Browse 38 real Computational Sciences projects entered in 2007, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if the Midpoint Approximation, the Trapezoidal Approximation, or the Simpsons Approximation would give the most accurate result…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The popularization of digital music presents the problem of quickly finding music to suit individual users' tastes and moods. The collaborative user feedback (e.g. iTunes' "…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to find the best property to buy in the game of Monopoly based on its probability of being landed upon, by mathematical calculation and actual game play.…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research is to design, implement, simulate, study, and improve a life-cycle model of Artificial Life agents. Artificial Life, or ALife, is the most rec…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Prove that [2L(n)+L(n-3)]/5 equals a Fibonacci number for all values of n. In this expression, n is a sequential number in a series, and L(n) is the n^th Lucas number. The e…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The object of my project was to test John Von Neumann#s idea for a pseudo random number generator and try to modify it to improve the pseudo random number generator. Methods…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Achieve the following: 1. 2D Image Capture; 2. 2D Image Recognition; 3. Stereo 2D to 3D Mapping (Trig); 4. XYZ Potion Tracking; 5. Navigation; 6. Autopilot; 7. Computer USB…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To test the efficiency of the three sorting algorithms that I selected, I had to create a random set of data for the algorithms to sort, and write a program to record how lo…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to determine weather Benford#s Law is valid or not. Benford#s Law states that lower digits appear as the first digits of a number of a numeric…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop an algorithm to balance a two wheeled, one axle autonomous robot. Methods/Materials For my project, I used a vex robotics kit and t…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine if evolution is mathematically probable by looking at the probability of amino acids forming a given polypeptide chain (a precur…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to observe and record properties of glass fracturing in order to create a model and program, using mathematics, which can simulate fractured…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The recent successful attack on the widely used hash function, the MD5 Message Digest Algorithm, was a breakthrough in cryptanalysis. Original papers, published in 2004 and…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I designed this experiment to test password security. I believe that this is an issue in out current time because every thing is going computerized and that means that we ne…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Coin- Mathematician Persi Diaconis used a machine to flip coins and he discovered that if a coin is flipped with heads starting out facing up it will land facing up. The obj…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals I hypothesize that by using a C program to increase or decrease the intensity of each one of the red, green, and blue LEDs and mixing the three colors, I can create tens of…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Examine the digital sampling of music by evaluating the Nyquist Theorem. My hypothesis was "If a recorded sound is sampled at a rate below the rate recommended by the Nyquis…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The Vigenere cipher is a substitution cipher used during the Civil War to encrypt messages with a keyword. The objective of this project is to determine how much text for a…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment is designed to determine if street intersections can learn to increase the efficiency vehicle transport in a network over time. Methods/Materials A laptop an…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Intraneural implants aim to provide a sense of hearing to the deaf and hard of hearing. By using computer simulations to model the potential distribution and electrical fiel…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To determine whether the shuffle feature in the iPod really plays songs randomly. I believe that it does not play songs truly randomly because it uses a pseudo-random number…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of my science fair project was to mathematically calculate whether or not the #Monty Hall Theory# is applicable to the game show #Deal or No Deal.# My hypothesis wa…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This research focuses on developing a mathematical representation for human binocular visual perception from the visual field to the primary visual cortex based on spatial a…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Movements need to be accurate for humans and animals alike. Therefore, the method used by the nervous system to generate these movements is important. There are many aspects…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The initial idea was to determine if Pascal's Triangle could be created in 3- dimensions, & if so, to discover the underlying formula, any specific patterns for the 3-D vers…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The design and construction of a protein folding computer algorithm that maximizes accuracy for biotechnology researchers and scientists to perform flexible protein sequenci…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine the speed of two different gaming systems. The reason I am doing this comparison is to evaluate what system to buy that doe…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I analyzed the quality of several random number generation algorithms and tested which constants performed best in some of the algorithms. The quality of pseudo-random numbe…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This is my third in a series of three science projects on GPS Multipath. This year, my research focused on multipath signals that are refracted from above the GPS antenna. M…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out how many shuffles you need to do to play a card game fairly. My question is #How many times do you have to shuffle to have a rando…