The Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) is a general-purpose algorithm for combinatorial optimization problems whose performance can only improve with the number of layers p. While QAOA holds promise as an that be run on near-term quantum computers, its computational power has not been fully explo...

Land-grant institutions were designed to improve the lives of individuals and communities by removing barriers education. However, despite years effort address lack scholars color at these institutions, disparities have persisted. Many graduate students faculty reported that workshops meant diversify academia their did not speak unique experiences or challenges. Ultimately, this contributed dec...

|This expository paper describes some of the analytic tools developed recently by S. Ghirlanda and F. Guerra in the investigation of the distribution of overlaps in the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick spin glass model and of Parisi's ultrametricity. In particular, we introduce to this task a simpliied model on which the Gaussian analysis is made easier, and describe, under the essential tool of self-av...

Abstract Based on simple combinatorial arguments, we formulate a generalized cavity method where the Random Overlap Structure (ROSt) probability space of Aizenmann, Sims and Starr is obtained in constructive way, use it to give simplified derivation Parisi formula for free energy Sherrington–Kirkpatrick model.

The most cited work (by far) to provide safety factor estimates for the wing bones of flying vertebrates is inaccurate. Kirkpatrick (Kirkpatrick, 1994) presented extremely low measurements for the material properties of wing bones and anomalous estimates of applied loading that deflate estimated safety factors to around half those reported by subsequent workers. He also did not discuss the limi...

The aim of this article is to describe the process of an in situ staff development process with the objective to influence change in assessment practice. An in situ training course focusing on writing questions for written examinations, but also including some contextual aspects of assessment practice, was therefore developed and implemented. The anticipated change was measured against Kirkpatr...