Course projects will provide the context for in-class instruction. Students will work in groups to develop models of the physical systems described in each project. Students will develop a solution to the proposed problem, which include both predictions and explanations of those predictions. Students are expected to develop these solutions in their groups and ensure that each member of the group understands the process, concepts, and results that are developed for each project. Additional information on projects are below. Project information will become available each week.
Below, we discuss how students (and their groups) should approach working with course projects.
Weekly projects are listed below. Each new project will be released at the beginning of the week in which students will work on it. Part of your grade includes taking pictures of your white-boarded solution to each problem - each student is responsible for their own pictures. If the problem includes computation, you must also include screenshots of your working code. Pictures/screenshots are uploaded to Gradescope along with your weekly reflections.
Project 1A (F24) - River Crossing
Project 2B (F24) - McMurdo(computation)
Project 3A (F24) - Geostationary Orbit
Project 3B (F24) - Geostationary Orbit(computation)
Project 4A (F24) - Escape from Korath Part 1
Project 5A (F24) - Escape from Korath Part 2
Project 5B (F24) - CSI East Lansing
Project 6A (F24) - Six Flags over East Lansing
Project 6B (F24) - Hotel Overlook
Project 8A (F24) - Launching a Communications Probe
Project 8A (F24) - Launching a Communications Probe Computation (F24)
WEEK 9: FALL BREAK and Group Project 2
Project 10A (F24) - Boar Tiger Soup
Project 10B (F24) - Thunderdome
Project 11A (F24) - Movie Stunt 1
Project 11B (F24) - Movie Stunt 2
Project 12A (F24) - Saving a Probe
Project 12B (F24) - You Spin Me Right Around