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Category Archives: Essays
Essay 6 (posted a week early)
Hi everyone, Here’s the statement of the Essay 6 question, given a week earlier than scheduled, to help you plan the final three weeks of your semester better. Essay 6: bullsh!t This final essay is worth 8% of your final … Continue reading
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Essay 5
INSTRUCTIONS It’s time for Essay 5 – on Cosmology, as promised. Essay 5 is worth 5% of your final grade and will be due in two weeks, i.e., by 2:10pm on Wednesday February 13th. Please write 5 pages of content, not including pictures. Your essay should be … Continue reading
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Notes for Jan 23
Hi everyone, Here are my notes on Big Bang Cosmology, Part 1 of 2. I suspect that you will enjoy learning this stuff a lot. You may also enjoy perusing at your leisure the following cosmology sources which I will … Continue reading
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Essay 4
This essay is worth 5% of your final grade and is due in two weeks, i.e. by 2:10PM on Wednesday January 30th. Please write about 4-4.5 pages (single-spaced) counting references. QUESTION: What is String duality? What is M Theory? INSTRUCTIONS:- Watch … Continue reading
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Essay 3 graded
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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Essay 3
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
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
Essay 1 grade distribution
Hi everyone, People generally did very well on Essay 1. The grades ranged from B to A+, and nobody bombed it. The median was a high A-. There are two late essays that have yet to be handed in; I … Continue reading
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Essay 2: Black Holes
Essay 2 is worth 5% of your final grade and is about black holes. We will discuss black holes next week in class. Due by 2:10PM on October 17th. Topic Explain what a black hole is. (Hint: how would a black … Continue reading
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Essay 1: the LHC and the Higgs
Homework Assignment 1 (5%) This is the first of three written assignments in Fall semester. Due date: Wed 03 Oct 2012 by 2:10pm N.B.: The following description may seem a bit long at first, but don’t panic! I deliberately designed … Continue reading
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