Coordinated Study Program year-long program
(Fall, Winter, Spring) Laura Michelsen
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9:45–11:45 Chemistry/Physics D1107 |
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Lab Lab II 1234, 1241 |
9:45–11:45 Calculus D1107 |
9:45–11:45 Seminar D3107, D3109 |
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12-1 Triad problem presentations D3110,3112 12 – 1 tutor session D3105 1-2 Governance D3105 |
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12-1 Triad problem presentations D3110,3112 |
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2:00–3:00 pm Calculus 3:00-4:00 pm Chemistry/Physics D1107 |
1.15 – 2.45 tutor session D3105 |
2:00–4:00 pm Chemistry/Physics D1107 4:15-5:30 pm tutor session D3105 |
2:00–4:00 pm Calculus D1105 |
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also MONDAY 3.30-5 pm tutor session D3105 |
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
winter quarter, we will come to a better understanding of chemical reactions in
terms of equilibrium, discuss the basis of electricity, and examine the
fundamental laws of thermodynamics.
Chemistry/Physics
Format: We will meet
three times a week for a total of five hours of lectures and/or workshops.
You will have weekly problem sets for which we expect detailed
explanations of your methodology and reasoning. We will meet with each triad
once a week for you to present a solution of one of the current
problems. We will stress, as in the lab and seminar, the visual and
contextual component of science. A student aide will be available for tutorial
and homework help, at times to be determined for student convenience as much as
possible. The frequency and format of any testing 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: 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 matter of class discussion.
Lab:
where you’ll get your hands dirty with the actual physical doing of
science. For the first four weeks, we will meet once a week on Wednesday
mornings for four hours to perform designated experiments that will serve to
reinforce concepts introduced in other parts of the program. The remaining lab times will be spent on
special projects where you will design and refine your own experiment within
guidelines provided by the faculty. The goal is experience in formulating
answerable scientific questions.
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 design
experiments, keeping a notebook that will include a detailed record of your
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 Winter Quarter, we
will continue with our discussion of personalities in science and the
representation and misrepresentation of scientific facts.
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 preliminary 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, and additional small or whole group sessions as the group decides.
Faculty will only attend if invited.
Required texts:
Chemistry: Silberberg, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change, 3rd
ed.
Physics: Moore, Six Ideas that Shaped Physics, Units T and E
Calculus: Hughes-Hallett, Calculus Single Variable, 3rd ed.
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Seminar: |
Feynman, Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman |
Pert, Molecules of Emotion |
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Park, Voodoo Science |
Hawking, Universe in A Nutshell |
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Tegmark, “Parallel
Universes” (article) |
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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 spring holiday 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 academic.evergreen.edu/ curricular/matterandmotion |
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T: Intro/Equilibrium S17.1-17.6 |
HH
6.1 |
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W: Lab: Quantum Review |
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Th: Acid-base equilibria S18.1-18.8 |
HH
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HH
6.3 |
Feynman |
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T: Acid-base/Buffers and Ionic solutions
S19.1-19.5 |
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calculus this day) |
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W: Lab: Buffers |
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Th: Electrostatics/fields E1, E2 |
HH
7.3 |
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F:
Electric fields/potential E2, E3 |
(no calculus
this day) |
Molecules
of Emotion, Ch. 1-7 |
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HH
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W: Lab: Batteries and Bulbs |
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Th:
Conductors, circuits E4, E5, E6 — Part II |
HH
4.2, 4.3 |
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HH
4.5 |
Molecules
of Emotion, Ch. 8-13 |
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T: Electrochemistry S21.1-21.7 |
HH
4.4 |
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W: Lab: Electrodes |
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Th: Electrochemistry — Part II |
HH
4.6, 4.7 |
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mid-term |
Voodoo
Science |
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T: Magnetic fields/currents E7, E8 |
discuss
mid-term |
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W: Lab:
Voltage and Resistance (+Oscilloscope) |
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Th: Symmetry & flux E9 |
mid-quarter
conferences |
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mid-quarter
conferences |
Parallel
Universes |
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T: Electromagnetic fields/Maxwell equations
E12, E13 |
integration
practice |
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W: Lab: Special projects |
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Th: Induction E14 |
HH
7.1 |
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HH
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Universe
in a Nutshell |
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T: Temperature/ideal gases T1, T2, S5.1-5.6 |
integration
practice |
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W: Lab: Special projects |
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Th: Gas processes/Micro and macrostates T3,
T4, S5.7 |
HH
7.4 |
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HH
7.5 |
Universe
in a Nutshell |
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T: 2nd Law/Entropy and temperature
T5, T6, S20.1-20.4 |
HH
7.6 |
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W: Lab: Special projects |
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Th:
Quantum & thermo/Heat engines T7,T9 |
HH 7.7 |
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HH 8.1 |
Universe
in a Nutshell |
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T:
Kinetics S16.1-16.8 |
HH
8.2 |
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W:
Lab: Special projects |
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Final |
HH
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HH
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Voodoo
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T:
Project presentations |
projects |
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W:
Project presentations |
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Th:
Project presentations |
final
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F:
Potluck/debriefing |
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