Browsing Mathematics (Faculty of) by Title
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Effects of Developmental Heuristics for Natural Language Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2003)Machine learning in natural language has been a widely pursued area of research. However, few learning techniques model themselves after human learning, despite the nature of the task being closely connected to human ... -
The effects of dielectric decrement and finite ion size on differential capacitance of electrolytically gated graphene
(Elsevier, 2018-06-01)We analyze the effects of dielectric decrement and finite ion size in an aqueous electrolyte on the capacitance of a graphene electrode, and make comparisons with the effects of dielectric saturation combined with finite ... -
The Effects of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Noise on a Tumour and a Proposed Metastasis Model
(University of Waterloo, 2015-11-30)Cancer is a ubiquitous disease that afflicts millions of people worldwide and we will undoubtedly encounter it at some point in our lives, whether it be random strangers on the news, or someone much closer. As such, research ... -
The effects of flagellar hook compliance on motility of monotrichous bacteria: A modeling study
(AIP Publishing, 2012-06)A crucial structure in the motility of flagellated bacteria is the hook, which connects the flagellum filament to the motor in the cell body. Early mathematical models of swimming bacteria assume that the helically shaped ... -
Effects of Personality Traits and Emotional Factors in Pull Request Acceptance.
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-26)Social interactions in the form of discussion are an indispensable part of collaborative software development. The discussions are essential for developers to share their views and to form a strong relationship with other ... -
Effects of the Dielectric Environment on the Electrical Properties of Graphene
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-30)This thesis provides the study of graphene’s electrostatic interaction with the substrate surrounding it. Mathematical models based on current experimental configurations of graphene field-effect transistors (FET) are ... -
The Effects of the Earth's Rotation on Internal Wave Near-resonant Triads and Weakly Nonlinear Models
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-24)This thesis investigates the effects of the earth's rotation on internal waves from two perspectives of nonlinear internal wave theory: near-resonant triads and weakly nonlinear models. We apply perturbation theory ... -
The Effects of Time Constraints and Document Excerpts on Relevance Assessing Behavior
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-30)Assessors who judge the relevance of documents to the search topics and perform the relevance assessment process are one of the main parts of Information Retrieval (IR) sys- tems evaluations. They play a significant role ... -
Efficiency-based hp-refinement for finite element methods
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-23)Two efficiency-based grid refinement strategies are investigated for adaptive finite element solution of partial differential equations. In each refinement step, the elements are ordered in terms of decreasing local ... -
Efficient algorithms in quantum query complexity
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-13)In this thesis we provide new upper and lower bounds on the quantum query complexity of a diverse set of problems. Specifically, we study quantum algorithms for Hamiltonian simulation, matrix multiplication, oracle ... -
Efficient and Differentially Private Statistical Estimation via a Sum-of-Squares Exponential Mechanism
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-30)As machine learning is applied to more privacy-sensitive data, it is becoming increasingly crucial to develop algorithms that maintain privacy. However, even the most basic high-dimensional statistical estimation tasks ... -
Efficient and Flexible Search in Large Scale Distributed Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-18)Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology has triggered a wide range of distributed systems beyond simple file-sharing. Distributed XML databases, distributed computing, server-less web publishing and networked resource/service ... -
Efficient Composition of Discrete Time Quantum Walks
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-20)It is well known that certain search problems are efficiently solved by quantum walk algorithms. Of particular interest are those problems whose efficient solutions involve nesting of search algorithms. The nesting of ... -
Efficient Computation with Sparse and Dense Polynomials
(University of Waterloo, 2011-04-26)Computations with polynomials are at the heart of any computer algebra system and also have many applications in engineering, coding theory, and cryptography. Generally speaking, the low-level polynomial computations of ... -
Efficient Data Structures for Partial Orders, Range Modes, and Graph Cuts
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)This thesis considers the study of data structures from the perspective of the theoretician, with a focus on simplicity and practicality. We consider both the time complexity as well as space usage of proposed solutions. ... -
Efficient electrochemical model for lithium-ion cells
(2017-09-12)Lithium-ion batteries are used to store energy in electric vehicles. Physical models based on electro-chemistry accurately predict the cell dynamics, in particular the state of charge. However, these models are nonlinear ... -
Efficient Evaluation of Set Expressions
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-17)In this thesis, we study the problem of evaluating set expressions over sorted sets in the comparison model. The problem arises in the context of evaluating search queries in text database systems; most text search engines ... -
Efficient Finite-difference Methods for Sensitivity Analysis of Stiff Stochastic Discrete Models of Biochemical Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-07)In the study of Systems Biology it is necessary to simulate cellular processes and chemical reactions that comprise biochemical systems. This is achieved through a range of mathematical modeling approaches. Standard methods ... -
Efficient Geo-Distributed Transaction Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-31)Distributed deterministic database systems support OLTP workloads over geo-replicated data. Providing these transactions with ACID guarantees requires a delay of multiple wide-area network (WAN) round trips of messaging ... -
An Efficient Geometric Multigrid Solver for Viscous Liquids
(ACM, 2019-07)We present an efficient geometric Multigrid solver for simulating viscous liquids based on the variational approach of Batty and Bridson [2008]. Although the governing equations for viscosity are elliptic, the strong ...