General description of presentation projects
Groups of one to three students in our class will be preparing and giving presentations of applications of differential equations in the coming week. I encourage you to pick a topic in an area which you have independent interest. Here are some details on these course projects--
Sources for your presentation
  • applications topics in our text that we have not covered--for example, discrete dynamical systems and chaos, many of the labs, etc.
  • topics from the applications section of other ODE texts available in our classroom--Braun, Borrelli and Coleman, etc.
  • Physics students often present relevant PDEs they have encountered; RLC circuits are another good physics application.
  • other application area you have encountered or you choose to research
  • SIMIODE projects: https://www.simiode.org/
Format of the presentation
Your presentation should last approximately (# in group) * 6 +/- 2 minutes, including time for brief questions.
You may wish to prepare a:
  • Google docs, Prezi, or PowerPoint presentation
  • Web page
  • Pdf presentation
  • Mathematica Notebook
Or if you prefer low tech:
  • Pre-written material on our blackboard
  • Presentation materials to distribute to the audience
Tips for a good presentation
  • Instead of just showing us a problem solution that is worked out for you by an author, show us a problem you have solved on your own
  • When appropriate, use of software tools (our text's software, Mathematica, others) to tackle realistic-sized problems to augment your presentation is recommended
  • It is important that you carefully prepare and practice your presentation to be sure the whole class enjoys and benefits from this work
  • I normally invite departmental faculty to sit in on your presentations

Abstracts

  • Word processed
  • Including presentation title, the word "abstract", and group members names
  • One to two paragraphs describing what your group has chosen to discuss

Summary paper

Submit a single paper for a group. 250 words per group member is adequate (plus graphics). No longer than a few pages.

Timeline

Abstracts are due by Noon on Sunday, February 4 (There is a Moodle drop box; pdf preferred). Presentations will be held Monday, February 5 afternoon and Tuesday February 6 (morning and afternoon.) Papers are due Tuesday February 6 at 5 p.m.

Credit

Abstract 5 points; Paper 10 points, Presentation 10 points of your homework/quiz/presentations grade.

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