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Readings: You will be reading from the two main texts for the
first several weeks and assorted articles.
A Briefer History of Time From the Bog Bang to the Big Mac®
(PDF) - Eric Sculman's Version
Written Work: All work is to be typed, double-spaced and 12 pt
font, using paragraph and sentence structure appropriate for the assignment.
Use the template topic.doc and fill out the date,
your name, and the topic already provided at the top of the document. Rename
the file using your initials followed by the assignment number. (For example
RLH_H1.doc.) Email the final assignment to Dr. Herman at
hermanr@uncw.edu.
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HW # |
Assignment |
Due
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H1 |
Provide a synopsis of 1-2 paragraphs per video in the set Stephen
Hawking's Universe (1-5) What are the key take home points
of each and who were the most important players? |
Sep 4 |
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H2 |
From the videos and reading, answer the following about
special relativity:
1. What assumptions did Einstein make?
2. What are the main conclusions?
3. What is the strangest thing you learned? |
Sep 11 |
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H3 |
Provide a clear picture of what Hawking/Mlodinow and
Weinberg mean by an expanding universe. (Be careful to cite
which book said what.) Which book, if either, presents a
clearer picture? Explain the idea as if you were telling your
parents. What are the convincing arguments? Why did scientists
believe otherwise beforehand? Are you convinced yet from the
arguments made in reading these chapter? Why, or why not? |
Sep 24 |
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H4 |
- A list of the top ten
terms/phrases that you think you should know from the first
half of the semester and that you would put on the final in
some form.
- Similarly, a list of
the top seven people we have discussed.
- Finally, list the top
three principles you might select.
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Oct 2 |
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H5 |
Nobel Prizes in Physics: To be
announced Tuesday
http://nobelprize.org/. Write a paper answering the
following:
- Who was A. Nobel and what
prizes did he start and why?
- Which Nobel prizes in
physics were awarded for work in cosmology?
- What were the top five
countries in the count of physics prizes?
- How many women got Nobel
prizes in physics?
- Who won the prize in
physics this year and for what?
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Oct 9 |
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Begin working on
research paper and presentation |
Oct 16 |
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