Instructor: Prof. Ryan Kastner (kastner@ucsd)
Time: Monday 11:00-noon
Location: EBU3B 1202

Class Description
This class is centered around a weekly lecture. These lectures feature speakers from both within and outside the department and include the department Distinguished Lecture Series. The class is graded Pass/No Pass based on attendance and written summaries of the talks. As such, you are expected to attend every week.

Summaries

You are required to write a summary for each talk. Your grade is based on the quality of your summary.

• Must be under 100 words. It is important for you to learn how to present your thoughts concisely.
• Must contain three items:
  1. A one sentence summary of the talk.
  2. A short discussion on the most interesting aspects of the talk.
  3. Some thoughts on possibilities for future research that were not specifically mentioned in the talk.
• Email the summary to kastner@ucsd before Wednesday noon (two days after the talk)
• Please send the summary as text in the email, not as an attachment

Winter 2009 Schedule

Fall 2008 Schedule