Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
An Exploration of Retention and Persistence in STEM Fields at the College of Wooster, Harriet FC Sudduth
Department: Mathematics
SkillSHARE: An Advisor Consulting Web-app utilizing a Hybrid Recommender Engine, Hieu Tran
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Compactness Measures for Legislative Districts, Isaac Weiss
Department: Mathematics; Political Science
Minimize Return Risk: —Using NLP Model to Select a Desirable American and European Options Portfolio, Yinxi Zhao
Department: Mathematics
A Time Series Analysis of the Relationship between Agriculture and Economic Growth in Southeast Asia from 1960-2018, Daniel E. Zuchelkowski
Department: Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
Watching Sunsets in Exoplanet Skies, Hwan Bae
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Analysis of the relationship between Prices and Transactional Drivers of Bitcoin, Christian Betre
Department: Mathematics
3D Object Recognition in Real Time Using Machine Learning, Bhargav Anandkumar Bhalodi
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Investigation of Granger-causality in the Context of Cross-Spectral Analysis, Allison Clough
Department: Mathematics
Predictive Modeling for the Women's Division I National Championship Bracketing, Hunter D. Coia
Department: Mathematics
The Best Offense: Game Theory in Video Game Enemies, Natalie Czaban
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Learning Quantum Computing, Jacob Denbeaux
Department: Mathematics
College Football Win Probability, Jordan Dennis
Department: Mathematics
Optimizing Timber Harvest Value: A Dynamic Programming Investigation, Kayleigh T. Dietz
Department: Mathematics
Spacetime Engineering: Time-Slowing Space-Expanding Lunchbox, Haidar Esseili
Department: Physics; Mathematics
Deep Reinforcement Learning in Self-Driving Car Systems, Eric Michael Gabriel
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Functions of Bounded Variations and Their Properties, Thomas Gin
Department: Mathematics
Sputnik, The Beep-Beep-Beep Heard Around the World: An Analysis of the Orbital Trajectory of Sputnik and its Reception in the Soviet Union, Gillian Gregory
Department: Mathematics; Russian Studies
Ethics in Computing, David Edward Hale
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
Determining the Accuracy of GALFIT in Morphology Measurement of Galaxies from Image Analysis, Vincent W.H. Hui
Department: Mathematics; Physics
The Difficulties of Modeling Virtual Water Using Gravity Models, Hope Hunter
Department: Mathematics
Ray Tracing: A Study Of Realism, Mijiti Mierkamili
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
You Are What You Eat: Regression Analysis of the Social Determinants of Diet, Callie Ogland-Hand
Department: Mathematics; Sociology and Anthropology
Conversational Mathematics, Dylan Orris
Department: Mathematics; Computer Science
Queuing Theory in Manufacturing Systems, Shuwen Pang
Department: Mathematics
Gardening Algorithms for the Fruitful Future: Decision Trees and Random Forest Algorithms to Predict Child Malnutrition Populations Globally, Kory Sansom
Department: Mathematics
Investigation of the Aqueous Photodegradation of Ortho-Substituted Aminobenzoic Acid Derivatives Under UVC Light, Rose D. Taylor
Department: Chemistry; Mathematics
Of Elder Gods and Calculated Odds, Benjamin Peleh Verschell
Department: Mathematics
Exploring Topics of the Art Gallery Problem, Megan Vuich
Department: Mathematics
Investigation of the Development and Behavior of Heterogeneous Tumors, Afton H. Widdershins
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Mathematics
2020 United States Election Forecasting, Micheas Yimam
Department: Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2018
Connecting Five Stones: Artificial Intelligence Implementation For Go-moku In Unity, Jianqiu Bai
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The First Spacewalk: An Exploration of the Mathematical and Cultural Implications of the Space Race, Aidan Brown
Department: Mathematics; Russian Studies
Understanding Human Well-Being, Junyi Chen
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
Analyzing and Solving the Nurse Scheduling Problem, Nicholas Hagopian-Zirkel
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Sports Analytics With Computer Vision, Colby T. Jeffries
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Dispatches from the Fly Killer: A mathematical model that studies the correlation between sleep fragmentation and longevity in Drosophila melanogaster, Vedica Jha
Department: Biology; Mathematics
Fractals and Fractal Time Series, Sonia Malik
Department: Mathematics
Algorithmic Music Composition, Thomas Matlak
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
She Shoots, She Scores: Creating a Mathematical Model to Predict Expected Shot Value in Women's NCAA Division III Basketball, Paige McKean
Department: Mathematics
A Behavioral Approach To CAPM, Ethan Myers
Department: Mathematics; Business Economics
Understanding Municipal Bond Ratings Using Ordered Multinomial Logistic Regression, Thao Nguyen
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
An Investigation of Markov Chains and their Application to Hospital Patient Flow, Sarah Padrutt
Department: Mathematics
The Shot Heard Around The World: Determining the Influence and the Spread of the Anti-vaccination Ideology on Measles Outbreaks Using Epidemiological Models, Jennifer Shepheard
Department: Biology; Mathematics
Crime Around the World: Using Mathematical Modeling Techniques to Model Aggregated Worldwide Crime Rates, Kelly M. Steurer
Department: Mathematics
Logic -> Proof -> REST, Maxwell Taylor
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
SOMETHING FISHY: A Comprehensive Analysis of Terror Plots subject to Binomial and Poisson Distributions, Sabrina S. Tobe
Department: Mathematics
Does Insurance Impact Happiness? An Analysis of Crop Micro-Insurance Structures' Impact on the Well Being of Farmers within Developing Economies: A Sri-Lankan Study Using a Utility Framework & Linear Algebra Perspective, Giorgio Tramonto
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Inclusion of Blocking Power for a Complete Voting Power Analysis in the IMF, Shiwani Varal
Department: Mathematics; Political Science
On Hausdorff Dimension and Julia Sets, Ruifeng Xu
Department: Mathematics
Artificial Intelligence with Reinforcement Learning in First Person Shooter Games, Zhirui Zhang
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2017
Skilled Emigration, Return, and Human Capital Formation: A Game Theoretic Approach, Ruben Aguero Quinteros
Department: Economics; Mathematics
A Mathematical Modeling Examination of the Changing Social, Economic and Environmental Indicators for Infant Mortality Rates Across The United States, Sophia Anderson
Department: Mathematics
An Analysis of The Surreal Number System, Aaron C. Brown
Department: Mathematics
A Stroll Through Cantor's Paradise: Appraising the Semantics of Transfinite Numbers, Matthew R. Buranosky
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
Math Rules Everything Around Me: Ann Examination of Fractals and Their Real-World Applications, Dana Faust
Department: Mathematics
Monotonic Untangling to Solve the Unknotting Problem, Dana Foley
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
On Degree Bound for Syzygies of Polynomial Invariants, Zhao Gao
Department: Mathematics
On Rationality and Morality: Three Kinds of Approaches, Emily A. Howerton
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
Understanding Gödel's Incompleteness Proofs, Nanako Ito
Department: Mathematics
Clear Communication: Construction and Implementation of Error-Correcting Codes, Alex P. Iudice
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Building a Course Recommender System for The College of Wooster, Nan Jiang
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Smallball: A Statistical Analysis on the 2016 SEC Baseball Season, Jacob T. Kail
Department: Mathematics
The Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and a Test for Efficiency in the Underlying Stock Market, Sanjana Kumbhani
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Bidder’s Behavior Model and Seller Revenue in eBay’s Buy It Now option, Gina Trang Lam
Department: Mathematics
Regression Analysis: Understanding Rather than Assuming, Jonathan A. Ledesma Chavez
Department: Mathematics
Evolving Monkeys into Sharks: an Analysis of Daily Fantasy Football Strategies, Conor R. Maley
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
The Rubik's Cube: A Look into Group Theory, Tori L. McCoy
Department: Mathematics
Consumer Behavior in the Digital Music Market using Behavioral Game Theory, Max Mindlin
Department: Mathematics
Reinforcement Learning in Card Games: No Thanks!, Robin M. Morillo
Department: Mathematics
Pretending To Be Human: An Automated Theorem Prover To Write Mathematical Proofs, Khoa Nguyen
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
Blinded by the Light: An Investigation of the Wave Propagation of Vector Modes of Light in a Spherically Symmetric Refractive Index Profile, Preston B. Pozderac
Department: Mathematics; Physics
An Exploration of Hidden Markov Models with Applications to the Stock Market, Tyson Vogel
Department: Mathematics
Two-Sided Eulerian Numbers, Haven Wagner
Department: Mathematics
The Search for GTO: Determining Optimal Poker Strategy Using Linear Programming, Stuart Young
Department: Mathematics
Calculating the Course: The Impact of Mathematical Research on the Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum, 1930-1950, Marjorie Zeager
Department: History; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
Infinity & Beyond: Logicism and the Continuum Hypothesis, Tom Ames
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
A Comparative Analysis of Photon and Electron Wave Functions in Spherically Symmetric Potentials, Michael Bush
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Applying Modern Portfolio Theory to Optimal Portfolio Construction, Adam J. Coppock
Department: Mathematics
Optimal Placement of Family Planning Centers, Kiera Dobbs
Department: Mathematics
Bees in the Trap: A Mathematical Approach to Modeling the Mutualism between Flowering Plants and Honey Bees, Katelyn R. French
Department: Mathematics
Shooters vs Goalies: Analyzing Shootouts in the NHL with Game Theory, Jeffrey W. Giegold
Department: Mathematics
The Ineffability of Nothingness, Melissa M. Griffith
Department: Mathematics; Philosophy
Hall of Fame Classification Using Logistic Regression Analysis, Robert P. Handloser
Department: Mathematics
The Extra Point Rule Change and its Effects on Decision-Making for Coaches in the NFL, Lucas J. Hunt
Department: Mathematics
Holding Hands Against the Unknown: Using Markov Chains to Model Informal Insurance Arrangements in Developing Societies, Sayantan Mitra
Department: Economics; Mathematics
Legalization of Prostitution and its Impact on the Market for Human Trafficking, Varunavi Newar
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Dirichlet Tessellations, Nakesha Newsome
Department: Mathematics
An Experimental and Mathematical Study of Avalanche Behavior in a Critical Conical Bead Pile, Paroma Palchoudhuri
Department: Mathematics; Physics
An Experimental and Mathematical Study of Avalanches in a Critical Conical Bead Pile, Paroma Palchoudhuri
Department: Mathematics; Physics
An Investigation of the Burning Number of Graphs and Trees, Michael Sokolich
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
To Blend or Not To Blend: Understanding the Impact of Technology in Mathematics Education, Jacob Solomon
Department: Education; Mathematics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
Glory, Glory Fan United!: A study of the relationship between fan loyalty and team performance in English Premier League Football, Priyanka Datta
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
An Examination of the Golden Ratio in Nature and Music, Marjorie Rose E. Etheridge
Department: Mathematics
The Cost of a Child: A Bayesian Model of the Fertility Decision of Women in Academia, Christine Hagan
Department: Mathematics
Conquering Carcassonne, Andrew E. Hoover
Department: Computer Science; Mathematics
To Flip or Not to Flip? A Study of the Effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom Model for Teaching Mathematics, Lindy Howard
Department: Education; Mathematics
Matrix-Analytic Methods in Queueing Theory, Anqi Huang
Department: Mathematics
Beyond ß: An Analysis of Alternative Risk Measures, Jai Kedia
Department: Business Economics; Mathematics
Modifying the Virasoro-Shapiro Amplitude to Correspond to the Glueball Trajectory, Brian Forrest Maddock
Department: Mathematics; Physics