Dear APM115 friends,

Here is a list of possible subject for your first project.  Each group
of three of you needs to choose your first, second and third choices
for a project from this list.

Please email these **three** selections to both TFs: kurt House
<khouse@fas.harvard.edu>; Michael Weidman <mweidman@fas.harvard.edu>;
and **get their confirmation on what your project is before you start
working on the project**.

The number of groups working on each of the choices below will be
limited, so you may only get your second choice (allocation will be on
a first come first serve basis).

The list, to be presented in class Tuesday Feb 20, follows

1) Multiple species pred-prey model (i.e., 2 prey, 2 predators or
   other such combinations)

2) Food chain model (i.e., b eats a, c eats a & b, etc.)

3) Seasonal variability for growth and/or carrying capacity of
   pred-prey model

4) Predator - Prey - Scavenger model

5) Love triangle model

6) Spatially heterogeneous predator-prey model

7) We are open to other related suggestions.  (Eventually you will
   need to come up with your own idea for a project for the third and
   final projects.)

Any of these subjects should be great fun to work on, we hope you'll
enjoy this and are happy to help you along the way.  The final product
of your project is a 10 minutes presentation which will be given on
March 6.  We will split the class on that day, such that half the
presentations will be given during regular class hours and half from 1
to 2:30.  You only need to come to the half during which you will be
presenting, but are expected to sit through all presentations during
that half (and participate with questions to the presenters!).  You
will need to email your Matlab code used for the project and
presentation in power point or pdf format to the TFs.

We will be dividing the class into two groups for this purpose.  If
you cannot attend the latter time slot, please let both TFs know this
week.

best, Drew, Eli, Kurt, Michael.