EAS621, MTH599/499 and PHY495
Scientific Computing, Mathematics, and Physics Research Seminar
Professional Preparation Program
Fall 2016, UMass Dartmouth
This course will satisfy University Study 5-B (Learning through Engagement)
The tentative schedule of this course
- Week 1 (Sept 7):
- Session 1:
- Overview of the course: Alfa and Richard
- Discussion of projects: Alfa
- Talk on giving talks: Richard
- Talk about Python Programming Language: Russ
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Students work on formulating presentations. (NOTE: Each student will have a
separate topic, and the topics will consists of issues on which students will be
required to argue for an assigned side of the issue).
- Several students will give talks. Each talk will be limited to 5 minutes, but there
will be 10 minutes of discussion allowed afterwards. (The timing is unpredictable;
some topics may lead to prolonged discussion.)
- Homework 1
- Week 2 (Sept 14):
- Week 3 (Sept 21):
- Session 1:
- Website updates: Alfa
- Oral quiz about Mayfield handbook of technical writing: Richard.
- Writing assignment and HW 2: Richard
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Visitor from UMass School of Law: Prof. Ralph D. Clifford. Talk about Patents, IP, Copyrights.
- Class performance discussions: Richard, Russ, Alfa
- Homework 3
- Week 4 (Sept 28):
- Session 1:
- Talk about writing: Richard.
- Talk: Shakti. Video: Alfa
- Talk: Gustavo. Video: Alfa
- Talk: Tiffany. Video: Alfa
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Visitor from NVIDIA: Sanford Russell.
- Q-A session with Sanford Russell. Faculty visitors: Ram Bala, Gaurav Khanna.
- Class performance discussions: Richard, Russ, Alfa
- Homework 4
- Week 5 (Oct 5):
- Week 6 (Oct 12):
- Session 1:
- Opening: Alfa & Richard
- Visitor from Charlton College of Business: Prof. Jacqueline Einstein
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Talk: Ben. Video: Alfa
- Lecture about rewriting a sentence: Richard
- Prof. Gaurav Khanna is also observing the classroom.
- Class performance discussions: Richard, Russ, Alfa and Gaurav.
- Homework 6. The second link is broken in HW6. Please click the link below:
- Dazzle 'em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation
- Week 7 (Oct 19):
- Session 1:
- Opening: Richard, Alfa, Russ.
- Questions about reading assignment: Richard.
- Taking notes on Class Performance: Alfa & Russ.
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ.
- Session 2:
- Students are grading HW6.
- Practice in writing & rewriting a paragraph: Richard.
- Discussion with undergraduate team: Alfa, Richard, Gustavo, Meaghan, and Ben.
- Homework 7.
- Week 8 (Oct 26):
- Session 1:
- Opening: Richard, Alfa
- Mid-term Talk: Tiffany. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Mid-term Talk: Shakti. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Mid-term Talk: Sarah P1. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Mid-term Talk: Jared. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Longer break for charging the camera.
- Mid-term Talk: Jacob. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Mid-term Talk: Gustavo. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Mid-term Talk: Meaghan. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Mid-term Talk: Alec. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ, Gaurav.
- Homework 8.
- Week 9 (Nov 2):
- Session 1:
- Opening: Richard, Alfa
- Mid-term Talk: Ben. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ
- Mid-term Talk: Sarah P2. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ
- Mid-term Talk: Rahul. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ
- Mid-term Talk: Wen. Video: Alfa. Panels: Richard, Russ
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Longer break for charging the camera.
- HW 8 discussion and class performance
- Discussing Shakti's project: Shakti, Richard, Russ, Rahul, Alfa.
- Homework 9.
- Week 10 (Nov 16):
- Session 1:
- Opening: Richard, Alfa, Russ
- Sarah's talk.
- Students: 2 sentences to explain symmetry
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Vido assignment and scientific american paper
- Debate and court simulation.
- Homework 10.
- Week 11 (Nov 23):
- No class but my office will be opened from 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm if you have questions.
- HW 10 due at 5:00 pm: Alpha version draft of final report due.
- Homework 11.
- Week 12 (Nov 30):
- Week 13 (Dec 7): Last day of class
- Session 1:
- Opening: Richard, Alfa, Russ
- Beta version draft of final report due Tuesday, by Noon December 6.
- Debate and court simulation about tenure cases.
- Cookies and Sodas: Russ
- Session 2:
- Course evaluations.
- Visitor from Promptus: Paul Fredette.
- Final Exam Day (Dec 14): Final Report Due on Wednesday, Dec 14 at 6:00 pm. Please upload
the final report to your GoogleDrive. Late submission will not be accepted.
