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| Senior Thesis | |||
| SENIOR THESIS | |||
| CLASS CODE: | PH 488 | CREDITS: 1 | |
| COLLEGE: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | A course focused on bringing a student's research experience to conclusion by writing the formal thesis and presenting its contents to the faculty and other students. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Writing a professional grade research paper. Presenting a technical paper in a formal setting. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | 1.Bring the student's research experience from either their internship or senior research to conclusion. 2. Write a formal technical paper in proper format, language, and depth. 3. Present the paper in a formal setting, to both inspire upcoming Physics students and to give the student experience in a formal presentation setting. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | 1. Formally write a report of the internship or senior resarch in AIP Format, including the literature search, a description of the research, conclusions drawn as a result, and areas of future research. 2. Report progress in a weekly class meeting. 3. Defend the thesis in front of a faculty committee. 4. Present the research in either a Department Colloquium, a Poster Presentation, or an Undergraduate Research Conference. |
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| PREREQUISITES: | Ph 398R, PH 406 | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2008 | ||