I can give a little perspective on the list of reports which follows. One of these is reproduced in its entirety in the Appendix. Reports are pretty thin because we don't believe in putting in lots of stuff. Most of the work has already been done and given to the client. All of the software has been installed and the documentation written. The final report is more of a formality which brings everything together to make it look nice, something that the liaison can take to the boss and say, “Here's the conclusion of the project.” We bind it and send it out to the client who puts it on the shelf.

Let me offer a quick overview of the chronology of the projects that we've had in the past followed by a few war stories. The projects are listed chronologically. These are the clients we've had over the years and these are the projects that we've had from those clients.

Harvey Mudd Mathematics Clinic Projects By Date

1973–1974 Bell and Howell:Analysis of Scintillation Phenomena in Rear Screen Projectors (HMC); Northrop: A Kinematic Handbook for Missile Design (HMC).

1974–1975 Chevron: Models for Abnormally High Fluid Pressures (HMC); LA County Superior Court: Juror Utilization Problem (HMC); Rockwell: Mathematical Modeling of Air Pollution Transport (CGU).

1975–1976 Becton, Dickenson, & Company: A Study of Quantitative Methods in Market Forecasting (HMC); Ameron, Inc.: Computerized Coatings Formulator (CGU); Atomics International: Fuel Element Life Performance Model (CGU); Chevron: A Mathematical Model of Compacting Sediment with Diagenesis (HMC); Honeywell Marine Systems, Inc.: Development of Trainer Display Programs (HMC).