Physics 596 - Course Syllabus - Fall 2023
(Syllabus is subject to change!)
Physics 596 Fall 2023 Channel on Media Space
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Date |
Topics |
Lectures |
Assignments |
Reading |
Zoom/Video |
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1 |
Aug 25 |
Introduction and course expectations |
Major Group Assignment |
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2 |
Sep 1 |
Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics and Grad School Advice - Prof. Taylor Hughes Creating/giving a journal club presentation How to read scientific papers
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3 |
Sep 8 |
Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Vidya Madhavan Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Alexey Bezryadin Publication process; How to use on-line scientific resources Using the Online Resource Scopus |
mini-Assignment #1 |
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4 |
Sep 15 |
Research in Theoretical and Computational Biological and Nanoscale Physics - Prof. Alek Aksimentiev Research in Theoretical and Computational Biological Physics - Prof. Jun Song Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Pengjie Wang |
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5 |
Sep 22 |
Research in Experimental and Theoretical Biological Physics - Prof. Ido Golding Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Peter Abbamonte Research in Observational Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics - Prof. Jeff Filippini |
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6 |
Sep 29 |
Research Theoretical and Computational Quantum Dynamics of Condensed Phases - Prof. Nancy Makri Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Fahad Mahmood Research in Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics - Prof. Antonios Tsokaros |
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7 |
Oct 6 |
Research in Experimental High Energy Physics - Prof. Ben Hooberman Research in Experimental Particle Physics and Quantum Sensing - Prof. Doug Beck How to write a scientific abstract |
mini-Assignment #2 |
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8 |
Oct 13 |
Ethics in research |
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9 |
Oct 20 |
Research in Computational Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Lucas Wagner Research in Theoretical High Energy Physics and Astrophysics - Prof. Jessie Shelton Research in Theoretical High Energy Physics - Prof. Patrick Draper Research in Experimental Nuclear Physics - Prof. Chen-Yu Liu |
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10 |
Oct 27 |
Research in Quantum Photonics and Optomechanics - Prof. Kejie Fang Research in Theoretical Astrophysics - Prof. Elena Koptieva Research in Experimental Biophysics - Prof. Paul Selvin
Estimation in Research |
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Solve Fermi problems as a team (problems will be distributed before class) |
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11 |
Nov 3 |
Research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Jong Yeon Lee Research in Computational and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Karin Dahmen | ||||
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12 |
Nov 10 |
Research in Experimental Biological Physics - Prof. Yann Chemla Research in Experimental Condensed Matter/Materials Science - Prof. Yingjie Zhang Research in Computational Astrophysics - Prof. Kirk Barrow |
13 |
Nov 17 |
Research in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics - Prof. Alexey Bezryadin Journal club presentations: |
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Nov 24 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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14 |
Dec 1 |
Journal club presentations: |
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Dec 8 |
Extra Journal club presentations: |
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