Transcript MATSE081: MATERIALS IN TODAY`S WORLD

LECTURE 0.1
Welcome to MATSE 081
MATSE 081: MATERIALS IN
TODAY’S WORLD
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The book is mandatory, and may
be bought from the PSU
Bookstore on campus, or from the
bookstore downtown.
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The course content is found at:
https://courseware.eeducation.psu.edu/courses/matse8
1new/content/home.html
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The course is administered on
ANGEL at: http://cms.psu.edu/
MATSE 081: MATERIALS IN
TODAY’S WORLD
The “in-class” section of MATSE 081 is a hybrid inclass/on-line learning environment. Section 1
combines the convenience of online quizzing using
ANGEL/Perception, with the “comfort” of in-class
lectures.
 Lectures are on Mondays and Wednesdays only.
 Fridays are reserved for completing the end-ofLesson quizzes, reading the book, quiet
contemplation, etc.
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INSTRUCTOR
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Dr. Paul R. Howell, 231 Steidle Bldg. Tel. 863-3363;
e-mail: [email protected]
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You should only need to use this telephone number or
e-mail address in an emergency, e.g., if ANGEL is
"down.” Otherwise, always e-mail me or the TAs
using ANGEL
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(Personal office hours: by appointment.)
MATSE 081: MATERIALS IN
TODAY’S WORLD
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Teaching Assistants
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Francelys Medina, 211 Steidle Bldg., Tel. 865-9316
Raymond (RJ) DeFrain, 211 Steidle Bldg., Tel. 865-9316
The “MATSE TA” Office and Office Hours
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211 Steidle Bldg. is open Monday and Wednesday, 1.15-3.30 pm.
Other times are by appointment.
FRANCELYS
RJ
STEIDLE BUILDING
MATSE 081: MATERIALS IN
TODAY’S WORLD
 Mon.
and Wed.: 12:20 to 1:10 pm
 60 Willard
 No Friday Classes
THE HOMEPAGE OF THE WEB
SITE
THE HOMEPAGE ON ANGEL
THE HOMEPAGE ON ANGEL
LOCKS!
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There are locks on nearly all folders; there is
no lock on “Implied Consent Form and Course
Contract” document.
 You must sign this document before the locks
turn from black to gray.
 You may then access all the materials.
 If, when you try to open something, it asks for
a password, it means that you have not signed
the required document!
THE HOMEPAGE ON ANGEL
THE LESSONS FOLDER
THE COMMUNICATE TOOL –
USE IT!
CONTACTING THE
INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM
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Use ANGEL e-mail!
 Address your e-mails to “All Faculty”
 THIS IS YOUR LIFELINE!
 DO NOT ADDRESS YOUR E-MAILS TO
prh1 – THEY WILL NOT GET
ANSWERED!
THE COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is “built” around 12 Lessons + 2
orientation weeks.
 Each Lesson will take ~ one week to complete.
 The instructional material for each Lesson can
be found on the course Web site.
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THE GRADING
QUIZZES
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Twelve quizzes are open-Book, and un-proctored. The
quizzes will be taken online. Each student in the class
will receive a "custom-delivered", unique quiz.
Students should access the Perception Quiz link on
ANGEL.
 Deadlines for the completion of the quizzes are given
on the Web site.
 All Perception quizzes will be available after the end
of the drop/add period, but not before!
 Students are encouraged to help each other!
THE HOMEPAGE ON ANGEL
THE QUIZZES ARE NOT TRIVIAL!
HOMEWORKS AND THE CRRA
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The three Writing to Specification assignments related to the
CRRA should be completed individually, and submitted online,
on or before the due date given on the Web site.
The three assignments will be completed in the first month of
the semester – they are “educative” assignments.
You can download the assignments from the Web site. Your
answers to Assignments 1 and 2 will be submitted as ANGEL
quizzes.
You will submit Assignment 3 in a drop box on ANGEL
CAMERA-READY REVIEW
ARTICLE (CRRA)
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The objective of this semester-long assignment is to
prepare a publication-quality, camera-ready review
article on the applications, history, processing,
structure, and properties for any material of your
choice.
 At approximately two-week intervals, you will be
required to submit a short, 200+ word essay on, for
example, the applications of your chosen material.
CAMERA-READY REVIEW
ARTICLE (CRRA)
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The CRRA components and the final report may be
completed in groups of three, in pairs, or individually.
CRRA components should be submitted online, on or
before the due date given on the assessment schedule.
 Deadlines for the completion of the CRRA
components are given on the Web site.
COMMUNICATIONS
REQUIREMENT
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2% of total grade is available for
participating in the various surveys, which
will be posted periodically, and for
contributing to the discussion boards. I will
e-mail you when surveys are available.
E-ETIQUETTE
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All written communications, whether by ANGEL e-mail or on
the discussion board must be grammatically correct, properly
punctuated and free of spelling errors.
All written communications must be courteous and polite.
Examples of impolite behavior are posted on the Web site.
E-mail is only to be used for communications between single
students and the faculty.
The discussion board is reserved for questions/comments
regarding "content". The discussion boards are to be used for
communicating with all faculty, and all students.
THE GRADES: I DO NOT
“GRADE ON A CURVE”
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A
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BC+
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70+
66+
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BOOK NUMBERS
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For your convenience, and to ensure your privacy,
we shall use “Book Numbers” for identification
purposes. Book #s will be assigned during the
second week of class. As soon as the Book #s are
available, we will let you know. You should then email us to get your individual number.
 You will use this number for your Perception
quizzes, and on your assignments/CRRAs
ARE THE LECTURES
IMPORTANT?
Isn’t virtually all of the content online or in the
book?
 YES! However, you will get much higher quiz
grades by coming to class, because each
Monday, part of the lecture will be devoted to
taking a not-for-credit practice quiz. Each
Wednesday, part of the lecture will be devoted
to practice quiz feedback
 This is 50% of your grade.
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ARE THE LECTURES
IMPORTANT?
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YOU WILL SCORE A LOT HIGHER ON
YOUR ASSIGNMENTS AND THE CRRA!
Each week that an assignment is due, or a
CRRA components is due, I will spend
lecture time discussing the assignment!
 This is 50% of your grade.
THE CLASS RULES
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During Class:
 Extend
Courtesy to Everyone in the Room!
 No Reading Newspapers.
 No Extra-Curricular Conversations
 No Sleeping.
 No iPods, CD players, Walkmen, etc.
 No cell phones
MATSE 081: MATERIALS IN
TODAY’S WORLD
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The course content is found at:
https://courseware.eeducation.psu.edu/courses/matse81new/content/home.html
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The course is administered on ANGEL at: http://cms.psu.edu/