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Member Title:
Molecule
Age:
20 years old
Birthday:
December 19, 1991
Gender:
Male Male
Location:
Brighton, MI
Interests:
Physics, Math, Lacrosse, Snowboarding, Sports
College Major/Degree:
University of Michigan AA, Honors Math and Honors Physics
Favorite Area of Science:
Physics and Math
Biography:
I am a student at The Univeristy Michigan double majoring in math and physics.
Occupation:
I currently work at a pizza place, but will be quiting so to be a full time student.

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  1. Mean Value Problem

    16 January 2012 - 07:48 PM

    So I've been trying to prep for an upcoming math competition by going through some problems. This one has me a little stuck,


    "Suppose f is a differentiable function function on [0, 2] then there exists a point c\in such that:
    f''©=f(0)-2f(1)+f(2)."

    I am not sure this statement is true under these conditions, and think twice differentiable is probably required. Assuming that f is twice differentiable I have tried applying the mean value theorem, and have been able to show that there exists a,b\in [0,2] and c\in [f'(a), f'(b)] such that:
    f(0)-2f(1)+f(2)=f'(a)+f'(b)=f''©.

    However, I am not seeing that that f'(a), f'(b)\in [0,2].

    Any ideas on how to continue in this problem?

  2. Microarray Question

    16 August 2011 - 11:01 PM

    So I am doing some work on statistical analysis of DNA microarray data, and one thing I notice is that the sample size is often quite small. For example, in Alon etc all they only have 62 tissue samples. I was just wondering why there is often a low sample size?

  3. LaTex Question

    11 August 2011 - 03:28 AM

    I am creating a presentation in Beamer, and I am using a theme that I really like except for the fact that the boxes it creates for the theorem, definition, etc environments are white. I was wondering if there was a way to change the color of these without choosing a new theme?

  4. SFN Yearbook

    12 July 2011 - 12:18 AM

    So about 6 years ago Blike started a SFN Yearbook thread, but since it is a year book, and that thread is filled with pictures that no longer exist I figure it maybe time for a SFN Yearbook Vol. 2! So post your pictures!

  5. Prop 2: Affirmative Action in College Admissions

    4 July 2011 - 03:13 AM

    So five years ago Michigan passed Proposition 2, 58% to 42%, which was an iniative that amended Michigan's constitution to include among other things,

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    • The University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and any other public college or university, community college, or school district shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.
    • The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.



    http://en.wikipedia....ghts_Initiative

    Recently, however, a federal appeals court found Proposition 2 unconstitutional believing that it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

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    The court took issue with the manner in which the ban was enacted. Because the law amended the state's constitution, only another statewide vote could change it. This created a significant obstacle for minorities who objected to the law to overcome, ruled Judges R. Guy Cole Jr. and Martha Craig Daughtrey."Proposal 2 reorders the political process in Michigan to place special burdens on minority interests," they said.

    The lone dissenting judge, Julia Smith Gibbons, said that Michigan's university system was not structured as part of the "political process" and that faculty members were insulated from political influence.


    "The Michigan voters have therefore not restructured the political process in their state by amending their state constitution; they have merely employed it," Gibbons wrote in her partial dissent.


    http://articles.lati...an-ban-20110702

    So this raises two questions in my mind:

    Should race, gender, ethnicity, etc be used in college admissions?
    Is Proposition 2 constitutional, and should a state be able to outlaw "affirmative action" policies?

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    Cap'n Refsmmat 

    30 Jul 2008 - 20:53
    Right now we're kind of putting GUTs on hold. I'll get back to you when we've sorted everything out.
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