Physics 55600 Current topics in Physics Fall 2019
Department of Physics, CCNY
Instructor: Sriram Ganeshan
Email: sganeshan@ccny.cuny.edu (best way to reach me)
Phone: (212) 650-6085
Office Hours: Wednesday, 4 – 5 P.M.
Location: Marshak 418N
Course Description (from Bulletin)
55600: Current Topics in Physics
A seminar course on current topics in experimental and theoretical physics, with oral reports by students and faculty (required for Physics majors).
1 hr./wk.; 1 cr.
Class Schedule: Wednesday Wednesday, 4 – 5 P.M MR418N
Physics 55600 is a seminar course that requires students to attend colloquium. It does not have a formal syllabus. Attendance is mandatory and a review paper on their favorite colloquium topic will also need to be submitted at the end of the course.
Goals:
- Familiarize with recent breakthroughs in physics
- Learn to write abstracts for talks
- Improve scientific presentation skills
- Learn basics of writing scientific papers
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