Society of Physics Students to Meet Friday

The Society of Physics Students will hold its first meeting of the semester on Friday, August 28 (This Friday) at 6:00pm in Gallalee 109 (The Physics Students' Lounge). Anyone with an interest in physics is invited to attend. Refreshments will be (tentatively) served (read: free food).

Also, join the SPS on Facebook!
Or check out the new website! (bama.ua.edu/~sps)

PH111 Intro physics seminar

This semester, for the first time, we'll be offering an introductory physics seminar. It is a 1-credit course with no prerequisites, and meets just once a week Monday 4-5:30pm in 338 Gallalee. Here's the catalog blurb:

Lecture series on current topics in physics. Open to all undergraduates, aimed at students just starting their university education who want a broad introduction to exciting developments in modern physics at an introductory level. Faculty will present introductions to recent developments in physics, including student-suggested topics. The course will stress a conceptual understanding of everything from fundamental phenomena to recent technologies in terms of their basic underlying physical principles. Students present short research seminars on a topic of their choice once per semester.

You might also want to look at the list of possible topics, our tentative schedule, and the course syllabus. Also, here are the course intro slides from today.

There is room for plenty more if you'd like to join ... and even if you don't, I'll be continue information about PH111 lectures and so on here so you can follow along virtually at least.

PH125 in the news

Our little rocket competition made the news today. We also had a front page photo of section B of the Tuscaloosa News.

A Message from two of your fellow majors

All PHYSICS MAJORS!!!

Do you actually know other physics majors?? Yeah, that's what I thought. So come to the meet AND greet.

FREE FOOD! Yes, completely free. In fact, it will even be surrounded by nerds. So come.

DETAILS:
Who - YOU....hopefully...
What - Meet the other people who share your uniquely awesome interests
When - FRIDAY, as in THIS FRIDAY of dead week. which is May 1st, just fyi. 3:00-5:00pm
Where - Room 109 in Gallalee (obviously)
Why - because Tara and Ted were upset that we didn't know all of you

So, it'll be awesome, especially once you get there :)

-Your Fellow Physics Majors, Tara and Ted - and kind of the Society of Physics Students, kinda -

Scholarship opportunity

If you are a physics major, it is not too late to apply for a scholarship.

Specifically, the E. Scott Barr scholarships have not yet been awarded. Tell your friends.

Med School-related Lecture *Tonight*

Something I forgot to mention in class today that I just found out about:

At 7pm tonight Dr. Nathan Smith, UAB School of Medicine's assistant dean for admissions (and professor of Psychology) will be speaking at the AED meeting in 30 ten Hoor.

If you are interested in medicine, and contemplating medical school, this is a great chance to hear from someone who actually evaluates medical school applications for a living ...

Fall 2009 Advising Begins ...

This week begins the advising season for the F09 semester, which will continue through the week following spring break. If you are a physics major, thinking about a physics major, or plan on taking more physics in the near future, I would like to meet with you.

Individual meetings only take 15-30 minutes, please let me know if you are interested, and when you would have some time either this week or the week following spring break. You can contact me at pleclair.removethis@andthistoo.ua.edu.

One new thing I should mention is our new seminar course, PH111. It is a 1-credit seminar course with no prerequisites, meeting once per week, and it is devoted entirely to discussing neat topics in physics at a completely introductory level. In the fall, it will meet on Mondays from 4-5:30. Anyone interested in physics is encouraged to take the course, it should be a lot of fun. A tentative syllabus can be found here.

Finally, I would like to point out that all physics majors are eligible for E. Scott Barr scholarships, and we could use some more applicants ... it is not too late to be considered for a fall scholarship! Details here.