Modeling with Dynamical Systems

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Modeling with Dynamical Systems Timothy J. Pennings Department of Mathematics Office phone: 616.395.7531 Email: [email protected] Fax: 616.395.7123 Photograph .D. - Iowa State University S. - University of North Dakota S. - University of North Dakota Key Publications and Presentations • Dynamical systems from function algebras – Proc. Amer. Math Soc. • Pseudo-orbit shadowing on the unit interval – Real Analysis Exchange • Infinity and the Absolute – Christian Scholar’s Review • Do dogs know calculus? – The College Mathematics Journal • Haggai, Mathematical Dynamics, and the Nature of Good and Evil – ynamical Systems, Modeling, Infinity Recent research with students: -- Why is the learning curve S- shaped? -- Barging Ahead: Optimizing a trip upriver -- Modeling Frisbee flight -- The strong shadowing property • Templeton Award for Exemplary Paper • Templeton Science-Religion Course Award • NSF-REU Research Grants (1999- 2006) • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Recent research with Elvis: -- Do dogs know calculus? A statistical investigation -- Elvis: Optimizing my opportunities

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Modeling with Dynamical Systems

Timothy J. PenningsDepartment of Mathematics

Office phone: 616.395.7531

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 616.395.7123

Photograph

Ph.D. - Iowa State UniversityM.S. - University of North DakotaB.S. - University of North Dakota

•Key Publications and Presentations• Dynamical systems from function algebras – Proc. Amer. Math Soc. • Pseudo-orbit shadowing on the unit interval – Real Analysis Exchange• Infinity and the Absolute – Christian Scholar’s Review• Do dogs know calculus? – The College Mathematics

Journal• Haggai, Mathematical Dynamics, and the Nature of Good and Evil – Perspectives

Dynamical Systems, Modeling, Infinity

Recent research with students: -- Why is the learning curve S-shaped? -- Barging Ahead: Optimizing a trip upriver -- Modeling Frisbee flight -- The strong shadowing property

• Templeton Award for Exemplary Paper• Templeton Science-Religion Course Award• NSF-REU Research Grants (1999-2006) • Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers

Recent research with Elvis: -- Do dogs know calculus? A statistical investigation-- Elvis: Optimizing my opportunities