Princeton University Computer Science Dept.

Computer Science COS JIW Junior Independent Work ***AB Candidates Only*** Sanjeev Arora BSE Candidates, please see COS397.

Fall 1997

Provides an opportunity for a student to concentrate on a "state-of-the-art" project in computer science. Topics may be selected from suggestions by faculty members or proposed by the student. The final choice must be approved by the faculty advisor. Open to qualified sophomores as well as juniors, provided they are adequately prepared. B.S.E. candidates only. AB candidates are implicitly registered for independent research every semester of their last two years. B.S.E. candidates who do independent work must register explicitly. 

Answers to frequently asked questions about independent work.

Students enrolled for independent work this semester must attend occasional class meetings where they will be advised about how to do independent work, how to prepare an oral presentation, how to write the final report, etc.
The first meeting in Fall 1997 is on Tuesday, September 16 at 4:30 pm in the small auditorium. Attendance is compulsory.

Schedule

• Tuesday, September 16 at 4:30 pm in the small auditorium. 
  Getting-started meeting. (Attendance is compulsory.)
• Friday, September 26. 
  Drop off completed form at the CS Undergraduate Office (Rm 410) containing the name of your advisor and title of your project.
• Some time around October 10.
  Make a 5-minute presentation in the evening meeting (date/time to be announced) on what you intend to do in your project.
• December 1, 2 or 3 
  Make a 12-minute presentation on results of your project.
  SIGN UP FOR A SLOT OUTSIDE ROOM 307

  Try to include the following in your presentation.

  a 2-3 line "sound-bite" on what your project is
  Details on your project
  Prior research in this area and its relevance to your project (if any)
  What you have already achieved and what else you hope to achieve by January 5.
  What you had hoped to achieve at the start of the semester but didn't pan out.
  Use of transparencies is encouraged. You can print transparencies on certain printers in the department; for instructions see here. If you prepare transparencies with a PC or a MAC, you will need to save them as postscript files and then print the postscript files.
• January 5
  Drop off a final report with your advisor and also with Mrs. McDermott.

People/Links

• Instructor: Sanjeev Arora, Room 307 CS Bldg. arora@cs.princeton.edu
• Course Secretary: Mrs. D. McDermott, Room 410 CS Bldg. dmcd@cs.princeton.edu.

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