Mathematical Research

Senior Projects for the Academic Year 2010-11 

Jessy Hennesy: Formal Proof of the Existence of a Nash Equilibrium 

Ahmet Shapiro-Erciyas: The Laplace Equation in a Disk and the Poisson integral Formula 

Alicia Dressel: Laplace Inverse Transformations 

Nissa Benedict: The Steiner Ellipse 

Kirby Janitch: Proof of the Five Color Theorem 

Laura Berg: Generating Functions 

Kyle Helgemoe: Reflective Surfaces 

Each senior mathematics major and minor is expected to research a topic of his or her choosing, in consultation with a faculty member. The research results in a short research and or expository paper and a presentation to faculty and other mathematics students in the Mathematics Colloquium.