A bit more about Gsci 101/Phys 297

I realize that only a few students likely to be interested in signing up for a science course while in London. However, in hopes of helping the possibility seem a little more fun, I want to give a brief description of the topic and motivation just you know what you are missing!

Seeing London in a New Way

London time-lapse (2013) from BeHere too on Vimeo.

Here's a really cool time-lapse of London. Just think, in a few months all this places will be places we've all been and are familiar.

Enjoy.

Science in England

Brian Cox has written an article for the BBC, Brian Cox: The wonder of British science, that does a nice job of outlining why England is a great place to study science.  The article begins with

The British Isles are home to just one percent of the world's population and yet our small collection of rocks poking out of the north Atlantic has thrown up world beaters in virtually every field of human endeavour.

In Gsci 101/Phys 297 in London we will discuss some of the contributions of the greatest physicists and chemists of the 19th century.

Wednesday Orientation

Study in London Director Renee Staton gave everyone a full and detailed run-through of the program and what the students must do to get ready. We learned about classes, minors, internships and lots of other stuff that is going to be just everyday activities in a couple months.

I stole a few minutes of the meeting at the end to take the picture above. This is not all the students because some had to leave for other appointments. Nevertheless, it is a good start on documenting the experience.

In the beginning...

London is a fascinating city and we are preparing to go. With our complement of 28 young women, Elizabeth and I are heading out in January of 2014 for a semester long full immersion experience.

The first orientation for the all the students in all study abroad programs was on Sunday last and we learned about what to do and not do, what sort of health insurance to buy and what we needed to know about visas.

We have a second orientation, just for those in the London program is tomorrow. More details. More questions. More excitement building!