Fall syllabus

Fall Syllabus

Physical Systems 1998-99

with E.J. Zita

wk.1 wk.2 wk.3 wk.4 wk.5 weeks 6-11

Midquarter conference in week 6 is required for full credit.

Final eval conference in week 11 is required for credit.

Book your flight back home for no earlier than Friday.18.Dec.98

Week 1

Monday 28.Sept.98 Tuesday 29.Sept.98 Wednesday 30.Sept.98 Thursday 1.Oct.98 Friday 2.Oct.98

Details of this week's assignments (Print that link on Day One) 9:00-12:00
Library research workshop: meet at Reference Desk Lounge
10:00-1:00 Mac Lab (Lib 2419)
WAW#1: Introductory Web Authoring Workshop,by Susan Chamberlain

1:00-3:00 in GCC (Lib 2406)
Meet the Physical Systems online syllabus
Web Crossing and inQsit workshop with Dave Metzler... take the quizzes
1:00-3:00 in the
CAL (Lab II)
Introduction to the CAL lab, by Porsche Everson
3:00-5:00: Browse journals in the Homeroom: Lab II Rm 2242
12:30-5:30
Lab I Rm 1037
Writing workshop by Tom Maddox
Choose your research partner (do si do) and read each other's articles.
1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
Equipment Treasure Hunt
Get yer study guides for the weekend

Week 2

Monday 5.Oct.	Tuesday 6.Oct.	Wednesday 7.Oct.	Thursday 8.Oct.	Friday 9.Oct.	Sat.10.Oct.
*Details of this week's assignments*	9:00-12:00 Lib 1507-8 Demon-Haunted World I	10:00-1:00 Mac Lab (Lib 2419) WAW#2: Intermediate Web authoring workshop	11:00-12:00 office hours		Day trip to AAPT meeting at SPU (Seattle)
1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Lecture/discussion PREP (Zita is back)	1:00-5:00 CAL (Lab II) Group learning on 1-D Motion ("jigsaw")		12:30-5:30 Lab I Rm 1037 Differential Equations and 1-D Motion	1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Equipment CHOICE is DUE at 3:00	Get yer study guides for the weekend *Solutions to homework are on closed reserve in the library.*

Week 3 - interim research progress meetings on Friday

Monday 12.Oct. Tuesday 13.Oct. Wednesday 14.Oct. Thursday 15.Oct. Friday 16.Oct.

Details of this week's assignments 9:00-12:00 Lib 1507-8
Mechanics Ch.2 Jigsaw
DiffEq HW due THURSDAY, not today
10:00-1:00 Library
Advanced Library research workshop
11:00-12:00
office hours

1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
Pick a couple of good problems on your section of the text for us to do as homework.
report TOPIC is DUE at 3:00
1:00-3:00: Homeroom
Demon-Haunted World II
3:00-5:00 CAL (Lab II)
Mathematica/Excel workshop + mechanics and diffeq
12:30-5:00
Lab I Rm 1037
DiffEq HW due
Mechanics HW due next Tuesday, not today

1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
Get yer study guide...

Post your weekly research progress reports.

Week 4

Monday 19.Oct. Tuesday 20.Oct. Wednesday 21.Oct. Thursday 22.Oct. Friday 23.Oct.

Click here for details of this week's assignments 9:00-12:00
Lib 1507-8
Kuhn paper #1 due
(1,4,6,11,13)
10:00-1:00 Mac Lab (Lib 2419)
WAW#3: Advanced Web authoring workshop
11:00-12:00
office hours

12:15-12:40: Z meet Brian Carlson for summer eval 12-1: Interested students are invited to meet with reaccreditation guy (Keppler) to discuss their research 12:00: Z meet Christopher
12:30: Z meet Andrea and Tomoko
1:00: Z meet Andrea and Brian

12:50-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
(not in the fishbowl)
Each research team (theory and experiment) meet with Zita.
1:00-5:00
CAL (Lab II)
Mechanics HW due
12:30-5:00
Lab I Rm 1037
continue Mechanics Ch.8-9, maybe start Grossman Ch.12
Grossman HW due (Ch.5+10)

Exam is postponed to next week. Use the extra time to read Kuhn now.
1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
Meet your research partners. Post your weekly progress reports on WebX.

Zita's governance:
10:00 reaccreditation mtg: M&M in CAL

12:00 meet Keppler for lunch discussion (research)

4:30 Tacoma
AWIS meeting in Seattle 7-9 pm. Contact Elizabeth Thomas Zita's governance:
1-3 Forum for potential Dean candidates, L2204 10-3: Internship and Grad School Fair (in the Library Lobbies) Get your study guide on Stellar Interiors Ch.1

Week 5

Monday 26.Oct. Tuesday 27.Oct. Wednesday 28.Oct. Thursday 29.Oct. Friday 30.Oct.

Click here for details of this week's assignments
Homework Solutions
9:00-12:00
Lib 1507-8
Grossman: Series
lecture and workshop
Exam due at 9:00 am (not later) in class
10:00-1:00 Mac Lab (Lib 2419)
workshops

11:00-12:00
office hours

Pick up your take-home exam at NOON from Carolyn Walker (Lab I Rm 1018). Open-textbook, open-notes; WORK ALONE. 1:00-2:45 Seminar in HR (Kuhn through VIII, p.91). Post to WebX instead of paper. Jigsaw teams meet Zita: bring concrete questions from your weekend prep work with study guide.   11:00 Team 1 11:30 Team 2 12:00 Team 3         12:30 Team 4 12:30-5:00
Lab I Rm 1037
Zita to doctor's

1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
Teams present jigsaw sections on Stellar Interiors Ch.1.
Mechanics HW due (Ch.8,9)

Spend no more than 4-5 hours on your exam.
Go to bed and get a full night's sleep!

Zita's governance:
3-4: Readings on Difference, Fac/Staff Lounge

4-5 Dean Search DTF
Deadline for Dean nominations Faculty Buddy potluck 6 pm farmhouse

Week 6 - midquarter conferences - required for full credit

Monday 2.Nov. Tuesday 3.Nov. VOTE Wednesday 4.Nov. Thursday 5.Nov. Friday 6.Nov.

9:00-12:00
Research/midquarter conferences at Zita's office
BIBLIOGRAPHY is DUE Finish Jigsaw Chp. 1 Get your study guide on Universe Faculty Retreat Meetings Faculty Retreat Meetings

1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
meet your research partners to prepare for conference tomorrow
1:00-4:00
Research/midquarter conferences at Zita's office Faculty Retreat Meetings (Zita is gone the rest of the week - use the time to concentrate on your research projects, and to review recent material) 12:30-5:00
Lab I Rm 1037
meet your classmates here to work together
1:00-3:00
Lab I Rm 1040
Meet your research partners. Post your weekly progress reports. Equipment CERTIFICATION is DUE at 3:00

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Monday 12.Oct.	Tuesday 13.Oct.	Wednesday 14.Oct.	Thursday 15.Oct.	Friday 16.Oct.
*Details of this week's assignments*	9:00-12:00 Lib 1507-8 Mechanics Ch.2 Jigsaw DiffEq HW due THURSDAY, not today	10:00-1:00 Library Advanced Library research workshop	11:00-12:00 office hours
1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Pick a couple of good problems on your section of the text for us to do as homework. report TOPIC is DUE at 3:00	1:00-3:00: Homeroom Demon-Haunted World II 3:00-5:00 CAL (Lab II) Mathematica/Excel workshop + mechanics and diffeq		12:30-5:00 Lab I Rm 1037 *DiffEq HW due* Mechanics HW due next Tuesday, not today	1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Get yer study guide... Post your weekly research progress reports.

Monday 19.Oct.	Tuesday 20.Oct.	Wednesday 21.Oct.	Thursday 22.Oct.	Friday 23.Oct.
*Click here for details of this week's assignments*	9:00-12:00 Lib 1507-8 Kuhn paper #1 due (1,4,6,11,13)	10:00-1:00 Mac Lab (Lib 2419) WAW#3: Advanced Web authoring workshop	11:00-12:00 office hours
12:15-12:40: Z meet Brian Carlson for summer eval	12-1: Interested students are invited to meet with reaccreditation guy (Keppler) to discuss their research			12:00: Z meet Christopher 12:30: Z meet Andrea and Tomoko 1:00: Z meet Andrea and Brian
12:50-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 (not in the fishbowl) Each research team (theory and experiment) meet with Zita.	1:00-5:00 CAL (Lab II) *Mechanics HW due*		12:30-5:00 Lab I Rm 1037 continue Mechanics Ch.8-9, maybe start Grossman Ch.12 Grossman HW due (Ch.5+10) Exam is postponed to next week. Use the extra time to read Kuhn now.	1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Meet your research partners. Post your weekly progress reports on WebX.
Zita's governance: 10:00 reaccreditation mtg: M&M in CAL 12:00 meet Keppler for lunch discussion (research) 4:30 Tacoma	AWIS meeting in Seattle 7-9 pm. Contact Elizabeth Thomas	Zita's governance: 1-3 Forum for potential Dean candidates, L2204	10-3: Internship and Grad School Fair (in the Library Lobbies)	Get your study guide on Stellar Interiors Ch.1

Monday 26.Oct.	Tuesday 27.Oct.	Wednesday 28.Oct.	Thursday 29.Oct.	Friday 30.Oct.
*Click here for details of this week's assignments* *Homework Solutions*	9:00-12:00 Lib 1507-8 *Grossman: Series* lecture and workshop Exam due at 9:00 am (not later) in class	10:00-1:00 Mac Lab (Lib 2419) workshops		11:00-12:00 office hours
Pick up your take-home exam* at NOON from Carolyn Walker (Lab I Rm 1018). Open-textbook, open-notes; WORK ALONE.*	1:00-2:45 Seminar in HR (Kuhn through VIII, p.91). Post to WebX instead of paper.	Jigsaw teams meet Zita: bring concrete questions from your weekend prep work with study guide. 11:00 Team 1 11:30 Team 2 12:00 Team 3 12:30 Team 4	12:30-5:00 Lab I Rm 1037 Zita to doctor's	1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Teams present jigsaw sections on Stellar Interiors Ch.1. *Mechanics HW due* (Ch.8,9)
Spend no more than 4-5 hours on your exam. Go to bed and get a full night's sleep!
Zita's governance: 3-4: Readings on Difference, Fac/Staff Lounge 4-5 Dean Search DTF	Deadline for Dean nominations	Faculty Buddy potluck 6 pm farmhouse

Monday 2.Nov.	Tuesday 3.Nov. *VOTE*	Wednesday 4.Nov.	Thursday 5.Nov.	Friday 6.Nov.
	9:00-12:00 Research/midquarter conferences at Zita's office BIBLIOGRAPHY is DUE	Finish Jigsaw Chp. 1 Get your study guide on Universe	Faculty Retreat Meetings	Faculty Retreat Meetings
1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 meet your research partners to prepare for conference tomorrow	1:00-4:00 Research/midquarter conferences at Zita's office	Faculty Retreat Meetings (Zita is gone the rest of the week - use the time to concentrate on your research projects, and to review recent material)	12:30-5:00 Lab I Rm 1037 meet your classmates here to work together	1:00-3:00 Lab I Rm 1040 Meet your research partners. Post your weekly progress reports. Equipment CERTIFICATION is DUE at 3:00