Quick brain dump to clear my head

So, Intro to Chaos has a final project rather than a final exam. Since I suggested the topic of chaos in a chemical system (an abstracted form of the BZ reaction), I've wound up as the "leader" in a group of four people. We just finished the first meeting.

My project-mates are:
* RD, an engineering undergrad, probably EE. High enthusiasm.
* P, another engineer undergrad, didn't get his specialty. Intermediate enthusiasm.
* RS, biochem grad student. Too reserved for me to determine how much the project interests him. (RS was really quiet. Is this a personal difference, a cultural one, or group dynamics?)

This time was mostly a chance to meet eachother and make sure we're all on the same page. Turns out that the professor didn't distribute all the documentation that I thought he was going to, so everyone else has two background papers to at least skim before we can start doing analyses. I also have "homework": figuring out which of the various implementations of BZ-type reactions have good color and contrast for recording, and pricing out the reagents for them. (These will typically only ship to an organization, but I have approval from Employerprof to send them to her office.)

This is a big project. The system has four real variables, and four parameters that we're supposed to vary among three states. It has the potential to turn into a combinatoric nightmare, so we're going to have to make some scope decisions. Might be able to do that next time.