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org meeting, course goals, assessment

introductions

subfields of physics

theory & experiment

the research frontier

none, that Monday is a holiday. But assignment for subsequent Monday is to make single-page outlines of pros and cons regarding applicability of physics to the life sciences, which we will discuss

Labor day holiday on Monday, no class

Scientific Presentations- good, bad and ugly

Discussion of outlines- make a single-page outline with pro and con of physics methods to the life sciences. Discussion about outlines and their importance.

Finkbeiner

Making an overhead for a presentation- single-slide exercise on spy satellites, go over their slides

• Who is the audience?
• What's the main message?
• What will make the case the most persuasively? Graphics? Plots? Bulleted list?
• Does the overhead make sense as a "stand-alone" ?
• Font sizes and readability- on laptop, as handout, or on projector?

Students present their versions of today's exercise- Can a spy satellite read a document from outer space?

Talk 3

Talk 4

Tufte article

Basics of powerpoint for scientists

Pick topics by Wednesday Sept 28

pick a topic for an oral presentation and abstract for a meeting (15 minutes)

Group A assignment for Monday- presentation and discussion

Assignment for groups group B, C: prepare an abstract (250 word max) appropriate for a professional meeting, that will attract an audience to your talk and that coveys the key message you hope to convey.

all: watch Jamous youtube.

Scientific talks, the good, the bad and the ugly. Class discussion about presentations- pace, content, goals,

Jamous youtube.

Group A assignment for Monday- presentation and discussion

Assignment for group B: prepare an abstract (250 word max) appropriate for a professional meeting, that will attract an audience to your talk and that coveys the key message you hope to convey.

Stubbs gone

group A gives taped 15 minute presentations

group B turns in abstract

Group A assignment is to prepare abstracts

Group B assignment is to prepare presentations

Stubbs gone

group B gives 15 taped minute presentations

group A turn in abstracts

Stubbs gone

Student talk 6

Writing proposals

Paper outline deadline, hand out for peer review plus CWSreview of what's been learned, class discussion on student presentations.

Student talk 7

Writing applications for grad school, etc

Revised outline deadline

How to write a technical paper

• title
• authors (policy aspects)
• abstract
• intro
• content, figures and tables
• conclusions
• acknowledgments
• citations

open journals vs. for-profit

subfield ideosyncracies

Tex and Latex templates

bibtex for citations

Elevator speeches

Student talk 8

Paper first drafts due, peer and CWS review

Writing technical reports

How to make Figures and write captions

How to make Tables and write captions

Version control

Talk 17

Talk 18

Communicating with the public- pubic lectures, press releases, blogs

Draft Press release on topic of choice

watch Stubbs LSST spiel on Youtube

select presentation topic #2 for everyone

Student talk 9

First draft feedback session

Literature searches and tools

How to make a bibliography, easily

Talk 19

Talk 20

Class review of press releases, discussion

Stubbs gone

Student talk 10

Scientific posters as a communication tool

Second draft papers due

Group A taped 15 min talks topic #2
Group B turn in abstracts 

How to attend a scientific or technical meetingGroup B 15 min talks topic #2
Group A turn in abstracts

Last class, celebration!

Talk 21 

Talk 22

Final posters due Wed Dec 9

Poster session/celebration