Spring 2018 Info for Core Faculty/TAs
Spring 2018 Core Science/Math:
Course and Website, Lectures, Recitations, Millikan 9th Floor Study*, Problem Sets Due
Ma 1c Analytical, Nets Katz, MWF 10-10:55 AM, R (Thurs), Fri 8-11 pm, Mon 2 am
Ma 1C Practical, Matthias Flach, MWF 10-10:55 AM, R, Fri 8-11 pm, Mon 4 pm
Ph 1c Analytical, David Hsieh, WF 11-11:55 AM, MR, Wed 8-11 pm, Fri 4 pm (Quizzes due Mon 4 pm)
Ph 1c Practical, Jason Alicea, F 3 -3:55 PM, MWR, Wed 8-11 pm, Fri 3 pm (Most quizzes due Tues noon; check for exceptions)
Bi 1, Elliot Meyerowiz and Kai Zinn, MTR 11-11:55 AM, Sun 8-11 pm, Tu or Thu depending on the week
*Group study sessions on the 9th floor of Millikan give students an opportunity to find others and collaborate/discuss course material, with peer tutors in attendance to answer questions and assist.
Approximate Weekly Topics:
Note: the information below is for approximate reference only. Please refer to specific course websites for precise topics by day, due dates and times, course policies, etc.
| Spring 2018 | Ma 1c An | Ma 1c Pr | Ph 1c An | Ph 1c Prac | Bi 1 |
| Wk 1: (Apr 2) | Norm and Inner ProductSubsets of Euclidean SpaceFunctions and Continuity | See the Ma 1C Practical website for updates | Magnetic FieldVector Potential | Magnetism and MatterMagnetic Materials and Phase Transitions | The living world – what is out there?The Theory of the Gene: Mendel and Morgan to gene control, DNA sequencing and genomics 1 |
| Wk 2: (Apr. 9) | Basic DefinitionsBasic TheoremsPartial Derivatives | MagnetostaticsRelativistic Origin of Magnetism | Faraday's Law | The Theory of the Gene: Mendel and Morgan to gene control, DNA sequencing and genomics 2.Forensic DNA testing | |
| Wk 3: (Apr. 16) | DerivativesInverse FunctionsImplicit Functions | Lorentz Transformation of Fields. Hall Effect.Faraday's Law | Inductance & Inductors | Ancient DNA and human archaeology and migrations.Inherited diseases, the human genome project and personalized medicine | |
| Wk 4: (Apr. 23) | TBD | Induction and InductanceQuiz 1 | AC CircuitsQuiz 1 | Plant breeding: ancient farmers to GMOs.The Theory of the Cell: history? What is a cell? Prokaryotic cells and their components. | |
| Wk 5: (Apr. 30) Midterms May 2-8 | AC CIrcuitsComplex impedanceOmubds meeting May 4 | Maxwell's equations and EM waves | The cell as a factory for converting information (in the genes) into actions (mediated by proteins). This would include transcription, translation, protein localization (including secretion), and protein degradation.How do proteins work? Reverse information flow from protein conformations and its relationship to diseases. | ||
| Wk 6: (May 7) Midterms May 2-8 | Displacement CurrentMaxwell's EquationsQuiz 2 | WaveguidesQuiz 2 | The eukaryotic cell. Capture of mitochondria and chloroplasts. Compartmentalization within eukaryotic cells and protein trafficking.Viruses (Pamela Bjorkman)Midterms due 5/8 | ||
| Wk 7: (May 14) Midterm notices due May 14 | Electromag. WavesElectric Dipoles | Diffraction and Interference | Development of multicellular animals.Developmental Biology, Regulatory Genes, and Gene Regulatory Networks: Flower Development. | ||
| Wk 8: (May 21) Drop deadline May 23 | DialectricsElectric Fields in MatterQuiz 3 | Simultaneity and Moving ClocksQuiz 3 | Systems Biology (Lior Pachter).The Theory of Evolution: Darwin to population genetics to cladistics 1. | ||
| Wk 9: (May 28) | Magnetic DipolesMagnetic Materials | Relativity and E&M; E=mc2 | The Theory of Evolution: Darwin to population genetics to cladistics 2.How predictable is evolutionary change? (Joseph Parker). | ||
| Wk 10: (June 4) | FerromatnetismRadiation of an Accelerating ChargeQuiz 4 | Quantum Hall EffectQuiz 4 | Neurobiology: neuronal wiring, neuronal computation, brain function.SENIOR FINALS DUE 6/8 | ||
| Finals: Study period June 9-12, Final Exams June 13-15 | Final due 6/14 | Final due 6/15 | Final due 6/15 |