Important dates

Project Plan (25%) - due 10/12 A two-page (max) description of topics you plan to investigate, the methods and tools that you plan to use, and a timeline of project milestones.
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Report (50%) - due 12/9. A written report including the following sections: Introduction, Methods, Validation Plan, Results, Discussion and Bibliography. Use the fundamental concepts you learned in class to justify your approach and to provide insights into the results. Why did you choose this approach? Why do some models perform better than others, etc. Software should be submitted to the course TA with instructions for compilation and a list of dependencies.

Presentation (25%) A 20-minute team presentation of your project and findings. These will be scheduled for the last two regular class sessions and the final exam period. Team Reviews - due last class Each person will rate the contributions of their teammates from 1-5. The lowest review you receive will be dropped, and the remaining reviews will be averaged and used to weight your project score. You will receive your anonymized reviews in an email from the instructor. The instructor is available to mediate team disputes.