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| Week | Class date | Class topic | Work due by Tue@7pm (total 10%) | Work due by Wed@2pm | Work set after class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep.14 | Introduction | Read whole course website. Contact Final Project partner(s) and start brainstorming possible topics | ||
| 2 | Sep.21 | Particle physics | notes summary + 1-2 questions (1%) | With my guidance, refine Final Project topic with partner(s) | |
| 3 | Sep.28 | Newton's laws | notes summary + 1-2 questions (1%) | Final Project: topic outline [100-200 words] (2%) | Essay 1 (LHC and the Higgs Boson): start on outline |
| 4 | Oct.05 | Einstein's refinements | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Essay 1 outline due [375 words] (2.5%) | Finish Essay 1 |
| 5 | Oct.12 | Black holes | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Essay 1 due [1500 words] (7.5%) | Essay 2 (Black Holes): start on outline |
| 6 | Oct.19 | Quantum physics 1 | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Essay 2 outline due [450 words] (2.5%) | Finish Essay 2 |
| 7 | Oct.26 | Quantum physics 2 | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Essay 2 due [1800 words] (7.5%) | Work on Final Project |
| 8 | Nov.02 | Cosmology 1 | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Work on Final Project | |
| [Nov.09] | [Reading week] | Work on Final Project | |||
| 9 | Nov.16 | Cosmology 2 | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Final Project: Oral Presentation draft script (10%) and Poster draft (10%) | Essay 3 (Cosmology): start on outline |
| 10 | Nov.23 | Theory of Everything 1 | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Essay 3 outline due [500 words] (2.5%) | Finish Essay 3 |
| 11 | Nov.30 | Theory of Everything 2 | notes summary + 2-3 questions (1%) | Essay 3 [2000 words] (7.5%) | (polish Poster and rehearse Oral Presentation) |
| 12 | Dec.07 | [Student talks symposium] | Final Project: Oral Presentation (10%) [9 mins/group] and Poster (8%) |
Note: Grace Days cannot be used to delay your Final Project oral Presentation, which occurs during the final class of the semester, or for Weekly Summaries. Grace Days can only be used for pieces of written work worth over 5% of the final grade: Essays and written parts of the Final Project.
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