Project Guidelines:

These criteria represent two categories of emphasis: the quality of the physical thinking and the care and skill with which you communicate that thinking.

Exemplary Work: (4-5 pts)

• A full, accurate, and physically convincing solution is provided for the project, containing essentially no mistakes.
• Addresses many of the real-world issues that can be raised regarding the project.
• Demonstrates full understanding of the physical concepts (PHYS208 and 207) used to complete the project.
• Makes appropriate use of diagrams, computational tools, and additional resources to help complete and present the project.
• Contains a complete response in the form of a clearly written explanation with supporting calculations and design parameters.
• 5 pts -- This project is a world-class contender -- the pumpkin will fly! I would be willing to invest $1000 of my own money as a stake in the venture.

Good Work: (3 pts)

• One or more relatively minor conceptual or design errors is present.
• Some of the calculations or design parameters are flawed.
• Design is less fully documented.
• The pumpkin might possibly be tossed far enough to break it.

Satisfactory Work: (2 pts)

• Same criteria as Good Work, but with more flaws and less complete development and presentation of design.
• The pumpkin may budge slightly.

Below Expectation: (1 pt)

• Serious flaws or complete lack of thoroughness in the development of the design.

Teams:

• No more than 5 members on a team unless prior approval is obtained.
• If the team has been reconstituted from the assigned recitation group, a justification of each member’s participation and contribution must be included.