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Comparative Cost Analysis Of Implementing Computer Assisted Instruction On General Purpose Computers, Minicomputers, Or Time-Shared Systems, William Henderson Trueheart Junior

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations (1964–2006)

No abstract provided.

Statistical Modelling Of Computer Systems: A Survey, Amrit L. Goel, Anand M. Joglekar

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Technical Reports

This paper briefly surveys the data dependent statistical methods useful for computer systems modelling. The techniques are classified according to their applicability toward comparison, tuning and design of computer systems. A review of papers dealing with statistical modelling of computer systems is presented and a comprehensive bibliography is included to provide a useful source of reference toward the present and potential applications of statistical methods for computer system modelling.

A Numerical Study Of Ordinary Differential Equations With Periodic Coefficients, Richard Bruce Schuessler

Masters Theses

"In this thesis a method for solving ordinary differential equations with periodic coefficients is derived. In addition, by utilization of Floquet theory, a theorem is given by which it is possible to determine the stability of the zero solution. Error bounds are given for the method and for the two dimensional case bounds are given for the error in the eigenvalues. Several numerical examples are given to illustrate the method"--Abstract, page ii.

An Algorithm For Minimizing The Riding Time Of Students On School Buses., Dennis Ray Morgan

Masters Theses

"This thesis presents an algorithm which selects from a given set of stops a subset of stops corresponding to a given bus which minimize the riding time of students in going to and from school. The time required in picking up students at their stops and delivering them to school is analyzed. An example is given which illustrates the formulation of a problem and the results obtained from the solution. Finally, the program which was used in the solution of the problem is given along with its implementation"-- Abstract, p. ii

Comparison Of Scatter Storage Techniques Using An Analysis Of Variance Model, Robert Lee Kitsch

Masters Theses

"An analysis of variance model is developed to determine if a significant difference exists between various scatter storage techniques. The model is a two-factor hierarchical mixed design with each combination of transformation and search method considered as a treatment. The data used in the analysis is obtained from a computer program which provides statistics on the number of probes needed to load the (k+l)st item into a table for the different treatments. An ANOVA table was then computed for various load factors.

A significant difference among the treatments was detected for load factors above .4. Comparison of individual treatments using …

A Simulator For The Ibm 3705 Communications Controller, J. William Strider

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This paper describes a computer program which was developed to simulate the IBM 3705 Communications Controller, using the IBM System/360 and System/370 computers. The architecture of the 3705 is discussed in some detail, and the structure of the simulator is described. Future enhancements to the present program are suggested, along with possible applications.

Semantic Decomposition Of Computer Programs: An Aid To Program Testing, Paul M. Zeslis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

System Implementation And Evaluation, I. Trotter Hardy

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Construction Of Two Prototype Multi-Storey Air-Supported Buildings, Jens G. Pohl, James Montero

Collaborative Agent Design (CAD) Research Center

To treat a multi-storey building as a large, inflatable container forces the architect to consider design and construction criteria foreign to the building industry at large. While satisfactory progress has been made in the development of theoretical solutions for problems dealing with the structural and planning implications of a hyperbaric building environment, the time has come to consider practical issues.

This paper discusses the design, construction and operation of two prototype, multi-storey, air-supported buildings. The first building was completed in November, 1972 at the School of Building, University of New South Wales, Australia, and the second building was completed in …

Parallel Algorithms For Adaptive Quadrature Ii - Metalgorithm Correctness, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Prefix Codes, Trees And Automata, Jean-Louis Lassez

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

On Program Volume And Program Modularization, Rudolf Bayer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Terminal Talk - The Wofford Connection - September 1973, Wofford College Computer Center

Terminal Talk

No abstract provided.

Parallel Algorithms For Adaptive Quadrature - Convergence, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Specification And Design Of An Information System Using Computer Aided Analysis, J. F. Nunamaker

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Decompiling Machine Language Into High-Level Machine Independent Languages, Barron Cornelius Housel

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Are The Needs Of Industry For Data Processing Programmers Being Adequately Supported By Technical Training Programs In Oklahoma, Dale I. Sare

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

In 1970 over 40,000 computers were in use in the United States and 1,000 more on order from manufacturers. Every major newspaper had published at least one news article or editorial about computers during 1970. These articles reported how computers function, the speed at which they function, their limitations and how they have, and are continuing to become, a complex part of the business world and social affairs of man.

Magnetic Tape Portability, James Alf Iverson

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Cephalometrics For The Oral Surgeon In The Diagnosis Of Facial Deformities, Frederick J. Mantz

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Surgical orthodontics presents a challenge to the oral surgeon. By the nature of the oral surgeon's training and discipline he should be the one best qualified to treat the surgical aspect of the surgical orthodontic case. The establishment of a proper diagnosis and means of communication between the oral surgeon and orthodontist are essential in achieving a good final result for the surgically treated case. Fortunately, a scientific method of diagnosis is available that can provide both specialties with a common language. Computerized cephalometric analysis can provide the diagnosis and link of communication for the discussion of goals and treatment. …

Digital Computer Solution Of Electromagnetic Transients In Large Power Systems, Bijan Navidbakhsh

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis is an introduction to the solution of electromagnetic transients by a combination of the Bergeran method of characteristics and the application of trapezoidal rule of integration.

Three test examples solved by digital computer illustrate the step by step solution and computer programming.

To compare this method with the Laplace transformation technique, a test problem solved by both methods and also digital computer is illustrated. In conclusion, the advantages and disadvantages of both methods are compared.

The Education Of A Computer: Development Of Computer-Assisted Instruction Of German Grammar, Karen Wintringham

Senior Scholar Papers

Characteristic of the acquisition of most skills, the learning of a foreign language requires formalized, systematic training. Computer-assisted instruction provides the necessary individualized drill with accompanying reinforcement. The "BASIC" CAI course, MODALS, represents the culmination of nine months of research and programming of the instruction of German modal auxiliaries; the complex of sixty seven interconnected sub -programs provide drill of all six modals in five different tenses. Subsequent to the in-class introduction of new lecture material concerning the modals, any student may then proceed to the computer terminal, there undertaking further study of the subject. MODALS lacks an answer recording …

The Monadic Second-Order Theory Of Ordinals W Sub 2, J. Richard Buchi, Charles Zaiontz

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Modeling A Large Online File System, John Pomeranz

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Terminal Talk - The Wofford Connection - February 1973, Wofford College Computer Center

Terminal Talk

No abstract provided.

Finite Dimensional Group Rings, Ralph W. Wilkerson

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

A Ring is Right Finite Dimensional If It Contains No Infinite Direct Sum of Right Ideals. We Prove that If a Group G is Finite, Free Abelian, or Finitely Generated Abelian, then a Ring R is Right Finite Dimensional If and Only If the Group Ring RG is Right Finite Dimensional. a Ring R is a Self-Injective Cogenerator Ring If Rn is Injective and RR is a Cogenerator in the Category of Unital Right /{-Modules; This Means that Each Right Unital A-Module Can Be Embedded in a Direct Product of Copies of R. Let G Be a Finite Group Where …

A Novel Method Of Constructing Sorting Networks, Robert M. Keller

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

The construction of sorting networks has been a topic of much recent discussion. In view of the apparent difficulty of verifying whether a reasonably large proposed sorting network actually does sort, the most useful approach for constructing large networks seems to be to devise a recursive scheme which constructs a network which is guaranteed to sort, obviating the verification phase. In this note, another such approach is presented.

Monte Carlo Simulation Of Confidence Intervals For Reliability, Kathryn Palisch Berkbigler

Masters Theses

"A computer program which computes fiducial confidence intervals for reliability by Monte Carlo simulation has been written. The program has the capability of computing these intervals for general systems of series, parallel, and mixed series and parallel subsystems which have failure time distributions which are either exponential, Weibull, gamma, normal, or lognormal.

Comparison of the simulation technique with a Bayesian technique for computing confidence intervals in the case of a series of exponentially distributed components shows that the two methods agree quite well when a fiducial prior distribution for reliability is used in the Bayesian technique. A uniform prior distribution …

Mando : A Computer Program For Symbolic Manipulation Of Differential Operators Generating Continuous Transformations, David Kenneth Davison

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The program MANDO efficiently performs computations involving pairs of operators, a single operator, and operators applied to functions, saving time and cost over pencil-·and-paper methods.

A versatile but compact data structure, defined under SPIT-BOL's facility for creation of datatypes, contains the operators (and functions) and provides a means for systematically referencing their relevant parts.

On input, functions and operators are written in a restricted but natural string format, for which the program can readily convert them to the internal data structure.

Central to the method of operation of the derivative routine is its ability to differentiate a function written as …

On The Decomposition Of Asynchronous Systems, Robert M. Keller

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

This paper reports of part of a continuing investigation of parallel computation, in particular, efforts toward understanding the nature of different types of parallel control. The first section defines an asynchronous system to be a simple type of state machine. This was arrived at in an attempt to generalize from the types of control in parallel program schemata and networks of asynchronous modules without bounded delays. Asynchronous systems with output are also defined in a familiar way. The deviation from standard work comes in the definition of a parallel decomposition of asynchronous systems. Some preliminary work on compositions of this …

Terminal Talk - The Wofford Connection - September 1972, Wofford College Computer Center

Terminal Talk

No abstract provided.