This page is intended to provide links to topics related to the class. Please email the instructor with websites or other information you find interesting and provide a brief (1 or 2 sentences) description to guide your classmates. I'll post it here.
| Site | Description | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| THESIS WRITING | ||
| http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~martins/sen_sem/thesis_org.html | Columbia University advice on writing a science thesis. Notice that the advice is not specific to any particular discipline. | 9/23/12 |
| http://courses.physics.illinois.edu/phys499/lectures.html | University of Illinois thesis class. My colleagues Laura Greene and Celia Elliot teach this class. Their advice is useful and fun. | 9/23/12 |
| GRAMMAR & USAGE | ||
| http://www.aip.org/pubservs/style/4thed/toc.html | American Institute of Physics (AIP) Style guide. | 9/23/12 |
| http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html | Paul Brians' page about common errors in English usage. Highly recoomended. | 9/23/12 |
| http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ | Grammar Girl is a reliable source. Read about "which/that", "lie/lay", it's/its" and so on. | 9/23/12 |
| OSU TRANSCRIPT NOTATION | ||
| http://oregonstate.edu/students/research/ | Your completed thesis qualifies you for a special notation on your transcript, but you have to apply. The application forms are at the link at left. The deadline is June 3, 2103. You should electronically deposit your PH403 thesis final copy at the OSU Scholars' Archive before the application deadline. Your thesis is due by May 17, 2013 (week 7 of spring term) , so you will have plenty of time. The Physics department oral presentation qualifies as "presentation to a wider audience" , even though it will take place after the application deadline. |
5/1/13 |
| http://oregonstate.edu/ua/events/cue | Consider presenting a poster at the OSU Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence poster session. It's an excellent opportunity to to gain experience in presenting your work to a scientific audience (and there are cash prizes and food, too!). Usually held in May, preregistration is required. | 5/1/13 |
