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neptune For this course, the semester will be divided into three 3-week periods during which you will work on projects (but note that the schedule is a bit dependent on the weather):
Date

 Activity
Jan 13
 		Introduction, set up groups
Jan 20
 		Preparation for observing projects
Note: Monday 9 AM section will meet Wednesday at 9 AM this week only
Jan 27
 		Meet your Group.
First 3-week period begins
Feb 14
 		3-week period ends
Feb 24
 		Second 3-week period begins
Mar 10
 		SPRING BREAK
Mar 21
 		3-week period ends
Mar 31
 		Third 3-week period begins
Apr 18
 		3-week period ends
Apr 28-30
 		Last Class


Grading

A grade will be assigned for your perfomance on each topic. It will be based on material you will hand in, a group presentation or report, and your demonstration of what your group has done in a meeting with the TA at the end of each 3-week period. You will work together to learn the material from each topic and produce a report or presentation, but each of you must understand what is in the report and what was done in your experiments. Members of a single group will not necessarily all receive the same grade based on the discretion of the professor and TA.



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28 January 2003
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