Final Projects
Each student will select two topics, only 1 from each of the 3 categories listed below.
These are approved topics, if a student wishes to report on another, submit a brief written description of the topic for approval.
First student to select a topic gets that topic, only 1 student per topic.
Distractions During Presentations Will be Penalized
A 10 minute PowerPoint presentation will be given to the class on the assigned date. (10 minutes for both topics)
At the beginning of class the student will Email a copy to [email protected] and also to my school account.
Stand during the presentation
Refer to refer to bullets or pictures or graphs etc on the slides.
The presentation must include
♦ An outline or table of contents for the presentation.
♦ A body that follows the outline
♦ A summary of the main topics covered.
♦ Pictures, diagrams, and tables when appropriate.
♦ Bullets, not paragraphs.
Student |
Presentation Date |
Submitted |
Presented |
Nobel |
Friday, December 9 |
√ |
√ |
George |
Friday, December 9 |
√ |
√ |
Justin |
Monday, December 12 |
√ |
√ |
Eric |
Monday, December 12 |
√ |
√ |
Julia |
Monday, December 12 |
√ |
√ |
Simon |
Tuesday, December 13 |
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Achyut |
Tuesday, December 13 |
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Clay |
Tuesday, December 13 |
No duplicates, first one to pick gets the topic
Category 1 |
Cagegory 2 |
Category 3 |
Artificial Intelligence |
DNA Computers |
Augusta Byron |
Assembly Language |
ENIAC |
Claude Shannon |
Cryptography |
Machine Architecture |
John von Neumann |
Development of Languages |
Nano Computers |
George Boole |
Genetic Algorithms |
Cray Computers |
Grace Hopper |
Operating Systems |
Logic Gates |
Alan Turing |
Parallel Processing |
Babbage Machines |
John Backus |
Compilers |
Turing Machine |
Presper Eckert |
OpenGL |
Internet |
Richard Feynman |
Fractals |
Quantum Computers |
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Colossus Computers |
Check mark indicates presentation given
Student |
First Topic |
Second Topic |
Nobel |
Nano Computers |
OpenGL |
George |
Fractals |
Quantum Computing |
Justin |
Artificial Intelligence |
John Von Neuman |
Eric |
DNA Computers |
Cryptography |
Julia |
Internet |
Compilers |
Simon |
Genetic Algorithms |
Machine Architecture |
Achyut |
Babbage Machines |
Grace Murray Hopper |
Clay |
Assembly Language |
Logic Gates |
List all references used. Each project must have at least 3 references.
References
♦ Texts: Title, Author(s), Publisher.
♦ Internet: URL, Title, Author(s).
♦ Citations
Ø Placed where used in body of text
Ø Format: (Reference number x, page x)
Ø If Internet reference, instead of page, enter Section TItle XXX)