HONR268N and HONR269L

Solve mysteries of the universe using fundamental physics and computationally-intensive analysis tools

HONR268N and HONR269L, a two semester honors course designed to give freshmen the skills they will need to participate actively in a research project involving computationally intensive research. 

Whether you are interested in particle physics or not, this two-course sequence will  give you the real-world skills you would normally not get until graduate school and launch your research career in your freshman year.

 We've remodeled a special room in the physics building for the course. It will be dedicated 24/7 to this course -- for you. 

This course provides training in fundamental physics and in the tools needed to contribute experimental or theoretical frontier research in computationally intensive physics, such as experimental particle physics, theoretical plasma physics, and theoretical cosmology. You will learn kinematics, relativity, the standard model of forces and particles, theories of new particles and forces, particle interactions with matter, Linux, C++ and computational tools useful for frontier physics research."

During the second semester, you will work with one of the faculty members on a current research project.  You can see brief description of these projects for the previous years in the left navigation  bar.

How to Request enrollment?

If you are interested in taking this two semester sequance fill out this form.

HONR268N, HONR269L ENROLLMENT REQUEST FORM

PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

Memes for Researching Teens

Courtesy class of 2017-2018 - created  by Sam Schoberg (top-left)

Poster Session 10 May 2019

Poster Session 11 May 2017

                                      Poster Session 10 May 2016