Homework
Week 1:
Homework 1 (due in Lecture 04/10/12) - Bi1 Homework 1.pdf
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+Writing Assignment: Turn in a separate sheet with your defined interests (very short, bullet-point format).
See Writing Assignment page for details and notes from your writing TA, Elisa Walsh
Week 2:
Homework 2 (due in Lecture 04/17/12) - Bi1 Homework 2.pdf
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+Writing Assignment:
- TYPE PLEASE!
- Be careful to use your own words or at least use quotation marks around another's words. We want to
hear your voice, not the opener on the Dabiri research group page.
- This should be the week when you start to try to choose between your ideas. Do some research, and
make the questions more defined -- don't worry about narrowing it down fully yet, or having perfect wording.
- For those of you who only defined a broad topic last week (e.g. "biomechanics," "alternative energy,"
etc.), you're going to need to give us a more concrete idea of what you're interested in.
For example, many people wanted to look into submarine design: what is a major need in the current design
standard? What organism shows a potential solution to this issue? How could you incorporate that design
element?Just to get you thinking. . .
- Next week, we'll divvy up the writing assignments among TAs so that you can get really useful comments
(from people in the major/field) before the graded assignment.
Week 3:
Homework 3 (due in Lecture 04/17/12) - Bi1 Homework 3.pdf
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+Writing Assignment: Hypotheses and Aims (Worth 20% of total Writing Grade)
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-A hypothesis should be "an interesting and specific idea that is testable and needs further research.” In other words, we’re looking for 1-3 sentences about a current issue and your specific area of concern. For example, "I hypothesize that the addition of element [x] from the mechanics of jellyfish motion (one of the most popular topics) can aid current issue [y] in submarine design." It can really be that simple/short! The key is in the specificity (a certain aspect you could explore in the short proposal) and the testability (something you can design a couple of experiments for to get some kind of insight).
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-For the aims, we’re looking for 1-3 things that you want to explore specifically for this hypothesis. Going by the previous example, this could be something like. . . "Aim 1: Figure out a way to incorporate element [x] into a machine, Aim 2: Test the motion of this device vs. actual jellyfish, Aim 3: Test the motion of this device vs. the current standard of submarines."
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-Please try to use full sentences in this assignment, as it is graded.
Week 4:
Homework 4 (due in Lecture 05/01/12) - Bi1 Homework 4.pdf
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+Writing Assignment:
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-For those of you who had assignments returned on Thursday's lecture (4/26), the rewrite is due on Tuesday,
May 1. The maximum number of points possible from the rewrite will be 15/20. We decided this was an appropriate grade given that the assignments returned were not yet complete (whether they needed to significantly rework the hypothesis, the aims, or both). Do not panic; we're trying to help you get everything in order as quickly as possible.
- The ones that were not returned will be handed back on Tuesday, May 1 with the grades and comments. These were the proposals that we felt were already in line with our expectations and just need tweaking (in a much less dramatic way). Good job!
- The checked-off assignment for next week (methods/broader impact) is canceled. The next assignment, therefore, will be the rough draft on Tuesday, May 8. Reminder that this assignment is also graded, and that we expect it to be very close to a final draft.
Week 5:
No Homework due for Week 6
+ Writing Assignment: Rough draft due in Lecture, 05/08/12 (Worth 30% of total Writing Grade).
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-Please refer to the following template and rubric while writing your rough draft: Bi1 Proposal Template.pdf
Week 6:
Homework 5 (due in Lecture 05/15/12): Bi1 Homework 5.pdf
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+Mini-Lab Write-up: due in Lecture, Thursday 05/17/12
- Submit one assignment per team (3-4 people who worked together) consisting of the observations pages from the Weeks 4 and 5 lab handouts.
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+Extra Credit: Optional mini-lab extra credit competition (due in lecture, Thursday 05/17/12). Submit one report per team.
Week 7:
Homework 6 (due in Lecture 05/22/12): Bi1 Homework 6.pdf
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+Writing Assignment: Final Draft due in Lecture, 05/22/12 (Worth 50% of total Writing Grade).
Week 8:
Homework 7 (due in Lecture 05/29/12): Bi1 Homework 7.pdf
- Use this guide to help with your homework assignment: Homework 7 Tree Building Guide.pdf
- Practice Exam Question Grading Rubric: Rubric Part B HW 7.pdf
Week 9:
Homework 8 (due in Lecture 06/05/12): Bi1 Homework 8.pdf
- Use this guide to help with your homework assignment: Homework 8 Powerplay Instructions.pdf
- Practice Exam Question Grading Rubric: Rubric Part C HW 8.pdf
Week 10: