This creative project contains step by step procedures for the set up and operation of hardware as well as software for an automated four projector system designed for use in the Electronic Response Laboratory in the Department of Biology at Ball State University. The main divisions of this project were:1) Set up of four projectors including location, position and adjustments.2) Linkage of projectors to dissolve controls.3) Synchronization procedures for linkage of projector system with a tape recorder through the use of actuator cables and a sound synchronizer.4) Impulse recording and final operational procedures. 5) A brief description of software production.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

A survey of the mammalian fauna of the Salamonie Reservoir, Huntington and Wabash Counties, Indiana, was conducted from September 1, 1970, through December 31, 1971. Specimens were collected by trapping, shooting, and as road kills. Data were also collected from local residents, hunters, and trappers. Specimens collected were identified, measured, weighed, and preserved as study skins and skulls. Measurement ranges, means, and standard deviations were computed for all species with two or more specimens. Study skins and skulls were deposited in the Ball State University Mammal Collection.Results indicate at least 29 species of mammals are present on the Salamonie Reservoir study area. Twenty three species were collected during the study and six were accounted for in literature reports of previous studies.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

To regain operation of a Minuteman Missile guidance computer, a ferromagnetic film was sprayed onto a previously inoperable memory disk after the original coating was removed using paint remover. The coating was then polished down to provide a smooth and uniform film, 1'he permanent data required for the clock and sector channels was determined from an operable Minuteman computer. 1-his information was then recorded on the memory disk using the write heads which were part of the complete memory unit. Digital electronics using integrated circuits provided theand generated the recording data _or the memory write heads. A "memory check" program verified the uniformity of the repaired memory by alternately writing "0' s" and "1' s" on each bit location and then reading and comparing the numbers to "0's" and "l's".Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

The idea of obtaining a best approximation in some sense of a function gained considerable importance with the introduction of electronic computers. The Remez algorithm, which is known as the exchange method, is used in this paper to find the best approximating polynomial of a given degree for a real continuous function f(x) on a real finite interval (a,b). The comparison of such an algorithm written in the FORTRAN and the PL/I languages is the main purpose of this paper. A review of the approximation theory is made as well as a discussion of the steps in the programming process. The outstanding features used in the programs of the languages are pointed out and illustrated with examples taken from the programs. The accuracy of the results, the speed, and the storage requirements are analyzed. Also ideas of program organization are discussed.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

Samples from three well cores in the Pipe Creek Junior Reef (Niagaran-Cayugan) in the' Wabash Formation of northeastern Indiana revealed an indirect and imperfect relationship between dolomite and clay content. A microscopic examination of the larger than two micron fractions of residues that were insoluble in acetic acid, and semi-quantitative X-ray analyses of the smaller than two micron fractions revealed illite to be the only clay mineral present in 91 samples. Illite comprised approximately 50 percent of the insoluble residue and more than 90 percent of the aluminum oxide-containing minerals. No magnesium silicates were found.Illite and dolomite contents were calculated from spectrochemical analyses of Al203 and MgCO3 respectively in 94 reef-influenced samples from three Indiana Geological Survey well cores. The regression and linearity of the dolomite/illite relationship revealed an imperfect correlation in two of the three cores.Nineteen thin sections of textural' varieties, from the core that did not reveal a strong illite/dolomite correlation, and eight thin sections from a portion of interbedded limestones and dolostones in the pipe Creek Junior quarry reef flank revealed the authigenetic origin of dolomite and the probable detrital origin of illite. The concentration of illite and other insolubles by post-micritization microstylolitization occurred along seams of carbonate solution and high permeability which developed selectively within the micritic matrices. Dolomite selectively crystallized in those more permeable sediments following the complete or nearly complete lithification of the reef.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

This thesis describes the design, development, implementation, and output results of a software monitor program which measures job turnaround time on an IBM 360 system under OS/MFT and HASP. This program is designed to be used in conjunction with other monitors and accounting data to measure the performance of the System/360. In this thesis, relevant RASP logic is summarized, followed by design specifications of the monitor, solutions to design problems, and a full description of the monitor's program logic. Actual results obtained by the monitor are included.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

This thesis has taken an in-depth look into bank computer security, the bank security officer, and "The 1968 Bank Protection Act."To accomplish this, a questionnaire was developed and furnished to all bank members of the Indiana Bankers Association to be responded to by the bank security officers. This document was based on the premise that this bank officer is ill-trained, overworked by unrelated duties, and generally not interested in security."The 1968 Bank Protection Act" made this officer's position a legal requirement to maintain its banking operation and charged this officer with certain duties.The resultant responses verified the original hypothesis and showed a need for future training.This thesis shows the profile of, a computer criminal and also some cases to illustrate the type and scope of criminal ventures related to bank computer facilities. This was all coupled with an analysis of the law as it applies and offers a training vehicle to bring this officer up to a level of competency in this field.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

This project was undertaken to provide the Family Practice residency evaluation committee with a better means of studying resident progress.An attempt is made herewith to describe the project so that future personnel with use of this paper and minimal use of the system manuals can continue operation of this system and accomplish the ultimate goal of the project.A talley of resident experience with pricare problems, drug categories, procedures, and use of laboratory examinations is maintained. The same computer file also stores his patient profile. The programs are written in Fortran l.0 for the DEC system at Ball State University.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

A questionnaire related to environmental awareness was administered to 244 students enrolled in NR 101, Introduction to Natural Resources, during the Spring Quarter of 1979 in an attempt to answer the following questions: (1) To what extent will viewing a slide-tape presentation alter student responses on a questionnaire? (2) To what extent will the responses of the students viewing a slide-tape presentation differ from a control treatments result in significant differences in responses when compared to a control group?Results of this research indicate the treatments did alter the students' responses on one factor. The responses were altered towards an environmentally aware position and there were significant differences between treatment group responses when compared to the control group.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 47306

Delaware County, Indiana, is characterized by its glacial sediments and topography. With increasing development, the need for reliable, cost-effective subsurface surveying methods becomes more important. This thesis explores the possibilities of electrical resistivity methodology. Fifty survey sites were established on a one-mile grid over twenty square miles west of Muncie, Indiana. Three electrode arrays were tested, Wenner, Lee Partitioning, and Schlumberger, and the data interpreted by three methods, logarithmic curve matching, Moore's cumulative method, and Barnes' layer method.No one method proved to be completely accurate and reliable. Used in conjunction, however, data from the three are consistent and the techniques are viable measures for the analysis of heterogeneous glacial sediments. Additionally, apparent resistivity values which characterize the particular sediments in the study area were established and several pervasive stratigraphic units were defined.Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN 57406