Browse 39 real Computational Sciences projects entered in 2005, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My project deals with an idealized but still realistic situation described as follows. A finite number of offers arrive one at a time. If an offer is accepted, the search en…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this project is to compute theoretical and mathematical data in regard to the Stock Market and other securities to accurately predict price fluctuations of…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My experiment is an application of a novel method to a century-old problem. The Collatz (or 3x+1) problem deals with a simple sequence of iterations of a function f(x)=3x+1…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if a relatively effective encryption algorithm could be developed without the use of random numbers. Methods/Materials I brainst…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To test your eye-hand coordination. The purpose of my project is to create a computer program that tests people's eye-hand coordination and reaction to different environment…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To show that a human's behavior, even when he/she is trying to act randomly, is predictable, and to create a program which can model and predict a human's reactions in certa…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Purpose of the Experiment: The goal of this project was to develop an expert system to screen for cardiac anomalies. The specific objectives were to 1) construct an electroc…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Program a laptop so that it will interface with an R/C car wirelessly. Methods/Materials construct the interface. write the program (in C). Hardware: # 1x 630E Thinkpad; # 1…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to build a 3D search engine that indexed and retrieved various geometric shapes, industrial models, and auxiliary industry parts by minimizing t…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Secure data transfer is important task of the today communications. Benchmarking several reputable encryption algorithms on an embedded micro-controller was the primary goal…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to investigate which shutter speeds to use and combine to effectively capture a scene with large lighting variations using a digital camera.…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The growth rate of the Fibonacci sequence is studied using the spreadsheet Excel. The Fibonacci sequence occurs in nature in many situations. The observations are used to an…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Distributed computing is the process of using several computers (clients) to solve a complex task. The clients communicate with a central server, which coordinates all compu…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if the probability of picking the right object is better by switching your initial choice with a variant of the shell game, whe…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the randomness of multi-linear congruential random number generators, using Benford's Law as a reference. Benford's Law proves tha…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals In the previous year project, it was shown through a field experiment that a large number of detection zones can be created by overlapping a small number of sensor footprint…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what would happen if a basic sine function is added to the graph of a circle or an ellipse. I believe that a pattern will be created acco…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if a small population could give me the same information as a large population when collecting data. Methods/Materials I used a computer program…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals People have wondered throughout the ages if the simple procedure of tossing or flipping a coin truly was random. All mathematicians and other persons testing this up till th…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the optimal arrangement of cell phone transmission towers in Kern County to generate the best service coverage and the most profit using a math…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I wanted to demonstrate how parallax works in measuring distances on a small scale, and to see if one method was more accurate than the other. My hypothesis was that the tan…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out the minimum number of pixels of a digital picture necessary to maintain the basic features of an image. As an extension of my…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to test a new method of comparing RNA sequences. The new method uses covariance to see how similar the 2 sequences are. I will look at the re…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Wheelchair basketball is nowadays a pretty well known sport and is played by people throughout the world. Many disabled people play on teams for fun or play competitively. T…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This project is about the relationship between the Nimber-Simplex graph, error-correcting codes, lattices, and finite simple groups. My previous projects defined the Nimber-…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Thermal updrafts are used by both birds and aircraft to improve flight performance. This project models the actions of a sailplane or soaring bird to enable an autonomous ai…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I am trying to determine how large a survey sample must be to get an accurate representation of a whole population. Methods/Materials I rolled a dice 600 times and recorded…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine whether a particular area surveyed statiscally represents the slightly larger area surrounding it (given the variability of the living data in the…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find how complexity can be produced through Natural Selection and Evolution. It is thought that intermediate goals must be given to consistently reach a…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the effect of nominal interest rates, real interest rates (rates corrected for inflation measures) and trade balance (exports minus imports) o…