Dear students,
let me confirm here my decision made during the lecture on wednesday: a semestral project is not a necessary condition for the final A grade. Accepted (short) report from the project will be regarded just as a bonus (in case you do not perform well during the exam, it can save you a good grade).
All other instructions for the semestral projects stay intact. In particular, you are perfectly free to work in teams. And you are not expected to register anywhere, just let me know that you picked this or that project. Even if you fail to finish it later, you will not be penalized.
In case you want to bring in your own assignment (perhaps inspired by your work in some other course), feel free to do so, I would certainly support it, but let's discuss the topic at first. It does not have to be big, it is not a diploma project, I am perfectly aware of the time limitations. But even a small project will certainly help you get more from our course.
Z.H.