CSEF · 2011
And the Winner Is...!
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals If a basketball or football team is winning at half time, then the majority of the teams will win the game overall. Methods/Materials Two thousand and fifty-six basketball a…
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CSEF · 2011
A New Method to Prove Euler's Equation by Using the Lagrange Mean Value Theorem
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Euler's Equation is beautiful formula combines five fundamental numbers in one and is generally considered to be the most elegant results in mathematics. Traditionally, we u…
CSEF · 2011
An Exploration of Bases: Predicting Palindromic Patterns
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to investigate the patterns of one's digits of perfect squares in different bases. Upon finding that the pattern was palindromic, I sought to explain the reason…
CSEF · 2011
Artificial Intelligence: Modeling with Tic-Tac-Toe
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This science experiment is to determine if a computer can outplay a human player in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe after it has been programed to play. My hypothesis is: if a compute…
CSEF · 2011
A Study and Analysis of Q-Learning Algorithm Parameters for Decision Making using a Developed Simulation Tool
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research is to study Q-Learning Algorithm (QLA) and to develop simulation software in order to understand the optimal selection of parameters (learning…
CSEF · 2011
Bad for One, or Bad for All? A Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project aims to identify highly over-expressed genes in one type of cancer and examine how over-expressed these genes are in other types of cancer. Methods/Materials Usin…
CSEF · 2011
Beethoven Reborn: A Novel Approach Employing Markov Model to Synthesize Music in Great Composers' Styles
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to use computers to learn music from great composers and generate new compositions that contain desirable characteristics as in the original…
CSEF · 2011
Beginning Cartography
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if one could accurately measure the heights of various mountains using a transit and trigonometry. Methods/Materials Using a transit the angles of fo…
CSEF · 2011
Bimodal Ultrasound and Optical Approach for Breast Cancer Imaging without Coregistration
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The aim of this investigation is to test the potential and efficiency of a bimodal ultrasound and optics probe without coregistration in locating a breast cancer lesion in s…
CSEF · 2011
Characterizing the Optimal Flight Time of a UAV Helicopter, an Odyssey through Numerical Simulations
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project deals with optimizing the flight operation of a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) helicopter. I intended to characterize the optimized minimum flight time to hover…
CSEF · 2011
Chinese Checkers Strategy
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main goal of my science fair project is to create an effective opening repertoire and strategy for penetrating the opponent#s formation in a two-player Chinese Checkers…
CSEF · 2011
Computing Cancer: Can Markov Decision Processes Computationally Model Cancer?
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Cancer is a growing problem in the US and the world. Despite advances in treating cancer, growing cancer rates prove the need for additional research. Computational models f…
CSEF · 2011
Cracking the Code: The Effect of Key Length on the Security of a Public Key Encryption
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the length of the key used to encrypt a code affects how long it takes to decipher the code, and how codes can be deciphered faster using d…
CSEF · 2011
Cube It: Creating a 3D Rubik's Cube Simulator in C++ and OpenGL
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to program a 3D Rubik's Cube simulator in C++ and OpenGL. The application should be able to scramble and solve the Rubik's Cube. Along with…
CSEF · 2011
Developing a Computer Program That Effectively Mimics Human Creativity in Composing an Original Musical Melody
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project was to develop a computer program that randomly generated musical melodies in a given key signature, and then to revise this program in…
CSEF · 2011
Development of a Mashup That Transforms a Smartphone into an Assisted Vision Aid
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to (1) develop a smartphone-based mashup that transforms a smartphone into an assisted vision aid and (2) measure its effectiveness. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Gap Penalty on Global Alignment Accuracy
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The Needleman-Wunsch global alignment algorithm uses a scoring system consisting of a match, mismatch, and gap penalty to compare two large sequences of data. This research…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Cell Compressibility, Motility, and Contact Inhibition on the Growth of Tumor Cell Clusters
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals To study how tumor growth are affected by cell compressibility, motility and contact inhibition. Methods/Materials I created a mathematical model and computer simulation of…
CSEF · 2011
Evolving Neural Networks to Play Mastermind
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to write a computer program that trains neural networks using a genetic algorithm to play Mastermind. It is hoped that the program can train neural networks…
CSEF · 2011
FIBonacci? Exploring Spiral Geometry within the Natural World
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the prevalence of both logarithmic spirals and more specifically Fibonacci spirals within mollusk families. It was concluded t…
CSEF · 2011
Homemade Electronic Whiteboard
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if larger monitors would provide higher accuracy when used with an electronic whiteboard program. Methods/Materials Using an infared camera connecte…
CSEF · 2011
How Big Is Your Icosoikaihenagon?
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out if there is a relation between the area of any regular polygon and it's height. Methods/Materials First, all the areas were calcul…
CSEF · 2011
Malware Identification by Instruction Level Code Analysis
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals In this project, we created models of malware and goodware (normal software) using the composing assembly instructions of executables, and then we measured the effectiveness…
CSEF · 2011
Math and Origami
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I want to prove that Euler's formula works in a easier way. Also I want to see if the formula works for all three dimensional origami. Methods/Materials I'm going to use col…
CSEF · 2011
Mission Control: Programming for Optimal Error Reduction in Line-Following Applications
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the most effective way of controlling a line-following robot in regards to oscillation and speed. I believe that the program tha…
CSEF · 2011
Multi-document Summarization using Spectral Clustering
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals It is not uncommon in today's electronically connected world to get information about the same subject from a variety of sources. Search engines like Google have made this p…
CSEF · 2011
My School Is Awesome (Academically). Or Is It?
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project is to find out if my school is really good or not, academically. Methods/Materials I download school APIs and CST testing scores over the past 6 years from the we…
CSEF · 2011
Net the Net
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Many internet surfers experience frustration and aggravation while using an internet search engine, from the lack of relevant result information or the numerous results that…
CSEF · 2011
Nonlyrical Music Search Algorithm
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The engineering goal of this project has two parts: one is to create a program to parse a MIDI file, and the second goal is to have the program run searches between MIDI fil…
CSEF · 2011
Plagiarism Analysis Program
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To create a program in the C# programming language that is capable of pairing texts together as plagiarized off of each other. Methods/Materials PHYSICAL MATERIALS: 1. Group…