This page contains information about the assignments and final project in 02821. 

Assignments 1, 2, & 3

Assignments 1, 2, and 3 will be written reports, summarizing the work contained in exercises preceding it. If you show up to class and solve the exercises, these assignments should be straight forward to solve.

• Assignment 1 will be posted after lecture 3 and due one week later (see details regarding Formalia below)
• Assignment 2 will be posted after lecture 5 and due one week later.
• Assignment 3 will be posted after lecture 8 and due one week later.

Author contributions

• Since groups have size 4, we would like to know who did what. There are two ways of doing this, please choose one of them!
• Contributions A [preferred]: Write a separate section (which should appear on the first page), where you explain the author contributions. This style is becoming more common in actual scientific papers. Read more here: http://blogs.nature.com/nautilus/2007/11/post_12.html.
• Contributions B: After each numbered section, write who wrote/performed the work.

Formalia regarding assignment 1-3

• Assignment 1, 2, and 3 will be handed in in groups that we design for you (typically size 4, sometimes). 
• Assignment  1, 2,   and 3 suggested maximal length is 6 pages (if you can answer all questions within less space, that's great). Depending on your disposition, It might be difficult to squeze in all that material into 6 pages, but that's part of the challenge. While grading, we look at how you prioritize material and express yourself clearly and succinctly.
• Read the text carefully - make sure you understand the question. And make sure that you answer all sub-questions, etc. (It's easy to miss something, so be thorough).
• The reports should be formatted according the standard ACM SIG Proceedings Template (http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates).   
• In the ACM template, please allow one section per numbered question.
• Check that figures display correctly and have a caption. Axes must be labeled, etc.
• Make sure that you use references when they're needed and follow academic standards.
• THE ASSIGNMENT MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT. MS Word and OpenOffice are particularly unpopular; handing in in non-pdf format will negatively influence your grade. 
• No code is necessary - if you're very proud of your code you may attach your scripts as a zip file.
• Be precise, write in objective language (avoid: "I think ...", "In my opinon...", etc) - if you make an observation, support it with data.

Formalia regarding projects

• The projects will be carried out in groups of size 4.

Project Assignment A

The fourth assignment will be a 5 minute presentation to be delivered to the class during lecture 10. 

The talk should explain the central idea behind your final project (what is it?, why is it interesting?), as well as an outline on the elements you’ll need to get to your goal - and the implementation plan.

• The talk will be 15 slides.
• We will auto-forward each slide after 20 seconds.
• Slides must be in pdf format. We will not accept slides in PowerPoint or Keynote formats.

It is possible to include a lot of material into 5 minutes of presentation, so you’ll need to put some effort into developing your idea. We highly recommend practicing the talk before you show up so you’re used to the autoforwarding, etc.

Project Assignment A*

As a new option this year, you will also be allowed to make a 5 minute movie (instead of the 5 minute presentation). The movie will be evaluated on how well it explains the central idea behind your final project (what is it?, why is it interesting?), as well as an outline on the elements you’ll need to get to your goal - and the implementation plan. But other than that, there are no constraints. And we do appreciate funny/inventive/beautiful movies, although the academic content is most important. Note that we'll display the movie to the entire class.