PHYS 100
Introduction to the Profession
Fall 2009 Syllabus

Instructor:	Carlo U. Segre	segre [at] iit.edu
	166a Life Sciences Building	312.567.3498
Meetings:	Tuesday 15:15-16:30, Room 240 & 112 Life Sciences Building
	Friday 11:25-12:40, Room 240 & 112 Life Sciences Building
Office hours:	Monday 13:00-15:00
URL:	http://www.iit.edu/~segre/phys100/09F/
Textbooks:	Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character), Richard P. Feynman, (W. W. Norton & Company, April 1997).
	Symmetry and the Beautiful Universe, Leon Lederman and Christopher Hill, (Prometheus Books, 2008).
Objectives:	Demonstrate the ability to use IIT resources: Galvin Library, Career Management Center, Academic Resource Center. Become familiar with open source software for scientific applications. Design protocols and carry out a simple experiment. Demonstrate competency in data analysis and graphing. Design and carry out a project from proposal stage to presentation. Prepare and deliver a technical presentation.
Grading:	Grading for this course will be based on the written assignments, presentations and attendance. Completion of all assignments and projects will guarantee 100%. There will be a one letter grade reduction per two missing assignments. There will be a one letter grade reduction per missing major project.
Academic Honesty Policy:	IIT has a Code of Conduct which is available at http://www.iit.edu/~osa/Handbook/handbook.pdf (see page 31). All students in this course are expected to follow this code. The first violation will result in a grade of "zero" for that assignment (exam or quiz). Subsequent violations will result in a failing grade in the course.
Accomodation for Disabilities:	Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with documented disabilities. In order to receive accommodations, students must obtain a letter of accommodation from the Center for Disability Resources in Life Sciences Building, room 218, 312-567-5744 or disabilities@iit.edu.
Assignment List	Linux Tutorials Typesetting with LyX Physics Experiments Feynman Fact Checking Resume Writing IIT Faculty Biography Plotting with Grace Spreadsheet Physics Careers in Physics Pumpkin Launch Pumpkin Launch Rules Scientific Presentations
Schedule	Week Date Meeting Activity Assignment Due 1 Aug 25 240 LS Initial class Begin reading Feynman Aug 28       2 Sep 1 240 LS Linux & Open Source Software   Sep 4   Happy Birthday to GNU Linux Tutorials 3 Sep 8 LLRC Library resources   Sep 11       4 Sep 15 240 LS Physics Experiments & Using LyX Pumpkin Launch Teams Sep 18   Pumpkin Launch Rules Typesetting with LyX 5 Sep 22 240 LS Leon Lederman - Symmetry Finish Lederman Book Sep 25       6 Sep 29 240 LS   Launcher Design Review Oct 2 240 LS Career Management Center Feynman Fact Checking 7 Oct 6 240 LS     Oct 9       8 Oct 13 240 LS     Oct 16     Resume Writing 9 Oct 20       Oct 23 240 LS   Careers in Physics 10 Oct 27 240 LS     Oct 30 Pumpkin Launch! 11 Nov 3 240 LS     Nov 6       12 Nov 10 240 LS     Nov 13     Plotting with Grace 13 Nov 17 240 LS Hotbits random number generator   Nov 20     IIT Faculty Biography 14 Nov 24 240 LS     Nov 27 Thanksgiving, no class! 15 Dec 1 240 LS     Dec 4     Spreadsheet Physics 16 Dec 10 Final Exam! Scientific presentations Dec 11