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.
The results can be found on blackboard.

Registration deadline:	28.10.
Problems published:	28.10.
Preparations:	(1) Read carefully the information on this page.
	(2) Read the proposals and start thinking about the project.
	(3) Arrange a meeting in the project group to discuss and possibly divide tasks.
Presentation and Questions:	31.10.
Help sessions:	31.10. - 15.11.
Presentations:	16.11.
Deadline for the reports:	18.11.

Help sessions (tentatively) (check also the FAQ page):
Day	Date	Time	Room
Wednesday	31.10.	10:15-12:00	R9
		13:15-14:00	Nullrommet
Friday	02.11.	10:15-12:00	R3
Tuesday	06.11.	14:15-16:00	Nullrommet
Wednesday	07.11.	10:15-12:00	R9
		13:15-14:00	Nullrommet
Thursday	08.11.	10:15-12:00	Banachrommet
Friday	09.11.	10:15-12:00	R3
Tuesday	13.11.	10:15-12:00	Nullrommet
Wednesday	14.11.	10:15-12:00	R9
		13:15-14:00	Nullrommet

~~We will have groups of 4-5 students. You may either register a group of 3 or 4 persons, or you may register 1 person without a group.~~
~~Persons without any group will be added to existing groups to form 5 person groups or new groups will be formed.~~

A written report 5-10 pages long.
- The report can be either English or Norwegian.
- Send me (Markus) the report in PDF-format by email.
- Name the report: ReportG??.pdf where ?? is replaced by group number (e.g. ReportG02.pdf).
A 6 minutes presentation in front of class (do not prepare more than 4-5 slides)
- Email the slides (PDF) to me (Markus) at least 1 hour before the presentations start.
- Name the file: SlidesG??.pdf where ?? is replaced by group number.
- The slides have to be in PDF format.

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

Manage your time:
- Expected total time per person: About 3x12=36 hours.
- Try to plan, focus, and limit the work so that you get some results in the expected time without using many extra hours.
- Imagine you work in a company and the group is given 3 weeks and 36 hours per member to finish the project (some results, report, presentation). Do your best with these constraints.
Focus - at least to begin with. You are not expected to work on all the questions/projects.
You can present partial results.
Try and fail is ok as long as you do not cover up.
You may discuss across the groups, but reports and presentations must be made independently.
You may use any literature you find, but you must give references to the source!
Do not copy from any source without understanding the material first!

Do not use too much time during your presentation.
Language: Norwegian or English
Vote for best presentation: Anonymous, one vote per group, can not vote for your own group.
Counts positively towards the grade.