Hi, I'm Palmer :3

I'm currently a second-year undergrad at Michigan State University, majoring in Mathematics. I do research in high-energy particle astrophysics with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Collaboration. I completed my degree in May 2026 after two years and will begin work on a Master's in Physics in the Fall.I have a passion for teaching that I like to think is in my blood- for decades, my maternal relatives taught in the Hawaii public school system. I helped found the Physics Peer Mentoring Program at Croton-Harmon High School and was Head Teaching Assistant from its inception until I graduated in 2024. I have also taught calculus and other math on the side as a passion since high school.My maternal grandparents were part of the first generation of Japanese-Americans to attend college, and actually met while attending Winona State University. Prior to moving back to Hawaii, they resided in Michigan for a few years, where my grandmother taught in Battle Creek and my grandfather pursued his Masters at Western Michigan University.

Projects & Papers:

- Capstone Presentation: Discrete Fourier Transform in Electron Scanning Microscopy (Apr. 2026)
- Computational Modeling of White Dwarf Structure via Degenerate EOS Boundary-Value Solutions (Nov. 2025)
- Numerical Analysis of Solutions to Reduced Kepler Orbital Equations (Oct. 2025)
- Improving Gamma-ray Source Searches with Fast Fourier Transforms and Image Processing (Proceedings of Science, Jun. 2025)
- Photometric-based galaxy classification using random forests and simple neural networks (Apr. 2025)
- Modeling simplified Type I planetary migration with agent-based methods (Mar. 2025)
- Star type classification using multiple regression and machine learning (Dec. 2024)
- Evaluating compartmental epidemiology in modeling the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy (Dec. 2024)
- Socioeconomic and demographic factors influencing credit limit (Dec. 2024)
- Integrated photonics and millimeter wave technology (Jun. 2024)

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Class history

See the list of college/college-level classes I have taken.

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Readings

Here are some of the resources I made for Calculus I.

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Course List

These are the college/college-level courses I've taken over the years. For transfer credits, I added the equivalency at Michigan State. The titles may differ slightly for more detail.

Summer 2026

Spring 2026 (Sophomore)

  • PLS 200: Introduction to Political Science

  • MTH 310: Abstract Algebra and Number Theory

  • MTH 429H: Honors Real Analysis II

  • MTH 481: Combinatorics and Graph Theory I

  • MTH 496: Capstone in Mathematics: Fourier Analysis

Fall 2025 (Sophomore)

  • AST 304: Stellar Astrophysics

  • MTH 327H: Honors Real Analysis I and Metric Spaces

  • MTH 418H: Honors Abstract Algebra I

  • MTH 451: Numerical Analysis

  • PHY 471: Quantum Mechanics I

Summer 2025

  • ECE 201: Circuits and Systems I

  • MTH 415: Applied Linear Algebra

  • PHY 215: Thermodynamics and Modern Physics

Spring 2025 (Freshman)

  • CMSE 202: Computational Modeling and Data Analysis II

  • MTH 347H: Honors Ordinary Differential Equations

  • MTH 483: Mathematical Machine Learning

  • PSY 2510: Introduction to Psychology, Oakland Community College
    PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology

  • STT 380: Probability and Statistics for Data Scientists

Fall 2024 (Freshman)

  • CMSE 201: Computational Modeling and Data Analysis I, Honors

  • STT 180: Introduction to Data Science

  • PLB 105: Plant Biology

  • MTH 317H: Honors Linear Algebra

Thanks to APs, I came into college with 64 credits, making me a junior and allowing me to graduate in just two years.

Summer 2024

  • MATH 10C: Calculus III, University of California, San Diego Extended
    MTH 234: Multivariable Calculus

2023-24 (Senior)

  • AP English Literature and Composition
    ENG 210: Introduction to Literary Studies

  • AP Macroeconomics
    EC 202: Introduction to Macroeconomics

  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
    PHY 183: Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

  • AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
    PHY 184: Physics for Scientists and Engineers II

  • MATH 311: Introduction to Complex Analysis, Johns Hopkins University CTY
    MTH 425: Complex Analysis

Summer 2023

  • MATH 54: Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, University of California, Berkeley
    MTH 309: Linear Algebra I
    MTH 340: Ordinary Differential Equations I

2022-23 (Junior)

  • AP Calculus BC
    MTH 132: Calculus I
    MTH 133: Calculus II

  • AP Computer Science A
    CSE 231: Introduction to Programming I

  • AP Physics 1
    PHY 231: Introductory Physics I

  • AP English Language and Composition
    WRA 195H: Honors Writing as Inquiry

  • AP U.S. History
    HST 202: U.S. History to 1876
    HST 203: U.S. History since 1876

Summer 2022

  • MAT 170: Precalculus, Arizona State University
    MTH 116: College Algebra and Trigonometry

2021-22 (Sophomore)
I continued my passion for self-study, teaching myself AP Calculus BC over winter break!

  • AP Chemistry
    CEM 151: General and Descriptive Chemistry
    CEM 152: Principles of Chemistry
    CEM 161: Chemistry Laboratory I

  • AP World History: Modern
    HST 140: World History to 1500
    HST 150: World History since 1500

2020-21 (Freshman)
I didn't take any college-level courses in my freshman year, but it's worth mentioning that my passion for learning and self-study was born this year as I was attending New York school virtually whilst living in Hawaii. During this time, I taught myself Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, and Precalculus over the next few weeks.