PHY 3903 version 2003

Gary W. Slater 19.sept.2003

gslater@science.uottawa.ca

613-562-5800 x6775

MCD 222 week #3http://www.science.uottawa.ca/~gslater/PHY3903_2003/phy3903webpage.html

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Maple = 50%– 6 weeks– 5 assignments– 1 longer

problem/project– Assigments minus

worst one above 50% = 40%

– projet = 10%

Writing = 40%– your topic = 5%– PRL format = 20%– seminar = 15%

Physique = 10%– www– figures, tableaux,…– scholarship$– qq petits devoirs

Schedule Vendredi/Friday 14:30-16:30/16:45

CUBE 202 + Vanier 061 ~ alternating: Maple/other

marker: Brent Doironbdoiron@science.uottawa.ca

2003: List=20-21!

E-mail?Topic?

Topic Exciting Needs my approval

before the end of September (5%)

Peut être ~ en périphérie de PHY

Permis: un sujet relié à un stage coop ou d’été.

Seminar:8+2 min + 3 min Qtransparencies orPowerPoint

Seminars to take place in the last 3 weeks of semester

• 14, 21, 28 novembre

Département invité Texte de 4 pages

format PRL

PLAN: Maple 9 Getting started (Chapters 1-4) Polynomials (Chapters 5-7, 14) Functions (Chapter 8) Calculus (Chapters 9-11, 17) List, set, array (50 pp) Linear Algebra (Chapters 18, 19) Solving equations (Chapter 16) Graphics (Chapter 15)

Assignment/Devoir Non-Maple #2Non-Maple #2 ( 3 oct 2003, on paper)

Write a short abstract to announce your seminar Details are here: http://www.aps.org/meet/

MAR03/abs.html you go through their system and print a copy of

the test page at the end, before you try to submit

Les séminaires(10+5 minutes)

14 novembre

CienakO’ByrneM LalondeMirandaD’EcaCorrigan

Les séminaires(10+5 minutes)

21 novembre

KellyGoetzWongParentGascon

Les séminaires(10+5 minutes)

28 novembre Dumouchel Vachon Stone J Lalonde Bertrand Meunier Zhang Kamran

Physics as a profession 1. Science et vérité 2. La recherche et

sa société 3. M. Sc. & Ph. D.

– http://www.science.uottawa.ca/phy/fra/crs_sup.html

– http://www.etudesup.uottawa.ca/programs/index.html

4. Information 5. Presentation 6. Publication 7. Séminaires 8. Éthique 9. Journalisme 10. $ 11. Canada

Master degreeMaster's Program (M. Sc.)

Admission RequirementsAn honours B.Sc. with acceptable standing in Physics or in a closely related field.

Degree Requirements

A.Normally, the requirements for the M.Sc. degree will consist of the following:(a) a thesis;

(b) a minimum of three 3-credit graduate courses. The selection of courses must be approved by the departmental Graduate Admissions Committee.

(c) participation in the Institute's seminar series.

B. In special cases, the requirements may also be met by taking ten 3-credit course equivalents, and no thesis. In this case, a comprehensive examination and

participation in the seminar series are also required.

Master degreeAnother option:

The M.Sc. program in Physics in Modern Technology is designed to be completed in one year. At Carleton, the requirements for this option include 3 full credits of coursework and the (1 credit) Physics in Modern Technology Work Term (75.595). At the University of Ottawa, the requirements are eighteen course credits and the Physics in Modern Technology Work Term (PHY5495/5895). Students in this stream complete the work term rather than a research thesis and they are normally expected to complete all requirements in three successive terms of full-time study. This option is directed to students who wish to develop skills to be used in an industrial environment rather than those

contemplating further graduate studies in Physics.

http://www.ocip.carleton.ca/applmat/modtechc.jpg

Master degree At the UofO:

– 3 courses• e.g., QM, Stat Mech,

Solid State, Exptl methods, Comptl, ...

• may include one undergrad

– research• often publication

– thesis• about 100 pages• thesis defense (2+1

internal readers)

Typically, 61 semesters

You can switch to Ph D before the end in some cases.

Ph DDoctoral Program (Ph. D.)

Admission RequirementsThe normal requirements is an M.Sc. in Physics or a closely related field. Candidates whose performance is outstanding will be allowed to transfer from an M.Sc. program to a Ph.D. program.

Degree Requirements

(a) Complete a research thesis to be defended before a jury which will include an examiner external to both universities.

(b) Pass a comprehensive examination in Physics during the first year of study.

(c) Take a minimum of four 3-credit courses, One of these courses must be either Statistical Mechanics or Advanced Quantum Mechanics I, if not already completed at the M.Sc. level. The selection of courses must be approved by the departmental Graduate Admissions Committee.

Students transferring from the M.Sc. to the Ph.D. level are required to take a total of four 3-credit courses.

(d) Participate in the Institute's seminar series.

Ph D At the UofO:

– 4 courses• e.g., QM, Stat Mech,

Solid State, Comptl, ...• may be 1 undergrad

– research• always several

publications

– thesis• about 150-200 pages• thesis defense

Typically, 3.5-4.5 years

Thesis defense includes an expert from outside the university

Will present results at Intl or Ntl conferences.

Funding your graduate $tudie$ Scholarships

– www.NSERC.ca– FCAR– OGS– OGSST– others

Most scholarships mean no tuition fee @ UofO

Or:– supervisor funds

In both cases:– +TAs

Minima:– $18 K/yr M Sc– $21 K/yr Ph D

Funding: NSERC.ca

M Sc : $17.3 K 1 yr Ph D : $21.0 K 3

yrs Industrial also apply in the fall of the

previous year find a supervisor!

Start looking around– typically, each prof

supervises a few students: this forms the “group”

Most scholarships will be for studies in Canada

Funding: CGS@NSERCCanada Graduate Scholarships

M Sc : $17.5 K 1 yr Ph D : $35.0 K 3

yrs In Canada only apply in the fall of the

previous year as for regular NSERC

This is the most important change in 20 years for grad students!

300+300 per year!

Funding: FCAR.qc.ca M Sc : ~$15 K Ph D : ~$20 K

http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/not_secure/OGS.htm

http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/fgps.html

Physics as a profession 1. Science et vérité 2. La recherche

etsa société

3. M. Sc. & Ph. D. 4. Information 5. Presentation

6. Publication 7. Séminaires 8. Éthique 9. Journalisme 10. $ 11. Canada

4. Information Current contents Science Citation Index Main physics review journals Main physics letter journals Main physics research journals

Other sources

4. Information Current contents To see what has been published

recently e.g., physics AND golf, reviews http://etarich.cc.uottawa.ca/rsrcs/bases/

list-e.php3

4. Information Science Citation Index to see who is citing who e.g., slater gw

http://etarich.cc.uottawa.ca/rsrcs/bases/list-e.php3

4. Information Main physics review journals

• Review of Modern Physics• Report on Progress in Physics• Physics Reports• Advances in Physics• American Journal of Physics• European Journal of Physics• Annual Review of...

http://etarich.cc.uottawa.ca/rsrcs/ejpe-index-e.php

4. Information Main physics letter journals

• Physical Review Letters• Physics Letters• Europhysics Letters• Science; Nature• +letter sections of certain journals• +a few more specialized letter journals

4. Information Main physics research journals

• Physical Review A-E with PROLA• Journal of Physics• European Physical Journal• Proceedings of the Natl Academy of Science• Physica• JChemPhys and JPhysChem• J Applied Physics• etc. etc. etc.

4. Information Other sources

• purely electronic journals– e.g., New Journal of Physics: http://njp.org/

• pre-publication web sites– e.g., Los Alamos: http://arxiv.org/

• conference proceedings, or conference abstracts

– e.g., APS meetings: » http://www.aps.org/meet/archives/index.html

– science news agencies, e.g., http://helix.nature.com/nsu/http://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/Cyber/0.0/0_0.asp

6. Éthique What is science? How is it done? Ethical considerations:

– Refereeing articles & proposals– Supervision of students and employees– Authorship

– plagiarism

– Inventorship & Intellectual Property– Reporting methodology and results

– Data is original, raw, complete and « real »

– Citing the original sources

What is science? How is it done?• Open to criticism, verification• ALL information must be disclosed

Refereeing articles & proposals• Fairness• Information is secret and should not be used

Supervision of students and employees• Intellectual contribution must be acknowledged

Authorship• Of course, plagiarism is a fraud• Order of authors may have some importance• Hard question: supervision vs technical work

Inventorship & Intellectual Property• A patent is not valid unless all the inventors

(but only them) are on the patent• In industry, the patent belongs to the employer

and the latter makes the money• In universities, there is normally a revenue-

sharing system• Patenting is very expensive• Very few patents make money• Presentating your work at a conference

invalidates future patent claims• Patents are published, so the IP is protected

but public.

Reporting methodology and results• Data is orginal (one article is enough!)• Data is « raw »: no data selection or

enrichment!• Data is complete: all relevant parameters are

reported (e.g., age of subjects, etc.)• …and « real » (not fabricated)• Data must be available for other researcher to

use

Citing the original sources• Who did the calculation (experiment) first? • Competition is good and must be cited.• Referring to your last paper is not a good way

to cite other people’s work!

The Gallo case (1983-4)

AIDS virus Gallo (USA) and Montaignier: who was

first? Gallo received samples from

Montaignier but claimed he didn’t use them

Genetic analysis proved that the two viruses were identical

The Cold fusion fiasco (1989) Two Utah chemists announce that they found

how to get nuclear fusion at room To

They did not check their results, and they did not submit for peer review

Companies and gvts invested in the discovery before it could be reproduced

The discovery went against laws of nature and, indeed, did not exist.

They fooled themselves, but never admitted it

The Fabrikant story (1992)

At Concordia, he killed 4 profs He claimed that he was forced to have

co-authors that did not contribute anything on his articles, and that research money was not handled properly

At the UofOttawa

http://www.vrtt.uottawa.ca/transf/inventeurs.html

http://www.grad.uottawa.ca/regulations/thesis_research/research_ethics.html

7. Journalism, etc. Non-traditional jobs

for physicists:JournalismMuseumFinanceBioinformaticsITLaw & patentsConsulting

Medical physicistScientific writer

or translatorR&D managementShow businessEducation softwareTraffic studiesETC…………