The Mathematics of Bond Pricing and Interest Rate Risk
According to the Securities Industry Association, investors lost one trillion dollars in bonds in 1994. The total lo...
Buying a Car, Now or Later
An interesting activity for high-school mathematics scholars is to find, correct, and analyze errors. Much of mathem...
A PERT Answer
Have you ever been involved in a project where it seems like there are a million things to do and they all depend on...
The Monte Carlo Method and Random Number Generators
From The New York Times: "Monte Carlo Simulation, named for Monaco's famous gambling casino, can help to represent v...
Geometry While You Wait
Have you ever waited at the gas pump while filling your gas tank? Did you pass the time by fiddling with the gas-tan...
Mathematics and the Stock Market
Why do people invest in stocks? It's obvious - to make money. Many Americans realize that it is their responsibility ...
The Wandering Sunset
Doesn't the sun always set due west on the horizon? Actually, the sun sets in the west only on two days of each year:...
Latitude and Longitude
The question of one's exact location on the face of the earth has intrigued humankind for thousands of years. Locatio...
The Utility of Insurance
Students explore utility theory through the expense of car insurance.
Comparing Taxed, Tax-Deferred, and Tax-Sheltered Investments
It is said that the average American family is two paychecks away from having inadequate funds for food and shelter. ...
The Dynamics of Falling Dominoes (UMAP)
As everyone knows, a row of dominoes, all standing on edge, will undergo a cascade when the first domino is tipped. B...
Optimal Staffing at the Baltimore City Fire Department (UMAP)
The Baltimore City Fire Department provides fire suppression and emergency medical services for the citizens of Balti...
Consortium 88, Spring/Summer 2005
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Looking Ahead MATH TODAY Mathematics Helps Sort Out Our Genes GEOME...
UMAP Journal 26.2 Summer 2005 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Where Else to Publish SPECIAL SECTION ON THE ICM Results of the 2005 Interdisciplin...
Consortium 89, Fall/Winter 2005
Table of Contents: FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESK Mathmodels.org HiMCM NOTES College Advisors for High School Modeli...
UMAP Journal 26.3 Fall 2005 Edition - The 2005 MCM Contest Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Back to the Future About This Issue (and Others to Come) SPECIAL SECTION ON THE MCM...
UMAP Journal 26.4 Winter 2005 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Project INTERMATH-Not Just ILAPs ARTICLES Pointillism via Linear Programming A Revo...
UMAP / ILAP Modules 2004 - 2005: Tools for Teaching
Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION UMAP MODULES 786 Wind Turbine Power Coefficient Optimization 787 Using Fractals to ...
Consortium 90, Spring/Summer 2006
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK On the Move HISTORICAL NOTES With Compass & Straightedge in Hand ...
UMAP Journal 27.2 Summer 2006 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL HIV: The Math SPECIAL SECTION ON THE ICM Results of the 2006 Interdisciplinary Contes...
UMAP Journal 27.1 Spring 2006 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Take a Numb3r! MATHSERVE Predicting Demand for the Carroll Area Transit System A...
UMAP Journal 27.3 Fall 2006 Edition - The 2006 MCM Contest Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Because Math Matters About This Issue SPECIAL SECTION ON THE MCM Results of the 2006 M...
Consortium 91, Fall/Winter 2006
Table of Contents: FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESK Call to Arms GEOMETER'S CORNER A Hands-On Approach to Finding Plat...
UMAP Journal 27.4 Winter 2006 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Calculus Is Crap SPECIAL SECTION ON MATHSERVE Cooling the Macon Volunteer Clinic Se...
UMAP / ILAP Modules 2006: Tools for Teaching
Table of Contents: UMAP Modules 791 Immunological and Epidemiological HIV/AIDS Modeling 793 The Scheduling of Traf...
Consortium 92, Spring/Summer 2007
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Changing of the Guard IN SEARCH OF RESEARCH A Feature, A Field and A ...
Want a Workout? Burning Calories
In this article, we will investigate issues related to health and weight. Many people misunderstand weight gain and l...
Racing to War
Mathematical models of the natural and physical world provide significant input into helping us understand our enviro...
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Around the world, people enjoy caffeine in both food and drink. Caffeine is an alkaloid compound that comes from pla...
Secret Codes
The activities in this Pull-Out explore several methods of coding messages. Activity 1 opens with an easy code to c...
Genetics and a Mathematically Indefensible Historical Moment
Mathematical modeling is an important tool in both governmental policy decision-making and in industrial planning. I...
Geometry and Perspective Drawing
The activities in this Pull-Out explore the geometry of perspective drawing that is used to create depth in a pictur...
Modeling is a Two-Way Street
Mathematics is a powerful tool for helping us to understand the world. In the following discussion, we will investig...
Taking the Long View of Life
Consider a married couple planning the financial aspects of their retirement. What is the retirement value of one sp...