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Preparing for Olympic Medal Ceremonies

Background The next Olympic Games are being hosted by Paris, France and will be held 26 July - 11 August 2024. The…

Using Land: A valuable resource

Background Optimal land use planning and the balancing of community values and business profits often require models…

The Future of the Olympics

Background The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is facing a decreasing number of bids to host the Olympics – b…

Understanding Used Sailboat Prices

Background Like many luxury goods, sailboats vary in value as they age and as market conditions change. The attache…

Green GDP

Background Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is arguably one of the most well-known and commonly used measures of the he…

Light Pollution

Background Light pollution is used to describe any excessive or poor use of artificial light. Some of the phenomena…

Prioritizing the UN Sustainability Goals

Background The United Nations (UN) has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving these goals would ult…

Predicting Wordle Results

Background Wordle is a popular puzzle currently offered daily by the New York Times. Players try to solve the puzzl…

Reimagining Maasai Mara

Background Kenya’s wildlife preserves were originally created primarily to protect wildlife and other natural resou…

Drought-Stricken Plant Communities

Background Different species of plants react to stresses in different ways. For example, grasslands are quite sensi…

UMAP Journal 44.2 Summer 2023 Edition

Table of Contents Editorial A Note from the Three of Us Publisher’s Editorial Hello, I Must Be Going Teaching Model…

Voting Models (Modeling Module)

The context for this module is voting systems. This module begins with a short Preliminary Reading, Electing a Speaker…

Voting Models

The context for this Pull‑Out is voting systems. This Pull‑Out begins with a short Preliminary Reading, Electing a Spea…

Boxes

As we navigate the world around us we see many shapes that we might describe as convex (no notches or holes) “boxes.” E…

Modeling the Rotations of Flight: Yaw, Pitch, and Roll

Manned and unmanned vehicles, be they airplanes or drones, play increasingly important roles in the technological world…

Consortium 124, Spring/Summer 2023

Table of Contents: From the Editor’s Desk: Catherine Roberts to Join COMAP Student Research Corner: Boxes Geometer’…

How Relevant is Pure Mathematics In a Computational World?

Abstract Mathematics is often advertised as pure, applied, or computational. What are the differences, and how releva…

What Is UMAP?

Introduction “What is UMAP?” The acronym in the name of this journal elicits that question. And the standard answer i…

Estimating Mission Impact for Gift-In-Kind Donations

Introduction World Vision World Vision World Vision (WV) is a Christian relief and development organization working w…

Mathematical Models of Guinea Worm Disease Eradication: A Review

Abstract Guinea-worm disease (GWD) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the parasitic worm Dracunculus medi…

What Can Partial Differential Equations Tell Us about Life?

Abstract Partial differential equations were developed in the 18th century to model physical systems. Their inception…

UMAP Journal 44.1 Spring 2023 Edition

Table of Contents Guest Editorial How Relevant is Pure Mathematics in a Computational World? Articles What Can Par…

Could These Bones Be Amelia Earhart's? (Modeling Module)

In this module, students create models for predicting human stature from bone lengths. The goal for the development of…

UMAP Journal 43.4 Winter 2022 Edition - The 2022 MCM Contest Edition

Table of Contents Publisher’s Editorial Doug Faires Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 Guest Editorials Tributes t…