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A Visual Tour Of Dynamical Systems On Color Space, Jonathan Maltsman
A Visual Tour Of Dynamical Systems On Color Space, Jonathan Maltsman
HMC Senior Theses
We can think of a pixel as a particle in three dimensional space, where its x, y and z coordinates correspond to its level of red, green, and blue, respectively. Just as a particle’s motion is guided by physical rules like gravity, we can construct rules to guide a pixel’s motion through color space. We can develop striking visuals by applying these rules, called dynamical systems, onto images using animation engines. This project explores a number of these systems while exposing the underlying algebraic structure of color space. We also build and demonstrate a Visual DJ circuit board for …
Harmony Amid Chaos, Drew Schaffner
Harmony Amid Chaos, Drew Schaffner
Pence-Boyce STEM Student Scholarship
We provide a brief but intuitive study on the subjects from which Galois Fields have emerged and split our study up into two categories: harmony and chaos. Specifically, we study finite fields with elements where is prime. Such a finite field can be defined through a logarithm table. The Harmony Section is where we provide three proofs about the overall symmetry and structure of the Galois Field as well as several observations about the order within a given table. In the Chaos Section we make two attempts to analyze the tables, the first by methods used by Vladimir Arnold as …
Gröbner Bases And Systems Of Polynomial Equations, Rachel Holmes
Gröbner Bases And Systems Of Polynomial Equations, Rachel Holmes
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
This paper will explore the use and construction of Gröbner bases through Buchberger's algorithm. Specifically, applications of such bases for solving systems of polynomial equations will be discussed. Furthermore, we relate many concepts in commutative algebra to ideas in computational algebraic geometry.
The Last Digits Of Infinity (On Tetrations Under Modular Rings), William Stowe
The Last Digits Of Infinity (On Tetrations Under Modular Rings), William Stowe
Celebration of Learning
A tetration is defined as repeated exponentiation. As an example, 2 tetrated 4 times is 2^(2^(2^2)) = 2^16. Tetrated numbers grow rapidly; however, we will see that when tetrating where computations are performed mod n for some positive integer n, there is convergent behavior. We will show that, in general, this convergent behavior will always show up.
Category Theory And Universal Property, Niuniu Zhang
Category Theory And Universal Property, Niuniu Zhang
Honors Theses
Category theory unifies and formalizes the mathematical structure and concepts in a way that various areas of interest can be connected. For example, many have learned about the sets and its functions, the vector spaces and its linear transformation, and the group theories and its group homomorphism. Not to mention the similarity of structure in topological spaces, as the continuous function is its mapping. In sum, category theory represents the abstractions of other mathematical concepts. Hence, one could use category theory as a new language to define and simplify the existing mathematical concepts as the universal properties. The goal of …
Patterns, Symmetries, And Mathematical Structures In The Arts, Sarah C. Deloach
Patterns, Symmetries, And Mathematical Structures In The Arts, Sarah C. Deloach
Honors College Theses
Mathematics is a discipline of academia that can be found everywhere in the world around us. Mathematicians and scientists are not the only people who need to be proficient in numbers. Those involved in social sciences and even the arts can benefit from a background in math. In fact, connections between mathematics and various forms of art have been discovered since as early as the fourth century BC. In this thesis we will study such connections and related concepts in mathematics, dances, and music.
Determinantal Conditions On Integer Splines, Kathryn Elizabeth Blaine
Determinantal Conditions On Integer Splines, Kathryn Elizabeth Blaine
Senior Projects Fall 2018
In this project, we work with integer splines on graphs with positive integer edge labels. We focus on graphs that are (m, n)-cycles for some natural numbers m, n, specifically the diamond graph, which consists of two triangles joined at an edge. We extend previous research on integer splines over the diamond graph. In particular, we prove that a set of splines on the diamond graph forms a basis if and only if it satisfies a certain determinantal criterion.
Subgroups Of Finite Wreath Product Groups For P=3, Jessica L. Gonda
Subgroups Of Finite Wreath Product Groups For P=3, Jessica L. Gonda
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Let M be the additive abelian group of 3-by-3 matrices whose entries are from the ring of integers modulo 9. The problem of determining all the normal subgroups of the regular wreath product group P=Z9≀(Z3 × Z3) that are contained in its base subgroup is equivalent to the problem of determining the subgroups of M that are invariant under two particular endomorphisms of M. In this thesis we give a partial solution to the latter problem by implementing a systematic approach using concepts from group theory and linear algebra.