Tues Nov 17 @ 4pm in room 303 (student lounge).

We will have both board games (chess, Apples to Apples and a few new games) and video games (Super Smash Bros. Brawl, etc). Snacks and pop will be provided.

Take a break in between homework and exams and come join us for a little bit of relaxation!

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OU SPS now has a new Facebook group!

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We will be competing against other student organizations, as well as greek row, in the Winter Welcome Week Toys for Tots toy drive. The competition will begin Nov 15 and last through Dec 1. Our box will be located by the physics and astronomy office on the first floor of Nielsen Hall. Here's the blurb from the organizers to give you an idea about what items we will be collecting:

    "In honor of the upcoming Winter Olympics and theme of Winter Welcome Week 2010, "Let the Games Begin", we are also focusing on providing not only toys but sports equipment. The Winter Olympics will be starting in February and what better way to get people excited about sports and giving?! Individuals can donate anything from basketballs, jump ropes, tennis racquets, any type of equipment that can help contribute to a child's entertainment with athletic participation."

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This thread contains the dates and available abstracts of the remaining physics and astronomy colloquia for Fall 2009.


What: Presentations by visiting scientists on current physics research. This is FREE for all interested persons (including non-physics majors).

When: Thursdays - 4:00 pm

Where: Nielsen Hall 170

Coffee and cookies are served at 3:30pm in the Nielsen Hall Atrium.

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Here is the announcement from Dr. Shaffer:


Hi All,
Next semester I will be teaching a course in Optical Physics (4243/5223). It will be offered on TU and TH from 2:00-3:15 pm. Due to a scheduling snafu the course does not appear yet on the electronic course registration. If you would like to enroll you can either see Debbie Barnhill to sign up or wait until it is put up onto the registration site.

The course will cover the basics of geometric optics, physical optics (interference and diffraction), and some quantum and nonlinear optics. The book that I will use is Saleh and Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics. I believe the course is useful for anyone who uses optics in their research. It is only offered every other year so if you are interested I encourage you to enroll next semester. For the undergraduates, this counts as one of your slash listed requirements.


If you have any further questions about the course or you want to take the course and want to learn about some specific topic in optics send me an email.



Cheers,
Jim Shaffer

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Just a reminder to all OU SPS members that the departmental Halloween party is this Friday, Oct 30th, at 4pm in the student lounge (room 303). There will be free food, drinks, games, physics demos, a costume contest, and our famous Frozen Pumpkin Drop from the roof of Nielsen Hall. We hope to see everyone there!

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