Written Assignments and Due Dates

At the end of the course, students will have the following written products.  For details, see here.

• Homework (details)
  
• There will be occasional homework problems, primarily near the beginning of the course, clarifying lecture topics.
  
• Class Participation (details)
  
• an evaluation of each student presentation
[due within a week of the presentation; submitted on web-based form through the class web page]
• Class Presentation (details) 
            [due date determined by topic -- must fit into syllabus; topic chosen Wednesday October 5]
  
• one-page summary or abstract of the presentation, to be posted in the web page, submitted as a group.  The summary should include the main references used for the presentation.
[due one week before the presentation; electronic submission]
• list of readings the class should complete before the presentation, submitted as a group.
[due one week before the presentation; electronic submission]
• copy of powerpoint file, viewgraphs or other materials used in presentation, submitted as a group
[due one week after the presentation; electronic or hard-copy submission]
• three page report on the class presentation / topic of the presentation, submitted individually.  Groups should divide the topic among themselves for the information to be summarized in the reports.
[due one week after the presentation; electronic or hard-copy submission]
• Short Reports (details) (each ≤ 3 pages in length; graduate students do all three; undergraduates may choose 2 of 3)
• report on seminar presentation (details)
  
[due one week after seminar; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• report on current literature publication (details)
[citation due Wednesday 23 November, report due Friday December 9, earlier submission encouraged; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• report on established literature (details)
[topic due Wednesday November 16, report due Wednesday November 30; either electronic or hard-copy submission]

Submission Format:

• Electronic submissions should be emailed to ph122mo@u.washington.edu.  Admissible formats are text, html source, MSWord, powerpoint, and pdf.
  
• Hard-copy submissions may be handed in during class, to Prof. Olmstead's physics department mailbox, or at her office (B433).
• "Less than or equal to 3 pages" is defined in the standard NSF grant manner -- at least 2.5 cm margins, no more than 6 lines/2.5 cm vertically or 15 characters/2.5 cm horizontally (i.e., ≥10 point type).  You may include one extra page for figures and/or references and bibliography.

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