You do not need to submit your BioBlitz reflection for class tomorrow. Instead, the assignment will be due prior to class on Tuesday. If you have already submitted a reflection and you’re happy with what you’ve written, leave it alone. If you would like to work on the assignment more, then feel free to edit; I will not be looking at them until after Tuesday’s class.
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Assignment due Friday
Don’t forget, assignment 3 is due Friday. Your topic should be an essay on your interpretation of “The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research”. Use specific examples from the paper and bring in your own experiences and ideas. The assignment should be written in Markdown using the template provided. Don’t forget to update the metadata in the top block (title, author, date) and submit it with the file name in the form fname_assignment3.md.
You should receive the graded copy of assignment 1 tomorrow and assignment 2 later tomorrow or Friday.
Astronomy homework
As promised, the homework on exo-planets can be downloaded here. A harder version of this is also available, if you want a challenge. In addition to the homework listed, here is a key for the Markdown transcription homework.
Finally, as promised, here is a comic from XKCD from a couple of years ago. I enjoy the comparison, and the illustration of a semi-log scale (check the numbers on the y-axis).
Assignment 2
As promised (slightly late), you’ll find Assignment 2 attached below this post. Read the instructions on the first page carefully, then write up the article using Markdown and submit the final file (with the correct filename) to me via email by Tuesday morning. Let me know if you have any questions. I’ll do my best to answer them by tomorrow afternoon.
