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\section*{Project}

\noindent{\bf Choosing a project}

To choose a project you could look at various reinforcement learning
resources (some of the pointers can be found from the course home page). 
{\em At this time you should have a project already.}\\

\noindent{\bf Approving a project}

You should meet with me (briefly) and approve the project you choose.
After your project is approved, you should hand in a page with your
name and project.\\

\noindent{\bf Completing the project}


You have {\bf one month} to complete the project.\\


\noindent{\bf Final report on the project}

You should write a report about your project. The report should be
in {\tt html} format, so that we can link all the projects to the 
course home page. In writing your report remember to do the following.

\begin{enumerate}
\item
Give an introduction to the project and explain it.
\item
Relate the project to reinforcement learning
and to the material studied in the course.
\item
When relevant,
mention existing literature and background material.
\item
When relevant,
report on the experiments that you did and discuss their results.
\item
Give a conclusion and summary section.
\end{enumerate}

In case you are doing programing it would be nice (although not
mandatory) if you can do it in Java and incorporate using an up-let.\\


\noindent{\bf Handing in the project}

You should do the following:
\begin{enumerate}
\item
Send me e-mail with the html address of the final report.
\item
Set up a meeting with me to discuss the project.
\end{enumerate}

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