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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

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Earth Science Teacher Development at Georgia Southern University, Fredrick J. Rich, Gale A. Bishop, Nancy Marsh, and R. Kelly Vance

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Fracture Orientations in Miocene Sedimentary Rocks, Southeast Georgia Coastal Plain, Trever Z. Slack, Charles H. Trupe, and Fredrick J. Rich

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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

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Mineral Resource Education at Georgia Southern University, R. Kelly Vance, Fredrick J. Rich, Gale A. Bishop, and Pranoti M. Asher

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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

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Spectral Calculus for Schrödinger Operators in One and Three Dimensions, Shijun Zheng

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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

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Approximating Haar Measure by Measures Concentrated on Very Thin Sets, François Ziegler

Submissions from 2005

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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

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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

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Applications of Best Approximation in Hilbert Spaces, Scott N. Kersey

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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

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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

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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

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A Generalized Finite Type Condition for Iterated Function Systems, Ka-Sing Lau and Sze-Man Ngai

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Iterated Function Systems of Generalized Finite Type, Ka-Sing Lau and Sze-Man Ngai

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A New Shape Function Based Spatiotemporal Interpolation Method, Lixin Li, Youming Li, and Reinhard E. Piltner

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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