Here are the topics on which students have written their papers on. First paper: The Value of Representation and its Application to Numeral Systems Gödel's incompleteness theorems and physics Hilbert Spaces in Computer Science Linux: History and Controversy A Brief Introduction to Perfect Security and Modern Cryptography The History of QWERTY: An examination of the reasons behind QWERTY Semantic Touch Learning Systems: An Exploration Into the Use of Semantic Web and Rich Multitouch User Interfaces in Early Childhood Education Neural Logic The Implications of Fractal Growth in Neural Networks Electronic Accessories How MP3s Work and why it Matters Could a Machine Be Considered Conscious? John Searle's "Chinese Room Argument" The Enigma, Vigenère Ciphers, and Second World War Cryptography Hex: "Something Sufficiently Computer-like that Computerness Entered Into It" Second paper: An Exploration Into the Use of Semantic Web and Rich Multitouch User Interfaces in Early Childhood Education (Part Two) HTML, CSS, and Flash: How the Internet Got Style A Brief Introduction to Authentication and Digital Signatures Christmas Cards and Love Letters: Early Email Worms What is Open Source Software? A Brief History of Blogs A Short History of Music Formats Game Theory in Computer Science Posters: Technological Singularity User Interfaces Viral Marketing Legend of Zelda Why DNA is a Turning Machine History of Video Game Consoles Term paper. A history of video games A history of computing hardware: Where are our 0s and 1s? A brief history of Microsoft Windows Leaving the living room: Video game usage in the outside world Pirates in music, film, and video games Dealing with modern software piracy A brief history of the browser wars and Microsoft's antitrust lawsuit The web browser: A modern day operating sytem Web 2.0: Technology, Characteristics, and Impact MITACS - A platform for the computational science to stress Canada's social and economic priorities A brief introduction to quantum computing and quantum cryptography Computational chemistry: From mainframes to artificial intelligence Cyborgs and synthetic humans
Comp 280: History and Philosophy of Computing,
Winter 2009