Homework Assignments:
Dec 1
See the Class News webpage for hints and suggestions for the class
presentations next week.
If you need to re-do any of your written homework assignments,
they are due on Mon Dec 8th, the last meeting of our class.
Nov 17
- Work on your "Three Cups of Tea" presentation.
- Written homework, due Nov 24:
Write a 1-2 page summary of yourself; an autobiography.
Reflect on who you are, where you are in your life, and what you
want to do in the next few years.
It should be written as a letter to yourself, not necessarily to
anyone else.
Write about whatever you think is important. There is no special
format.
Include a recent photo of yourself.
This is a snapshot of who you are.
Be sure to keep a copy for yourself. It is like a personal time
capsule, containing in words what you think in important about
yourself
- Be sure to continue working on your "passports".
Oct 20
For next class, please read the handout for Lab 1: "Measuring the
Invisible" Part 1: LED circuits & Infrared Light".
If you have one, please bring a digital camera to class, and an mp3
player.
Sep 10
- The Science in "Three Cups of Tea":
Investigate your specific science topic from "Three Cups of Tea"
using the SDSU Library, on-line resources, your own reference material
(e.g. textbooks, professional contacts), etc. Then prepare a 3 minute
presentation to share with the class what you've learned. Remember that
your audience is a group of intelligent young scientists, so design your
talk accordingly. Please practice your talk, especially the timing.
Student presentations will be given in class on
Dec 1. (If you want, you can make a 1 page handout for the class
to help with your talk. Please make 12 copies if you choose to do this.)
There will be a few minutes after each talk for questions and
discussion.
Sep 22
- Be sure to attend the lecture by author Greg Mortenson.
- Please sign *both sides* of the Mt. Laguna Observatory field trip
liability waiver form and return on next class.
Sep 15:
- ** Assignment due on Sep 22: **
Select two sentences or phrases from Three Cups of Tea that you
feel illustrate key points of the book. Write a paragraph for each sentence
explaining why it is important to you. Be sure to quote the sentence and
include the page number.
Choose sentences that have some special personal meaning to you - something
that stood out in your mind. Maybe it is something that you didn't know
before and found really interesting. Or maybe it was something that made you
angry. Maybe it was the most frightening part of the book, or the most joyful
part. Or perhaps it was similar to an event you personally experienced, or
reminded you of someone you know. Explain the meaning of the sentence in the
context of the book, and then add your own description of why you chose that
sentence. (See the Class News for more info.)
- Bring the book Three Cups of Tea" to class for the next few weeks.
Sep 8:
- Finish reading Three Cups of Tea" and be ready for class discussion on
Sep 15th.
- Complete the "Campus Resources Investigation" assignment, and prepare a very
short (2 min), low-key, info-sharing presentation for class on Sep 15.
All written homework assignments must be typed.
Use proper English at the college-level. At the very minimum, use a
spelling checker. Staple together multiple pages.
Note on plagiarism:
Committing plagiarism is a serious offense:
``... an appropriate penalty, even severance from the University and in some
cases revocation of an advanced degree,...'' (from SDSU's General
Catalog). Plagiarism and cheating are at the top of the list of reasons
for expulsion, suspension and probation of students.
Take a look at the
SDSU Academic Dishonesty Incident Form so see what is the first step
when plagiarism occurs.
Please don't throw away all the effort, time, and money you spent going to
college (this or any other one) by plagiarizing someone else's work! It is just
not worth the risk. You almost certainly will get caught - just as it is so easy
to steal material off the WWWeb, it is sooo easy for Professors to check your
work. It requires just a few keystrokes to check your papers and homework for
plagiarism. And there is no time limit - semesters later, or
even years later, the crime is just as serious (in fact, usually more so - you
can lose your degree, job, career!).
Plagiarism is theft. If you copy more than 4 words in a row from
any source (including a textbook or Course Reader or even class notes) and do
not reference that source, you may be committing plagiarism.