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The midterm project should be finalized as a paper similar to research articles dealing with [http://arxiv.org/list/cond-mat.mes-hall/new Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics] posted every day on [http://arxiv.org/ arxiv.org]. The format of the paper mimicking this is:
The midterm project should be finalized as a paper similar to research articles dealing with [http://arxiv.org/list/cond-mat.mes-hall/new Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics] posted every day on [http://arxiv.org/ arxiv.org]. The format of the paper mimicking this is:


* Title, Name of the person and affiliation, Abstract, [http://publish.aps.org/PACS PACS codes], Introduction, Methods, Results, Dicussion, Conclusion, and References.  
* Title, Name of the person and affiliation, Abstract, Introduction, Models and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.  


* Paper should be typed in two column style. For this you can use:  
* Paper should be typed in two column style. For this you can use:  
**LaTeX in the form of RevTeX style for Physical Review journals, as implemented by  [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/phys660_template.tex PHYS 824 template] and the embedded [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/newton.eps EPS figure] for this example. You can also find more examples of typing mathematical formulas in [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/latex_tips.tex Math into LaTeX: How to Beautify Equations] (and the embedded [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/decay.eps EPS figure]).
**LaTeX (as offered by Overleaf) in the form of ''RevTeX style for Physical Review journals,'' as exemplified by: [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/phys660_template.tex PHYS 824 template] and the embedded [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/newton.eps EPS figure] for this example. You can also find more examples of typing mathematical formulas in [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/latex_tips.tex Math into LaTeX: How to Beautify Equations] (and the embedded [http://www.physics.udel.edu/%7Ebnikolic/teaching/phys660/PDF/decay.eps EPS figure]).
**[http://www.openoffice.org/ Open Office] version of Microsoft Word (Word itself is not advisable since you need additional programs, such as MathType, on the top of it to be able to type equations).
**[http://www.openoffice.org/ Open Office] or Microsoft Word but with additional packages (such as MathType) so you can type professionally looking equations.


* '''The final report of the midterm project should be produced as a PDF file and emailed to the instructor, together with your Python, Matlab etc. codes (compress everything into a single file) before the deadline.'''
* '''The final report of the midterm project should be produced as a PDF file and emailed to the instructor, together with your Python, Matlab etc. codes (compress everything into a single file) before the deadline.'''

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Guidelines

The idea of a Research Project is to tackle a single topic (which could be composed of several intertwined problems) borrowed from recent research literature and spend time on researching references, doing computation, and writing a Report. This should allow students to:

  • practice how a scientist really thinks - if you learn anything in school, it should be how to think; memorization is less useful since you can always look it up.
  • get insight into the science of tomorrow which is not the science of yesterday; the new ideas of tomorrow, in any branch of science, will not come from just decades old physics.
  • get experience in the same activities that Ph.D. scientists conduct on a daily basis.

When you have enough results to tell a coherent story, you should end the Research Project by writing (in a clear writing style, obeying the rules of grammar and spelling) and submitting a Report. The Report should be understandable to a person who has not done the assignment.

Format of the report for the midterm project

The midterm project should be finalized as a paper similar to research articles dealing with Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics posted every day on arxiv.org. The format of the paper mimicking this is:

  • Title, Name of the person and affiliation, Abstract, Introduction, Models and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
  • Paper should be typed in two column style. For this you can use:
  • The final report of the midterm project should be produced as a PDF file and emailed to the instructor, together with your Python, Matlab etc. codes (compress everything into a single file) before the deadline.

Format of the report for the final project

The final project will be reported through a Poster Session, during the final exam time, and it will also include peer reviewing. To make a poster, you can use this PowerPoint Template. Poster printing is available in Smith Hall and its cost will be covered by the Department.

Midterm Research Project

  • To be announced during the Fall of 2025.

Final Research Project

  • To be announced during the Fall of 2025.
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