CSSF Project Listings: 2009
Mathematics & Software

Junior Division

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J1601

Rachel M. Andrews, Grade 8
The Effect of RGB and CMYK Color Formats on the Number of Colors in Photographs
Advisor: Mrs. Peggy Greenfield
School: Stockdale Christian School, Bakersfield, Kern County

J1602

Ryan M. Anielski, Grade 8
To Type or Not to Type: The Probability of Words Appearing in Randomly Generated Letter Sequences
Advisor: Mrs. Elaine Gillum
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County

J1603

Eduardo Cabrera, Grade 7
Statistical Reliability in a Marine Trapping System
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Morse
School: Bloomington Middle School, Bloomington, San Bernardino County

J1604 — Honorable Mention

Dean Hathout, Grade 6
Tricky Triangles: A Probability Problem with Theoretical Solution and Monte Carlo Simulations
Advisor: Mrs. April Wishek
School: New Horizon School, Pasadena, Los Angeles County

J1605 — Third Place

Abraham P. Karplus, Grade 7
Find It Fast: Hash Tables and Collision Resolution
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Karplus
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High Sch, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

J1606

Sasha L. Langholz, Grade 6
The Fibonacci Sequence in Plants
Advisor: Mr. Bob Biegert
School: Spring Hill Advanced Elementary School, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

J1607

Paul H. Lego, Grade 6
Five of a Kind is Hard to Get
Advisor: Mr. William Dolyniuk
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County

J1608

Isaac A. Loftus, Grade 7
Image Compression: Does It Really Matter?
Advisor: Miss Joyce Lin
School: Acaciawood College Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County

J1609 — Second Place

Michael A. Metcalf, Jr., Grade 7
Natural Human Interface for Technology
Advisor: Mr. Michael Metcalf
School: Heart Christian Preparatory Academy, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County

J1610 — Honorable Mention

Michael L. Monaghan, Grade 8
Is the C or Assembly Programming Language Better for Programing PIC Microcontrollers?
Advisor: Mrs. Mary Pettitt
School: St. Adelaide School, Highland, San Bernardino County

J1611

Divya Siddarth, Grade 7
Global Shock: A Mathematical Model to Ascertain Correlation in Worldwide Stock Markets
Advisor: Ms. Hillary Schwab
School: Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

J1612

Thomas E. Swayze, Grade 8
Buy Bonds: Investment Algorithm Using an Inverted Linear Yield Curve
Advisor: Mrs. Roxanne Hunker
School: Rhoades (The) School, Encinitas, San Diego County

J1613 — First Place

Prem M. Talwai, Grade 6
Sudoku Patterns
Advisor: Mrs. Jean Schumpelt
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County

J1614 — Fourth Place

Jennie M. Werner, Grade 7
Fractals: The Geometry of Nature
Advisor: Mr. William Dolyniuk
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County