Course Description
| Instructors: | Juan Cabanela | |
| Office: | Hagen Hall 307B (218-477-2453) | |
| Research Lab: | Hagen Hall 302 (218-477-2458) | |
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| IM: | AstroJuanCab (AIM) (MSN) Cabanela (Yahoo! IM) |
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| Office Hours: | MTWH 9:00 to 10:30 am T 1:00 to 3:00 pm H 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Those are my "formal" office hours. However, during the day I am usually somewhere on the Third Floor of Hagen Hall when I am not teaching. Feel free to track me down and ask questions if they come up. My Full Schedule can be found here. |
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| Class Homepage: | http://phys342.cabanela.com/ NOTE: In an effort to save on needless destruction of trees, we will provide the majority of handouts in the form of electronic documents posted to this website. As such, it would be highly beneficial for you to bookmark the class homepage and check it often. |
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| Required Textbook: | There is no required text you must purchase. There will be several reading assignments available online. | |
| Class Meeting Times: | Tuesday and Thursdays, 10:30 am - 11:20 am (through Thursday. October
23) in Hagen Hall 305 See schedule for the dates we will not meet! |
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Goals
By the end of this course you should be able to write a short research report in the style of a professional scientific journal. You should be able to conduct a literature search and to distinguish between the types of publications in the physics literature. Finally, you should be able to prepare an outline of a/your senior project, including proposal and budget.