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Middle/High School - Grades 7-12
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P=Project E=Experiment
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New Chocolate Games Variants of the Game of Nim; The Maximization of a Cup Made from a Square Sheet of Paper
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Incorporating Physics in Video Games
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Build a video game using GameMaker and experiment with how the size and placement of a hit box affect the game’s score.
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Creating an Ocean-Friendly Fishing Video Game
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Determine the best algorithm for strategy games.
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Study the basic theory of combinatorial games using the game of Nim as an example
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The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
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The Impact of a Player's Starting Location in the Game "Risk"
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Using the game Connect-Four to study artificial intelligence
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Study the Josephus game and other Combinatorial games.
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Devising an Algorithm for Solving Rubik's Cube
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Figure out how to make patterns with Rubik's Cube.
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Sudoku Solving Patterns
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Test whether winning at Bingo is random.
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Which Algorithm Is the Most Efficient in Solving Alexander's Star?
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Writing a Rubik's Cube Solver using Mathematica
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Write a JavaScript Sudoku Corrector program and test how quickly it works on Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, PCs, and laptops.
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Use ratios and other various mathematical formulae to attempt to find a pattern in the Banker's offers in the game show "Deal or No Deal", and if a pattern was found, could I use it to try and determine whether or not the Banker knows what's inside the case?
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Devise an algorithm for solving Rubik's cube, using three sets of moves that each accomplish a specific function.
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What's the Fastest Way to Solve Rubik's Cube?
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The best property to buy in the game of Monopoly
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See if the gaming theory invented by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern help to improve your chances when you are involved in a gambling game as apposed to using more traditional factors such as luck, hunches, or counting cards.
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Determine whether, in a two-player zero-sum contest, a player would choose a seemingly more powerful strategy, or select a less obvious strategy, recommended by game theory, in an attempt to outwit an opponent. And which strategy would prove more fruitful?
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An Efficient Strategy for Making a Choice from a Finite Stream of Offers
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Which chess move in response to white's 1. e4 maximizes black's outcome?
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Rubik's cube: Determine if a relationship exists between the order of a move sequence and the cube's average variegation (degree of disorder).
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The Effects of Alpha-Beta Pruning on the Playing Strength of a Chess Playing Algorithm
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Mathematics Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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