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Final Poster Project Due 12/6
Final
Poster Project Grading Criteria
You may suggest your own topic with instructor consent, or select a topic from
the list below. No two projects can correspond to material covered in the same chapter of the text, and
no more than two projects can be done on topics from the same overriding subject area.
You may chose to do a final project instead of the final exam. These
final projects will go beyond the scope of the two course projects and will
be presented on the last day of class in poster form. The winning poster will receive fame, glory, and Bistro Bucks.
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More information on a given project, suggestions for
references, etc. can be found in your text. Unless stated
otherwise in the list below, your project should culminate in a 3-5
page paper on your subject (final projects will culminate in a poster presentation). You should reference all
your sources.
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Grading Criteria
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Project 1 Sign Ups Due 9/13: Please select your
top two or 3 choices. I will do my best to give everyone their
top choice, but I will cap the number of students that can work on a
particular project.
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Project 2 Sign Ups Due 11/6: Project
2 selections are shown in green
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Final Project Topics are
highlighted
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Final Project Topic Selections
Due 11/27
Project Topics |
Mathematics
of Social Justice |
Section 01 |
Section 02 |
Chapter 1: |
A. Ballots (capped at 3) |
Mike Flores, Mara Engle, Maria
Williams |
Steven Yasumura, Deborah Sapiro,
Tyler Defrees |
B. Sequential Voting (capped
at 3) |
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Rob Cadigan |
C. Instant Runoff Voting
(capped at 3) |
Stephan Garrett, Dave |
Claire Willis, Skylar Swinford,
Colin Young |
D. Manipulability of an
Election (capped at 3) |
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Satoshi Nomoto, Spencer Todd,
Blair Cuny |
E. The 2000 Presidential
Election and the Florida Vote (capped at 3) |
Peter Rosenberg, Dan |
Alicia Sinz, Michael B.,
Andrew Korzun |
F. Short Story (capped at 5) |
Hanna Connett, Robert Garcia,
Janet Fonseca, Sarah Kutten, Samantha |
Jake Atwell-S, Ashley Buchheit |
Chapter 2: |
A. The Johnston Power Index
(instead of preparing a presentation, write a 3-5 page paper)
(capped at 3) |
Aaron McKimmy |
Nancy Garcia |
B. The Past, Present, and
Future of the Electoral College (capped at 3) |
Hayley Weed, Tara Walker,
Lauren Lathrop |
Ildi Hrubos, DeeDee Hayes,
Kristin Heyde |
C. Mathematical Arguments in
Favor of the Electoral College (capped at 3) |
Emily Johnson |
Nicole Russell, Ashley Morey |
D. Banzhaf Power and the Law* |
Natalie Miller, David Reid |
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Chapter 3: |
A. Envy-Free Fair Division
(capped at 3) |
Katie Martin |
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B. Fair Divisions with Unequal
Shares (capped at 3) |
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Amanda Quesenbury |
C. The Mathematics of
Forgiveness and Cooperation (capped at 3) |
Daniel Kent, Jessica Junke |
Karleigh Knorr |
Chapter 4: |
A. Dean's Method (capped
at 3) |
Samantha Post, Karissa Smith |
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B. Apportionment Methods and
the 2000 Presidential Election (capped at 3) |
Mara |
Mike Graham, Skylar |
D. Rank Index Implementations
of Divisor Methods (capped at 3) |
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E. The First Apportionment of
the House of Representatives* (capped at 5) |
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Additional
Topics: |
A. Oregon Measure 47 (1996)
"Double Majority": How does the requirement that
tax incentives pass with not only a majority, but with at least
50% of registered voters voting effect Oregon politics?
Determine what voting system best describes Oregon votes on tax
initiatives, and how is power distributed among voters and
non-voters? How does this measure effect who votes and who
does not vote on tax initiatives? What is your opinion on
this controversial measure? |
Karlos Castillo, Shanel
Parette, Hayley Weed |
Katie Vaughan, Sydney Best,
Mike G |
B. Payday Loans, Title Loans*:
Investigate the rates and fees offered at Payday and Title loan
companies in the area (contact at least 2 companies). What is
the corresponding APR for these loans? How does this compare
to federal interest rates? Do these companies target certain
segments of our population? What are the social and economic
impacts of these loans? |
Sarah |
Marco Fiallo, DeeDee
& Blair |
C. Mortgages I: Who Can Buy a
House*: Find the median house price for at least 3 US cities
(including Portland). Find the national average fixed interest
rates on 30 year home mortgages with: a. 20% down, and b. 3%
down. For each down payment option, determine what the average
monthly mortgage payment (including insurance, taxes, mortgage
insurance) would be for the median home price. Find the median
household income for that city and determine whether the 'typical'
family could afford to buy a home. Discuss the social
ramifications of your findings. |
Emily |
Felix Jones, Marco |
D. Mortgages II: What's With the
Mortgage Crisis?*: Research the history of events which led to
the current spike in foreclosure rates. What types of
mortgages are more susceptible to foreclosure and why have these
types of loans become more prevalent? What has been the
response to the increase in foreclosures by lenders, and what is the
social impact of this response? How does the increase in US
foreclosures effect the global economy? |
Hayley |
Skylar,
Rob, Nicole |
E. Suggest your own topic |
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Justin Alvey (Open Primaries in
Oregon) |
Mathematics of Symmetry,
Nature, Art, & Cryptography |
Chapter 9: |
A. Fibonacci Numbers, the Golden
Ratio, and Phyllotaxis |
Karissa, Daniel |
Nancy, Claire, Steven |
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B. The Golden Ratio in Art,
Architecture, and Music |
Natalie, Felix,
Lauren, Mara, Karlos, Samantha,
Sheila |
Ashley M, Rob, Ashley B,
Justin, Nancy |
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D. Figurative Numbers |
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E. The Golden Ration Hypothesis |
Sarah, Sheila, Jessica,
Lauren |
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Chapter 11: |
B. Three-Dimensional Rigid
Motions |
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Satoshi |
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C. Penrose Tilings |
Peter |
Mike G. |
Chapter 12: |
B. Fractals and Music |
Janet |
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C. Book Review: The Fractal
Murders |
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Additional Topics: |
A. Cryptography: Write a
research paper on Cryptography. Possible topics include famous
codes from history, cryptography in literature (examples: The
Gold Bug by Edgar Allen Poe, Voyage to the Center of Earth
by Jules Verne, The Kamasutra Hindu text), the development of
cryptography, etc. |
Janet, Jessica, Robert, Aaron |
Marco, DeeDee, Jake |
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B. Suggest your own topic |
Natalie |
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Graph Theory |
Chapter
5: |
B. Computer
Representation of Graphs |
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C. The Chinese
Postman Problem |
Hanna |
Steven |
Chapter
6: |
B. The
Nearest-Insertion Algorithm |
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C. Computing with
DNA |
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E. The Knight's Tour |
Karissa & Robert |
Colin & Jake |
Chapter 7: |
A. The Kruskal-Steiner
Fiber-Optic Cable Network |
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B. Validating Torricelli's Construction |
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C. Prim's Algorithm |
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D. Minimizing with Soap Film |
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