Scientific Computing Skills
PH2150A Team Project Home Page
Autumn term, 2002 |
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Dates to remember:
The aims of this module include:
The written report should include a discussion of the nature of the problem, the algorithms you are using for its solution, and how these have been implemented. Your code should be included as an appendix. Short segments of code necessary for explaining how you implemented the algorithms should be included in the body of the report. You should include a discussion of the results with illustrative plots, and a discussion of the limitations and possible extensions of the methods used. Grammar, spelling, style and clarity of explanation will play an important role in the assessment.
Your lab notebooks should include notes on how your part of the project fits into the overall picture (its "boundary conditions"), your strategy for implementing the code (e.g. written in pseudo-code), and notes on problems encountered in programming and how they were solved.
The oral presentation: a member of each team should be chosen to give a 15 minute presentation on Thursday 13 December at 14:00. You are encouraged to use PowerPoint and the lab's data projector; colour transparencies are another option. The presentation should include a brief description of the your computing problem, the methods considered and chosen, results, and a discussion of how the project could be extended and improved.
Assessment: written report: 50%, lab notebook: 35%, oral presentation: 15%. The nominal policy is that the mark for the written report and oral presentation will be shared equally among the team members. Adjustments will be made, however, if some team members have not made a sufficient effort to contribute.
Descriptions of the projects:
Some additional projects (for your interest):
Each team should decide on: