MATH/AMSC 420 Homeworks, Spring 2012

(23 April version)

There will be nine homework assignments:

two individual assignments worth ten points each,
seven group assignments worth ten points each.

They will be listed below during the semester. New additions to the list will be announced on the homepage of the website. Each assignment is worth 10 points.

Individual Homework Assignments

Group Homework Assignments relating to Midterm Project

due Monday, 20 February
- Risky Assets (revised 17 February)
- Epidemiology (revised 14 February)
due Monday, 27 February
- Risky Assets (revised 22 February)
- Epidemiology (revised 22 February)
due Monday, 5 March
- Risky Assets (revised 22 February)
- Epidemiology (revised 29 February)

Group Homework Assignments relating to Final Project

due Wednesday, 4 April
- Risky Assets (revised 25 March)
- Epidemiology (revised 30 March)
due Wednesday, 11 April
- Risky Assets (revised 25 March)
- Epidemiology (revised 23 April)
due Wednesday, 18 April
- Risky Assets (revised 25 March)
- Epidemiology (revised 23 April)
due Monday, 23 April
- Risky Assets (revised 25 March)
- Epidemiology (revised 23 April)

Groups

Groups will be set up for the midterm project shortly after the second individual homework assignment is due. Different groups will be set up for the final project shortly after the midterm project is due. We will try to make the second set of groups as different from the first as possible.

Groups are expected to meet regularly outside class.
Group homework assignments will be related to their project. For each assignment the group must submit a single written report describing their work.
For each project the group must submit a written report describing (among other things) the problem that was investigated, the models used and the justification for using them, results from analysis and simulation of the models, and conclusions drawn from those results. Groups will also give a brief oral report summarizing their methods and findings.

Each person in a group must participate in the group's oral presentation as well as its written report and group homeworks.

Academic Integrity

In accordance with campus policy, on every assignment submitted each student should write by hand and sign the University Honor Pedge:

I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance on this assignment.

The basic principle to keep in mind is to avoid respresenting the work of others as your own. Individual homework assignments should be done individually. For group homework assignments and projects, input from sources outside the group (other than the instructors) should be cited.