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January 2020
Lauren Childs, Virginia Tech, Modeling the waning and boosting of immunity: A case study of pertussis in Sweden
Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is caused by the bacterial pathogen Bordetella pertussis. Completely susceptible individuals experience severe disease, with the hallmark whooping cough, but those with partial immunity have milder, if any symptoms. Immunity following natural infection (or immunization)…
Find out moreLucas Castle, Developing Non-Calculus Service Courses that Showcase the Applicability of Mathematics
Students often take precalculus or college algebra as a terminal math course, leaving them with the impression that mathematics lacks real meaning. Due to the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of the mathematical sciences, we are well-poised to intervene and design inspiring…
Find out moreEllie Dannenberg, An Introduction to Circle Packing
A circle packing is the mathematical name for a collection of circles. I am interested in circle packings with a fixed pattern of tangencies between the circles. Given a tangency pattern, one might ask questions like, "Can I find a…
Find out moreFebruary 2020
Math Teachers’ Workshop: Visible Math
For the schedule and program see https://trianglemtc.wordpress.com/visible-math-at-ncsu-febuary-1-2019-2/ Organized by Arvind Saibaba and Irina Kogan in collaboration with the Triangle Math Teachers' Circle.
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