Students research selected topics in Physics using the library and internet resources in order to prepare one class period length oral presentation to the class. The style of the talk is intended to simulate presentations at Physics departmental Colloquia, corporate seminars and professional meetings. A short written abstract (summary) of the talk is required. The abstract should include a complete bibliography using the "Physical Review" style.
Each student will prepare and give one long (40 to 45 minute) talk. This talk must not duplicate the topic chosen by another student.
Students are expected to practice critical listening skills by being attentive audience members for both fellow student presentations and departmental invited speakers at the Thursday Colloquium. They complete evaluation forms for each speech.
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| Tuesday & Thursday |
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| Thursday |
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Actual class meetings depend on speaker schedules. The first meeting was Tuesday, Mar 9, 1999.
Speaker Schedule |
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| Thursday, Mar 11, 4pm | Chin-Kun Hu, Taipei, Taiwan | "Universal Finite-size Scaling Functions in Critical Phenomena |
| Thursday, Mar 18, 4pm | Haihong Che James Chye |
"Progress and Problems in Gamma-ray Bursts" "Automated Edge Detection for Remotely Sensed Imagery" |
| Thursday, Mar 25, 4pm | Wellesley Pereira | "The CONCAM Sky Survey Project" |
| Thursday, Apr 8, 4pm | Bryan Suits, MTU Physics | "NQR Detection of Explosives: Fighting Terrorism with the Harmonic Oscillator" |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 11am | George Zimmer | "Gamma-Ray Bursts" |
| Thursday, Apr 22, 4pm | Ronald M Levy, Dept of Chemistry, Rutgers Univ | "Solvation & Electrostatic Effects in Biophysical Chemistry: Explicit vs. Implicit Solvent Models" |
| Tuesday, Apr 27, 11am | Jeremy Rogers | "Coronagraphs" |
| Thursday, Apr 29, 11am | Ryan Ringle | "Mie Scattering Theory" |
| Thursday, May 6, 4pm | Diola Bagayoto, Timbuktu Acad, Southern Univ & A&M College | "Electronic Energies of Molecules" |