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Welcome to the UC Santa Cruz Department of Physics! This is your Orientation Handbook. Please email physgradadvising@ucsc.edu if you have any questions.
Written Quals Boot Camp
Graduate students and faculty are offering study sessions, beginning the week of Monday 9/6/2021. All of these sessions will take place in person this year:
o Monday, 9/6: Quantum Mechanics (QM)
o Tuesday, 9/7: Statistical Mechanics (SM)
o Thursday, 9/8: Classical Mechanics (CM)
o Wednesday, 9/9: Math Methods (MM)
o Monday, 9/10: Electricity and Magnetism (EM)
Written Quals Schedule
Written Quals will be in person.
Start and end time TBD.
Monday, 9/13 Quantum Mechanics (QM)
Tuesday, 9/14: Statistical Mechanics (SM)
Wednesday, 9/15: Break
Thursday, 9/16: Electricity and Magnetism (EM)
Friday, 9/217: Classical Mechanics (CM)
Monday, 9/20: Math Methods (MM)
Info will be updated soon:
From Fall 2020
Written Quals:
Please make sure that you have an app that can generate PDF's from pictures they you take with your phone in order to submit a single PDF for each problem. For instance: CamScanner, ClearScanner, Adobe Scanner, Tiny Scanner, Dropbox, etc. Make sure to be logged in with your UCSC credentials.
Monday, 9/21 Quantum Mechanics (QM)
§ Proctor: Profumo, https://ucsc.zoom.us/my/profumo
§ Passcode sprofumo
Tuesday, 9/22: Statistical Mechanics (SM)
Proctor: Velasco, https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91301878672?pwd=OVlLeEdLM1o1Z3dSVno2UitIWjN2QT09
Wednesday, 9/23: Break
Thursday, 9/24: Electricity and Magnetism (EM)
§ Cell phone 513 250-0379
Friday, 9/25: Classical Mechanics (CM)
§ Proctor: Hance
§ https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96890404128?pwd=QVc2eUlpMjNQTkdTUmpMZDFtdFl5Zz09
Monday, 9/28: Math Methods (MM)
§ Proctor: Profumo, https://ucsc.zoom.us/my/profumo
§ Passcode sprofumo
Info will be updated soon:
From Fall 2020
Physics Department Orientation: Tuesday, 9/22
11-11:30am: UAW 2865
11:30am-12pm: Department Orientation Presentation, Professor Stefano Profumo
§ Profumo, https://ucsc.zoom.us/my/profumo
§ Passcode sprofumo
12-1pm: Meet & Greet with the Faculty (remain in Zoom from previous session)
§ Profumo, https://ucsc.zoom.us/my/profumo
§ Passcode sprofumo
1-1:15pm: Break
1:15-2:15pm: Meet with the Graduate Students
§ https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/93619635269?pwd=RTkrZlE3KzR6citkNno4WElkN0RaQT09
§ Meeting ID: 936 1963 5269
Passcode: Apun
2:15-3:15: George Brown & Lower-Division Labs
§ https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96895257396?pwd=YnczUGVYNGk3S3BWYjVERXhQMGxtdz09
§ Meeting ID: 968 9525 7396
§ Passcode: 874491
3:15pm+: Q&A, Ben Miller (remain in Zoom from previous session)
§ https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/96895257396?pwd=YnczUGVYNGk3S3BWYjVERXhQMGxtdz09
§ Meeting ID: 968 9525 7396
§ Passcode: 874491
· Graduate Division Orientation: Wednesday, 9/22 via Zoom
Claiming your CruzID Account
Applicants use CruzID Manager to claim their UCSC campus CruzID account and set their CruzID Gold Password. CruzID Manager is an application that provides authentication and password services for many campus systems, including MyUCSC, Canvas, Slug Success, Campus Housing, University Dining and UCSC email. Once the CruzID account has been claimed, the user may log in to MyUCSC using their CruzID.
New applicants to UCSC are sent a welcome letter that includes instructions on how to claim their CruzID and log in to MyUCSC.
UCSC Email Account
Students log in to CruzID Manager to set their CruzID Blue password, which activates their email account. Official email correspondence from instructors and the campus are sent to the student's UCSC Email account.
YOU MUST CHECK YOUR UCSC EMAIL ADDRESS ON A REGULAR BASIS AS THIS IS WHERE ALL OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS WILL BE SENT
HR On-Boarding
The Graduate Program Coordinator will set up a time with PBSci HR in order to complete your HR On-Boarding.
Office
The Department of Physics will assign you an office. You will likely have your own desk, but you will be sharing your office space with several other graduate students.
Keys
Incoming graduate students can expect that the Graduate Coorindator will request keys on their behalf. For continuting students, keys may be requsted via the key check out system here: https://pbsbo.ucsc.edu/facilities/security/index.html
Information for information fields on request form:
Supervisor: Amy DeArmond Radovan (aradovan)
Keys: Enter your office number, with the building name first. For instance, "NS2 328" or "ISB entry" or "Thimann 343" etc.
Note: If you are requesting ISB 262 266 292 then these keys are on the ISB Grad Master (please do not select the faculty master).
Example outlined below.
You will also need access to the building. If you type "ISB Entry" then the proper key will show up.
Mailbox
The Department of Physics will provide you a mailbox in ISB 232.
Office Supplies & Photocopying
We have office supplies for you in the main office (ISB 211). In order to access our copy machine you need to contact copierprogram@ucsc.edu and set up an appointment to get the drivers installed on your computer.
For those of you who are TA-ing this year, you can print instructional material from our physics copier. We try to keep copier costs down so please keep in mind the following things:
1. Use copier for instructional purposes only
2. Double sided if possible to save paper
If you need more than 100 copies please use campus Copy Center services instead (see directions below).
USING THE PHYSICS ISB 232 COPIER:
If you want to be directly added to the physics copier, (you can use the scan function this way) follow these directions. To be added to the physics copier, simply send an email to the copier program (copierprogram@ucsc.edu) and include the following details:
Your name
The copier you would like to be added to - Physics in ISB 232
The FOAPAL to charge (pay) for your copies is 19900-403140-002580-40 PYPRN
Your email address, if you would like a keyboard shortcut created for your email address -- for scanning purposes only.
Employee ID
USING THE UCSC COPY CENTER
If you need to print more than 100 copies: The UCSC Copy Center is your resource for copying exams, syllabi, course handouts, etc. if the order totals more than 100 copies.
Simply send an email to copy@ucsc.edu with the file to be printed. Please also include the details of the job by using the editable .pdf below. Be sure to attach this to your order email. The FOAPAL to charge (pay for) your copies is 19900-403140-002580-40 PYPRN Please make sure that you keep your individual copying account and the "physics instructional account" separate.
You will be billed at the end of the quarter for your individual account (non-physics related) from the copying center, They charge interest if these charges are not paid by the end of the quarter.
UCSC ID Card
You should obtain your UCSC ID card. You can do so at the Baytree Bookstore https://slugstore.ucsc.edu/ePOS?this_category=110&form=shared3/gm/browse.html
Bay Tree Bookstore Building, First Floor next to the Express Store
Office Hours : Monday – Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Bring your government issued photo ID and your student ID number.
Immunization Requirements
https://healthcenter.ucsc.edu/news-events/enrollment-holds-vaccine-clinics.html
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