The hypothesis is that the optimal arrangement of cell phone towers in Kern County will generate the best service coverage and the most profit.

You will create a list of nodes that represent possible tower locations, assign each a population density value, establish points that correspond to major highways, determine the total population and length of highway within the range of each tower, assign an optimization value to represent the number of potential customers a tower could support, and allot each highway node a value that represents the average traffic density for that location.

You will need a list of nodes, population density values, points that correspond to major highways, optimization values, and values that represent the average traffic density for each location.

By using a mathematical model to determine the optimal arrangement of cell phone towers in Kern County, we can generate the best service coverage and the most profit. This model produces networks with relatively few towers positioned in key locations that provide service to the most densely populated areas.

This science project is interesting and unique because it uses a mathematical model to determine the optimal arrangement of cell phone towers in Kern County.

Experiment variations to consider include recalculating the models with different population density values to represent population growth and using different optimization values to represent the number of potential customers a tower could support.