Modeling Project

• The modeling project is optional and to take it you must register.
• It counts for 25% of the final grade whether you take it or not.
• In the project you will work on a modeling problem in a group of 4-5 students over a period of 3 weeks.

• Registration deadline: 01.10.2012
• Report Deadline and presentations: 16.11.2012
• Startup: 26.10.2012
• Preparations: Before Thursday 1.11. you should
  • Read the proposals and start thinking about the project.
  • Read carefully the information in 'Modeling project' in left menu.
  • Arrange a meeting in the project group to discuss and possibly divide taskes.
• Introduction by Espen: 1.11.2012 (Read and think about the project proposal beforehand)
• Advice: (may be changed)

• Reservation of computer labs (Nullrommet and Banachrommet) for students of TMA4195 Mathematical Modeling

• We will have groups of 5 students. Below you may either register a group of 4 persons, or you may register 1 person without a group. After the deadline, persons not in any groups can/will be placed in existing groups to create 5 person groups (or new groups will be formed).

• Register here. Registration is closed.

• Modeling groups

• The group can exclude anyone not doing their fair share.

• The problems can be found here.

1. A written note/report 5-10 pages long.
   • Send me the report in PDF-format by email.
   • Name the report: ReportG??.pdf where ?? is replaced by group number.
     
     
2. An 6 minutes presentation in front of class (make 4-5 slides)
   
   • Email the slides (PDF) to me at least 1 hour before the presentations starts.
   • Name the file: SlidesG??.pdf where ?? is replaced by group number.

• Do not use names or candidate numbers! Only group numbers and student numbers of its members.

• You can present partial answers and results.
• It is ok to try and fail as long as you do not cover up what you have done.
• You can discuss across the groups, but reports and presentations must be made independently.
• You can use any literature you find yourself, but you must give references to the source!!
• You should not copy from any source without understanding the material first!

More information (in Norwegian): Guidelines from 2009

• Do not take too much time during your presentation.
• Language: Norwegian or English
• Vote for best presentation: Each group vote for one other group. Counts toward the grade.
  • Result: 3 votes: G6; 2 votes: G1, G8, G12; 1 vote: G3, G7, G10 (12 votes in total).
• Schedule

• The presentations you gave were very nice and of high quality!
• Grading is now complete. I have discussed the results with Harald Krogstad and we agree on the outcome. The overall result is very good and we have been impressed by what you have been able to do in so short a time!
• Comments and grades on the projects.

• What can be learned from this years project?
  • Proceedures, organization, type and amount of problems, time available, work load, advice/help etc.
• What can be improved?
• What was good/fun and could serve as examples for future projects?
• Feedback:
  • I would like to have a (short if possible) email from each group.
  • Reference group: We try to have a meeting soon.