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The History of the Cycloid Curve

  • Natalee Chavez

During the 17th century prominent mathematicians became fascinated with the cycloid curve. It was their favorite example to use in the development of their new ideas and theorems. They would use it to...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

Effects of Time-Dependent Heat Sources On Neutron Star Crust Cooling

  • Austin R. Smith

Neutron star crust cooling can give insights to the interior composition of the stars. Using dStar and the neutron star cooling simulation code NSCool, a variable mass is accreted onto different...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

Anamnesis

  • Samuel Cheung

Anamnesis is a short story about memory, guilt, and how forgiveness must truly acknowledge transgression to be meaningful. Through a narrative fractured by flashbacks, it tells the story of, Andrew, a...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

RSA Encryption Using Polynomial Rings

  • Michelle Freed

This paper examines some of the complexities of the public key encryption system RSA. RSA provides the necessary steps to encrypt messages using modular arithmetic. It doesn’t require separate parties...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Synthesis and Computational Analysis of Novel IspF Inhibitors

  • Daniel Harper

A potent inhibitor of 2C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase (IspF) has the potential to serve as a new class of antibiotic. In this project, we explored the development of such an...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

A Novel Tool for the Identification of Plasmid Backbone Gene Labels

  • Zac Lindsey

Plasmids carry antibiotic resistance genes which have a devastating impact on health and medicine. The plasmid backbone genes are also critical in understanding the effect plasmids have on a genome...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Radiation Shielding Using Magnetic Fields

  • Matthew Sailer
  • H. M. Doss

Radiation shielding is essential to future missions of space exploration due to increased time of exposure to harmful radiation. One of the most damaging and dicult types of radiation to stop is High...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Homomorphic Encryption

  • Bryan Tapley

A homomorphic encryption scheme built on polynomial rings is studied. The construction of irreducible polynomials in a given field is considered and implemented. Isomorphisms between two fields are...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Torus Knots

  • Moyra Dyer

This is a self-contained paper assuming no background knowledge of knot theory. A knot is a closed curve in three-dimensional space that does not intersect itself anywhere. A (double) crossing is...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • WHDL

Finding Renewable Energy Solutions Through GIS

  • Delaney Hanson

This project explores Esri's ArcGIS tool and uses its functionality to map out ideal renewable energy locations in specific areas in the United States. Depending on the type of energy source...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

Cloud Based Plasmid Annotation Tool

  • Leslie Smith

We aim to provide a single, cloud based web tool for plasmid genome annotation to help biologists study characteristics of antibiotic resistant bacteria. With use of the genome analysis tool Prokka...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • Point Loma Nazarene University

Android Application for Completing Medical Forms

  • Matthew Rankin

Submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts An application for providing a simplified and more...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • WHDL
  • Northwest Nazarene University

A Mobile Application for John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Bible

  • Curtis Carpenter

Submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts A mobile application that provides access to Wesley's...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • WHDL
  • Northwest Nazarene University

Object Identification in Imagery Using Cluster Analysis

  • Patrick James Richardson

Submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science Mapping wildland fire behavior and its effects is...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • WHDL
  • Northwest Nazarene University

NNU Space Research Website Portal and Database

  • Jordan Poundstone

Submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science NNU currently has two satellite projects: MakerSAT is...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • WHDL
  • Northwest Nazarene University

Four-Band Image Acquisition System

  • Peter R. Oxley

Submitted to the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science An imaging system for acquiring electromagnetic...

  • Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)
  • English
  • WHDL
  • Northwest Nazarene University