2023 Mathematics Capstone Symposium

Friday, May 5th
Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 214 and Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations.
You can view the capstone abstracts here.

Morken 214

2:30pm
Holden C. Smith
Constrained optimization: The Lagrange Multiplier Method and the Envelope Theorem

3:00pm
Michael Wilcken
Solving n x n x n Rubik’s Cubes with Only Approximately One Algorithm

3:30pm
Ryan Stracke
Blackjack Outcomes and Maximizing Profit

4:00 – 4:30pm Break

4:30pm
Matthew Helmer
Sturm-Liouville Theory and its Application

5:00pm
Spencer McCray
Existence of Compositional Roots of One-to-One Functions

5:30pm
David Gilman
The World of Polyominoes: Topics of Interest and Methods

6:00pm
Justin Chase
Making Mathematical Roses

Morken 216

2:30pm
Alexandra De Fermin Cortes
Is there an Association Between a Cystic Fibrosis Patient’s Demographic Variables and their Spirometry Measurements? An Application of Logistic Regression

3:00pm
Wyatt Tayon
Multiple Logistic Regression and Student Retention at Pacific Lutheran University

3:30pm
Logan Margo
Data Analysis of Minority Suspension Disparities in School Districts

4:00 – 4:30pm Break

4:30pm
Jackie Lindstrom
Principal Components Analysis: Using Math to Extract Underlying Structures in the Iraqi Migration Survey Data

5:00pm
Zhanna Kukosh
Preparing Students to Succeed in Geometry

5:30pm
Kioni Kamau
Exploration of Causal Effects and Modeling