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Submissions from 2006
Seasonal Changes in Microhabitat Use by the Texas Rat Snake, Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri, Josh B. Pierce, Robert R. Fleet, Lance D. McBrayer, and C. Rudolph
Using SmartView Smartly, Marshall R. Ransom
Earth Science Teacher Development at Georgia Southern University, Fredrick J. Rich, Gale A. Bishop, Nancy Marsh, and R. Kelly Vance
Fracture Orientations in Miocene Sedimentary Rocks, Southeast Georgia Coastal Plain, Trever Z. Slack, Charles H. Trupe, and Fredrick J. Rich
Geology and Mineral Resource Education at Georgia Southern University: A Seventeen Year Retrospective and a Bright Outlook, R. Kelly Vance, Fredrick J. Rich, and Pranoti M. Asher
Geology and Mineral Resource Education at Georgia Southern University: A Seventeen Year Retrospective and a Bright Outlook, R. Kelly Vance, Fredrick J. Rich, and Pranoti M. Asher
Mineral Resource Education at Georgia Southern University, R. Kelly Vance, Fredrick J. Rich, Gale A. Bishop, and Pranoti M. Asher
A Class of Quasilinear Elliptic Problems With Large Diffusion, Chunshan Zhao
Asymptotic Behaviors of Positive Solutions to a Class of Elliptic Equations With Large Diffusion, Chunshan Zhao
Spectral Calculus for Schrödinger Operators in One and Three Dimensions, Shijun Zheng
Spectral Multipliers for Schrödinger Operators, Shijun Zheng
Superquadric Modeling in Computed Tomography Simulation, Jiehua Zhu
System Generated by Strip-Based Projections in Discrete Tomography, Jiehua Zhu
Approximating Haar Measure by Measures Concentrated on Very Thin Sets, François Ziegler
Submissions from 2005
The Spectral Properties of Row-Stochastic Leslie Matrix With a Near-Periodic Fecundity Pattern, Mei-Qin Chen and Xiezhang Li
Implementing JiTT with Peer Instruction via MasteringPhysics™ Web Technology, Cleon Dean
The elastodynamic Poynting vector bridges the gap in student understanding of complex wave phenomena, Cleon Dean and James P. Braselton
Learning Outcomes, Delena Bell Gatch
Seasonal and Intraspecific Variation in Thermoregulation of the Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus), Michael A. Hitchcock and Lance D. McBrayer
A Local Variational Approach to Four-Point Interpolatory Subdivision, Scott N. Kersey
Applications of Best Approximation in Hilbert Spaces, Scott N. Kersey
Geometric Variational Subdivision, Scott N. Kersey
A Class of Large- and Small - Update Primal-Dual Interior-Point Algorithms for Linear Optimization, Goran Lesaja
Integrative Evolutionary Studies: Examples From the Feeding Biology of Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer
Integrative Organismal Biology: Evolutionary Examples Seen in the Feeding Biology of Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer
The Syndrome Hypothesis in Lizard Foraging Modes: Is It Testable?, Lance D. McBrayer
On Experiential Pedagogies in the Sciences: From Practice to PRAXIS, A. Morrobel-Sosa, Bret S. Danilowicz, and Fredrick J. Rich
Fractal Laplace Operators on Bounded Open Subsets of Euclidean Spaces, Sze-Man Ngai
Fractal Laplace Operators on Open Subsets of Rd, Sze-Man Ngai
On a Class of Laplacians Defined by Fractal Measures, Sze-Man Ngai
Bounds and Inequalities for Length-Biased Distributions with Monotone Reliability Functions, Broderick O. Oluyede
On the Exponential Approximation of Weighted and Transformed Distributions with Applications, Broderick O. Oluyede
Some General Results on Variability Orderings via Probability Weighted Moments and Vitality Measures, Broderick O. Oluyede
A Comparison of Mixed-Enhanced Finite Elements, Reinhard E. Piltner and Lixin Li
Image Based Modeling of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Reinhard E. Piltner and Lixin Li
Integration of Traditionally Different Topics Based on New GPS, Marshall R. Ransom
Interaction of Surface and Ground Water Systems in Coastal Georgia, James S. Reichard
Prey Capture and Prey Processing Behavior and the Evolution of Lingual and Sensory Characteristics: Divergences and Convergences in Lizard Feeding Biology, Stephen M. Reilly and Lance D. McBrayer
A Study of Smart Growth Initiatives Using GIS: The Case of Austin, Texas, Wei Tu, Lixin Li, and Reinhard E. Piltner
Computed Tomography Simulation With Superquadrics, Jiehua Zhu
A Very Short Introduction to Geometric Quantization, François Ziegler
Cotangents of the Skies: An Introduction to Symplectic Geometry, François Ziegler
Submissions from 2004
Fun with CBL’s, Sharon Barrs and Keith Jacob Barrs
Metric Olympics, Sharon Barrs and Keith Jacob Barrs
Mathematical Beliefs of K-5 Pre-service Teachers, Deborah Bell
Selective Mating in a Continuous Model of Epistasis, James P. Braselton and Martha L. Abell
The Possibilities of Time Travel via Relativity Theory, Cleon Dean
Visualization of the energy flow for guided forward and backward waves in and around a fluid-loaded elastic cylindrical shell via the Poynting vector field, Cleon Dean and James Braselton
An interactive web-based guide to the benthic invertebrates of Gray’s Reef, Alan W. Harvey, Daniel F. Gleason, Stephen Vives, and R. Ruzicka
Non-Uniform Variational Subdivision Curves, Scott N. Kersey
A Generalized Finite Type Condition for Iterated Function Systems, Ka-Sing Lau and Sze-Man Ngai
Iterated Function Systems of Generalized Finite Type, Ka-Sing Lau and Sze-Man Ngai
A New Shape Function Based Spatiotemporal Interpolation Method, Lixin Li, Youming Li, and Reinhard E. Piltner
Voronoi Region-Based Spatiotemporal GIS Databases, Lixin Li and Reinhard E. Piltner
An Expression of the Drazin Inverse of a Perturbed Matrix, Xiezhang Li and Yimin Wei
A Note on Informational Energy and Stochastic Convergence for Weighted Functions with Applications, Broderick O. Oluyede
Limiting Distributions Generated by Extreme Bernoulli Distributions, Broderick O. Oluyede
Development of Finite Element Models of Implants and Bones with Distributed Strength for Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery, Reinhard E. Piltner
Luminescence Dating and Palynology of the Soda Lake Clay Dune Complex, Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California, Dallas D. Rhodes and Fredrick J. Rich
Combining Undergraduate Research and Upper Level Environmental Chemistry: Monitoring Mercury Content in Sediment and Aquatic Life of a Contaminated Coastal Plain, Jeanette Rice, J. David Jenkins, Fredrick J. Rich, and S. K. Langley
Submissions from 2003
College Algebra Computer Lab – Friend or For?, Deborah A. Bell
Visualization of the Energy Flow for Guided Surface and Fluid Waves: Comparison and Contrast of Conventional Vector Field Vs. Color Coded Representation of the Poynting Vector, James P. Braselton
Method for Evaluating the CUSUM Chart When Parameters Are Estimated, Charles W. Champ
Broxton Rocks - A Geological and Ecological Island in Southern Georgia, Luke A. Davis and Fredrick J. Rich
An interactive web- based guide to the benthic invertebrates of Gray’s Reef, Alan Harvey, Daniel F. Gleason, and Stephen Vives
Constrained and Smoothing Subdivided Surfaces, Scott N. Kersey
Constrained Subdivision, Scott N. Kersey
Plinko: A Calculator and Web Demonstration for a Mathematics Classroom, Susie M. Lanier and Sharon Barrs
Using Geometer’s Sketchpad in Middle Grades, Susie M. Lanier and Sharon Barrs
Comparing AIDS Policy in Peru with Cuba, Brett Larson
Introducing Interior-Point Methods Into the First Operations Research Course, Goran Lesaja
Introducing Interior-Point Methods Into the Undergraduate Engineering Optimization Course, Goran Lesaja
Subproper and Regular Splittings for a Restricted Rectangular System, Xiezhang Li and Yimin Wei
Hausdorff Dimension of the Boundaries of a Class of Self-Similar Sets, Sze-Man Ngai
On Inequalities and Bounds for Weighted Renewal-Type Integrals with Applications, Broderick O. Oluyede
Mercury Content in Soil, Sediment, and Aquatic Life: Long Term Effects of Industrial Contamination of a Coastal Plain, Jeanette Rice, J. David Jenkins, and Frederick J. Rich
Microfossil Biostratigraphy of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Georgia, USA, Fredrick J. Rich
College Algebra Computer Lab – Friend or Foe?, Cynthia Sikes and Deborah A. Bell
Birds, Landslides and Pastures: A Biogeographic Conundrum, Mark R. Welford
Submissions from 2002
Zome Tools and Euler’s Theorem, Sharon Barrs and Keith Jacob Barrs
Plinko: A Calculator and Web Demonstration for a Mathematics Classroom, Sharon Barrs and Susie M. Lanier
Plinko: Probability from a TV Game Show, Sharon Barrs and Susie M. Lanier
Pleistocene Shorelines and Coastal Rivers: Sensitive Indicators of Quaternary Faults, Atlantic Coastal Plain, USA, Mervin J. Bartholomew and Frederick J. Rich
A Picture's Worth A Thousand Words, Deborah A. Bell
College Algebra Computer Lab – Friend or Foe?, Deborah A. Bell
The Predator-Prey Model of Kolmogorov Type, James P. Braselton and Martha L. Abell
Technology: Are We There Yet?, James P. Braselton, Martha L. Abell, and John A. Rafter
Visualization of the Energy Flow for a Guided Forward Wave in and Around a Fluid Loaded Elastic Cylindrical Shell: Color Coding of the Poynting Vector Field, James P. Braselton and Cleon E. Dean
A Host-Parasite Relationship With a Lethal Host, James P. Braselton and Patricia B. Humphrey
Derivation of an Integral Equation Used to Determine the ARL of a One-Sided CUSUM Chart, Charles W. Champ
Designing Phase I Shewhart Charts for Variables, Charles W. Champ
Sound production in Codoma ornata (Cyprinidae), Carol E. Johnston and Stephen Vives
Making Sense of 'Real' Data, Susie M. Lanier and Sharon Barrs
Plinko: A Calculator and Web Demonstration, Susie M. Lanier and Sharon Barrs
Plinko, Probability, and Pascal, Susie M. Lanier and Sharon Barrs
The Superiority of (2,2)-Step Iterative Methods Over the Related Chebyshev Methods, Xiezhang Li
A Note on the Relative Perturbation Bounds of the Eigenvalues of a Diagonalizable Matrix, Xiezhang Li and Yimin Wei
The Error Bounds of the Perturbed Drazin Matrix, Xiezhang Li and Yimin Wei
The Representation and Iterative Methods for Drazin Inverse with Complex Spectrum, Xiezhang Li and Yimin Wei
Minimizing Consecutive Sums on a Wheel, Keith Morris and Sharon Barrs
