There is a single oral final exam. You can choose the exam
topic but you are strongly advised to discuss with me before
you begin working on it. Typically, you will be assigned a
set of papers to read and will be asked to reproduce some
experimental results. You will be required to give a short
(30 min) presentation during the exam. Please ensure that your
presentation includes an introduction to the problem being
addressed, a brief review of relevant literature, technical
derivation of methods, and, if appropriate, a detailed
description of experimental work. You are allowed to use
multimedia tools to prepare your presentation. You are
responsible for understanding all the relevant concepts, the
underlying theory, and the necessary background that you will
usually find in the textbooks.
You can work in groups of two to carry out experimental works
(three is an exceptional number that you must motivate
clearly). If you do so, please ensure that personal
contributions to the overall work are clearly identifiable.
Same as above except topics are limited to those covered in
the first 2/3 of the course and you will not be asked to
reimplement the methods or reproducing experimental results.