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A term paper, at least 2000 words on a certain topic is due on '''Wednesday, April 22'''. Following the completion of these papers, during the last week of classes, students will give 5-minute presentations, where they will share what they have learned on this topic with the rest of the class. Instead of presenting these paper in printed form, students will contribute the corresponding materials (including as many graphs, pictures, tables as possible) to the set of our course Wiki-pages. Each paper should be presented on a separate page, which should be linked to the other course Web pages, as appropriate. | A term paper, at least 2000 words on a certain topic is due on '''Wednesday, April 22'''. Following the completion of these papers, during the last week of classes, students will give 5-minute presentations, where they will share what they have learned on this topic with the rest of the class. Instead of presenting these paper in printed form, students will contribute the corresponding materials (including as many graphs, pictures, tables as possible) to the set of our course Wiki-pages. Each paper should be presented on a separate page, which should be linked to the other course Web pages, as appropriate. | ||
A list of | A list of selected topics is listed below. If you prefer to work on a topic that is not on the list, you must get prior approval. There is quite some flexibility in the scientific content and the depth into which you address the scientific issues. You are encouraged to discuss these with me in the process. The paper must be in your original words, with proper references if previous work is cited. The quality and the presentation of the term paper will contribute 10% to the final grade. | ||
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# [[Collective phenomena in economy and society]] -- '''Kim Wynne''' | # [[Collective phenomena in economy and society]] -- '''Kim Wynne''' | ||
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# [[Phase transitions in biological systems]] --'''Nick DeGuzman''' | # [[Phase transitions in biological systems]] --'''Nick DeGuzman''' | ||
# [[Inflatory Universe and phase transitions of early matter]] -- '''Ron Frey''' | # [[Inflatory Universe and phase transitions of early matter]] -- '''Ron Frey''' | ||
# [[Crystal growth]] -- '''Peter Gallagher''' | # [[Crystal growth]] -- '''Peter Gallagher''' | ||
# [[Experimental methods for determining crystal structure]] -- '''Chris Cowdery''' | # [[Experimental methods for determining crystal structure]] -- '''Chris Cowdery''' | ||
# [[Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of high Tc cuprates]] -- '''Kyle Loker''' | # [[Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of high Tc cuprates]] -- '''Kyle Loker''' | ||
# [[Strong electronic correlations and the Mott metal-insulator transition]] -- '''Arin Brown''' | # [[Strong electronic correlations and the Mott metal-insulator transition]] -- '''Arin Brown''' | ||
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# [[Super Liquids: A Look at the Phenomena of Superfluidity and Superheated Liquids]] -- '''Holly Brown''' | # [[Super Liquids: A Look at the Phenomena of Superfluidity and Superheated Liquids]] -- '''Holly Brown''' | ||
# [[Solid State Physics of Neutron Stars | Superfluidity of Neutron Stars]] -- '''Nicholas Fitzsimmons''' | # [[Solid State Physics of Neutron Stars | Superfluidity of Neutron Stars]] -- '''Nicholas Fitzsimmons''' | ||
Revision as of 08:35, 25 April 2009
Term Project:
A term paper, at least 2000 words on a certain topic is due on Wednesday, April 22. Following the completion of these papers, during the last week of classes, students will give 5-minute presentations, where they will share what they have learned on this topic with the rest of the class. Instead of presenting these paper in printed form, students will contribute the corresponding materials (including as many graphs, pictures, tables as possible) to the set of our course Wiki-pages. Each paper should be presented on a separate page, which should be linked to the other course Web pages, as appropriate.
A list of selected topics is listed below. If you prefer to work on a topic that is not on the list, you must get prior approval. There is quite some flexibility in the scientific content and the depth into which you address the scientific issues. You are encouraged to discuss these with me in the process. The paper must be in your original words, with proper references if previous work is cited. The quality and the presentation of the term paper will contribute 10% to the final grade.
Project topics:
- Collective phenomena in economy and society -- Kim Wynne
- Self-organized criticality and earthquakes -- Sean Kuvin
- Metallic Glass -- Shawn Havery
- Nucleation, droplets, and the physics of clouds -- Steven Dolly
- Liquid Crystal -- Matt Hoza
- Phase transitions in biological systems --Nick DeGuzman
- Inflatory Universe and phase transitions of early matter -- Ron Frey
- Crystal growth -- Peter Gallagher
- Experimental methods for determining crystal structure -- Chris Cowdery
- Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of high Tc cuprates -- Kyle Loker
- Strong electronic correlations and the Mott metal-insulator transition -- Arin Brown
- Unconventional superconductivity in nearly-magnetic metals -- Travis Robbins
- Geometrically Frustrated Materials -- Alison Pawlicki
- Super Liquids: A Look at the Phenomena of Superfluidity and Superheated Liquids -- Holly Brown
- Superfluidity of Neutron Stars -- Nicholas Fitzsimmons