Notes from Prior Weeks:

• Final course evaluation survey -- PLEASE FILL THIS OUT AND PUT IT IN MY MAILBOX (AND CHECK OFF YOUR NAME ON THE ASSOCIATED FOLDER)
• Last class 12/9 is in G1B31 --
• A word about final presentations.
• Please fill out the following 5 min survey about beliefs (your participation will be recorded) 7810 and 4810 students-- If you're not officially enrolled, I encourage you to take the survey anyway, Eli.
• A very interesting editorial on science, funding, policy and yes, our class!
• Class on Tuesday 12/7 is at the Fiske (map ).
• Sanjoy Mahajan's reply about his paper.
• Disclaimer about use of field notes --- follow this link to find out about how they will be used or request that they not be used.
• STEM-TP Learning Assistant Opprotunities --- Applicaitons Due 12/3. Earn $$, learn about teaching, make the world a better place (or at least 2 out of the 3).
• DON'T GIVE UP. Don't despair. Stay active and be the change. . .
• More information on Al Bartlett's work

A SELF-EVIDENT TRUTH
If any fraction of the observed global warming
can be attributed to the activities of humans,
then this constitutes positive proof
that the human population, living as we do,
has exceeded the carrying capacity of the Earth.
SUCH A SITUATION IS NOT SUSTAINABLE! --- Al Bartlett, CU Physics

• Note that Thursday is particularly diffferent this week. See notes.
• There was a reading handed out in lecture 10/14 -- it is in my mailbox
• There is a new schedule. See above.
• Time to VOTE! download your ballots now.. to be collected by the end of next week (10/7)
• New materials are posted in the general resources section.
• YET AGAIN: Revised schedule of readings/ hw as of 9/28 (this significanlty changes from the syllabus)
• Mentoring opportunity available (Boulder high school students). You could do this as part of your fieldwork took
• LON CAPA (physics hw) ---note the HW for 9/23 has changed
• summary notes for NF's introduction 9/21- where we have been for the last 4 weeks.
• Note that 1 paragraph project PROPOSALS are DUE in class 9/23
• Both the HW and the READINGS have changed for next week (week 5): see week5 [yes, they are reduced]
• the diSessa reading is just about phenomenological primitiives -- and ends roughly at the double dashes in the margins of page 99
• Second (or third) round of field work should be occuring this week. Notes due 9/17 midight (by email)
• comments about time commintments for the class
• Reminder no class 9/16.
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