Personal Info
Steve Dunbar
308 Avery Hall
Department of Mathematics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, USA 68588-0323
Voice: (402) 472-7236
Department of Mathematics and Statistics: (402) 472-3731
FAX: (402) 472-8466
sdunbar1@unl.edu
AND
MAA American Mathematics Competitions
1740 Vine Street
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE, USA 68588-0658
Voice: (402) 472-6206
American Mathematics Competitions 1-800-527-3690
FAX: (402) 472-6087
sdunbar@maa.org
I currently divide my time equally between teaching, research
and service with the
Department of Mathematics and Statistics as a professor and
providing adminstrative oversight and management for the
MAA
American
Mathematics Competitions , where I am MAA
Director for K-12 Programs.
Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics for Elementary
School Teachers
Mathematical Modeling, Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers
Fall 2011.
Experimentation, Conjecture and Reasoning
Math 804T Experimentation, Conjecture and Reasoning a
distance learning course for in-service middle school teachers
particiapting in the
the Math In the Middle Project.
Using GeoGebra to Solve Mathematical Olympiad Geometry
Problems
Examples of using
GeoGebra to illustrate and solve geometry problems
from regional and national Mathematical Olympiads. Note that
the encoding for each is XML (MathML+XHTML), best viewed with
FireFox. Also, (at least) Java 1.4 must be enabled in order
to view the embedded Geogebra applet.
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Geometry Problem 1 from the 1999 Bay Area Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem 2 from the 1999 Bay Area Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2000 Bay Area Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2002 Bay Area Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2007 Bay Area Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2007 Irish Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2007 Thai Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2008 Singapore Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2007 Brazilian Mathematical
Olympiad
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Geometry Problem from the 2008 Pan African Mathematical
Olympiad
Stochastic Processes and Advanced Mathematical Finance
Stochastic Processes and Advanced Mathematical Finance
Fall 2009.
My
personal and eclectic
annotated
bibliogaphy of references on probability,
stochastic process, stochastic differential equations and
mathematical finance.
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
My
personal and eclectic
annotated
bibliogaphy of references on probability,
stochastic process, stochastic differential equations and
mathematical finance.
Linear Optimization
Linear Optimization
Fall 2006.
Testing MathJax
Testing MathJax
Chemistry 109-110, with Dr. Bill McLaughlin
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Chem 109: Atomic Weights, and Isotope Abundances
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Chem 109: Units, Ratios, Quantities, Amounts, Mass, Moles
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Chem 109: The Bohr Model of the Atom and Energy Transitions
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Chem 109: The Ideal Gas Law and Example Problems
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Chem 110 Guest Lecture, Wed, Feb 10, 1999
Chemical Rates of Reaction and Rates of Change
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Chem 110 Guest Lecture, Fri, Mar 26, 1999
Equilibrium Concentrations of Weak Acids, Approximation
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Chem 110 Guest Lecture, Mon, April 19, 1999
Nernst Equation for Electrochemical Potential -
Symbolic, Graphical, Numeric Analysis
Examples of Mathematics Using Maple
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Slowly Diverging Series: Theory and Examples
Examples of a theorem from Abel, Dini, Knopp,
and Rudin of constructing ever more slowly diverging
series from a diverging series. (April 2, 2001)
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Solving calculus problem with Taylor
polynomial approximations in Maple.
(Jan 18, 2000) Maple worksheet .mws, Maple V R 5.1
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Student Worksheet for Taylor Polynomial Approximation
with Maple
(Jan 18, 2000) Maple worksheet .mws, Maple V R 5.1
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Libraries in Maple -- How to create and maintain them
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General demonstration of Maple
(Maple worksheet, .mws)
Integers, arithmetic, simplification, solving equations,
graphics, suitable for a high-school mathematics level audience.
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Polynomial Aprroximation of Functions (HTML)
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Polynomial Approximation of Functions (Maple Worksheet, .mws)
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Fitting a sine curve to data (Maple Worksheet, .mws)
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Fitting a sine curve to data (HTML version of Maple Worksheet)
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Group Table for dihedral group (symmetries of square)
in matrix form, in a Maple spreadsheet
(Maple Worksheet, .mws)
Examples of Physics Using Maple
"Real Physics, Hard Calculus, and Computer Algebra Systems",
slides from a talk given at ICTCM, Baltimore MD, November 2, 2001.
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Student Lesson: Simple kinematics in 1 dimension
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Teacher Version: Simple kinematics in 1 dimension
Teacher Version: Simple kinematics in 1 dimension
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Student Lesson: Dynamics in 1 dimension.
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Teacher Version: Dynamics in 1 dimension.
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Student Version: Work-Energy equivalence, nonlinear springs
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Teacher Version: Work-Energy equivalence, nonlinear springs
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Student Lesson: Falling object with drag.
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Teacher Version: Falling object with drag.
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Student Lesson: Impulse and momentum.
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Teacher Version: Impulse and momentum.
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Student Lesson: Gravitational Force due to spherical objects
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Teacher Version: Gravitational Force due to spherical objects
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Student Lesson: Kirchhoff's Laws for circuits
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Teacher Version: Kirchhoff's Laws for circuits
Examples of Physics Using Mathematica
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Student Lesson: Falling object with drag.
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Teacher Version: Falling object with drag.
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Student Version: Work-Energy equivalence, nonlinear springs
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Teacher Version: Work-Energy equivalence, nonlinear springs
Honors Calculus II, Math 107H
Honors Calculus II Math 107H/Section 005 Fall 2001 HomePage
Honors Calculus II, Math107H/Section 004, Fall 2000 Home Page
Calculus II, Math 107, Section 350, 10:30-11:20 M-F, Spring
1998
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Calculus II Math 107/Section 350 HomePage
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Calculus II Math 107 Spring 1998 Syllabus
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Welcome to Calculus; Meaning, Goals, Strategies for
Calculus
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Math 107, Section 350, Dunbar, Policies and Grading
Calculus I, Math 106, Section 450, 10:30-11:20 M-F, Fall
1997
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Calculus I Math 106/Section 450 HomePage
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Calculus I Math 106 Fall 1997 Syllabus
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Welcome to Calculus; Meaning, Goals, Strategies for
Calculus
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Math 106, Section 450, Dunbar, Policies and Grading
Maple and Mathematics MiniCourse
Math 398, Section 951, 11:00 - 12:15 Tues, Thurs, Fall 2001
MATLAB and Mathematics MiniCourse
Math 398, Section 952, 11:00 - 12:15 Tues, Thurs, Spring 2002
Reports, Policies, Memos related to Department and
Curriculum
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Position Paper and Dialogue about Departmental Networkng System
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Report on College Board Conference on the AP
Calculus Exam
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Goals for Math 102 (Trigonometry) at UNL
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What Calculator Do I Need for Math Classes?
A Guide for Students and Advisers
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Documenting Your Course For Others: The Course
Portfolio in Mathematics
(TeX dvi format file)
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The Course Portfolio in Mathematics:
Capturing the Scholarship in Teaching
A short article for an MAA notes volume edited by
Bonnie Gold, et.al
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Report on College of Arts and Sciences Conference on
Graduate Education
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Report on Career Intentions of Math Majors (a
non-formatted file)
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Report on the Kansas City Mathematics Technology Exposition
- Proposed Course Rotation>
for 400-800-900 level course in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Interests
My professional interests include applied mathematics,
especially applications of dynamical systems, numerical analysis
and the use of symbolic algebra systems in research and
education.
Research and Papers
Research decription, links to manuscripts etc.
Course Pages and Information
Linear Optimization, Math 432, Fall 1996
Linear Optimization, Math 432/832, Fall 1996
Linear Optimization, Math 432, Fall 1995
Linear Optimization, Math 432/832, Fall 1995
Principles of Operations Research, Math 428/828, Spring 1996
Principles of Operations Research, Math 428/828, Spring 1996
My Favorite Links
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Department of Math & Stat Home Page
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American Mathematical Society e-math
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Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota
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Waterloo Maple Software
Maple
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Mathematica
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NeXTstep items
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LaTeX Navigator
Testing Area
AMC Brochures for approval
Fall Requests
Guestbook
Test Hello World
Test Ice Cream 1
Test Ice Cream 2
Test Ice Cream 3
Test Ice Cream 4
Electronic mail (text, NeXTmail, MIME) to
sdunbar@math.unl.edu
Last modified: Thu Mar 14 10:22:18 2002