Below are theses and dissertations of graduates of the UNLV Mathematical Sciences Department.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Some Graph Laplacians and Variational Methods Applied to Partial Differential Equations on Graphs, Daniel Anthony Corral
A Survey of the Br´Ezis-Nirenberg Problem and Related Theorems, Edward Huynh
Positive Solutions to Semilinear Elliptic Equations with Logistic-Type Nonlinearities and Harvesting in Exterior Domains, Eric Jameson
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Exploring the Choiceless Cardinal Hierarchy, David Linkletter
Tail-Measurable Functions and Their Corresponding Induced Classes, and Some Determinacy Conditions Involving 3-Player Games, Joshua K. Reagan
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Uncertainty Quantification for Maxwell's Equations, Zhiwei Fang
A Nevanlinna-Type Counting Function and Pullback Measure, John Nguyen
Bayesian Variable Selection Methods for Genome-Wide Association Studies with Categorical Phenotypes, Benazir Rowe
Equivalences of Determinacy Between Levels of the Borel Hierarchy and Long Games, and Some Generalizations, Katherine Aimee Yost
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
On Improving Performance of the Binary Logistic Regression Classifier, Michael Chang
Contributions to MCMC Methods in Constrained Domains with Applications to Neuroimaging, Sharang Chaudhry
Characterizing Compact Game Trees, Andrew Dubose
Numerical Analysis and Fluid Flow Modeling of Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations, Tahj Hill
Weighted Composition Operators on a Bergman-type Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Space, Ming Huo
K-Tuple Sampling From Partially Rank-Ordered Sets, Marvin Javier
Generalized and Higher Dimensional Apollonian Packings, Daniel Lautzenheiser
Numerical Study in the Conservative Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) Method for an Unsteady Stokes/Parabolic Interface Problem with Jump Coefficients and a Moving Interface, Michael Joseph Ramirez
An Application of Conformal Mapping to the Boundary Element Method for Unconfined Steady Seepage with a Phreatic Surface, Jorge Eduardo Reyes
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Bi-Directional Testing for Change Point Detection in Poisson Processes, Moinak Bhaduri
Meshless Methods for Numerically Solving Boundary Value Problems of Elliptic Type Partial Differential Equations, Minhwa Choi
A Comparison of the Product Topology on Two Trees with the Tree Topology on the Concatenation of Two Trees, Katlyn Kathleen Cox
Estimation of the Parameters in a Spatial Regressive-Autoregressive Model Using Ord's Eigenvalue Method, Sajib Mahmud Mahmud Tonmoy
Notes on Linear Divisible Sequences and Their Construction: A Computational Approach, Sean Trendell
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Numerical Methods for Option Pricing under the Two-Factor Models, Jiacheng Cai
Investigation of Determinacy for Games of Variable Length, Emi Ikeda
Novel Methods for the Time-Dependent Maxwell’s Equations and their Applications, Sidney Shields
Average Cayley Genus for Groups with Two Generators of Order Greater Than Two, Dawn Sturgeon
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
On the Scattering of an Acoustic Plane Wave by a Soft Prolate Spheroid, Joseph Michael Borromeo
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Inverse Problem for Non-viscous Mean Field Control: Example From Traffic, Shaurya Agarwal
Generalized Catalan Numbers and Some Divisibility Properties, Jacob Bobrowski
Solving differential equations with least square and collocation methods, Katayoun Bodouhi Kazemi
Exact Statistical Inferences for Functions of Parameters of the Log-Gamma Distribution, Joseph F. Mcdonald
Generalized Markoff Equations, Euclid Trees, and Chebyshev Polynomials, Donald Joseph Mcginn
A Comparison of Recent Results on the Unicity Conjecture of the Markoff Equation, Brandon John Metz
Modeling studies and numerical analyses of coupled PDEs system in electrohydrodynamics, Yuzhou Sun
A study of sequential inference for the risk ratio and measure of reduction of two binomials, Zhou Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Observability in Traffic Modeling: Eulerian and Lagrangian Coordinates, Sergio Contreras
Modeling and Analysis of Pedestrian Flows, Romesh Khaddar
Numerical Simulations of Traffic Flow Models, Puneet Lakhanpal
N-Dimensional Quasipolar Coordinates - Theory and Application, Tan Mai Nguyen
A Survey of Ekeland's Variational Principle and Related Theorems and Applications, Jessica Robinson
Lattice Methods For The Valuation of Options with Regime Switching, Atul Sancheti
Empirical Studies on Interest Rate Derivatives, Xudong Sun
A Study of Graphical Permutations, Jessica Thune
Exact Controllability of the Lazer-McKenna Suspension Bridge Equation, Lanxuan Yu
A Study of Joinpoint Models for Longitudinal Data, Libo Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Comparison of Mesh and Meshless Methods for Partial Differential Equations of Galerkin Form, Wallace F. Atterberry
A Gaming Application of the Negative Hypergeometric Distribution, Steven Norman Jones
Generalizations of Pascal's Triangle: A Construction Based Approach, Michael Anton Kuhlmann
Estimation of Travel Time Based on Vehicle-Tracking Models, Anuj Nayyar
A More General Diffusion Model For Lightning Radiative Transfer, Elliott Paul Saint-Pierre
Estimation of the Tax Rates Based on Vehicle Miles Traveled Using Stochastic Models, Pratik Verma
Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for Maxwell's Equations in Dispersive and Metamaterials Media, Jiajia Waters
Time-Dependent Random Effect Poisson Random Field Model for Polymorphism within and Between Two Related Species, Shilei Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Valuation of Financial Derivatives Subject to Liquidity Risk, Yanan Jiang
The Zeta Function of Generalized Markoff Equations over Finite Fields, Juan Mariscal
Periodic Solutions and Positive Solutions of First and Second Order Logistic Type ODEs with Harvesting, Cody Alan Palmer
Analysis of Bank Failure and Size of Assets, Guancun Zhong
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
ARIMA models for bank failures: Prediction and comparison, Fangjin Cui
Mathematical modeling of metamaterials, Valjean Elizabeth Elander
A comparison of spatio-temporal prediction methods of cancer incidence in the U.S, Michelle Hamlyn
Zero-sum magic graphs and their null sets, Samuel M. Hansen
Statistical Analysis of Fatalities Due to Vehicle Accidents in Las Vegas, NV, Annabelle Marie Mathis
Statistical inference of a measure for two binomial variates, Serena Petersen
Modeling Mortality Rates for Leukemia Between Men and Women in the United States, Blessed Quansah
Boundary Element Method (BEM) and Method of Fundamental Solutions (MFS) for the boundary value problems of the 2-D Laplace's equation, Ermes Anthony Salgado-Ibarra
A Statistical model for long-term forecasting of strong sand dust storms, Siqi Tan
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Poisson Process Monitoring, Test and Comparison, Qing Chen
ARIMA model for forecasting Poisson data: Application to long-term earthquake predictions, Wangdong Fu
A Front-fixing finite element method for the valuation of American options, Anthony D. Holmes
General coupon collecting models and multinomial games, James Y. Lee
Structures on a K3 surface, Nathan P. Rowe
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Statistical inferences for functions of parameters of several pareto and exponential populations with application in data traffic, Sumith Gunasekera