Committee, Dedication, and Quotation

THESIS COMMITTEE



THE UNDERSIGNED FACULTY COMMITTEE APPROVES
THE THESIS OF QUYEN TO THI NGUYEN:



Paul B. Etzel, Chair
Allen W. Shafter
Massimo Boninsegni



SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
Spring 1999




DEDICATION
For my parents, Than and Lan Nguyen, my sisters, Ngoc, Trang, Mai, and Hoa, and my brother, Nam.
With your love and support, I have accomplished one of my goals.  


QUOTATION
``Single stars are just freaks.''

Robert M. Petrie
University of Victoria
(Plavec 1983)