Jennifer M. Switkes

Jennifer M. Switkes

Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science

Publications

Undergraduate student co-authors ( *).  Graduate student co-authors (**).

Secor, S.** and Switkes, J. Human Impact on Planetary Temperature and Glacial Volume: Extending a Toy Climate Model to a New Millennium, manuscript under review at CODEE.

Diaz, M.** and Switkes, J. (2021). Speaking Out:  A Mathematical Model of Language PreservationHeliyon, 7.

Givens, B. and Switkes, J. (2021). Spread of Infection in a Network, accepted for publication in Mathematics Magazine.

Switkes, J. (2021). Two Moment Closure Techniques for an Interacting Species Model, Published in Stochastic Processes and Functional Analysis: New Perspectives, 774, 237-248.  American Mathematical Society.  Edited by Randall Swift, Alan Krinik, Jennifer Switkes, and Jason Park.

Switkes, J. Building an Open Top Box: A New Look at a Familiar Problem, accepted for publication in MathAMATYC Educator.

Switkes, J. and Swift, R. (2020). Worst Average Encountered Highway Velocity, The Mathematical Gazette, 104 (559) , 12-19. doi:10.1017/mag.2020.2

Trakoolthai, T.**, Curtis, D., and Switkes, J. (2018). A Multivariate Log-Normal Moment Closure Technique for the Stochastic Predator-Prey Model, The Mathematical Scientist 43, 71-81

Raphael, F.* and Switkes, J. (2018). Rolling Dice on a DateJournal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 8 Issue 1, pages 120-125.

Kao, H.* and Switkes, J. (2018). Epidemiological Perspective: Radicalization of Human MindJournal of Information and Optimization Sciences, 39:6, 1297-1307.

Curtis, D. and Switkes, J. (2017). A Moment Closure Technique for a Stochastic Predator-Prey ModelThe Mathematical Scientist 42, 157-168.

Switkes, J. and Szypowski, R. (2017). Bifurcation in an Interacting Species ModelThe Mathematical Scientist 42, 104-110.

Dettmers, K.* and Switkes, J. (2016). Settling the Waters: Exploring An Iterative Integration TechniqueThe Mathematical Scientist 41, 89 – 93.

Switkes, J. and Alatorre, D.* (2016). When Prison and Graph Theory MeetMAA FOCUS, August/September 2016, 16 – 17.

Switkes, J., Nannyonga, B., Mugisha, J., and Nakakawa, J. (2016). A Mathematical Model for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Tick-Borne Dynamics with Conferred Host ImmunityJournal of Biological Dynamics 10:1, 59 – 70.

Bohorquez, L.* and Switkes, J. (2014). American Roulette: A Gambler's RuinThe College Mathematics Journal 45 (1), 33 – 40.

Latulippe, J. and Switkes, J. (2012). Sometimes Newton’s Method Always CyclesThe College Mathematics Journal 43 (5), 365 – 370.

Latulippe, J. and Switkes, J. (2011). Even with THAT Step SizeMathematics Magazine 84 (5), 377 – 385.

Switkes, J. (2011). Averaging Our Perceptions of Highway SpeedJournal of Statistical Theory and Practice 5 (3), 525 – 535.

Sio, N.** and Switkes, J. (2010). A Predator/Prey Model with Spiteful Hawk/Dove PredatorsThe Mathematical Scientist 35 (2), 70 – 82.

Swift, R., Switkes, J., and Wirkus, S. (2010). Analysis of the Game Cover-UpMathematical Spectrum 42, 64 – 69.

Combs, R.,* Kuhl, J.,* and Switkes, J. (2009). Exploring Ideas for Improving the Convergence Rate in Gauss-Seidel IterationMathematical Spectrum 41, 125 – 130.

Lankham, I., and Switkes, J. (2008). Starting a Math Seminar at Simpson UniversityFocus Magazine December 2008, 20 – 21.

Safely, G.,* Tran, A.,* and Switkes, J. (2008). Discrete Approximation to a Steady-State Temperature DistributionJournal of Mathematics and Computer Education Fall 2008, 198 – 207.

Hunter, B.,** Krinik, A., Nguyen, C.,** Switkes, J., and von Bremen, H. (2008). Gambler’s Ruin with Catastrophes and WindfallsJournal of Statistical Theory and Practice 2, 199 – 219.

Kim, S.,** and Switkes, J. (2008). A Note on the Distribution of the Number of Simplex Iterations to Optimality.  Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice 2, 15 – 19.

Olson, N.,* Phillips, C.,* and Switkes, J. (2008). Two Derivations of a Higher-Order Newton-Type MethodMathematical Spectrum 40, 62 – 66.

Safely, G.,* Nguyen, T.,* and Switkes, J. (2007). Letter to the Editor on “Improving the Accuracy of a Monte Carlo Simulation.” The Mathematical Scientist 32, 147 – 149.

Wirkus, S., Switkes, J., and Swift, R. (2006). Letter to the Editor “On Highway Relativity.” The Mathematical Scientist 31, 132 – 133. 

Wirkus, S., Switkes, J., and Swift, R. (2006). Paragraph note on “Highway Relativity.” The College Mathematics Journal 37, page 23.

Switkes, J. and Moody, M. (2004). On Geographically-Uniform Coevolution: Local Adaptation in Non-Fluctuating Spatial Patterns.  Published in Stochastic Processes and Functional Analysis: A Volume of Recent Advances in Honor of M. Rao.  Marcel Dekker, New York. Pages 461 – 481.  Edited by Dr. Randy Swift and Dr. Alan Krinik.

Switkes, J. (2004). MATLAB Technology Resource Manual. Accompanies Differential Equations: A Modeling Perspective by Robert Borrelli and Courtney Coleman.  John Wiley and Sons.

Switkes, J. (2004). Maple Technology Resource Manual. Accompanies Differential Equations: A Modeling Perspective by Robert Borrelli and Courtney Coleman.  John Wiley and Sons.

Switkes, J. (2004). Mathematica Technology Resource Manual.  Accompanies Differential Equations: A Modeling Perspective by Robert Borrelli and Courtney Coleman.  John Wiley and Sons.

Switkes, J. , Wirkus, S., Mihaila, I, and Swift, R. (2003). On the Means of Deterministic and Stochastic PopulationsMathematical Scientist 28, 91 – 98.

Swift, R., Switkes, J., and Wirkus, S. (2003). Perceived Highway SpeedThe Mathematical Scientist 28, 28 – 36.

Switkes, J. (2003). A Modified Discrete SIR Model. Classroom Capsule in The College Mathematics Journal 34 (5), 399 – 402.

Switkes, J., and Moody, M. (2001). Coevolutionary Interactions between a Haploid Species and a Diploid SpeciesJournal of Mathematical Biology 42 (2), 175 – 194.