Applications of Differential Equations Presentations
Completion requirements
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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