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This conference explains where some mathematical formulas for geometrical figures come from, it speaks several cases such as rectangles, algebraic identities, pythagorean theorem, etc. and discusses the question "What do we still have to learn from studying this?". This presentation uses figures and images to exemplify algebraic principles and mathematical concepts. This is a video of the presentation, "Scissors Congruence" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Robert Morelli. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Sumk69c94vo

Runners are always struggling with injuries from overuse and repetitive impact. For the runner, the main area that is affected is their feet, Knees, and legs. Most of these are caused by the runner starting up to fast and high mileage or repeating bad technique that can cause lots of impact strain in your foot, knee, or leg. When researching and experiencing some of these issues a solution [...] to help prevent some of these injuries is to use pressure sensors that will show where the pressure is being distributed throughout the foot. Putting sensors in your shoes allow you to find where the most impact is being placed on your foot. The sensors will be wired on an insole that can be taken in and out of shoes for different people to use. The sensors will collect the data where the pressure is being applied and then the data will be uploaded to a computer program that athlete and coaches can analyze and improve their technique as needed. This is a video of the presentation, "Bottom Line - Ultimate Foot Analyzer" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Anna Fotheringham. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/T80rZpQcUtc

Stoic philosophy holds that there is very little that a person can control except their own thoughts and feelings about things. This has led to a philosophy centering around the cultivation of inner virtues, like temperance, courage, practical wisdom, and justice. In the modern resurgence of Stoicism which started in the early nineties and continues today, Stoicism is a philosophy largely characterized by online communities, and active participation in philosophical exercises, in order to cultivate inner virtue in a complex and changing world. However, I argue these modern applications of stoicism have a tendency to become merely an ad hoc application of Stoic thought as a tool for momentary functionality, rather than a life philosophy. The purpose of this paper is to explore this life-hack Stoicism. By taking a brief survey of modern Stoic writings, as they appear in the blogs and other texts of prominent practitioners of what-I-am-calling popular stoicism, I aim to analyze their effects on the Stoic philosophy as a whole, and how it is practiced today. Namely, I will argue that these writings alter the understandings of Stoicism in ways that align with modern ideas of masculinity and taciturn endurance, and minimize the importance of the Stoic virtues of justice and duty. This is a video of the presentation, "How Modern Gender Values Have Shaped Modern Stoicism Focus" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Emma Wadsworth. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Kh3KzsmFu7s

It was long hypothesized that anxiety and depressive disorders (and many other mental illnesses) were caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. More specifically, the chemical imbalance theory presumed that serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, was below normal levels, causing anxiety and depressive disorders. However, over the last ten years, independent research has continually shown the chemical imbalance theory to be false. Furthermore, independent research has shown that medications used to correct the imbalance are largely ineffective. Many performed no better than placebos, and it was discovered that drug companies were spending twice as much on marketing as they were on actual research to persuade the public of the theory. In 2008, the New England Journal of Medicine published that 88 percent of clinical trials that showed the drugs didn't work either weren't published in medical journals or were presented as positive findings. Examples of this type of misleading marketing from major anti-anxiety medication companies are included in this literature review, as well as current research on how it has hurt patient outcomes. Thus, the central question asked in this literature review is: if this theory is incorrect, what theory and research should be the foundation of our investigations to solve the problems of anxiety, PTSD, and depressive disorders? Findings from studies to calm the Amygdala are presented and analyzed for future applications with the Stellate Ganglion Block. The utilization of fMRI scans in combination with this procedure is being analyzed for future research as well as practical inpatient and outpatient psychiatric intervention. This is a video of the presentation, "The Chemical Imbalance Myth: Practical Applications for Calming the Amygdala in Treating Anxiety and PTSD" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenters: Ammon Love & Xin Zhao. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/9j4ZLD551d4

ENGR 2900 students work on improving the SLICK Science cars that are used for an interactive summer camp for middle school students to learn more about engineering and robotics. This year, students plan to add a PID controller to the throttle so that the cars can maintain a desired speed regardless of the surface on which they are driving. PID controllers are a common way of aligning as closely as possible the output of a system to a desired value. The P, I and D in PID control stands for proportional, integral and derivative. Implementation of a PID control comes in comparing the output of a system (as read from a sensor) to a desired input. The difference between the two, the error, is then integrated and differentiated and the new output to the system is a scaled up or down version of the sum of the proportional, integral, and derivative terms. With the implementation of PID control, the motors on the SLICK Science cars will work harder to maintain a certain speed on rough terrain, such as grass, than they will on smooth surfaces like asphalt. The controller uses information from the GPS in a closed loop system in order to adjust power to the motors. PID controllers are a powerful way of controlling an input given a desired output and are used in many every day and industrial applications. This is a video of the presentation, "Using GPS to Implement PID Control for a Remote-Control Car's Speed" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Cecilia Costelow, Jacob Sampson, Jeremy Riedl & Quentin McRae. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/lEYzN-oAvsA

This is our year four scholar symposium capstone project representing Jordan PREP. We are both active high school wrestlers and we are constantly trying to figure out how we compare to other wrestlers in our weight class. We have noticed by watching various matches that light weight wrestlers are fast and agile, while heavy weight wrestlers are often slow but strong. To help us and other wrestlers compare ourselves with other wrestlers we developed a website. The name of our website is Wrestle Test. The idea is that wrestlers will take a strength, agility, and endurance test and input their results into the website. Wrestle Test will then give the user a score on each athletic element. We created this website to help fellow wrestlers out. Our primary goal is to help wrestlers and coaches track where they are compared to other wrestlers. This is a video of the presentation, "Wrestle Test" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenters: Kal-El Thomas & Kendall Denos. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/DEPmi1615fQ

Our goal was to reverse engineer remote-control models for drift cars. Some of these models cost anywhere from hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars. We don't have that type of money and these are not accessible to most underrepresented students. We decided to make our own using our knowledge from Jordan PREP. We would like to design one that is affordable, not just for us, but for any kid or teen that is interested in engineering and cars. The concept is that we are trying to make our product a hands-on kit. It will teach the kids about working with electronics, engineering and problem solving by making a drift remote-control car that is pocket-size, affordable, and STEM-education related. This is a video of the presentation, "Jordan PREP Nano Drifters" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenters: Kevin Aguilera Hernandez & Salvador Reynaga. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/AbTIVQuAvgw

Carl Jung was one of the major contributors to modern psychoanalytical psychology and was especially esteemed for his model of the psyche, which can help us understand the dangerous behaviors that hinder our psychological development. Jung believed that if you understand the reality of your own psyche, you can accelerate the natural development of your consciousness to become a more complete person. This is what he called the process of individualization. In this project, I explored the four major personal archetypes that must be faced and integrated during the individualization process. First, the Persona, which is the mask we present to the world, this is who we wish to be. Second, the Shadow, known as the dark side of our personality or the aspects of ourselves that we despise or repress. Third, is the most controversial of his archetypes, the Anima/Animus; the femininity in men, and masculinity in women. This third archetype is often criticized because of the terminology Jung used; rather than assuming heteronormality, this archetype can be described as the opposite of one's persona. The final archetype is the Self, which is the core of the Jungian psyche, which occurs when the unconscious and conscious minds are unified. I am presenting a literature review of Carl Jung's work, the critiques, and the developments of his model of the psyche. The process of individualization is unique to each individual, and the complexity of one's psyche cannot be simplified into basic terminology. Jung's theory was not meant to be a set doctrine of the psyche, rather his theory was an advancement to our understanding of the unconscious. Lastly, Jung wanted to help individuals to face the obstacles one might find in the search for meaning, completeness, or their highest state of self. This is a video of the presentation, "Understanding the Jungian Unconscious: A Guide to Individualization" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Gabriel Chacon. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/dc0M-bfg8Ks

This qualitative study examined how religion strengthened the marriages of three (n = 6) African American couples. An ancillary purpose of this study is to examine the extent that spirituality influences the marriages of these couples. Through the use of a family-strengths framework, this study examined how a religious orientation (Hill, 1968) stabilized Black marriages. Qualitative analysis revealed the following four themes: (1) Religion is The Foundation of the Marriage; (2) Couples Consistently Practiced their Religion; (3) Couples Turned to Religion during Difficult Times; and (4) Religion Transcended Race. The findings indicate these couples practiced their religion in all aspects of their lives. As it relates to spirituality, these couples discussed this construct as the relationship that they established between themselves and God, and God and their spouse. The study provides an explanation of why a paradox may exist within the African American community in terms of religion and divorce. The implications for research, practice, and policy are discussed. This is a video of the presentation, "The Effect of Religion on Black Marriages" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Lucy Shirisia. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/dwdPul-mM6E

In 1916, the Salt Lake City newspaper, The Telegram, began imploring its readers for donations to buy an elephant (Princess Alice) for the growing Liberty Park Zoo. Later that year, Princess Alice and her trainer Dutch Shider, made Salt Lake City their home and were popular subjects for advertisement in The Telegram. Other newspapers at the time voiced their opposition to the purchase, calling her a second-hand elephant, and circus reject. This project explores how a newspaper fighting for more readers purchased this elephant for the sole purpose of making money, and when she had served her purpose, she was forgotten about and ultimately discarded. Princess Alice was known as the only breeding elephant in the United States and lived in Salt Lake City for 60 years after being purchased from the owner (H. Tammen) of the Sells-Floto circus. She was notoriously known for her stubborn attitude, many escape attempts, and the birth of her third calf, Prince Utah. Princess Alice was housed at both the Liberty Park Zoo and later at the Hogle Zoo, neither of which had the funds or facilities to properly house the animals, resulting in horrible living conditions. Princess Alice's life tells the story of how businessmen, a growing zoo, a struggling newspaper, and a circus mogul took advantage of a cultural fascination with elephants to line their pockets and grow their other business ventures while providing an early example of sensationalized news. This is a video of the presentation, "Second-hand Elephant" given at the 2022 Undergraduate Projects & Research Conference at Salt Lake Community College. The presenters: Jenna Thompson & Ted Moore. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/xl2n9ikM-Fk