Joe Starr https://joe-starr.com/ Recent content on Joe Starr Hugo -- gohugo.io en © 2026 Joe Starr Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Draw Weighted Planar Tangle Trees https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/draw_wptt/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/draw_wptt/ An LED lamp I found at Marshalls. https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0006/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0006/ A wooden table decoration I found at Aldi. https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0005/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0005/ A string of beads I found at Joann Fabrics. https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0004/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0004/ A string of beads I found at Joann Fabrics. https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0003/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0003/ A monkey's paw pillow I found at Marshalls. https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0002/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0002/ A string of beads I found at Joann Fabrics. https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0001/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/knots_in_the_wild/0001/ Brief Guide To Ann Arbor And Metro Detroit https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/mi_guide/ Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/mi_guide/ Brief Guide To Ann Arbor And Metro Detroit QR code svg generator https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/qr_svg/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/qr_svg/ A tool Materials for a Course on Basic Project Management https://joe-starr.com/resources/course_plans/mfacobpm/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/course_plans/mfacobpm/ -| The contents of this repository describe the outline for a course on basic project management. There are three document sets each described in the README. Materials for a Course on Teaching Undergraduate Research https://joe-starr.com/resources/course_plans/mfacotur/ Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/course_plans/mfacotur/ -| The contents of this repository describe the outline for a course on teaching undergraduate research. ISA:1040 Entering Research https://joe-starr.com/teaching/isa1040/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/teaching/isa1040/ This seminar series is designed to support success and professional development of students in science majors who are affiliated with the Iowa Sciences Academy. ISA:4040 Teaching Your Undergraduate Research https://joe-starr.com/teaching/isa4040/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/teaching/isa4040/ Scientific teaching principles (e.g., backwards design, active learning, formative assessment) ISA:4041 Senior Capstone Project https://joe-starr.com/teaching/isa4041/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/teaching/isa4041/ Structure for development, planning, and implementation of a culminating project for the Iowa Sciences Academy A Knot https://joe-starr.com/what_is/knot/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/what_is/knot/ A Tangle https://joe-starr.com/what_is/tangle/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/what_is/tangle/ Tangle Tabulation https://joe-starr.com/what_is/tangle_tabulation/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/what_is/tangle_tabulation/ MATH:5760 Mathematical Biology II (Module 6: Machine Learning) https://joe-starr.com/teaching/math5760/ Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/teaching/math5760/ Topics in mathematical biology; canonical mathematical modeling and analysis of problems in the biological sciences; second of a two-semester sequence. Continued Fraction and Twist Vector Converter https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/cont_frac_convert/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/cont_frac_convert/ A tool that computes continued fractions from twist vectors. Tool Chain https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/toolchain/ Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/toolchain/ Grid Diagram to Front Projection https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/grid_to_front_projection/ Tue, 30 May 2023 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/grid_to_front_projection/ MATH:1005 College Algebra https://joe-starr.com/teaching/math1005/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/teaching/math1005/ College Algebra MATH:1350 Quantitative Reasoning for Business https://joe-starr.com/teaching/math1350/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/teaching/math1350/ Mathematics and Reasoning for business students Analysis Prepsheet https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/analysis_prepsheet/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/analysis_prepsheet/ Rubber Ducks https://joe-starr.com/misc/ducks/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:09:26 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/misc/ducks/ Defense Slides https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/defense/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/defense/ Talk for my thesis defense on tangle tabulation. 27th SIGMAA on RUME Conference https://joe-starr.com/speaking/posters/rume_25/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/posters/rume_25/ Joint Math Meetings 2025 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/jmm_25/ Sat, 04 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/jmm_25/ Talk given at the Joint Math Meetings 2025 Knots in Washington 50 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/kiw50/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/kiw50/ Talk given at the Knots in Washington 50 conference Linearization https://joe-starr.com/speaking/misc/linearization/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/misc/linearization/ University of Iowa Fall 2024 Math Day https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/mathday24/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/mathday24/ Talk given at the Fall 2024 University of Iowa Math Day Comprehensive Exam Talk https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/comp_talk/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/comp_talk/ Talk for my comprehensive exam on tangle tabulation. GEOTOP-A International Conference Applications of Geometry and Topology https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/merida_24/ Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/merida_24/ Talk given at the GEOTOP-A International Conference on 1/11/24. Constructing the Jones polynomial to save the world https://joe-starr.com/speaking/general_audience/zombie_jones/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/general_audience/zombie_jones/ In this talk we give a construction of the Jones Polynomial via the Kauffman bracket. The concepts are introduced in a pseudo-application of fighting a zombie apocalypse. Dearborn Colloquium Talk Fall 2023 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/dearborn_f23/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/dearborn_f23/ Talk given at the U of M - Dearborn Colloquium on 11/15/23. 9th Mexican Workshop on Applied Geometry and Topology https://joe-starr.com/speaking/posters/9mwagt/ Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/posters/9mwagt/ A Knotplot QR Code Generator https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/text_knots/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/text_knots/ This script uses the knotplot’s celtic knot drawing tools to draw ‘LR’ codes (qr codes but made of links). A Knotplot Text Generator https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/qr_code_knots/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/tools/qr_code_knots/ This script uses the knotplot’s celtic knot drawing tools to draw text. University of Iowa Fall23 Math Day https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/mathday23/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/mathday23/ Talk given at the Fall23 University of Iowa Math Day Tangled in Knot Theory Summer 2023 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/lightning/ Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/research/lightning/ Lightning talk for Tangled in Knot Theory Alexander Polynomial https://joe-starr.com/speaking/misc/alexander_polynomail/ Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/misc/alexander_polynomail/ Define the Alexander Polynomial Legendrian Unknot Visualization https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/legendrian_knots/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resources/general/legendrian_knots/ A tool to visualize the Legendrian unknot in the standard contact structure on Rn UIowa Topology seminar - Discrete Morse Theory https://joe-starr.com/speaking/misc/discrete_morse_theory/ Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/speaking/misc/discrete_morse_theory/ Brief overview of Discrete Morse Theory https://joe-starr.com/cv/joe-starr/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/cv/joe-starr/ https://joe-starr.com/resume/joe-starr/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://joe-starr.com/resume/joe-starr/