Project Title
The Quest for 31
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Mathematics
Research Mentor Name
Joseph DeMaio
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Certain NFL fanatics crave to travel to all 31 stadiums to watch each of the 32 teams play at home. These fanatics want to understand the different NFL sub-cultures through an intimate experience at each home team's location with its unique traditions and fans. Visit www.QuestFor31.com to meet some real fans attempting such an achievement. Although one may consider the "Quest for 31" a lifetime goal, this paper investigates how to accomplish the feat in a single season. The total number of weeks and drive time necessary to complete the tour using both a greedy sequential search and a global search are investigated and compared in detail.
Disciplines
Other Applied Mathematics
The Quest for 31
Certain NFL fanatics crave to travel to all 31 stadiums to watch each of the 32 teams play at home. These fanatics want to understand the different NFL sub-cultures through an intimate experience at each home team's location with its unique traditions and fans. Visit www.QuestFor31.com to meet some real fans attempting such an achievement. Although one may consider the "Quest for 31" a lifetime goal, this paper investigates how to accomplish the feat in a single season. The total number of weeks and drive time necessary to complete the tour using both a greedy sequential search and a global search are investigated and compared in detail.