Math 536 - Projects

Your project has two parts to it. The first part is a written report that should be approximately 20 pages (including graphics). The written part of the project should have: 1. Background material on the literature and significance of the project, 2. Development of the mathematical model or a survey of a collection of relevant models., 3. Discussion on the relevant mathematical theory that applies, 4. Some original work on your own for either extending the model or performing simulations, 5. Discussion and conclusions to summarize your work. The second part of the project is an oral presentation. This part will be graded by the class for clarity of presentation, how well you have explained the model, and how well you have understood the model. The oral presentations will be 20 minutes long and take place on the last lecture day of class (Dec. 6, with 3 talks) and at the time of the final (Dec. 15, 15:30-17:30, with 6 talks). I am definitely willing to negotiate the final presentation time. The written projects will be due on Dec. 15.

When I find additional websites of interest, I will add that information to your project, so you may want to check you project at times in the future (after you first read it over).