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For your semester project, you have been asked to find a computational model that is interesting to you, and that you think you understand reasonably well now that you have taken this course. At the end of the semester, you will be asked to give a short presentation to the class describing this model, its underlying numerical algorithms, its connections to class, and ways that one can identify whether this is a good model or not (where "good" means that it reasonably describes the phenomenon that it's trying to model).
The point of this assignment is to get you to do some in-depth research and to think about the model that you have chosen, examples that you will use to explain it, and how it connects to class. This will help you to think through the model, and will also provide source material for your presentation!
Describe the model that you chose in more detail by answering the questions below. Make sure to put references to relevant web pages, articles, etc. in your answers - this is an important part of the project, and will significantly affect your grade! You can add links by using this syntax:
[text](URL)Question 1: What is the purpose of this model? What is it used for, and why should I care? What are the kinds of questions that this model would be used to answer?
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Question 2: How does the model work? What are the numerical algorithms that underly the model?
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Question 3: What are the model inputs and outputs? What goes into the model, and what comes out?
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Question 4: How does this model connect to what we've done in class? Connect it to the methods you've learned about in modeling and data analysis.
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Question 5: If I were using this model, what sort of data would I compare it to in order to decide if it's a good model or a bad model?
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What resources have you used to find information about your model? Put links to web pages, papers, etc. below and include some text describing why you chose each link, what useful information it has, and why you believe that it's a credible source. You should use the syntax described in the previous question.
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What graphics, images, or animations can you use to demonstrate to the other students in this class how the model works and how it is compared to data? Please provide links, and describe why you think that these visualizations are useful to make the points that you wish to make.
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What questions do you still have about your model now that you've spent some time doing research?
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