CSSF Project Listings: 2011
Mathematics & Software
Junior Division
- J1401
- Kevin R. Danh, Grade 7
Testing the Null Hypothesis H0: u1 = u2
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Morse
School: Bloomington Middle School, Bloomington, San Bernardino County
- J1402
- Diana Garcia, Grade 7
Math and Origami
Advisor: Mrs. Christine Rosser
School: Hollenbeck Math, Science, Technology Magnet, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
- J1403
- Ben F. Hannel, Grade 8
Cracking the Code: The Effect of Key Length on the Security of a Public Key Encryption
Advisor: Mrs. Rita Armstrong
School: Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- J1404
- Sasha Langholz, Grade 8
FIBonacci? Exploring Spiral Geometry within the Natural World
Advisor: Ms. Kimberly Quaranta
School: Kirby (Georgiana Bruce) Preparatory High Sch, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County
- J1405
- Derrick T. Li, Grade 7
Plagiarism Analysis Program
Advisor: Mr. John Briner
School: Fairmont Private Junior High School, Anaheim, Orange County
- J1406
- Nikhil Lonberg, Grade 8
The Effect of Impaired Judgment and Speed on Traffic Accidents
Advisor: Mr. Yogi Sullivan
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J1407 — First Place
- Anna J. Lou, Grade 6
Position or Piece: Computer Simulation and Study of the Strategy Board Game Blokus
Advisor: Mrs. Caridad Rosales
School: Acaciawood College Preparatory Academy, Anaheim, Orange County
- J1408 — Fourth Place
- Eric S. Luxenberg, Grade 8
Three Player Prisoner's Dilemma
Advisor: Mr. Yogi Sullivan
School: Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, San Mateo County
- J1409
- Peter J. McLeod, Grade 8
What Is the Best Method for Generating Dungeons and Dragons Ability Scores?
Advisor: Mrs. Lisa McLeod
School: Classical Academy (The), Escondido, San Diego County
- J1410
- Manooshree R. Patel, Grade 7
Net the Net
Advisor: <none acknowledged>
School: Warren (Earl) Junior High School, Bakersfield, Kern County
- J1411
- Adhayana Paul, Grade 7
How Big Is Your Icosoikaihenagon?
Advisor: Mr. David Higginbotham
School: Tierra Linda Middle School, San Carlos, San Mateo County
- J1412
- Alison L. Ren, Grade 8
Spidrons
Advisor: Mr. Mark Hobbs
School: Fairmont Private - Edgewood Campus, Santa Ana, Orange County
- J1413
- Casey L. Schneider, Grade 8
Artificial Intelligence: Modeling with Tic-Tac-Toe
Advisor: Ms. Jaclyn Rosen
School: Palos Verdes Intermediate School, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County
- J1414 — Honorable Mention
- Prem M. Talwai, Grade 8
Chinese Checkers Strategy
Advisor: Mrs. Jean Schumpelt
School: Folsom Middle School, Folsom, Sacramento County
- J1415
- Arjun M. Tambe, Grade 8
Computing Cancer: Can Markov Decision Processes Computationally Model Cancer?
Advisor: Mrs. Andrea Acres
School: Ridgecrest Intermediate School, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
- J1416 — Third Place
- Indraneel A. Tambe, Grade 8
Nonlyrical Music Search Algorithm
Advisor: Mrs. Gail Inlow
School: Redwood Middle School, Saratoga, Santa Clara County
- J1417
- Luke A. Thompson, Grade 8
Mission Control: Programming for Optimal Error Reduction in Line-Following Applications
Advisor: Mr. Shaun Bunn
School: Boulder Ridge Middle School, Romoland, Riverside County
- J1418 — Second Place
- M. Evan Wildenhain, Grade 8
Evolving Neural Networks to Play Mastermind
Advisor: Mrs. Erin Schumacher
School: Marshall (Thurgood) Middle School, San Diego, San Diego County
- J1419
- Parker A. Williams, Grade 8
Homemade Electronic Whiteboard
Advisor: Mrs. Rita Armstrong
School: Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County
- J1420
- Alice R. Zhai, Grade 8
Bad for One, or Bad for All? A Cancer Genome Anatomy Project
Advisor: Ms. Hilary Gregg
School: La Canada High School, La Canada, Los Angeles County
- J1421
- Evelyn S. Zhang, Grade 6
My School Is Awesome (Academically). Or Is It?
Advisor: Ms. Ping Qiu
School: Churchill (Winston) Middle School, Carmichael, Sacramento County
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