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2、nbeagreatexperienceifyouputsometimeandenergyintoit.Thefirstproblemisfindingatopic,soyoushouldbethinkingaboutthisthesemesterbeforeyouplantodoIW.(Toolatealready?Sorryaboutthat一一bestgetstartednow.)Ifyouhaveagreatidea--somethingthatseemssensibleandturnsyouon-一starttalkingtofacultymembersw
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6、er・Hereyouradvisormaybeabletohelpyoubeefuptheideaintosomethingthat5sanappropriateamountofwork.Maybethere'ssomegeneralizationofyouridea,orseveralrelatedcasesthataddup.Ontheotherhand,ifyouhavenoclueatal1aboutwhattoworkon,it'stimetogetstarted・Thinkaboutsomeareawherecomputersmightbeusedbe
7、tter,orwhereabetterprogramortoolor1anguageorexperimentalresultmightbeuseful・Thinkaboutplaceswheresomeaspectofcomputingirritatesorfrustratesyou一一maybeyoucoulddoitbetter.Lookatwhatotherstudentshavedoneinthepastfewyears;again,coulddothatbetter"isoftenagoodplacetostart・Thinkaboutanareaora
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