College & Careers Sessions 2011

#59 Mathematical Sciences: Let’s Make A Deal

Instructor: Jim Marengo

Room: GOS 08-3305

In this popular 1970’s televised game show there is a brand new car behind one of three closed doors. There is a goat behind each of the other two doors. Monty Hall, the host of the show, knows which door conceals the car and he asks you, the contestant, to choose one of the three doors. (Your prize will be whatever is behind the door you end up choosing.) He then opens one of the two doors that you did not choose and shows you that there is a goat behind this door.

He then asks you to make a choice: Either you keep the door that you originally chose OR you switch and choose the other door which hasn’t been opened yet. (Of course, one of these two doors has the new car behind it while the other door conceals another goat.) Once you make this choice, Monty Hall opens the door you chose and reveals whether you win a new car or a goat.

In order to obtain the best chance of winning the car, what should be your choice? Should you keep the door you originally chose, or should you switch and choose the other door instead? In this talk we use simple probabilities to answer this question. You may be surprised by the result

# 65 Solar Energy and Nanomaterials                        AUGUST ONLY
Instructor: Seth Hubbard

Room: SLA 78-1480

We will explore some basic concepts involving solar energy and solar cells. This includes demonstration of the operation of solar to electric energy conversion, storage concepts using hydrogen electrolysis and batteries, and ultra-high efficiency solar cell concepts. A variety of solar cell materials and designs will be demonstrated from standard roof mounted systems to high intensity concentration concepts. We will also explore examples of how nanomaterials are currently being used to enhance the efficiency of energy conversion, storage and transmission.

#56 Chemistry: The Wonders of Chemistry              

Instructors: Jeremy Cody & Paul Rosenberg

Room: GOS 08-A335

Chemistry, imagination, and the world around us. Visit our “Careers in Chemistry” to gain a new appreciation for everything we encounter each day. Color, mystery, excitement—chemistry! Learn about everyday chemical mysteries. Where does color come from? What is a chemical reaction? How do materials behave under extreme conditions? Chemistry as a career is fun!  Before you leave this session, we will teach you how to make your own slime

#57 Imaging Science:  3-D Imaging                            Limit-16         

Instructor: Joe Pow

Room: CAR 76-3125

What do a digital camera, an ultrasound machine, a hyperspectral sensor, and the Hubble Space Telescope have in common? They’re all examples of modern imaging systems. Imaging systems are becoming more and more important in business, in education, in scientific research, and in our daily lives. In this session, you’ll learn the secrets of 3-D imaging by creating your own 3-D image in our laboratories. It’s an experience you’ll never forget.

#58 Imaging Science: Big Bang and Black Holes                                     Limit-16 

Join us for this hands-on session and explore the mysteries of the cosmos!                             

Instructor: Jake Noel-Storr

Room: CAR 76-1155          

Find out how the latest tools and techniques allow astronomers (and you) to make discoveries about the universe from the enigmatic super massive black holes found in the centers of galaxies out to the very edges of space itself. You will have the chance to learn about some of the most energetic phenomena in the universe and how we detect and explain them, while working with real data collected from observatories both on the ground and in space (such as the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray observatory). Leave with your own images and unanswered questions to investigate!

# 63  The Physics of Rocket Flight                                                                 Limit-20    

Instructor: John Zielinski

Room: GOS 08-3335

During the first hour, small, solid fueled rockets will be assembled by the
participants.  A multimedia lecture about the basic physics of rocket flight
will be given.  Previous knowledge of physics of rocket flight is not be
required.  During the second hour, the rockets will be launched from a nearby field.
Measurements of the maximum height, velocity, and acceleration will be
attempted.

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