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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Jessica Salgado, Johnathan Burch, Robin Prokaski, Sarah Egan, and Caitlin Christ	Courtney Correa

Research Topics

Johnathan Burch: Twenty-Five Point Affine Geometry
Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck

Caitlin Christ: Variational Iteration Method for Solving Linear and Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations
Mentor: Dr. Abdul-Majid Wazwaz

Courtney Correa: The Calculus of Running
Mentor: Dr. Kristen Schreck

Sarah Egan: Cryptography
Mentor: Dr. Nikki Pitcher

Robin Prokaski: Baseball and Statistics
Mentor: Dr. Arunas Dagy

Jessica Salgado: A Mathematical Examination of Characteristics and Specific Types of Fractals
Mentor: Dr. Jaclyn Murawska