UMAP Journal 29.3 Fall 2008 Edition - The 2008 MCM Contest Edition

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Special Section on the MCM
Results of the 2008 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Abstracts of the Outstanding Papers and the Fusaro Papers

The Impending Effects of North Polar Ice Cap Melt

A Convenient Truth: Forecasting Sea Level Rise

Fighting theWaves: The Effect of North Polar Ice Cap Melt on Florida

Erosion in Florida: A Shore Thing

Judge's Commentary: The Polar Melt Problem Papers

A Difficulty Metric and Puzzle Generator for Sudoku

Taking the Mystery Out of Sudoku Difficulty: An Oracular Model

Difficulty-Driven Sudoku Puzzle Generation

Ease and Toil: Analyzing Sudoku

Cracking the Sudoku: A Deterministic Approach

Judges' Commentary: The Fusaro Award for the Sudoku Problem