Week 6 (Sep 26-Sep 30 ):

                                  Larson cartoon
This week - Motion of spin 1/2 particles in magnetic fields, "Rabi flopping", neutrino oscillations, MRI physics.


Announcements:

  • Weekly preflight due Monday Sep 26 @noon.
  • Homework #5 due Friday Sep 30 in class. (SOLUTIONS to all old homeworks are posted on D2L.)
  • Exam 1 solutions have been posted on D2L. I'll get your grade information posted there as soon as we are done grading it!
  • For help, CONTACT SJP or Gabriel (our LA) or Allie (our grader) (or visit our piazza page and ask a question!)
  • Tutorial is Friday after class. Bring the Spin sim this week. All are welcome, you don't need to be signed up to come!

    Other notes outside of class:
  • The APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) is coming to CU Jan 15-17 2017, applications are due before Oct 17, go to www.aps.org/cuwip (More information here. )
  • "Beyond Bolder" is starting back up - it's a joint Phys/APS weekly meeting to discuss topics of interest to physics/astro majors as they approach graduation. Monday, Sep 26@5PM (with pizza!) is the first one, in G130. Topic: "Grad School - Should I go? How do I apply? How do I get in?" (Questions: contact Nick.Schneider (at) lasp.colorado.edu)
  • CU-prime talks are every other week, Tuesday@5 (11th floor, with piazza). Their website is not up to date, check for flyers in the Duane/Gamow tower elevators. These are research talks by CU Physics grad students based on their PhD work, aimed very specifically at undergrads (you!) Also a good place to network about possible research opportunities, if you are interested
  • If you are eligible to vote in Colorado and have not yet registered, visit the Colorado voter registration page. Voting matters: I encourage informed, scientifically literate citizens to participate in our democratic system. If you are not a Colorado resident but want to vote in your home state by mail, check out the CU Voter information page for help.

    OLDER ANNOUNCEMENT PAGES (and old cartoons): week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, week 5,
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