Main goals of this class
Introduction to basic research principles, including literature searches, AI, graphing and presentation
Introduction to sample growth and determination of sample quality
Introduction to magnetic research
Practice in research and scientific communication (in both oral and written form)
Learning to seek feedback from peers and various advisors on how to improve research
Learning how to take ownership of your own research (AKA don't wait on the professor to bug you)
Lectures
August 21: Introducing class structure and magnetism analogy
August 28: Distinguishing types of magnetism and a brief project preview
September 4: Our magnetic discovery and discussing the project you might do
September 11: Information literacy: good practices for finding/reading literature and discussions on AI
September 18: Characterizing materials with x-ray diffraction focus
September 25: Good lab notebook and graphing practices (some starting points for MOKE too)
October 2: Raman Demonstration through WVU Shared Research Facilities (Clark 381)
Ocotber 9: Fall break, no class
October 16: Raman data, finding peak locations, and introducing peak fitting
October 23: How the samples for Raman are grown and why do they oxidize?
October 30: An introduction to Excel and mention of other useful programs for graphing/fitting and the Excel example file
November 6: Finishing up Femi's Lorentzian fitting example and how we built our skills and our stories
November 13: Practice with telling our story and giving peer feedback
November 20: How to write and give a good talk (some information on abstracts, see Additional Materials for rubrics)
December 4: Group presentations on your research this semester
December 11: Future Research and Funding/Scholarship Opportunities