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| Schedule | Manual | Assignments | Quiz Solutions | Calendar |
An outline of topics to be addressed each day is presented below. This list is not complete; additional items are covered for most classes. If students are absent, they should consult these pages and check with the instructor concerning material missed.
Last Month
¢ No Class
¢ Topics for final project - PowerPoint Presentations
| Student | Topic | |
| Becky | Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence | |
| Ben | Black Holes | |
| Nikita | Special and General Relativity | |
| Kynsey | String Theory | |
| Julie | Telescopes | |
| James | Multiverse Theory | |
| Kaira | Space Colonization | |
| Leah | Big Bang |
¢ Will give details concerning contents
¢ Final chapters chosen by students - first 3 received the most votes, last 3 received 1 vote each
| Chapter | Subject | |
| 22 | Neutron Stars and Black Holes: Strange States of Matter | |
| 25 | Galaxies and Dark Matter: The Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos | |
| 26 | Cosmology: The Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe | |
| 18 | The Interstellar Medium: Gas and Dust Among the Stars | |
| 27 | The Early Universe: Toward the Beginning of Time | |
| 28 | Life in the Universe: Are We Alone? |
¢ Movie: Brian Greene - The Elegant Universe
¢ Missing Exercise 2-3: Leah - submit so I can post and discuss solution
¢ Important concepts from chapter 22
¢ Cosmic Rays project http://www.auger.org/ http://www18.i2u2.org/elab/cosmic/home/project.jsp
¢ No time for another trip
¢ The finals for science will be the afternoon of Wednesday Dec 16. Exact start time and location has not been decided
¢ Schedule for remainder of week and next.
¢ Today: Finish the Brian Greene video
¢ The order of presentations for next week was done alphabetically. If you agree to switch with someone, let me know today. They should be 10-15 minutes in
duration. This is a reasonably major project.
¢ Topics for final project - PowerPoint Presentations
| Student | Topic | |
| Becky | Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence | |
| Ben | Black Holes | |
| Nikita | Special and General Relativity | |
| Kynsey | String Theory | |
| Julie | Telescopes | |
| James | Multiverse Theory | |
| Kaira | Space Colonization | |
| Leah | Big Bang |
¢ Chapters 25 and 26
25: Galaxies and Dark Matter: the Large-Scale Structure of the Cosmos
26: Cosmology: the Big Bang and the Fate of the Universe
¢ Schedule for next week: an option, start presentations on Tuesday and have 1 day for finals review.
¢ Video from the series: Steven Hawking's Universe
Black Holes and Beyond
An Answer to Everything
¢ Finals
Ø Listed as being here
Ø Will be in the Performance Hall along with AP Physics B
Ø Arrangements for those with a conflict - names
¢ Rocket club
Ø Page on my site?
Ø Some related physics experiments next semester.
Presentations moved to start on Wednesday
¢ No Class
¢ Exam schedule because of conflicts, etc.
| Student | Reg Sched Wed Afternoon, Perf Hall | Other |
| Becky | Wednesday afternoon, Science | |
| Ben | Thursday Mng, Aux Gym | |
| Nikita | √ | |
| Kynsey | Friday afternoon, Gardenhire | |
| Julie | √ | |
| James | Friday afternoon, Gardenhire | |
| Kaira | Friday afternoon, Gardenhire | |
| Leah | Wednesday afternoon, Science |
¢ Presentations: Ben, Nikita, James
¢ I was wrong on the pronunciation - the video was right: http://www.answers.com/topic/schwarzschild-radius
¢ John Wheeler - the meaning of it all - his version
Neils Bohr was his mentor
Richard Feynman was one of his students, he was a friend of Einstein - "it to bit"
¢ Presentations: Kynsey, Julie, Becky
¢ Topics for final project - PowerPoint Presentations
| Student | Topic | |
| Becky | Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence | |
| Ben | Black Holes | |
| Nikita | Special and General Relativity | |
| Kynsey | String Theory | |
| Julie | Telescopes | |
| James | Multiverse Theory | |
| Kaira | Space Colonization | |
| Leah | Big Bang |
¢ Finish presentations
¢ Last day of class - comments
¢ Schedule for final
| Student | Location |
| Leah | Wednesday afternoon, Science |
| Becky | Wednesday afternoon, Science |
| Julie | Friday Afternoon, Gardenhire |
| Nikita | Wed afternoon, Performance Hall |
| Ben | Thursday Mng, Aux Gym |
| Kynsey | Friday afternoon, Gardenhire |
| James | Friday afternoon, Gardenhire |
| Kaira | Friday afternoon, Gardenhire |
¢ Review for final
Ø Sample multiple choice questions: Link at bottom of manual
Ø The pioneers - giants - including Whitten, Wheeler, and Hawking
Ø Modern concepts: string theory, multiverse, big bang, and branes
¢ No Class
¢ Exams: See above schedule and master schedule on home page
¢ Exams: See above schedule and master schedule on home page
¢ Exams: See above schedule and master schedule on home page
¢ Final Exam Graded
Ø 101 total questions, weighted equally
Ø Numbers missed ranged from 3 to 55
Ø Counted 3/8 point each
Ø Grades ranged from 80 to 100, class average was 89
¢ MP Grade: Returned 30% of points lost: MP grades ranged from 80 to 100
¢ Winter Break Begins