MA331
Mathematical Modeling
The Mathematics and Physics of Baseball
Project Schedule
Oral project presentations are to be 12 minutes long with 4 minutes for questions. Presentations will be given Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of 10th week. You are expected to be present at all presentations.
| Time Period | Tuesday, Feb 12 | Thursday, Feb 14 | Friday, Feb 15 |
| 12:40 – 12:52 | Run prediction with Markov chains and Linear Regression Bye |
“Close to Home” field advantage Huster, Barton, Balasundaram, Albert |
Statistical Analysis of Run Distribution Brosmer, Kissel |
| 12:56-1:08 | How the height of the Pitching Mound affects the play of baseball Whitaker, Shields, Forsyth, Bradley |
MLB Attendance Trends Wells, McCue |
Sweet spot of a baseball bat Sullivan, Schwarzmann, Laser, Chaille |
| 1:12-1:24 | Fill out Course Evalautions | Effect of Wind upon Runs Scored and Home Runs Self, Freihaut, Beverlin |
Economic models Young, Stuchel, Birchall, Berglund |
The revised project schedule:
Preliminary proposal Thursday, January 17 Week 6
Final Proposal Tuesday, January 22 Week 7 10%
Interim Report Thursday, January 31 Week 8 20%
Oral Reports Week 10 35%
Final Written Report Friday, February 15 Week 10 35%
A list of project ideas is on-line.
- The class page