Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Writing A Detailed Introduction to String Theory

Creator:: Svesko, Andrew M.
Abstract:: String theory, one of the more popular approaches to quantizing gravity, is a highly complex theory, involving high level mathematics and physics. But the basic ideas of string theory are not inaccessible, even to the undergraduate. This document acts as report to my thesis project, the writing of A Detailed...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : Writing A Detailed Introduction to String Theory Abstract approved: Albert Stetz String theory, one of

For What it is Worth: Meditations on the Meaning of Life with Camus and Nozick

Creator:: Cherry, Owen E.
Abstract:: The meaning of life is an enduring philosophical question. This paper seeks to explore the thought of Albert Camus and Robert Nozick on the meaning of life and critically examine their contributions to philosophy. Camus begins with contemplating whether life is worth ending or worth living and concludes that only...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: of life is an enduring philosophical question. This paper seeks to explore the thought of Albert

The effect of transverse shifts on the LIGO interferometer (simulation study)

Creator:: Fettig, Doug J.
Abstract:: The LIGO interferometers have reached their designed sensitivity level which is greater than any other interferometer ever built. At this point, it is important to have a proper understanding of small perturbations that might still exist (until now these issues did not come to the forefront because other more critical...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: interferometer PAGE 24 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Doug J Fettig for the degree of Honors Bachelor of

The Representation of Discrimination in French Society In the Film La Haine

Creator:: Wilson, Tanna J.
Abstract:: The purpose of my thesis is to recognize the social injustice that existed in France 20 years ago and continues to result in social dysfunction today. I have used the film La Haine (dir. Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995) to examine past events in France’s history and have compared them to more...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: 1 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Tanna J. Wilson for

Searching for Pulsars for Use in Gravitational Wave Detection

Creator:: Connolly, Genevieve J.
Abstract:: Gravitational waves (GWs) are disturbances in spacetime that can be caused by events such as black hole mergers and supernovae, as well as continuous sources such as binary star systems. GWs offer a new avenue of astrophysical research and can reveal information about the early universe. GW detection can be...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Albert Einstein [1]. Often described as “ripples in spacetime”, these waves can change the distance

Ultra sonic SCUBA diver tracking device hardware

Creator:: Lindsley, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Currently, there is no accurate, low-cost method to track divers. Watching bubbles can give you an approximate xy-location, and expensive underwater radios utilizing ultrasonic waves can work if the diver knows where they are. Traditional radio waves do not work well in water due to the conductive nature of water....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis

Parent, Advocate, and Educator Perspectives on the Inclusion of Young People with Disabilities in Positive Youth Development Programs

Creator:: LeComte, Sarah J.
Abstract:: More than six million American students have a diagnosed disability (NCES, 2015). Research suggests that 62% of them may never participate in clubs, sports, or other organized activities in their communities (Coster et al., 2012). Parents, advocates, and educators of individuals who experience disability were interviewed to gather their perspectives...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: of Young People with Disabilities in Positive Youth Development Programs by Sarah J. LeComte

The Advantages of Creating a Board of Directors in a Family Business

Creator:: Vásquez Solórzano, Juan Gabriel
Abstract:: This paper seeks to provide a practical answer to the following question: why create a board of directors in a family business? To achieve this, it summarizes the existing research published in the field of family business governance that directly addresses the beneficial role of the board of directors in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: collective decision-making costs, information costs, agency costs, and political science theory by Albert

Modeling and simulation of reaction-diffusion problem applied to bioﬁlm growth

Creator:: Armstrong, Jessica S.
Abstract:: One method for CO2 sequestration is to store the liquid form of CO2 in small cement wells in the ground. An issue with this method is the susceptibility of cement to fracture and thus release the CO2. One proposition is to ﬁll these cracks with bioﬁlm of the bacteria Sporosarcina...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: approximate. This is the foundational idea of numerical approximations. xj represents x|j where j = 1, ...,M

“The Tenement House Problem”: Reformers and the Progressive Era Housing Crisis

Creator:: Kalk, Kathleen
Abstract:: The immigration boom at the turn of the century resulted in crisis, as the working classes crowded into tenement houses which became breeding pits for disease. Progressive reformers applied complex environment ideology to the housing crisis, blaming poor housing for various moral and social ills. While there tactics varied-from government...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . 4 On November 26, 1900 Mrs. J. A. Miller gave the testimony of her life in a west side tenement

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Writing A Detailed Introduction to String Theory

For What it is Worth: Meditations on the Meaning of Life with Camus and Nozick

The effect of transverse shifts on the LIGO interferometer (simulation study)

The Representation of Discrimination in French Society In the Film La Haine

Searching for Pulsars for Use in Gravitational Wave Detection

Ultra sonic SCUBA diver tracking device hardware

Parent, Advocate, and Educator Perspectives on the Inclusion of Young People with Disabilities in Positive Youth Development Programs

The Advantages of Creating a Board of Directors in a Family Business

Modeling and simulation of reaction-diffusion problem applied to bioﬁlm growth

“The Tenement House Problem”: Reformers and the Progressive Era Housing Crisis

Limit your search

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Contributor

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search