29:98: Undergraduate Seminar:

 Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

  Fall Semester 2004

Coordinator: Prof. Yannick Meurice

                                       The microwave sky image from the WMAP mission

                                          The gamma-ray sky image from EGRET

Theme

• The seminar is intended for science majors who already completed  an introductory physics sequence (29:27-28,  29:11-12, 29:81-82  or equivalent).

• It can be taken for one s.h. and will be graded pass/fail (S-F). 

• Students who have completed intermediate courses on electricity and magnetism (29:129-130 ) and quantum mechanics (29:140-141)  may consider taking the seminar simultaneously with 29:273 General Relativity and Cosmology ,  offered this fall, and that provides a more in-depth discussion of  big-bang cosmology.
  

• VAN 514
  
• Phone:335-1991
• Email:yannick-meurice@uiowa.edu      
  
•  Office Hours: Mondays 10:45-11:45 AM , Tuesdays 9:40-10:40 and Thursdays 9:30-10:30 AM or by appointment.
  

Textbooks

Readings and Homeworks

Grade

PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY MAIN OFFICE

• 203 Van Allen Hall
• 319-335-1686
• Chair– Professor Thomas F. Boggess at Thomas-boggess@uiowa.edu

AVAILABILTY OF MODIFICATIONS

• “I need to hear from anyone who has a disability, which may require some modification of seating, testing, or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please contact me during my office hours." Students with disablities should also contact the Office of Student Disabilities Services (335-1462)

PROCEDURES FOR STUDENT COMPLAINTS

• A student who has a complaint related to a Physics or Astronomy course should follow the procedures summarized below. The full policy on student complaints is on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/handbook/5/f.shtml
•  Ordinarily, the student should attempt to resolve the matter with the instructor first. If the complaint is not resolved to the student's satisfaction, the student should go to the course supervisor (if the instructor is a teaching assistant) or to Associate Chair, Professor Craig Kletzing..
• If the matter remains unresolved, the student may submit a written complaint to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs, 120 Schaeffer Hall (335-2633). The associate dean will attempt to resolve the complaint and, if necessary, may convene a special committee to recommend appropriate action. In any event, the associate dean will respond to the student in writing regarding the disposition of the complaint. For any complaint that cannot be resolved through the mechanisms described above, please refer to the College’s Student Academic Handbook for further information.

• The College guideline is that one semester hour of credit is the equivalent of approximately three hours of work (class time + out-of-class preparation) each week over the course of a whole semester. In a typical lecture/discussion course, each hour of class normally entails at least two hours of outside preparation for the average student (e.g., in a three-credit-hour lecture course, standard out-of-class preparation is six hours per week). This standard is the basis on which the Registrar's Office assigns hours of University credit for courses.

STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The College's Educational Policy Committee suggests that syllabi include a section on student rights and responsibilities. They suggest the following:

• "All students in the College have specific rights and responsibilities. You have the right to adjudication of any complaints you have about classroom activities or instructor actions. Information on these procedures is available in the Schedule of Courses and on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/). You also have the right to expect a classroom environment that enables you to learn, including modifications if you have a disability."

• "Your responsibilities to this class-and to your education as a whole-include attendance and participation. (Here an instructor could put specific information on his/her or the department's attendance policy.) You are also expected to be honest and honorable in your fulfillment of assignments and in test-taking situations (the College's policy on plagiarism and cheating is on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/). You have a responsibility to the rest of the class-and to the instructor-to help create a classroom environment where all may learn. At the most basic level, this means that you will respect the other members of the class and the instructor, and treat them with the courtesy you hope to receive in turn."
• This course is given by the College of  Liberal Arts and Sciences. This means that class policies on matters such  as      requirements, grading, and sanctions for academic dishonesty are governed by the College of  Liberal Arts and            Sciences. Students wishing to add or drop this course after the official deadline must receive the approval of the Dean of the College of  Liberal Arts and Sciences . Details of the  University policy of cross enrollments may be found at: http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/deos/crossenroll.doc