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One of the central problems in computational mathematics is to fit a suitable model to observed data. Mathematically, this can be posed as a nonlinear least-squares problem. Standard methods for solving such problems are based on the Gauss-Newton and...

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A wide variety of physical and biological systems can be described as continuum limits of interacting particles. Many of these problems are gradient flows and their dynamics are governed by a monotonically decreasing interaction energy that is often...

In a reconfiguration problem, the goal is to change an initial configuration of some structure to a final configuration using some limited set of moves. Examples include: sorting a list by swapping pairs of adjacent elements; finding the edit...

In 2005, Harvey Mudd College made three changes that drastically increased the number of women who chose to major in computer science: a new introductory CS course, trips to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, and research experiences...

Modular functions play an important role in many aspects of number theory. The theory of complex multiplication, one of the grand achievements of the subject in the 19th century, asserts that the values of modular functions at quadratic imaginary...

Many types of large cells have multiple nuclei. In long muscle cells, nuclei are distributed almost uniformly along their length, which is crucial for cell function. However, the underlying positioning mechanisms remain unclear. We examine...

Ordinary differential equation models are used extensively within mathematics as descriptions of processes in the real world. However, they are rarely employed by statisticians and there is a paucity of methods for combining differential equation...

Biological populations facing severe environmental change must adapt in order to avoid extinction. This so-called “evolutionary rescue” scenario is relevant to many applied problems, including pathogen evolution of drug resistance during the...

There have been several recent outbreaks of cholera (for example, in Haiti and Yemen), which is a bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It can be transmitted to humans directly by person-to-person contact or indirectly via...