Projects

Special software is required to use some of the files in this section: .tar, and .m. The .def file is an auxilliary file used with the .m files in this course.

There will be a common project developed during the course that students will solve using the language of their choice. The final class will be used to compare the different solutions developed. The project counts as 30% of the class grade.

Each Project Submission should Include

1. Written document that outlines the algorithms used in the project. The document should include:
   • Role of each person in the project
   • Methods that were used to verify that the code generated correct answers
2. Program design and layout discussion
3. Program source code and instructions on installation
4. Examples of output of program and instructions for using the program

Project Topics for Fall 2005

1. Radiation paths in solids
2. Big-Bang universe
3. Rutherford Scattering Experiment
4. HORSE

Project Topics from 2004

1. Temperature profile in solids
2. Traffic highway flow
3. Motion of pendulum and spring systems
4. EM-pong game
5. Critical Mass and neutron flux
6. Ballistic cannon game

Examples of Earlier Projects (The tar files contain a directory with MATLAB® M-files)

N-body orbital problem (bodyN in main program). This program does rigorous N-body planetary integrations in three dimensions. bodyNd.tar (TAR) (The TAR file contains: 5 .m files and 1 .def file.)

Brick-brack-brock (bbb is main program). Breakout type game with physics in the motions. (Program is not completely bug-free.) bbb.tar (TAR) (The TAR file contains: 3 .m files.)