The final third will be directed towards projects. Possible projects are new mathematical techniques, new algorithms, literature surveys, etc. These are to be arranged between the students and Dr. Peters, and are customized to the student's interests, background and talents. Team projects are also quite possible, where one student might consider mathematical foundations and another may create a corresponding software implementation. Such cross-disciplinary work between students in mathematics and those in computer science will be encouraged.
Enrollment is limited to be able to accommodate the seminar format.
Furthermore, early registration is crucial for the course to be arranged. This course is a natural complement to the course currently being offered during this Fall 98 semester by Professor Roulier, entitled, CSE 355, Computational Geometry. While neither of these courses is a pre-requisite for the other, they rely upon similar mathematics.