The full text of Senior Independent Study Theses submitted during and after 2012 are available to download only by College of Wooster users. Unless listed as an exemplar, all other theses are restricted.

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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013

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// : Study of the Gravitational Interaction Between Two Line Masses, Andrew Blaikie
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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The Effects of a Magnetic Field on a Conical Bead Pile, Lilianna Christman
Department: Physics

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Optimization of BEEM Techniques Through the Analysis of GaN Nanowires and Au: GaAs, Lorenzo Dumancas
Department: Physics

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Manipulation of Transverse Photonic Degrees of Freedom Via Classical and Hong-Ou-Mandel Interference, Thomas F. Gilliss
Department: Physics

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Disidentifying Performance of Freedom, Laura Haldane
Department: Physics; Art and Art History

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The Motion of a Flapping Flag: Chaos or Noise?, Samuel Mermall
Department: Physics

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Liquid Body Armor and Shear Thickening Fluids, Duncan Price
Department: Physics

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Differential Photometry of Transiting Exoplanets, Tyler Rhoades
Department: Physics

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Sorting Spacial Wavefunctions of Photons by Parity, Michael-Erik Ronlund
Department: Physics

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Spacetime: Engineering and Metaphysics, Syne Salem
Department: Philosophy; Physics

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A Theoretical and Experimental Pattern Analysis of Electrohydrodynamic Convection in a Liquid Crystal System, Matthew Fritz Schmitthenner
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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Electrons Aligned and Felines Undefined: Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics and Perturbing the Spin-Orbit Interaction in Electrons, Karl Smith
Department: Philosophy; Physics

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Head For Safety: A Quantitative Analysis of Headgear Effectiveness in Soccer, Andrew D. Sopher
Department: Physics

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ξ: Spring Dot, Philip Wales
Department: Mathematics; Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012

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Parity-Based Measurement and Control of the Spatial Wave Function of Photons, Mohammad Ahmad
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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Air Drag and External Ballistics, Patrick Butler
Department: Physics

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Progress Toward Using An Optical Tweezer to Make Scattering-Based Size Measurements, Matt Damon
Department: Physics

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Quantum Gravity: Exploring the Causal Dynamical Triangulation Approach, Norman Israel
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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Experimentally and Computationally Determining the Theoretical Aqueous pKa of Three UV-Absorbing Benzophenone Derivatives, Sarah-Beth Loder
Department: Chemical Physics

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Perturbing Spacetime, Larry C. Markley
Department: Physics

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Rocket Science Behind the Political Science: Comparing Space Visions of the Presidents From 1993-2011 and the Rocket Technology That Helped Characterize Them, Alyse Marquinez
Department: Physics; Political Science

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Cyclic Aero-Mechanical Array of One-Way Coupled Oscillators, Katsuo J. Maxted
Department: Physics

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Manipulation of a Photon's Spatial Wave Function in Optical Fibers, Margaret Raabe
Department: Physics

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Monte Carlo Simulations of the Clumpy Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei, Kemal Ramic
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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Analysis of the Correlation Length Amplitude of Nitrobenzene and Dodecane Binary-Fluid Solution, David Simpson
Department: Chemical Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011

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Tighten Up: a Preliminary Study of Knots, Louisa Catalano
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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// Order & Chaos in the Rotation & Revolution of Two Line Segments, Alex Saines
Department: Physics

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Exploration of the Effects of Cohesive Forces in a Bead Pile, Ingrid Thvedt
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010

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Accretion Features of AU Mon, Corwin Atwood-Stone
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009

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Consistent Histories Interpretation As a Solution to the Quantum Measurement Problem, Matthew T. Gorski
Department: Philosophy; Physics

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/., Frank W. King
Department: Physics; Mathematics

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Self-Organized Criticality and the Effects of Pseudo-Randomly Dropping Beads Onto a Bead Pile, Mary Elizabeth Mills
Department: Physics

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Finicky Freezing: Investigations Into the Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Martha I. Roseberry
Department: Physics

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The Construction of a Continuous Wave Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer, Henry Timmers
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008

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Percolation Via Electrical Conduction, Mateo Chinchilla
Department: Physics

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Foundations of Quantum Decoherence, John Gamble
Department: Physics; Mathematics

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When Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold? Investigation of the Reproducibility and Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Joseph H. Thomas
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007

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Investigation of Dielectric Permittivity as Related to Concentration in Mixtures of 7CB and MBBA, Michael Davis
Department: Physics

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Bayesian Source Direction Determination For Gravitational-Wave Bursts, Stephen Poprocki
Department: Mathematics; Physics

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Effects of Compression on Conducting Spheres As They Pertain to Studying Granular Percolation, Jonathan Louis Rosch
Department: Physics

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Monte Carlo Studies of the Globally-Coupled Ising Model, Daniel Edward Shai
Department: Chemistry; Physics

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Good to the Last Drop: Percolation Through Hypercubic and Random Lattices For Integer, Fractional, and Fractal Dimensions, Sarah J. Suddendorf
Department: Physics; Mathematics

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Creation of a Two-Dimensional Negative-Index-Material, Daniel L. Tremblay
Department: Physics

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Heat Capacity Anomaly in a Nitrobenzene+Dodecane Mixture, Nathan Joseph Utt
Department: Physics

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Spacetime Whirlpools, Lisa May Walker
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006

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Characterization of Beem Performance, Kathleen McCreary
Department: Physics

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Simulating the Path of a Fastpitch Softball Pitch, Angela Lynn Triplett
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2005

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Investigation of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots With a Ballistic Electron Emission Microscope, Austin R. Carter
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1992

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The Venus Puzzle: Tectonics and Terrestrial Planets, David H. Kime
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1990

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The Excess Volume Effect of the Binary Liquid Mixture Perfluoromethylcyclohexane + Isopropyl Alcohol, Dennis E. Kuhl
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1987

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A Biomechanical Analysis of the Power Generating Phases of the Front Crawl Stroke, Scott P. McLean
Department: Physics

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Graphics Engine, Eric Parker
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1984

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An Analysis of Simultaneous Optical and Ultraviolet Spectra of Scorpius X-1, Doug Iams
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1983

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Effects of Acetone Impurity in a Near-Critical Mixture of Methanol and Cyclohexane, Robert H. Cohn
Department: Physics

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The Design and Testing of an Apparatus for the Measurement of the Ultrasonic Properties of Liquids, Jeff Parker
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1960

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Report on the Investigation of Selected Topics and Problems in Theoretical Physics, John Fanselow
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1956

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Cosmic Ray Particles, Bruce Stuart
Department: Physics

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1950

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Angstrom's Method for Determining the Thermal Conductivity of a Brass Bar, George J. Ehrhardt Jr.
Department: Physics