This schedule is designed to give you an overview of the topics involved with the program and of the activities planned. This is a living document and will be updated throughout the program. Please see the Program Details for more explanations regarding the program and the schedule.
The chapter numbers and their titles refer to the book Peter S. Pacheco, Parallel Programming with MPI, Morgan Kaufmann, 1997.
Week 1: 06/16/14-06/20/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
| Sunday, 06/15/14 |
09:00-04:00 |
Move-in |
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05:00-07:00 |
Welcome meeting |
MP 422 |
| Monday, 06/16/14 |
08:30-09:30 |
Orientation with breakfast |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 1: Overview and motivation for parallel computing |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Walking tour of campus |
Campus |
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12:00-01:30 |
Joint lunch with all participants |
Skylight Room |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 2: Orientation for the cluster maya, serial and parallel “Hello, world!” |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 1: Homework 1 on parallel computing: Linux on maya and sample codes |
ENGR 104-104A |
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05:30-06:30 |
Dinner break |
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06:30-07:45 |
Class 3: Statistics 1: R overview, Sampling |
ENGR 023 |
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Sampling; Estimation and Uncertainty |
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08:00-09:00 |
Lab 2: Homework 2 on statistics: Monte Carlo Estimation with R |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Tuesday, 06/17/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 4: Chapter 3: Greetings! |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 3: Format conversions, command-line arguments, and error check |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 5: Chapter 4: An Application: Numerical Integration |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 4: Homework 3 on parallel computing: trapezoidal rule |
ENGR 104-104A |
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05:30-06:30 |
Dinner break |
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06:30-07:45 |
Class 6: Statistics 2: Monte Carlo Integration |
ENGR 023 |
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08:00-09:00 |
Lab 5: Homework 4 on statistics: Importance Sampling, SNOW |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Wednesday, 06/18/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 7: Chapter 5: Collective Communication |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 6: header files and make utility |
ENGR 104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 8: Chapter 5: Collective Communication |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 7: Homework 5 on parallel computing: dot and matrix products |
ENGR 104-104A |
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05:30-06:30 |
Dinner break |
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06:30-07:45 |
Class 9: Statistics 3: Statistical Methods in Parallel Computing |
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08:00-09:00 |
Lab 8: Homework 6 on statistics: Regression, MLE, SNOW |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Thursday, 06/19/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 1: pre-test |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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02:00-02:30 |
VIP meeting with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC |
MP 422 |
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02:30-05:00 |
Presentations by project clients |
MP 401 |
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05:00-05:30 |
VIP meeting with Dr. Karl Steiner, Vice President for Research |
MP 401 |
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06:00-08:00 |
Professional development workshop with dinner |
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| Friday, 06/20/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 10: Chapter 9: Debugging Your Program |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 9: Serial coding for Homework 7: power method |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 11: Chapter 11: Performance |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 10: Homework 7 on parallel computing: power method |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Saturday, 06/21/14 |
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Complete homework |
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Week 2: 06/23/14-06/27/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
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| Sunday, 06/22/14 |
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Complete homework |
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| Monday, 06/23/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 12: MATLAB 1: Programming in MATLAB |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 11: MATLAB code for Poisson equation using CG |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 13: Chapter 10: Design and Coding of Parallel Programs (CG method) |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 12: Homework 8: serial code for CG method |
ENGR 104-104A |
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05:30-06:30 |
Dinner break |
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06:30-07:45 |
Class 14: Statistics 4: Random Walk Processes |
ENGR 023 |
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08:00-09:00 |
Lab 13: Homework 9 on statistics: Simulation excercise in SNOW |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Tuesday, 06/24/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 15: MATLAB 2: Advanced MATLAB |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 14: Studies and post-processing of MATLAB results |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 16: Chapter 13: Advanced Point-to-Point Communication |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 15: Homework 10 on parallel computing: code for CG method |
ENGR 104-104A |
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05:30-06:30 |
Dinner break |
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06:30-07:45 |
Class 17: Statistics 5: Regression Methods |
ENGR 023 |
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08:00-09:00 |
Lab 16: Homework 11 on statistics: Serial and Parallel PRESS residual computation |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Wednesday, 06/25/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 18: MATLAB 3: Graphics in MATLAB |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 17: Powerful plots in MATLAB |
ENGR 104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 19: Chapter 13: Advanced Point-to-Point Communication |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 18: Homework 12 on parallel computing: studies for CG method |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Thursday, 06/26/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 2 |
SOND 110 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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02:00-04:30 |
Presentations by project clients |
MP 401 |
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05:30-07:30 |
Professional development workshop with dinner |
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| Friday, 06/27/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-12:00 |
Class: Project selection |
MP 401 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 20: LaTeX and BibTeX for writing reports |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 19: Homework 13: Report on studies for CG method |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Saturday, 06/28/14 |
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Complete homework |
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Week 3: 06/30/14-07/04/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
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| Sunday, 06/29/14 |
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Project work |
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| Monday, 06/30/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 21: Introduction to BLAS, LAPACK, MKL |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab 20: Homework 14: performance comparison of BLAS1, BLAS2, BLAS3 |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Class 22: Chapter 7: Communicators and Topologies |
ENGR 023 |
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03:00-04:00 |
Lab 21: Homework 15 on parallel computing: use of BLAS in utility routines |
ENGR 104-104A |
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| Tuesday, 07/01/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
ENGR 023 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 23: Chapter 10: Design and Coding of Parallel Programs (Sorting) |
ENGR 023 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Wednesday, 07/02/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-04:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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04:00-05:00 |
Professional development workshop with Kathy Sutphin, Assistant Dean of CNMS |
MP 401 |
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05:30-07:30 |
Joint dinner |
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| Thursday, 07/03/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 3 |
MEYR 120 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work: proposal to client |
MP 422 |
| Friday, 07/04/14 |
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Independence Day Holiday |
| Saturday, 07/05/14 |
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Project work |
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Week 4: 07/07/14-07/11/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
| Sunday, 07/06/14 |
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Project work |
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| Monday, 07/07/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 24: On Eigen-decomposition and Principal Components Analysis |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Tuesday, 07/08/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
VIP meeting with Dr. William LaCourse, Dean of CNMS |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 25: Overview of the process of publishing a paper |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Wednesday, 07/09/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
Class 26: 2014 Summer Horizons: Apply to Graduate School! |
Sports Zone |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 412 |
| Thursday, 07/10/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 4 |
MEYR 120 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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04:00-05:00 |
Professional development workshop with Dr. Janet Rutledge, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School |
MP 401 |
|
05:30-07:30 |
Joint dinner |
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| Friday, 07/11/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work: Section 2 Background due by COB |
MP 422 |
| Saturday, 07/12/14 |
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Project work |
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Week 5: 07/14/14-07/18/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
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| Sunday, 07/13/14 |
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Project work |
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| Monday, 07/14/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
VIP meeting with Dr. Philip Rous, Provost of UMBC |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 27: Truncated Probability Distributions and their Applications |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Tuesday, 07/15/14 |
08:30-09:00 |
Breakfast |
BIOL 120 |
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09:00-04:00 |
Class 28: CIRC Workshop on the Intel Phi Accelerator by Intel |
BIOL 120 |
| Wednesday, 07/16/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class 29: IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Thursday, 07/17/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 5 |
SOND 110 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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04:00-05:00 |
Professional development workshop with Dr. Ken Baron, Director of Office for Academic and Pre-Professional Advising |
MP 401 |
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05:30-07:30 |
Joint dinner |
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| Friday, 07/18/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class: Project updates; how to write scientific abstracts |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab: Project work; abstracts for SURF |
MP 412 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work: Section 3 Methodology due by COB |
MP 422 |
| Saturday, 07/19/14 |
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Project work |
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Week 6: 07/21/14-07/25/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
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| Sunday, 07/20/14 |
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Project work |
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| Monday, 07/21/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class and Lab: LaTeX for Talks |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
|
12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Tuesday, 07/22/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
|
09:30-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
|
12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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|
01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Wednesday, 07/23/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
|
09:30-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Thursday, 07/24/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 6 |
SOND 110 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-04:30 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
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04:00-05:00 |
Professional development workshop |
MP 401 |
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05:30-07:30 |
Joint dinner |
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| Friday, 07/25/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
VIP meeting with Dr. Keith Harmon, Director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program |
MP 422 |
|
09:30-10:45 |
Class: Project update and work plan |
MP 401 |
|
11:00-12:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
|
12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work: Section 4 Results due by COB |
MP 422 |
| Saturday, 07/26/14 |
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Project work |
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Week 7: 07/28/14-08/01/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
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| Sunday, 07/27/14 |
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Project work |
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| Monday, 07/28/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-11:30 |
Field trip to the National Security Agency (NSA) |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
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| Tuesday, 07/29/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-12:00 |
Project work |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
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| Wednesday, 07/30/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
|
09:30-12:00 |
Project work: preparation of posters for SURF |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Thursday, 07/31/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 7 |
MEYR 120 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work: draft of project webpage for each team |
MP 422 |
|
05:30-07:30 |
Professional development workshop with dinner |
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| Friday, 08/01/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class: Project updates; presentation of posters for SURF |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab: finalization of posters for SURF |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work: Sections 1 Introduction and 5 Conclusions due by COB |
MP 422 |
| Saturday, 08/02/14 |
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Project work |
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Week 8: 08/04/14-08/08/14
| Day |
Time |
Main topic |
Location |
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| Sunday, 08/03/14 |
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Project work |
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| Monday, 08/04/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class: Confirmation of project posters; review of project webpages |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab: finalization of project webpages |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Tuesday, 08/05/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class: Oral presentation of all teams |
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11:00-12:00 |
Lab: finalization of oral presentations |
MP 422 |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-02:45 |
Final review of project reports |
MP 422 |
|
03:00-05:00 |
Project work |
MP 422 |
| Wednesday, 08/06/14 |
09:00-12:30 |
Summer Undergraduate Research Fest (SURF) |
UC Ballroom |
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12:00-01:30 |
Joint lunch with all participants |
Skylight Room |
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01:30-03:00 |
Project delivery to client |
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03:30-05:00 |
Project wrap-up to mentors |
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| Thursday, 08/07/14 |
09:00-12:00 |
GRE preparation course 8: post-test |
ENGR 104-104A |
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12:00-01:30 |
Lunch break |
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01:30-03:00 |
Program evaluation |
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03:30-05:00 |
Finalize project work |
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05:30-07:30 |
Professional development workshop with dinner |
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| Friday, 08/08/14 |
09:00-09:30 |
Morning social |
MP 422 |
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09:30-10:45 |
Class: Final program wrap-up |
MP 401 |
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11:00-12:00 |
Participant feedback on program |
MP 401 |
|
12:00-01:30 |
Joint lunch with all participants |
Skylight Room |