Browse 51 real Computational Sciences projects entered in 2011, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see if it is possible to successfully use an already established formula(Rossmo's formula), which is used to predict the residences of seria…
CSEF · 2011
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…
CSEF · 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…