Teaching and Learning Physics
Physics 4810 / 7810, Fall '08
Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 - 5:15 p
ATLAS 1B31
Prof. Noah Finkelstein
(updated 12.23.08)
Class syllabus (in PDF) - expecations, preliminary schedule etc..
Current schedule of readings / topics
Weekly Assignments: Readings & HW: lecture notes online
More links and literative relevant to week 1, if you want to dig deeper, are available at the bottom of the general resources page for the course.
Important Notices/Reminders
- Great class folks... your final projects have been posted...contact me for access beyond this link
- Please stay in touch.
- Please take the following Surveys by next Tues 12/9:
- Final Course Survey (detailed feedback for Finkelstein and future generations of students).
- Please take the CLASS attitude and beliefs survey: 4810 (undergrad) and 7810 (grad)
- Awritten statement of your philosophy and approach to teaching (~ 1-2 paragraphs). Please turn in an electronic copy of this on CU Learn and hardcopy in class.
- FCQ's: you should have been emailed.. otherwise use the following fcq link (note different classes 4810/7810) - By Monday Dec 8 11:59p.
- Presentations 12/9 (4p) and 12/16 (1:30p). Info on Presentations
- Final projects are due Fri Dec 12, noon.
(For students opting for more time & want to present during Final Exam Period Dec 16, 1:30p you can turn in your final project then.)
- Note Week 13 (just before Thanksgiving break) we have a REDUCED (but NON-zero) workload.. this is to give you time to focus on your projects
- Please provide feedback on how class is going SURVEY of how class is going... (provide formative feedback for improving class).
- Results of the survey of topics for the 2nd half of the semester will be discussed in class.
- There is now a Survey of what you would like the second half of this class to be about. (download and turn in)
- Norm Augustine (Chair of the Committee that authored Rising Above the Gathering Storm) will be speaking at CU on 9/23 7p
- Here is a link to prior years' student projects... (PDF versions of these projects are available too!)
- Note there is a list of fieldsite options online now
- Also note the CLASS is online -- see link in week 1 activities
- If you are a Physics major in your Jr or Sr. year, please consider doing an honors thesis (this can be in PER too!)
- To coordiante most effectively with available teaching options we have switched the traditional physics content from E/M to MEchanics. Please check in with me if this is an issue.
- Tentative Class Schedule:
Week 1: 8/26 Introduction
Week 1: 8/28 Identify preliminary fieldsite(s)
Week 3: 9/9 Identify area of interest for project - Turn in 1 paragraph description
Week 7: 10/7 Outline of project due
Week 13: 11/18 Rough cut of final project due
Finals week: project due.
Contact information / office hours:
