Physics 502 Introduction to Research and Scientific Communication
Spring Semester 2015

 
  Course Syllabus
 
Note: Below is a preliminary list of topics that may change during the course of the semesters. "Chapters" refer to class notes rather than to the text.

Week 1: 12 January

  1. Homework: Write (no more than) one page proposal of your "major" writing project for the semester. DUE 26 January. Include:
    1. Description of the project
    2. Your role (if project is part of a collaboration). Some of you may be writing journal articles that is part of a research collaboration. Please be clear about what you are contributing.
    3. How long you expect it to be (how many pages you expect to turn in)
    4. How much is already complete, and how much you plan to complete over the semester.
    5. Include a timeline of goals (can be a separate page).

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Links to scholarly databases

  1. NMT Skeen Library has a quick link to "Web of Science" and a list of electronic journals subscribed to by the Skeen Library.
  2. arXiv.org gives open access to e-prints in several disciplines. These are often versions that have been submitted but have not yet been through the peer-review process.

 

Links to astrophysics journals

  1. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES) AGU Open access journal

Links to atmospheric physics journals