PHYSICS 297 -- PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH



A.	Purpose

	The purpose of this course is to enable juniors and seniors
	majoring in physics to supplement  their formal classroom work by
	participating in research programs under the direction of members
	of the faculty of the Department of Physics.

B.	Scheduling and Credit

	
	1.	The course will be offered every quarter of the year.

	2.	It is purely voluntary - it is not required for either the 
		A.B. or A.B. with Honors degrees.

	3.	It will carry one course credit.

	4.	The student is not to receive a salary

	5.	At the instructor's option, either letter grades or P or F
		may be given.

C.	Application for Admission and Selection Procedures

	1.	Any junior or senior majoring in physics is eligible to apply for 
		registration in this course.

	2.	In the quarter preceding registration, the student must apply
		for admission to the Departmental Adviser.

	3.	The Departmental Adviser will arrange for the applicant to be 
		interviewed by those faculty members who have indicated an
		interest in having undergraduate participants in their 
		research groups, and who are working in the field(s) of 
		interest to the applicant.

	4.	The Departmental Adviser will then assign the applicants to
		research groups in a manner which will maximize the satisfaction
		for students and faculty member involved.

	5.	Registration for more than one quarter is permissible if
		grades in other courses do not deteriorate.  In case of excessive 
		demand, those who have not previously had a course shall have priority.

	6.	There is no commitment to remain in the same research group in 
		successive quarters.

D.	Duties

	1.	The undergraduate research participant will work under the
		supervision of a faculty member who will be responsible for
		keeping track of his progress.

	2.	The student might be asked to assist his supervisor in the
		latter's work or he may be assigned a problem to work on
		independently, but in the latter event he should report his
		progress to his supervisor at least once a week.

	3.	The undergraduate participant is expected to spend about 15
		hours a week with the research group.

	4.	At the end of the quarter the student must submit a written
		report to the Physics Department summarizing his work during 
		the quarter.  No grade will be recorded until the written report 
		is submitted to the Physics Office along with the final
		grade determined by the sponsor.

	5.	In the quarter after the course has been completed, the
		student is invited to present a talk to the Undergraduate 
		Journal Club about his work in the course.





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