Senior Seminar

As an art and a science, mathematics occupies a special place in the Saint Xavier University curriculum. It serves as an investigative tool for the natural sciences, business, education and social sciences. It also plays an important role in the development of human thought. Mathematics forms a bridge whereby the student enters the realm of abstract and precise scientific thinking.

Math 399 Senior Seminar

The purpose of the senior seminar is to provide a culminating experience for Mathematics majors, Actuarial Science majors, and Mathematics/Secondary Education majors.

The student will conduct research on an advanced mathematical topic with guidance from a faculty mentor, prepare a paper, create a poster, and give a presentation based on the research to Math Department faculty, students, and the community.

Spring 2020
$Michal Szlachta$	$Jacob Wasik$
Michal Szlachta Research Topic: Graph Theory: From Euler to Google Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck	Jacob Wasik Research Topic: Geographic Information Systems Mentor: Dr. Kurt Sheu

Past Senior Seminar Projects
Spring 2019
$Amanda Asfour$	$Rene Haskins$
Amanda Asfour Research Topic: Systems of Integral Equations by Adomian Decomposition Method Mentor: Dr. Abdul Wazwaz	Rene Haskins Research Topic: The Complexity of the Quadratic Sieve Mentor: Dr. Nikki Pitcher
$Justin Hunniford$	$Kevin Langland$
Justin Hunniford Research Topic: Fractals: Looking into the Koch Snowflake, Dragon Curve, and Apollonian Gasket Mentor: Dr. Jaclyn Murawska	Kevin Langland Research Topic: Stokes' Theorem and the Surface Area of Geographic Regions Mentor: Dr. Nikki Pitcher
$Adrian Marquez-Mata$	$Ryan Woods$
Adrian Marquez-Mata Research Topic: General Carpet Fractals and Fractal Dimension Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck	Maggie Stimac Research Topic: The Fibonacci Sequence and its Relationship with the Golden Ratio Mentor: Dr. Jaclyn Murawska
$Ryan Woods$
Ryan Woods Research Topic: Nonparametric Solutions with MLB Analysis Mentor: Dr. Arunas Dagys	Poster and Picture Gallery
Fall 2018

Caroline Ciezczak Research Topic: Modular Arithmetic: Exploring Clocks, Quilts, Equations, and Tables Mentor: Dr. Jaclyn Murawska	Zachary Kahn Research Topic: Public-Key Cryptography and Its Hidden Past Mentor: Dr. Nikki Pitcher

Christine Labudiong Research Topic: Exploring Knot Theory Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck	John Lahart Research Topic: Time Series Analysis Mentor: Dr. Arunas Dagys

Edvardas Simonelis Research Topic: Analyzing Multiple Regression Model Mentor: Dr. Arunas Dagys	Senior Seminar Highlights - Fall 2018
Spring 2018
$Joseph An photo$	$Joseph Bailey photo$
Joseph An Research Topic: The Laplace Transform Mentor: Dr. Arunas Dagys	Joseph Bailey Research Topic: Visualizations and Models in Non-Euclidean Geometry Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck
$Ashley Linstra$
Ashley Linstra Research Topic: The Mathematics behind Global Positioning System Mentor: Dr. Ahmad Mojiri
Fall 2017
Thomas Higgins Research Topic: Linear Codes and Syndrome Decoding Mentor: Dr. Nikki Pitcher
Spring 2017
$Omar Diaz$	$Marilyn Gellert$
Omar Diaz Research Topic: Press to Play: Game-Based Learning Mentor: Dr. Jaclyn Murawska	Marilyn Gellert Research Topic: Optimization Methods in Business Applications with 3D Printing Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck
Fall 2016
$Math Club$	$Courtney Correa$
Jessica Salgado, Johnathan Burch, Robin Prokaski, Sarah Egan, and Caitlin Christ	Courtney Correa