Vol. 8 No 7 - Pi Mu Epsilon

An Algebraist's View of
Competitive Games
Perpendicular Least Square
Estimators
The Isoperimetric Inequality
Inverting a Pin in R 2
Fourier Series and the "Best u
Mean Square Approxhtion
Dynamic Programming Applied to
Computer Voice Recognition
A Formal Sum Method Approach to
the Traveling Salesman Problem
A Bit of Checking and Correcting
A Graphical Illustration of the
Covergence of Karmarkar's Linear
Programming Algorithm
The Existence of Eulericm and
Hdtonian Circuits in Graphs and
Their Line Graphs
Circuit Spaces and Cut-Spaces of
a Connected Graph
Yet Another Discussion of Graceful
Graphs
Sub-families of Venn Diagrams
Soap Fihs as Minimal Surfaces
Wan whec^m II
VitAg-LruA Be-ta
V-uigLnia Po&&echnic Im-tc&rfe
B^mn Andition
KeHitucky Bi-ta.
W u t m Kentucky UnivWnity
Je66 V^JULm
Ohio ZeAl
UnivitiJuty of, Vayton
Ue^ Godwin
Alkanbu Alpha
Univitiilty of, Ankan~~,
M0~gtuii-t M. Linebe~gea
Novkh Cmofina VeJUa
E a t Ctuiofina Un^v~iZy
Thomu Eugene Gibboni,
M-innuota VeJUa
St. Jodnlb UnAMe/i&.Lty
Je66-te.y Horn
W.hconi,Ln Alpha
Mmque-tte UnivmJuty
summm Qtumby
Whconbin VeJUa.
St. NohbULt CoUege
Jo~ef, S. C-tepeau
Montana Atpha
Univitiii-ty of, Uonta.na
Andhw P. FeAte-iAo.
MubachuAa.t-t4 Mpha
Wo-tc.utm Poiytechnic Ini,tJULivt-e
P U P Beymm
O-tegon Atpha
Univiti-cty 06 Ohegon
Gw%e Madm
tiinnuota. V&a
St. John'b Univm.Lty
Theology, Mathematics and Meaning
Games of Timing with Two or
Three Players
A Glimpse at the Theory of
Res&cted Choice
Mo/ur €hi
W-Liroiu-Ln VeJUa
St. No-tbULt College
Timothy P. Ronan +
PenlUyivania. Omichon
Momvim CoUe-ge
Sco-fct Kn.O*4ch
Indiana Gamma
Rob e-HuAnan Inb-fcetute 06 Technolog y
The following papers were presented by students in the Mathematical
Association of America Student Paper Session, held jointly with thpe P i
Mu Epsilon Paper Session.
W e s Length Minimizing Modulo v
in fi"
Jef,f, Abmhambon
Md~bacftu-ietti lyi~-tctu/te 06 Te.cAnoLog y
Hp-Completeness and the Traveling Melanie K. &eakm
Salesman Problem
Novkheo~-t M-Lihoiyn. SWe Univiti-fcty
The Classical 'Problems of Rob& CuvLU
Antiquity in the Hyperbolic PlaneUnw~i-fcty 06 CoJLLf,o~Viia., Sa&
A Physical Derivation of the Well
Tempered Musical Scale
Timothy Koponen
Aquina CoUege
EcLi.tohlb Note
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