Every student at Maryville College completes a year-long research project called the Senior Study, whether the student’s major is Design, Management, Psychology, Biology, Criminal Justice or any of the other 40 major fields of study. These studies vary from laboratory experiments to forms of creative expression, and all Senior Study projects include a student and faculty mentor working together in discipline-specific scholarship. Use the drop-down menu to view examples of Senior Studies chosen by faculty as exemplary. Older versions can be checked out from the Lamar Memorial Library and Newer studies are being stored in the College’s digital archives.
Student
Name
Major
Title
Supervisor
Colton Gentry '24
Majors
Business AnalyticsMathematics
Mathematics
Title
An Exploration and Comparison Between Two Training Methods of Neural Networks: Back Propagation with Gradient Descent and Particle Swarm OptimizationSuperVisor
Dr. Jeff BayNathan Keough '24
Majors
Computer ScienceMathematics
Mathematics
Title
An Approach to Computing Magic Squares Using High-Performance Computing and Group TheorySuperVisor
Dr. Jesse SmithJonathan Meystrik '23
Majors
Computer ScienceMathematics
Mathematics
Title
A 3D simulation of FlockingSuperVisor
Dr. Barbara JohnsonKyla Pressnell '25
Majors
MathematicsTitle
Determining and Comparing Peer Institutions of Maryville College Using K-Nearest Neighbors Classification and Clustering AlgorithmsSuperVisor
Dr. Jeff BayIan Schomer '19
Majors
MathematicsTitle
Mathematics and Music: Generating Polyrhythms from Cyclic Subgroup Structures
Mathematics and Music: Generating Polyrhythms from Cyclic Subgroup Structures
SuperVisor
Dr. Jesse SmithCorey Thompson '24
Majors
MathematicsTitle
Exploring Baseball Using Bayesian Analysis and the Beta DistributionSuperVisor
Dr. Jeff BayNicasio Velez '18
Majors
MathematicsTitle
Mathematical Magic: A Study Of Number Puzzles
Mathematical Magic: A Study Of Number Puzzles