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Math 512 projects.
Problems studied in Fall 2006.
Problems studied in Fall 2005.
- Model falling dominoes.
- Describe the motion of a ball dropped into a liquid or a system of stratefied liquids.
Problems studied in Fall 2004.
- Optimize the shape of an open container to minimize surface
waves. In other words, if you are driving down a bumpy road, are
some mug shapes better than others?
- Model and predict the absorption of water by rice as a
function of temperature. Model and predict the gelatinization of
starch in potatoes when heated externally (conventional) and internally
(microwaves).
- Why is it faster to make ice cubes with warm water than
cold water? (Yes, it's true.)
Problems studied in Fall 2003.
- Optimize the lower surface of an airbearing to maximize
lift.
- Understand the interaction between heat and current in an
array of thin wires to be used for a transdermal drug delivery system.
- Develop a mathematical description of the Briggs-Raucher
oscillating chemical reaction.
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