Princeton University Computer Science Dept.

Computer Science COS SRT Senior research Thesis ***AB Candidates Only*** Sanjeev Arora BSE Candidates, please see COS497.

Fall 1997

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, October 17. 
  Drop off completed form at the CS Undergraduate Office (Rm 410) containing the name of your advisor and title of your thesis project.
• Nov 24, between 4 and 6:30pm in Room 103.
  Make a 10-minute presentation on results of your project.
  

  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
  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.
• May 4
  Thesis is due.
• Reading Period, Spring 1998.
  Thesis "defence".

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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