DIMACS EDUCATIONAL MODULES SERIES

Available Modules
Number Authors Module title/topic
03-1 Alexander Kheyfits, Bronx Community College (CUNY)
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Introduction to Clustering Algorithms:
Hierarchical Clustering
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03-2 R. S. (Chuck) Tiberio, Wellesley High School
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Facility Location Problems
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03-3   Allison Wolf, Edgewood College
Lidia Luquet, St. Mary's College
Nancy Hagelgans, Ursinus College
Marjorie Darrah, Alderson-Broaddus College
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Security Cameras and Floodlight Illumination
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03-4   Nancy Lineken Hagelgans, Ursinus College
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Planar Linkages: Robot Arms and Carpenter's Rulers
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03-5   Steven Cosares, Hofstra University
Fred Rispoli, Dowling College
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Communications Network Design
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03-7   Harel Barzilai, Salisbury University
Kathy Andrews, Hillsdale College
Alexander Kheyfits, Bronx Community College (CUNY)
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A Gentle Introduction to Mathematical Cluster Analysis
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04-1   Lynne L. Doty, Marist College
K. Peter Krog, Marist College
Tracey Baldwin McGrail, Marist College
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Probability and Chip Firing Games
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04-2   Stephanie Edwards, University of Dayton
Mark Ginn, Appalachian State University
John Harris, Furman University
Greg Rhoads, Appalachian State University
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Modeling Traffic Jams with Cellular Automata
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04-3   Joseph Rosenstein, Rutgers University
Deborah S. Franzblau, CUNY / College of Staten Island
Robert Hochberg, East Carolina University
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IN DISCRETE MATHEMATICS:
Using Discrete Mathematics in the Classroom
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06-1   Sally Cockburn, Hamilton College
Ben Coleman, Moravian College
R. Bruce Mattingly, SUNY Cortland
Kay Somers, Moravian College
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Some Problems are NP-harder than Others
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07-1   T. S. Michael, United States Naval Academy
Val Pinciu, Southern Connecticut State University
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Art Gallery Theorems and Triangulations
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07-2   C. Livingston, Bemidji State University
S. Hodgins, Starkville Academy
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Rehabilitating after a Forest Fire Voronoi Diagrams and Scheduling Algorithms
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07-3   John Boardman, Franklin College
Dan Hrozencik, Chicago State University
Miyeon Kwon, University of Wisconsin
Irfan Ul-Haq, University of Wisconsin
Aklilu Zeleke, Michigan State University
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Using Population Models in the Teaching of Eigenvalues
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08-1   James D. Factor, Marquette University
Hieu D. Nguyen, Rowan University
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Linkages as Applied to Protein Folding
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08-2   Steven Leonhardi, Winona State University
Lidia Luquet, St. Mary's College of California
Jim Sauerberg, St. Mary's College of California
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Reed-Solomon Codes: An Application of Linear Algebra
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08-3   Atif Abueida, University of Dayton
Michael Ackerman, Bellarmine University
Sul-Young Choi, LeMoyne College
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Centrality and Anticentrality in Trees
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08-4   Teresa Contenza, Case Western Reserve University
Maureen Cox, St. Bonaventure University
Jodie Novak, University of Northern Colorado
Miranda Teboh-Ewungkem, Lafayette College
Mary Vanderschoot, Wheaton College
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Modeling Biological Populations
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08-5   Pallavi Jayawant, Bates College
Martha Kosa, Tennessee Tech University
Christine Shannon, Centre College
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Reconstructing Curves from Sample Data:
Implementing Algorithms using Voronoi Diagrams and Delaunay Triangulations
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09-1   Karrolyne Fogel, California Lutheran University
Kay Somers, Moravian College
Angela Spalsbury, Youngstown State University
Jennifer Wilson, Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts
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Geometry of Power Indicess
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09-2   Dina Sokol, Brooklyn College of the City University of NY
Frederick Adkins, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Zhongyuan Che, Penn State University
Kristin Pfabe, Nebraska Wesleyan University
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Finding Repeats Within Strings
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10-1   Kim A.S. Factor, Marquette University
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Selection of Surveillance Centers for Foot and Mouth Disease
(FMD): Wisconsin Dairy Farms
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10-3   Jennifer M. Franko, The University of Scranton
Rachel Schwell, Central Connecticut State University
William E. Wood, Hendrix College
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Introducing Geometry with Spatial Scan Statistics
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10-4   Eliana Antoniou, William Paterson University of New Jersey
Brad Chin, West Valley College
Andrew J. Felt, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Jose H. Giraldo, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Miyeon Kwon, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Kathleen Offenholley, Borough of Manhattan Community College
Irfan Ul-haq, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Robert W. Vallin, Slippery Rock University
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Voting Systems
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Modules Under Development


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