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MATH 420: Projects Info

There are two projects in the course --- one before spring break and one after spring break. Teams will be assigned to topics for Project One around the second or third week of classes and for Project Two around the first week after spring break. Students who are teammates for the first project will not be teammates for the second project.

Teams are expected to meet regularly outside of class. For Project One each team should meet with the instructor during the weeks of February 27 and March 5. For Project Two each team should meet with their supervisor during the weeks of April 23 and April 30 (dates subject to change).

For each project, the team must submit a written report describing (among other things) the problem that was investigated, the model used and the justification for it, results from analysis and simulation of the model, and the conclusions drawn from the results -- see a sample list here. Teams will also give a brief oral report summarizing their methods and findings -- see a sample here. Teams must submit an electronic copy (pdf) of the slides used in their oral presentation. Teams must submit an electronic copy (pdf) of their written report as well as the code (and data sets, if different than the ones provided) that is used to generate those results. Each team member must participate in the team's oral presentation as well as in its written report. The maximum score for these components is given by the following table.

	Preparation	Oral Presentation	Written Report	Total
Project One	10 points	10 points	30 points	50 points
Project Two	15 points	15 points	45 points	75 points

For each oral presentation, every person not in the team is expected to submit a paragraph or two on a separate sheet of paper summarizing and critiquing the report -- what did you feel were the main points of the report, what was hard to understand, what did you find particularly effective, etc. The quality of your summaries will contribute up to 4 points to your class engagement score.

Topics for Project One	Team	Data Data Explanation	Presentation Date
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Pranay Kuppa Anika Peshwa	*Baltimore City, MD* Validation	March 7
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Nikesh Chhetri Kane Hsu	*Calvert County, MD* Validation	March 7
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Thokozani Tembo Snehal Tamot	*Frederick County, MD* Validation	March 7
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Thomas Purtscher Yasong Qin	*Montgomery County, MD* Validation	March 12
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Alexander Klein Robert Bull	*Prince George's County, MD* Validation	March 12
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Rohan Uttamsingh Shilin Huang	*Howard County, MD* Validation	March 12
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Vishnu Subramaniyan Matthew McConnell	*Alexandria, VA* Validation	March 14
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Max Harris Eric Xie	*Arlington, VA* Validation	March 14
*SIR Covid Modeling*	Charles Lin Quentin Ludet	*New York, NY* Validation	March 14

Topics for Project Two	Team	Data	Presentation Date
*Geometric Graphs: Embedding, Matching, and Registration*	Rohan Uttamsingh Charles Lin	Team 1 dataset	April 30
*Random Graphs: Block Partitions and Embeddings*	Max Harris Quentin Ludet	Team 2 dataset	April 30
*Geometric Graphs: Embedding, Matching, and Registration*	Eric Xie Vishnu Subramaniyan	Team 3 dataset	May 2
*Random Graphs: Block Partitions and Embeddings*	Matthew McConnell Shilin Huang	Team 4 dataset	May 2
*Geometric Graphs: Embedding, Matching, and Registration*	Thokozani Tembo Robert Bull	Team 5 dataset	May 7
*Random Graphs: Block Partitions and Embeddings*	Snehal Tamot Alexander Klein Kane Hsu	Team 6 dataset	May 7
*Random Graphs: Block Partitions and Embeddings*	Nikesh Chhetri Thomas Purtscher	Team 7 dataset	May 9

Academic Integrity
The University of Maryland, College Park has a nationally recognized Code of Academic Integrity, administered by the Student Honor Council. This Code sets standards for academic integrity at Maryland for all undergraduate and graduate students. As a student you are responsible for upholding these standards for this course. It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. For more information on the Code of Academic Integrity or the Student Honor Council, please visit http://www.shc.umd.edu. To further exhibit your commitment to academic integrity, remember to sign the Honor Pledge when needed: "I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this examination."

Students with Disabilities
If you have a documented disability and wish to discuss academic accomodations with me, please contact me as soon as possible.

Religious Observances
If you will be absent from class because of religious observances, please submit a list of the dates of your absences within a couple of days.