Projects
An essential part of this course are the take-home projects.
Before you start with those, please fill out the
registration form with your data. Registering is necessary
in order to get grades for the two projects and the theory exam.
Please note that this registration does not substitute the usual
course registration. Registering here does not register you in LADOK.
Instructions for the take-home exams:
The report should reflect individual work. However, reasonably open
discussions of the assignments with other students in this course are
acceptable, but must be acknowledged in the report. The reports should
consist of two to five pages plus supplementary graphs, tables, program
listings, etc., and should be organized as follows:
- Introduction and Problem
Background. Briefly describe the general problem you want to
solve and why a
numerical or computational solution (as opposed to an exclusively
analytical solution) is required.
- Numerical Considerations. Briefly discuss the specific methods, software or algorithms you selected for this problem. Mention any specific features of MATLAB you exploited.
- Results. Include a
concise tabular or graphical presentation of the results. Every table
and figure should have a caption and a title, and the axes
of every plot should be clearly marked, so that the reader can
understand the figures or plots without referring to the main text. All
codes should be clearly documented, especially input and output
parameters, if any, and a description of what the code does.
- Analysis. Include
a solid discussion and analysis of the results presented. The
discussion should
address any difficulties you encountered, appropriate measures of
performance (such as errors and computer time) and the apparent sources
of error you
observed.
- Lessons Learned. Elaborate a critical evaluation of the software you used. Make a list of the specific things you learned by working out the assignment, both theoretical and practical issues.
- Acknowledgements. Mention
discussions with other students or teachers, software downloaded from
the web or copied from a book, and any other relevant information
you find fit to disclose.
The report may be written in Swedish or English. Include name and e-mail.
Please hand in the report on paper (not via e-mail) at the corresponding lecture or seminar, or else place it in the box marked FMN011 at the bottom of the shelf located at the entrance of the right-hand side corridor (MH, ground floor). The first report will be collected at 12:00 on Friday, April 26, 2013. It can also be handed in personally before that time. The second report will be collected at 12:00 on Friday, May 24, 2013. It can also be handed in personally before that time. Any report handed in or placed in the box after this time will not be accepted.
Last update 2013-03-19 –
