Your Final Project
Overview:
- First, tell me in person, by phone or email, of your project subject
and approximate plan by Friday, November 1.
- Then you turn in an extended proposal/preproject of at least two
pages by Wednesday, November 8. I will return this
with a bunch of feedback which is likely to include advice on how to limit
the project so that you can do it in a reasonable amount of time.
- Then the entire project is due at 10:15 am Wednesday, December
18 (the same day as the final). It should not take over 30 hours
work total, and should be 10 to 20 pages in length including programs and
outputs. The due date is very firm. (I want to be able to leave!)
Possible subjects (Suggestions!):
- If you have an existing project or interest, for which there is a numerical
task, then I encourage you to do it here. Come talk to me about it soon,
and we will figure out an appropriate form for the project.
- Do one of the subjects suggested as a "Student Research Project" in
the problems. In particular, pages 85, 133, 221, 273 have specific
such recommendations, but in fact the latter computer problems in each section
of the book have problems which could be built into a good project.
- Suggested topics, to get you thinking: robust equation solvers
in one dimensions, solving systems of several equations in several variables,
optimization of functions, solving systems of linear equations using complex
numbers, computing eigenvalues in practice, solving systems of ODEs, boundary
value problems for ordinary differential eqns, anything with a partial
differential equations.
To do:
Step one is to decide on a subject that interests you.
Step two is to decide in outline what to do. Be clear in your
mind whether the project will involve programming, or not; a real world problem
or not; and mathematical theory or not. These parts will be the overall
structure of your project.
Step three is to consult with me. First in brief on 11/1, then
more carefully with a bit of actual work, on 11/8 in writing.
If you want to, please email before then with ideas or questions. And
email or talk to me anytime on the subject of your project. I will
return your proposal/preproject with comments and alterations.
Step four is to do what you have outlined. It may be that you
discover the need to do things a different way, once you actually start working
on it. If such an issue comes up and it is a significant change
to your plan, please let me know, for instance by email.
Ed Bueler’s office Chapman 301C; phone 474-7693; email ffelb@uaf.edu; web page http://www.math.uaf.edu/~bueler/.