Winter 2018 Mentoring Day – Week 7 Wed. Feb. 21

All-Campus Mentoring Day is the afternoon of Wednesday February 21, 2018. There are many relevant sessions that will be of particular interest to you, with just a selected few listed below:

  • Individual Academic Statement Support Session
  • Alumni Panel – Winding Paths
  • Career Pathways in Education
  • Capstone Research: Final Projects, SURF Study, Capstone, Thesis & Internships
  • Navigating the Sciences at Evergreen
  • Career Pathways in Environmental Fields
  • Finding Your Mentors
  • Individual Studies: Contacts & Internships
  • Integrating the Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences (ICMaPS!)

2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships at Evergreen

From the website http://www.evergreen.edu/surf/  “Evergreen’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships offer undergraduates the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects.”

Summer 2018 Proposed Projects are listed at the SURF website,where you can also find detailed descriptions and application requirements. At quick glance of the proposed projects, many would be of interest to students interested in the computational, mathematical, and physical sciences (CMaPS).

Applications are due Monday March 5 2018.

New Science Citation Indexes through Evergreen Library

The Evergreen Library is trying out two science databases on a trial basis, and can be accessed from the ‘What’s New’ section of the Library webpage.

  • SCOPUS is available from Feb. 14 to Mar. 15
  • Web of Science will be available soon

Many of you are nearly completed with your Literature Review but you might still find these useful. The research librarians would find any feedback you have useful.

Math Exam 3 Revision info

  • Blank copy of Math Exam 3.
    • Please note the modifications to question 12. I should have explicitly indicated that one would need to use numerical or graphical methods to solve the expression you would arrive at after taking the derivative.
    • I apologize to you for the frustration that must have caused those of you who were trying to solve this algebraically during the exam.
  • You can find detailed guidelines for Math Exam 3 Revisions and Reflections here.
  • Math Exam 3 Revisions and Reflections are due 9am Mon. Feb. 12 in class.

Math Problem Set #13 for Week 15

  • Please find problem set assignment at the Math page, also linked in the main navigation bar.
  • Complete All Problems in your Math Problem Set Notebook. Bold underline problems also due via WebAssign by 9pm on Fri. Feb. 9, 2018.
  • Reminder: Problem Set Notebook Checks (all subjects) during Math Exam 3, Monday February 5, 9am.