Stanford University EE16: From Science Fiction to Science and Engineerring Freshman Seminar Fall 2005

Stanford Introductory Seminar. Preference to freshmen. A number of science and engineering topics will be discussed, while making references to their coverage in the science fiction literature and film. Topics could include nanotechnology, teleportation, solar sails, applications of lasers, various ideas related to computers and communications, etc. We may also discuss “bad science” in science fiction.  Prerequisites: high-school math and physics. 3 units. Vuckovic

	Meeting Time & Place
	Tue., Thurs, 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm (Bldg 160, Room 331)

	Instructor	Office Hours & Location
	Jelena Vuckovic	Fridays, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Ginzton 1

	Teaching Assistant	Office Hours & Location
	Maria Makarova	Mondays, noon-1pm Terman cafe and 4:30-5:30pm Ginzton 31

	Administrative Staff	Location
	Yurika Peterman	Ginzton 7

 

	Reading material
	There are no required textbooks.  You will received reading/viewing material from various sources Lecture presentations and some of the reading meterial will be posted/linked on the class web site (coursework portion). Good general references for the class include: Encyclopedia Britannica, Wikipedia, and Eric Weisstein’s Treasure Troves of  Science

	Syllabus (tentative)
	PDF

	Additional class info
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To access the course materials (registered students only): Note: people interested in obtaining a guest access to the EE16 coursework site, please contact Jelena (sunet ID necessary)

Last update: September 25, 2005