Princeton University Computer Science Dept.

Computer Science COS JIW Junior Independent Work ***AB Candidates Only*** Sanjeev Arora BSE Candidates, please see COS 398.

Spring 1998

Provides an opportunity for AB juniors to concentrate on a "state-of-the-art" project in computer science (required for the AB degree). Topics may be selected from suggestions by faculty members or proposed by the student. The final choice must be approved by the faculty advisor. AB candidates are automatically registered for independent research every semester of their last two years. B.S.E. candidates who wish to do independent work in the spring semester must register explicitly for COS 398 or COS 498  

Schedule

• February 13: Hand in a completed form to the CS undegraduate secretary, listing your advisor's name, project title, and brief project outline.
• April 9, 10 
  Make a 12-minute presentation on results of your project.
  SIGN UP FOR A SLOT OUTSIDE ROOM 307. TRY TO PICK A SLOT DURING WHICH YOUR ADVISOR CAN ATTEND. You should sign up for a 1-hour slot in the following times: (1) Thursday April 9, 10-12 and 1-5. (2) Friday April 10, 10-1 and 1-3. For each hour, I will decide randomly upon the order in which the four students will present.

  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 May 4.
  What you had hoped to achieve at the start of the semester but didn't pan out.
  Be prepared for 2-3 minutes of questions after your talk. You are encouraged to use transparencies in your talk. Note however that you cannot realistically expect to have time for more than about 5-6 transparencies in a 12 minute talk.

  To print transparencies on printers in the department see here for instructions. 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 on the dept. printers. Alternatively, you can print on paper as usual and then photocopy onto a transparency. Ms. Tina Hill can tell you which photocopier to use and how (most copiers in the department cannot photocopy onto transparencies).

• May 4: Deadline for submitting the written report to your advisor. A final copy should also be submitted to the undergraduate secretary.

People/Links

• Instructor: Sanjeev Arora, Room 307 CS Bldg. arora@cs.princeton.edu
• CS undergrad secretary: Ms. T. Hill, Room 410 CS Bldg. tmhill@cs.princeton.edu.

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