The main aim of the projects is to emphasise the applications of Matrix Algebra. It is an oppurtunity for you to explore an interest of yours and its relationship with Matrices. One could choose a project close to one's major so as to maximize the utility of this course.
| Basic Plan: The basic plan for a project is that: you will be given a brief summary of a subject, a list of key words for you to learn. Each one of us will be responsible for finding references, learning these key words and general aspects of the subject. Then two weeks later (say) you will be given some problems to work on. Finally, you will then assemble what you have learnt (brief description of the project and solution to the problems) into a report for submission (say 3-4 weeks after uoyou get the questions). |
| Grading: The link provides information on how the projects were graded in the past. I should essentially follow the same. |
| Benefits: As will be evident from the link or otherwise,
this is not like a test. You can always consult--check the solutions
with me or others. Regular and responsible work are the keys to
success. Overwhelming majority of my past students (96 out of 100 odd)
really liked doing such a project, they found that learning (a bit) of
a related subject quite rewarding. I have some of the past project
reports with me, do drop by my office if you would like to see
them. Apart from the material one will also get experinence of how to
submit a paper/report, always useful to have.
It is fine if you want to work in groups, so you may want to consult with friends in the class in your choice of subject. But each of you will be responsible for submitting your own individual report of the results in the end. Please feel free to contact me, in person or by email, for help finding references or working the problems or for general guidance about the projects, and to give me feedback about how it is going. |
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The deadline for choosing grading scheme II has passed. Step I: The first thing to do would be to fill out the Project Questionnaire. and submit it anytime before **February 6th, 2001**. It maybe worthwhile to read the summaries of the projects (below) before completing the questionnaire. |
Projects: with links to their summaries.
Electrical Networks (Engineering)Theory of Games (Economics)Equilibrium Temperature Distributions (Physics and Chemistry)Linear Programming (Math and applications)Applications in Genetics(Life sciences)
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