Class Projects

166 Class Projects


Project Schedule:
  1. Arti and Rebecca - Wednesday, April 29, 1998. [done]
  2. Stephen - Wednesday, April 29, 1998. [done]
  3. Jason and Jessica - Friday, May 1, 1998.
  4. John and Abigail - Friday, May 1, 1998.
  5. Rachel and Rebekah - Monday, May 4, 1998.
  6. Greg - Monday, May 4, 1998.
  7. Jeff and Charles - Monday, May 4, 1998.
  8. Paige - Tuesday, May 5, 1998.
  9. Kristel and Sarah W. - Tuesday, May 5, 1998.
  10. Kristin and Sarah A. - Tuesday, May 5, 1998.

During this semester, Spring 1998, we will be participating in the Stock Market Game . This has over 700,000 players nationally (from elementary school to college and adult), with over 3000 groups locally (in Houston area).

There is a 25.00 registration for each group, but this is being paid for by the Mathematics Department.

The following are the teams for this semester

  1. I - Sarah A., Kristin W., Rebecca M.
  2. II - Jeff B., John M., Abigail F.
  3. III - Paige A., Jessica B., Jason P., Arti G.
  4. IV - Stephen O., Kristel P., Sarah W.
  5. V - Charles D., Rebeka G., Rachel S., Greg T.

485 Class Projects

Select the topic for more information (if available). Topics are subject to change, and are not inclusive. Further information on each of the projects listed below is available from me.

Please contact me if you have additional ideas.

The first six projects were done by various students in Math 166H - Fall 1997 semester. You can find them here


  1. The Texas State Lottery [Full Semester Project]
  2. Simulating the Spread of Disease [Full Semester Project]
  3. Genetics Simulation [Full Semester Project]
  4. Reimbursement Policy [Full Semester Project]
  5. Capture/Recapture (Wildlife Management) [Full Semester Project]
  6. Cryptography [Full Semester Project]
  7. Use and Abuse of Statistics (a.k.a. "How to Lie with Statistics") [Half Semester Project]
  8. Medical Diagnosis [To be determined]
  9. Decision Theory (Insurance) [Half Semester Project]
  10. Input-Output Economic Model [Full Semester Project]
  11. Let's Make a Deal [Half Semester Project]
  12. An Inventory Problem [Half Semester Project]
  13. Logistic Model (Predator-Prey) [Full Semester Project]