Due Friday, September 27th.

This assignment has 3 parts:
1) Expand (starting with the previous version) the introduction of your thesis, dissertation, or paper. The new verison of the introduction should be 4+ paragraphs.
2) Find at least three papers relating to your topic.
3) Begin your background by writting at least 1 paragraph summarizing the one of the 3 papers you found.

For the introduciton remember to start broad - briefly describe the overall field - and then narrow in on your particular topic. The paragraphs should also mention the importance of the broad research area. You don't need to include citations yet, but you should put in empty references, [] or similar, to mark where you need or would like a reference. For example, "Robots now serve an important role in industry[], medicine[], and agriculture[], and their role is expected to grow significantly in the next 10 years[]."

Remember the goal of the background section is to motivate your research, so the summary should say what the researchers did/found and what they didn't do or didn't show. Include citations for all 3 papers, even if you only refer to one of them currently.

The paragraphs should be typed, double spaced, and carefully edited. For now the formatting (except being doublespaced) and word processor (Word, latex, etc.) doesn't matter.