Key access to Lab 1 054A

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  • You can pick up a key fob for access to our physics cave from Key Services, which is at the first floor of Lab 2 near the entrance with the elevator. You will need photo id (Evergreen ID preferred).
  • If you already have an electronic fob for your on-campus job or other, access to 054A has been added.

Upcoming Conference Opportunities, fall quarter and beyond

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All of the following are optional opportunities to attend math/science conferences relevant to our program content and themes.

  • Washington Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers Fall Meeting. Saturday October 13, 2018 at Bellevue College in Bellevue, WA. Transportation (college van) provided. Olympia West Side pickup around 6am, campus pickup around 6:30am. Return to campus by 6pm. Cost to students: $5 + cost of lunch (or bring own). Theme: Equity and Inclusion in Physics Education. Please let Krishna know ASAP if you are planning to attend.
  • Northwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium (NUMS). Saturday November 3, 2018 at Willamette University in Salem, OR. Transportation details TBD. No registration cost to students, as far as I can tell, but if we decide to go on Friday evening, students will be responsible for lodging and meals. Please let Brian/Krishna know ASAP if you are planning to attend.
  • Linus Pauling Medal Award Symposium. Saturday November 17, 2018, at the University of Washington – Bothell in Bothwell, WA. Cos to students: Symposium & reception free; $10 for (optional?) banquet. Ask members of Chemistry and Other Sciences (ChaOS) Club for transportation details. Flyer.
  • Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics. See this post for more details. Reminder: application deadline is Fri. Oct. 12.

Week 2 Reading Assignments, Learning Goals, Problem Sets, and Schedule

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Please find the Week 2 Assignments by clicking on the links below:

Week 2 Class Meeting Schedule:

  • Our schedule is nearly to its normal (the main exception is Monday morning).
  • Mon. Oct. 1, 10am-noon, CAL: No Quiz today, but class meets. Bring your Problem Set Notebooks (PSNs) for PSN Check.
  • Mon. Oct. 1, 1-3pm, CAL: MVVC. Bring Boas. Come with Big Math Ideas and your specific questions from the reading already written down.
  • Tue. Oct. 2, 10am-noon, CAL: DE. Bring Boas. Come with Big Math Ideas and your specific questions from the reading already written down.
  • Tue. Oct. 2, 1:30-3:30pm, CAL: LA. Bring Strang. Come with Big Math Ideas and your specific questions from the reading already written down.
  • Wed. Oct. 3, 9-10:30am, Cave: MVVC (bring Boas).
  • Wed. Oct. 3, 10:30am-noon, Cave: DE (bring Boas).
  • Wed. Oct. 3, noon-1pm, Cave: Seminar (bring reading and writing prompt responses).
  • Thu. Oct. 4, 10-11:30am, Cave: LA (bring Strang).
  • Thu. Oct. 4, 12:30-4pm, CAL: All-Program Check-in; Math Lab.

Week 1 Reading Assignments, Learning Goals, and Problem Sets

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Please find the Week 1 Assignments by clicking on the links below:

 

  • You can find links to the Collaborative Solution Set assignments at the bottom of each of the pages linked above. (updated 9/25)
  • You can find the slides from DE session 1W (that is, the session on Week 1 Wednesday) here, and in general such links will appear on the homework assignment page for the given week. (updated 9/26)

Subscribe to the program website

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Some students have asked about getting email updates or notifications to the program website so that when new content is added, they receive an email or other notification. We have made such features available.

  • You may opt to receive email reminders:
    • Make sure you are logged in to this site, using the Log in link in the right hand sidebar or at the bottom
    • Find subscribe2, either in the sidebar or at the bottom (depends on what kind of device you are using to access the website), where “You may manage your subscription options from your profile” with a link to your profile.
    • Every time a post is added or updated, you will receive an email notification.
  • If you use a compatible RSS feeder, there’s an Entries RSS feed under Meta in the right hand sidebar or at the bottom.

Week 1 Reading Assignments and Schedule

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Please read the following for Week 1 (bring copies of Boas and Strang to class meetings on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday as described in schedule):

  • Differential Equations (DE): Boas 8.1 – 8.2
  • Linear Algebra (LA): Strang Ch. 1
  • Multivariable & Vector Calculus (MVVC): Boas 4.1, 4.3 – 4.4 (updated 9/23)
  • All-Program Meeting (APM): Cronon, Only Connect (we’ll provide a paper copy in class on Monday, so no need to print out your copy); click here for Writing Prompts.

Schedule:

  • We have a slightly non-standard schedule this week. * indicates sessions where you might not normally attend, but which we are asking you to attend for this first week. Please make your best effort to attend these meetings, and let us know if there is a problem.
  • *Mon. Sep. 24, 10am-noon, Computer Applications Lab (CAL) Lab 2 1223A: First Class Meeting! Begins promptly at 10am. Bring your First Day Writing Assignment.
  • *Mon. Sep. 24, 1-3pm, CAL: Second Class Meeting!
  • *Tue. Sep. 25, 10am-noon, CAL: Third Class Meeting – getting started with Mathematica.
  • *Tue. Sep. 25, 1:30-3:30pm, Lab 2 2238: More Mathematica + Reading Workshop (bring program text(s)).
  • Wed. Sep. 26, 9-11am, Lab 1 054 (Cave): MVVC (bring Boas).
  • Wed. Sep. 26, 11am-1pm, Cave: DE (bring Boas).
  • Thu. Sep. 27, 10-11:30am, Cave: LA (bring Strang).
  • Thu. Sep. 27, 12:30-4pm, CAL: APM (bring Only Connect and Writing Prompts response) & Math Lab.

Welcome to Physical Systems and Applied Mathematics, 2018-19!

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Dear students!

Welcome to Physical Systems and Applied Mathematics. We are excited to begin our challenging work together. Important program information is available via the links below:

Sincerely, Brian and Krishna