation
- Attend weekly talk and lunch
- Meet with Dr. Factor to discuss accomplishments and talk about questions
- Began working on Power Point presentation
Week Five : June 29-July 3, 2015
- Outline Midpoint Power Point presentation
- Meet with Dr. Factor and research group to receive feedback on Power Point presentation
- Work on Midpoint Power Point presentation
- Fix any graphs and text that had to be adjusted
- Midpoint Presentations and lunch
- Fourth of July weekend
