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Final grade distribution

Posted on 2013/04/21 by kiwinerd

Hi all, Here is the final grade distribution for those who are interested. I am very pleased that the median final grade came out to be A- (80%), which is slightly higher than in previous years. Congratulations to everyone in the … Continue reading →

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Spring Participation grades

Posted on 2013/04/13 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, Most of the class got As for their Spring Participation grade (worth 10%) – there was 1 D, 1 B, 6 A-, 7 A, and 8 A+. Congratulations to everyone. Cheers, Prof. P.

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Spring Test grade distribution

Posted on 2013/04/13 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, The Spring Test produced a very wide range of grades: from 20% to 93% with a median of 70%. There were 6 As, 6 Bs, 6 Cs, and 5 Ds and Fs. The precise grade distribution is as … Continue reading →

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Evaluations reminder

Posted on 2013/04/08 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, The university has asked me to remind you all to please complete your online evaluations for this course by the deadline of tomorrow Tuesday April 9th, if you have not already done so. Evaluations are very important to … Continue reading →

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Reminder about essay plagiarism

Posted on 2013/03/26 by kiwinerd

Hi all, Several university administrators have asked us to circulate a stern reminder to students about plagiarism. It is high season for essay-writing and, sadly, also for OSAI plagiarism cases. Please review the definition of plagiarism according to the UofT Academic … Continue reading →

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Lecture notes on Nuclear Power and Energy Sources

Posted on 2013/03/20 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, Here are my lecture notes (slides) for Weeks 23 and 24. Our topics will be Nuclear Power and Energy Sources. Cheers, Prof. P.

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Essay 4 and 5 grade distributions

Posted on 2013/03/19 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I am sorry that it took me so long to clear my backlog for grading! You should all have a brief email in your inbox by now containing your grades for Essays 4 and 5. People generally did … Continue reading →

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Relative dangers of different fuels

Posted on 2013/03/14 by kiwinerd

Hi all, For Weeks 23 and 24 (the last week of March and the first week of April) we will be discussing nuclear power and other energy sources. This fact might serve as a starting point to pique your interest: … Continue reading →

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Additional bullsh!t material

Posted on 2013/03/13 by kiwinerd

Hi all, Here are a few more sources that you may wish to recruit in figuring out what to write about in Essay 6. John Baez’s Crackpot Index (a simple method for rating potentially revolutionary contributions to physics) Bob Park editorial on … Continue reading →

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Next week post-Test

Posted on 2013/03/13 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, For those of you who were not present in class today, here is the information about what we will discuss next week in the remaining time after the Test. We will continue our discussion of Scientific Scandals, started … Continue reading →

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