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==='''Day 4 (6/8/17)'''===
 
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* Worked on presentation for Dr. Factor with Max for about an hour.
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* Read (1,2)-step competition graph article in detail. (about five hours).
  
 
==='''Day 5 (6/9/17)'''===
 
==='''Day 5 (6/9/17)'''===
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* Worked on presentation for Dr. Factor with Max for most of the day. (About six hours)
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* Worked on adding a picture to the background section.
 
      
 
      
 
==='''Reflection: End of Week 2'''===
 
==='''Reflection: End of Week 2'''===
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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

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.

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.

Week 3 (6/12/17-6/16/17)

Day 1 (6/12/17)

Day 2 (6/13/17)

Day 3 (6/14/17)

Day 4 (6/15/17

Day 5 (6/16/17)

Reflection: End of Week 3

Week 4 (6/19/17-6/23/17)

Day 1 (6/19/17)

Day 2 (6/20/17)

Day 3 (6/21/17)

Day 4 (6/22/17)

Day 5 (6/23/17)

Reflection: End of Week 4

Week 5 (6/26/17-6/30/17)

Day 1 (6/26/17)

Day 2 (6/27/17)

Day 3 (6/28/17)

Day 4 (6/29/17)

Day 5 (6/30/17)

Reflection: End of Week 5

Week 6 (7/3/17-7/7/17)

Day 1 (7/3/17)

Day 2 (7/4/17)

Day 3 (7/5/17)

Day 4 (7/6/17)

Day 5 (7/7/17)

Reflection: End of Week 6

Week 7 (7/10/17-7/14/17)

Day 1 (7/10/17)

Day 2 (7/11/17)

Day 3 (7/12/17)

Day 4 (7/13/17)

Day 5 (7/14/17)

Reflection: End of Week 7

Week 8 (7/17/17-7/21/17)

Day 1 (7/17/17)

Day 2 (7/18/17)

Day 3 (7/19/17)

Day 4 (7/20/17)

Day 5 (7/21/17)

Reflection: End of Week 8

Week 9 (7/24/17-7/28/17)

Day 1 (7/24/17)

Day 2 (7/25/17)

Day 3 (7/26/17)

Day 4 (7/27/17)

Day 5 (7/28/17)

Reflection: End of Week 9

Week 10 (7/31/17-8/4/17)

Day 1 (7/31/17)

Day 2 (8/1/17)

Day 3 (8/2/17)

Day 4 (8/3/17)

Day 5 (8/4/17)

Reflection: End of Week 10