University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Physics


Fall 1998

Sept. 26 Exotic Objects of the Cosmos: Neutron Stars, Pulsars,and Black Holes
Prof. Frederick K. Lamb, Physics and Astronomy, UIUC

Oct. 10 Baseball: It's Not Nuclear Physics (or is it?!)
Prof. Alan M. Nathan, Physics, UIUC

Oct. 24 High-Temperature Superconductors: From Broken Symmetries to Cell Phones
Prof. Laura H. Greene, Physics, UIUC

Nov. 7 What's a Physicist Doing Studying Biology?
Prof. Paul R. Selvin, Physics, UIUC

Nov. 21 How do Airplanes Work? Taking the Fear Out of Flying a Piper Archer II
Prof. Deborah M. Errede, Physics, UIUC

Dec. 5 Is Music Composition More Elusive for Computers
Prof. Douglas Hofstadter, Indiana U.

Past Saturday Physics Honors Programs

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