Coordinated Study Program year-long program
(Fall, Winter, Spring) Laura Michelsen
Here is some description and details for Fall
Quarter, and some information about what’s coming in Winter and Spring.
The regular weekly
schedule shows the components of the program. All meetings are in the Seminar
II building unless noted.
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9:45–11:45 Chemistry/Physics B1107 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Lab Lab II 1223, 1241 |
9:45–11:45 Calculus B1107 |
9:45–11:45 Seminar B2107, B2109 |
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2:00–4:00 pm Calculus B1105 (4:15–5:30 optional phys/chem/calc help
session) D3105 |
1-2 or later pm Student Program Governance D3105 |
2:00–4:00 pm Chemistry/Physics B1107 (4:15–5:30optional phys/chem/calc help
session) D3105 |
2:00–4:00 pm Calculus* D1107 |
Chemistry/Physics: the study of matter and motion (hence
the title). Over the three quarters, you will explore a full year of both
university physics and chemistry, although the two subjects will not be treated
separately, but integrated to the greatest extent possible, to provide a better
picture of the interconnectedness that is the web of science. In the fall
quarter, you will become familiar will some of the foundations of the physical
sciences, by examining the Conservation Laws and their implications in terms of
the macroscopic world (force, momentum) and on the smaller scale of chemical
reactions. We’ll also explore matter on the atomic scale in terms of
quantum mechanics and how quantum theory provides a reasonable model of the
world around us.
Chemistry/Physics Format: For the first seven weeks, we will meet
twice a week for two hours (after the seventh week we will meet five times a
week) for lectures and/or workshops. You will have weekly problem sets
for which we expect detailed explanations of your methodology and reasoning.
We will stress, as in the lab and seminar, the visual and contextual
component of science. The frequency and format of testing your
understanding will be determined by class discussion.
Calculus: the powerful and beautiful mathematics of
change. over the three quarters, a full year’s worth of first-year university
level calculus, based on the text by Hughes-Hallett et al. This approaches each
topic in a three-part way—with algebra, with graphs, and with numerical
methods. Students will become fluent in using and interrelating each of these
modes, in recognizing and handling standard problems, and in using the core
concepts to adapt techniques to suit unfamiliar problems.
Calculus Format:
we will cover each quarter’s calculus work in the first seven weeks of the
quarter, meeting for six hours of class each week. There will be weekly
homework, in which we will ask for very full explanation and discussion on
selected problems while others are to be done in more summary fashion. A
graphing calculator (TI-83 or equivalent) is essential. A student aide will be
available for tutorial and homework help, as well as the college Quantitative
Reasoning Center (QRC). There will be mid-term and final tests whose aim is to
bring out people’s best work: choosing the best formats for this will be a
mattter of class discussion.
Lab: where you’ll get your hands dirty with
the actual physical doing of science. We will meet once a week on
Wednesday mornings for four hours to perform experiments that will serve to
reinforce concepts introduced in other parts of the program. Our primary
concern is not necessarily with the collection of data (though that’s
important, too) but how the data is presented in graphs, diagrams, and reports
as discussed in Tufte’s Visual
Explanations.
Lab Format: Two sections of 25 students will be working in
separate but adjoining labs, each with faculty supervision. You will work
in small groups of two or three to perform and in some instances design
experiments. Our theme of the presentation and interpretation of data
will be reflected in a progression of the purpose and structure of lab reports
over the course of the quarter, each report stressing a different and
complementary means of communicating scientific work and ideas. Students
will keep a notebook that will include a detailed record of their work in the
lab, which, along with lab reports, will be considered in evaluations.
The physical consequences of doing science will also be addressed, and
you will learn to be personally responsible for the minimization and disposal
of waste created during each experiment.
Seminar: For at least 8 weeks each
quarter, a two-hour discussion each week which connects science and scientists
to the larger cultures and societies they are part of. For Fall Quarter, there
are two themes: Science as a Personal Matter (primary readings are Uncle Tungsten, QED (A Play), and Copenhagen) and Visualization (readings
are Berenice Abbott and chapters from
Visual Explanations; this theme also
shows up in lab and in the science content classes).
Seminar Format:
two seminar groups of about 25 students each, meeting on Fridays; within each
group, you will belong to a 3-person “triad” responsible for meeting a day or
so before each seminar for a prelinary talk about the material which generates
three questions and three statements you think are worth discussing in the
large group. Write these out to be handed in at seminar. Your faculty seminar
leader will be the person who writes your evaluation for the quarter.
Governance: Students in this program take charge of
certain portions of what we do. Getting experience in defining, making and
carrying out decisions is a vital ingredient of living in a democracy. Everyone
is required to take part in governance. People will differ in how much they
lead, talk, have ideas, listen carefully, find compromises, take notes, contribute
to work parties, and so on. Each person’s assignment is to find some productive
role to play, and to reflect on what works well or badly and why.
Governance Format:
a required weekly meeting, Wednesdays starting at 1 pm, and additional small or
whole group sessions as the group decides. Faculty will only attend if invited.
We have arranged for a good resource person (Grace Cox, of the Olympia Food
Co-op) to come for a two hour training session in governance process in the
second week (October 6). As a starting agenda, the faculty ask the governance
group:
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§ to advise on wording of the program covenant (draft to be
handed out) |
§ to take care of housekeeping issues in the resource room (Sem
II D3105) |
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§ to decide and arrange learning activities during faculty
retreat (week 6 of Fall) |
§ to advise on seminar themes and readings for Winter and Spring
Quarter |
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§ to decide and arrange any festivities or special events for 10th
week |
§ to decide and arrrange any other program social events
(potluck etc) |
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Chemistry/Physics |
Calculus |
Seminar |
Miscellaneous: Students will keep a portfolio including
their lab notebooks and reports, chem/phys/calc problem sets, and seminar
thoughts and questions, which will, along with any tests, be considered in
the evaluation process. Outside of class times, you will have access to
a homeroom-type meeting area which can be used for study sessions, triad
meetings, etc, and where various resources will be available, including
faculty, to help with your studies. Very Important : The end of quarter evaluation conference is an essential obligation in this
program. Don’t make (or let
others make) any travel arrangements for the December holidays until you have
a definite time for your evaluation conference. Contact Information
Rob Knapp Sem II D-3112 // 867-6149 Laura Michelsen Sem II D-3110 // 867-6410 Program Web Page http://academic.evergreen.edu/ |
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1 Fundamental definitions T ¬ S1.1-1.3 |
Functions
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Lab:
safety, presentation of data W ¬ Tufte |
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Measurement
/ problem solving Th ¬ S1.4-1.6 |
Th ¬ HH1.1, 1.2 |
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F ¬ HH1.2, 1.3 |
F ¬ Uncle Tungsten chs 1-6 |
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2 Components of matter T ¬ S2.1, 2.5-2.7 |
Functions
T ¬ HH1.4, 1.5 |
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Lab:
conservation of mass W ¬ S2.8 |
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Moles
/ formulas / equations Th ¬ S3.1-3.3 |
Th ¬ HH1.6 |
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F ¬ HH1.6, 1.7 |
F ¬ Uncle Tungsten chs
7-13 |
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3 Stoichiometry T ¬ S3.4, 3.5 |
Concept of
derivatives
T ¬ HH2.1, 2.2 |
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Lab:
limiting reagents W ¬ |
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Interactions
/ vectors Th ¬ C1, C2 |
Th ¬ HH2.3, 2.4, 2.5 |
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F ¬ HH2.6, 2.7 (1 optional) |
F ¬ Tufte, “Visual and Statistical”” |
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4 Vectors/momentum T ¬ C2, C3 |
Concept of
integrals
T ¬ HH5.1, 5.2 |
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Lab:
collisions W ¬ |
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Systems
/ applied momentum Th ¬ C4, C5 |
Th ¬ HH5.3, 5.4 |
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F ¬ chem/phys notebooks (problems and labs) |
F ¬ calculus mid-term exercise [[in morning]] |
F ¬ QED (A Play) [[meet in afternoon]] |
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Energy/potential energy T ¬ C6, C7 |
Shortcuts to
differentiation
T ¬ HH3.1, 3.2 |
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Lab:
potential energy of a spring W ¬ |
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mid-quarter
conferences 15
minutes one-on-one talk with faculty |
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Force Th ¬ C8 |
Th ¬ HH3.3, 3.4 |
by
sign-up: Weds PM, Thurs AM/PM, Fri PM |
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F ¬ no class: conferences |
F ¬ Berenice Abbott, Tufte chapters |
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Chemistry/Physics |
Calculus |
Seminar |
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6 Thermal energy/enthalpy T ¬ S6.1, 6.2, C10 |
T ¬ HH3.5, 3.6 |
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Lab:
heat capacity and specific heat W ¬ |
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Th ¬ [[Faculty Retreat: activities as planned by student governance]] |
Th ¬ [[Faculty Retreat: activities as planned by student governance]] |
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F ¬ [[Faculty Retreat:
activities as planned by student governance]] |
F ¬ [[Faculty Retreat: activities
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Calorimetry/Hess’s Law
T ¬ S6.3-6.5 |
T ¬ HH3.7, 3.8 |
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Lab:
calorimetry W ¬ |
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Heat
of reaction / energy in bonds Th ¬ S6.6, C11 |
Th ¬ HH3.9, 3.10 |
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F ¬ calculus final exercise |
F ¬ Uncle Tungsten chs
14-20 |
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8 Light/atomic spectra T
am ¬ S7.1, 7.2, Q1, Q2 |
Wave-particle
duality T
pm ¬ S7.3, Q2, Q3 |
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Lab:
spectrophotometer W ¬ |
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Matter
waves/quanta Th
am ¬ Q4, Q5 |
Wavefunctions/bound
systems Th
pm ¬ S7.4, Q6, Q7 |
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Spectra F ¬ S8.2, Q8 |
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F ¬ Uncle Tungsten chs
21-25 |
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THANKSGIVING BREAK
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9 QM model of periodic table T
am ¬ S8.3,Q9 |
Periodic
trends T
pm ¬ S8.4, 8.5 |
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Lab:
spectroscopy W ¬ |
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Chemical
bonding Th
am ¬ S9.1-9.4 |
Shapes
of molecules Th
pm ¬ S10.1-10.4 |
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Schrodinger
equation F ¬ Q10 |
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F ¬ Copenhagen |
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10 Valence bond theory T
am ¬ S11.1, 11.2, Q11 |
Molecular
orbital theory T
pm ¬ S11.3 |
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W ¬ no lab; final chem/phys exercise due; discuss it |
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Th
Am ¬ The Laura & Rob Show |
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pm ¬ Visual Confections due; poster session |
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