Projects
Guidelines
Assessment
For each of the projects you choose, you have to write a code and submit it for evaluation.
After the submission you will have an oral exam for all projects, face-to-face with your instructors.
The purpose of the oral exam is to assess your understanding of the code you submitted.
Your overall project grade will be the sum of both "oral exam grade" (2 points) and "project grade" (18 points).
Selecting Projects
You are expected to complete 4 projects. No more, no less!
You MUST choose at least one from 3 points worth of one project.
Each project will have a grade point which also represents its difficulty level. You are expected to complete a minimum of 8 points from the projects listed. The grade points you collected will not have any effect on final project grading. Therefore, the total points collected might be larger than 8 points.
There is no restriction on the order of projects. However, we encourage you to start with the less difficult one. We also advise beginners that they should submit at least two easy ones as early as possible.
If you know what to do, you can start working on them right away.
Project Period
Starting from W10 (10th week), only project works will be discussed during the lab hours.
Come to the lab as usual; your instructors will be there to help you with your projects.
You will have to attend for a full 2 hours, and attendance will be taken at the end of lab hours.
Coding
All of your projects must contain functions inside.
YOUR WORK MUST BE YOURS! Even though you can get help and advice from your friends, you must complete all projects alone and NOT work and/or code together with other people. Proper action will be taken for students who copy others’ work.
You are NOT allowed to use any packages or special functions of Python with the exception of math and any other ones specifically mentioned.
You are NOT allowed to look up any of the codes on the internet. You can only look up syntax. Example: If you are expected to write a sorting program, you cannot use search phrases such as "Sorting algorithm" or "How to do a sort using Python". You can, on the other hand, search for specific tasks such as "How to add a number to an array".
Most of the projects require plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
Modules & Libraries
The list of libraries which are allowed to use: random, math, system
The list of libraries which are NOT allowed to use: scipy, numpy
Submission
Everything is done in a digital medium. Therefore, no exception is allowed for the deadlines.
We advise you to submit two easy projects 1 week after the Mid-term exam.
All projects have to be submitted at their respective weeks until the semester term ends.
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Complete List of Projects will be available before "Project Weeks"
General Kinematics
Here you can find supplementary material on Newton Kinematics
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-Apollo11
Calculate the magnetic field on the track of Apollo 11.
(3 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-FeynVertex
Create Feynman Diagrams of the elementary particle interactions.
(3 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-GeneRun
Run an agarose gel simulation with the given data of restriction enzyme cut gene lengths.
(1 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-GuidingCenter
Calculate and animate the trajectory of a charged particle in an electric and magnetic field.
(3 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-MotionField
Calculate the trajectory of a charged particle in an electric and magnetic field.
(2 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-NewtonRoot
Calculate the roots of a function using the Newton's method.
(2 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-PlancksLaw
Calculate the total power emitted by a blackbody using the Simpson's rule.
(2 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-PlanetMotion
Calculate the trajectory of planet X.
(3 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-RelMotion1D
Use both classical and relativistic mechanics to analyze motion of a particle under constant force.
(2 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-Rocket
Simulate the trajectory of a fuel-consuming rocket.
(3 points)
This project requires plotting and/or simulation. Failure to complete this part will result in a grade of zero.
S-TunnellingEarth
Analyze numerically the motion of an object falling through an hypothetical tunnel.