Research project for honours students 1
Also listed as: פרויקט מחקר למצטיינים 1
The honours research project, and the most direct on-ramp to a thesis in the catalogue. You pick a supervisor, produce results, and frequently continue the same problem into a masters.
- Semester
- Semester A
- Weekly hours
- 3h
- Counts as
- Projects
- Interest areas
- Structures and computational mechanics · Mechatronics and robotics · Miniaturised systems and materials · Aeronautics and space · Environment and energy · Flow and thermal design · Mechanical design
Comes after
- Membership of the honours programme
Opens up
- 0542-4012Research project for honours students 2
- The direct five-year masters track
What it covers
How it works
- Choose a supervisor and a problem, usually inside their active research
- Literature review and problem definition
- Method: experiment, simulation or analysis
- Results, and a written report to research standard
- Continues into 0542-4012 rather than ending
Quick answers
When is Research project for honours students 1 taught?
Research project for honours students 1 (0542-4011) is taught in Semester A (fall), 3 weekly hours. It counts toward “Projects” in the Tel Aviv University Mechanical Engineering elective requirements.
What do I need before 0542-4011?
Before Research project for honours students 1 you need: Membership of the honours programme.
Which interest areas include Research project for honours students 1?
Research project for honours students 1 sits in these interest areas: Structures and computational mechanics, Mechatronics and robotics, Miniaturised systems and materials, Aeronautics and space, Environment and energy, Flow and thermal design, Mechanical design.
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