Syllabus

PHY 3313

PHY 3323

PHY 3333

Spring 2002

Instructor: Prof. Mark C. Williams

This class will meet every Monday at 12:30 PM in 114 Dana. Changes in time or place will be announced by email.

The goal of this class is to introduce students to the research being done in the physics department at Northeastern University and to have advanced students present their research. In order to help students learn to give clear and concise scientific presentations, those students attending the class will be asked to evaluate each speaker. The speaker evaluations will also be used to indicate class attendance.

The requirements for PHYS 3313 and PHYS 3323 are that students must attend the class and turn in speaker evaluations each week. The grade will be determined by the number of classes attended as follows:

0 or 1 class missed: A

2 classes missed: B

3 classes missed: C

4 classes missed: D

5 classes missed: F

Excused absences will not affect your grade, but they must be arranged in advance by contacting the instructor (mark@neu.edu).

Students registered for PHYS 3333 who did not give a presentation in Winter 2002 are required to give a 20-30 minute presentation of their own research interests. If a student fails to give a presentation, he or she will fail the class. Students registered for PHYS 3333 who are not currently scheduled to give a talk are responsible for scheduling a talk immediately.