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Essay 3 graded

Posted on 2012/12/10 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I’ve finally got Essay 3 graded. You should receive your personal Essay 3 (E3) and Fall Participation (FP) grades by email within about two hours. This time I am not giving essay grading comments because nobody really needed … Continue reading →

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Higgs lecture Fri Dec 7

Posted on 2012/12/03 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, A Higgs lecture will be held on campus this Friday. You may enjoy attending. Here is the poster. Cheers, Prof. P.

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Happy Holidays

Posted on 2012/12/03 by kiwinerd

Hi all, I wish you all a relaxing and replenishing holiday period after you have finished your exams. Please note: during Dec.12-Jan.02 I will be on holiday and unavailable to students except in emergencies. Best wishes, Prof. Peet.

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Fall Tests graded

Posted on 2012/11/25 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I have just finished grading the Fall Tests. The grades ranged pretty widely, with most of them B+ and above. You should receive your grade by email within the next half-hour. Below is the grade distribution. Here are … Continue reading →

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Reading for Nov 28

Posted on 2012/11/21 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, It was fabulous to see almost all of you in class today. Yay! Next week we will be talking about two big ideas that came out of string theory: (1) Extra Dimensions of Space and (2) T-Duality. To … Continue reading →

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Lecture notes for Nov 21

Posted on 2012/11/15 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I managed to finish my notes for next Wednesday earlier than expected. Here they are. And here are the updated summary notes. Cheers, Prof. P.

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Notes for Nov 07

Posted on 2012/11/14 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I’ve just uploaded my notes from today and also an updated version of my summary notes. Currently I’m working on finishing next week’s notes; when I’m done I’ll upload them here. Cheers, Prof. P.

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Reading for Nov 21

Posted on 2012/11/14 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, Next week we will be talking about how string theory unifies together gravity and quantum mechanics. I am assigning two chapters of Greene for this week’s reading assignment because I think he actually does a really nice job … Continue reading →

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Essay 3

Posted on 2012/11/14 by kiwinerd

Instructions This essay is bigger than your previous essays: it is worth 7% of your final course grade. Accordingly, it is longer. Please write 4-4.5 pages of single-spaced content, not including references. References should take up less than 2/3 of a page. Due date: … Continue reading →

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Essay 2 and Fall Oral grade distributions

Posted on 2012/11/06 by kiwinerd

Hi everyone, I have finally cleared my essay grading backlog — apologies for the (health-related) delay. You should have just received an email with your Fall Oral and Essay 2 grades. If you have not, contact me directly by email … Continue reading →

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