Category Archives: Announcements

Grading Calendar

Posted on 2008/01/20 by kiwinerd

Here is the (tentative) Grading Calendar Schedule of when homework assignments are given out and when they are due. Please note the grading weighting proposed:- 10% in-class participation; 50% homeworks (5×10%); 40% final oral presentation. Note: on all assessment instruments, … Continue reading →

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Topic schedule pre-break

Posted on 2008/01/20 by kiwinerd

20080109: organizational meeting [Zwiebach Chapter 1] 20080111: modern high-energy theory, unification, and physical motivations for string theory; classical and quantum physics of relativistic point particles; [Zwiebach Chapters 2,3,5] 20080116: classical non-relativistic string theory; classical relativistic string theory and the Nambu-Goto … Continue reading →

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How to Contact your Prof.

Posted on 2008/01/17 by kiwinerd

If you ever forget my email address or phone number, just jump on the web (as you presumably are now) and point your web browser to https://ap.io/ This is my “business card” site, which lists my contact data for students … Continue reading →

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Reading Pre-Class

Posted on 2008/01/16 by kiwinerd

Hi all, One message I received loud and clear from various students today (in a variety of ways) was that different students prefer different paces of computation in class. This range of pace-preferences is likely to remain, or grow – … Continue reading →

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Office hours

Posted on 2008/01/12 by kiwinerd

Regular office hours for PHY2406H will be held after Friday class in my office: 12-1pm in MP1118. This is just two doors down the (North wall) hallway from our classroom. Students taking the course for credit and auditors alike are … Continue reading →

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Meeting 09 Jan

Posted on 2008/01/08 by kiwinerd

FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT The first class meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 9th January from 11:10am-12:00noon in MP1115. Please bring your brains and your calendars with you, as most of what we will discuss will be organizational. The physics will start for … Continue reading →

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