August 12, 2006
Professor Roger Lautzenheiser, Editor-in-chief
Undergraduate Mathematics Journal
Department of Mathematics, CM 135
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803
Dear Prof. Lautzenheiser:
As the supervisor of Mr. Justin Taylor for the course – Undergraduate Mathematics
Independent Study, I am writing to verify the paper – Heat Conduction in a Rod with a
Non-uniform Thermal Diffusivity – is Mr. Taylor’s research result of this course. He took
this course in Spring 2006 at Southeast Missouri State University. His main result is to
determine an approximated solution to a heat equation with a non-constant thermal
diffusivity. If you have any questions about his work, please feel free to contact me at the
address listed below:
W. Y. Chan
Department of Mathematics MS6700
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Tel.: 573-651-2753
Fax: 573-986-6811
Email: wchan@semo.edu
Sincerely yours,
W. Y. Chan, Ph.D.