Final Project and Paper
For your final project and paper: Select a topic that interests you. You can work
individually or in a group. You will present your research in class and in writing, in a
format to be determined. The following is a partial list of references you can draw from.
Most of them are available at the main desk of the Science Library, on the table to the left
just after you enter. Feel free to discuss your research with us. Details will follow.
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