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A Technical Analysis And Exploration Of Guitar Pickups And Electronics, Hunter Manel
A Technical Analysis And Exploration Of Guitar Pickups And Electronics, Hunter Manel
Senior Projects Spring 2018
The development of the electric guitar during the 20th century was revolutionary for musicians and sound engineers alike. The advances in amplifying sound by way of pickups and amplifiers contributed to massive cultural movement in music, including Jazz and Rock 'n Roll. While the pickup is acknowledged as an integral component of the electric guitar, few players understand the electronics and mechanics underlying their instrument. This project aims to accomplish two goals with a focus on pickups: first, describe the physics behind the electric guitar's amplification process, and secondly, use this understanding to build a pickup for use in an …
A Study Of Neural Networks For The Quantum Many-Body Problem, Liam B. Schramm
A Study Of Neural Networks For The Quantum Many-Body Problem, Liam B. Schramm
Senior Projects Spring 2018
One of the fundamental problems in analytically approaching the quantum many-body problem is that the amount of information needed to describe a quantum state. As the number of particles in a system grows, the amount of information needed for a full description of the system increases exponentially. A great deal of work then has gone into finding efficient approximate representations of these systems. Among the most popular techniques are Tensor Networks and Quantum Monte Carlo methods. However, one new method with a number of promising theoretical guarantees is the Neural Quantum State. This method is an adaptation of the Restricted …
Understanding, Designing And Building A Hydroelectric Generator, Nicholas Weare Shenberger
Understanding, Designing And Building A Hydroelectric Generator, Nicholas Weare Shenberger
Senior Projects Spring 2018
When you hear the word hydropower you automatically jump to using water in order to create power or electricity. However, delving deeper and trying to understand the technology involved in it becomes quite a lot more complicated. To try to comprehend some of the knowledge of how to convert the power of water into electricity, I decided to design and build my own hydroelectric generator. I took the time to research and discover more about the process of building a generator and the specific pieces that come together in order to build one specifically powered by water. After my research, …