THE SECOND SEMIANNUAL MATH HONORS-IN-DISCIPLINE DAY

The second SemiAnnual Math Honors-in-Discipline Day (SAMHIDD 2) was held on December 5, 2008 in Room 313 of Gilbreath Hall. Six presentations were given by students who registered for honors enhanced classes during fall 2008. Some general comments and descriptions of the Math Honors-in-Discipline program requirements was given by Dr. Bob. Pizza from Marco's was provided by generous funding from the Honors College.

The schedule of presentations was:

TIME
SPEAKER
TOPIC
1:45
Dr. Bob
Math H-i-D Program and Requirements
2:00
Jeremy Brooks
The Hodgkin-Huxley Model for Neural Transmission (Honors Symbiosis 3)
2:20
Danny Hoilman
The Work of Kurt Gödel (Honors Math Reasoning)
2:40
Wesley Surber
The Work of Alan Turing (Honors Math Reasoning)
3:00
Victoria Moon
The Four Color Theorem (Honors Math Reasoning)
3:20
Nick Peppers
Eigenvalues and (r,s)-Regular Graphs (Honors Linear Algebra)
3:40
William Jamieson
Bioinformatics Applications in Linear Algebra (Honors Linear Algebra)

 

All three honors instructors (Teresa Haynes, Debra Knisley, and Jeff Knisley) were able to attend. Other faculty and undergraduates were also present.

Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks

Danny Hoilman

Danny Hoilman

Wesley Surber

Wesley Surber

Victoria Moon

Victoria Moon

Nick Peppers

Nick Peppers

William Jamieson

William Jamieson

Dr. Helfgott and Students

Dr. Helfgott and Students

Honors-in-Discipline Students and Dr. Haynes

Honors-in-Discipline Students and Dr. Haynes

Math H-i-D Coordinator, Dr. Santa-Bob

Math H-i-D Coordinator, Dr. Santa-Bob