Discovery Institute of the College of Staten Island

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Discovery Institute of the College of Staten
Island Third Annual Conference, May 8,
2004 Frayns Copenhagen for HS
Students Steven Schwarz Marci Goodman Queens
College of CUNY www.qc.edu/DMNS
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Wonderful Things, Houlston and Stoneman, London,
1858?
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Pythagoras a2 b2 c2
http//www.utc.edu/cpmawata/geom/geom7.htm
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Queens College Summer Science Program When A
two-week full day program beginning late
July Who 86 students in 2002, 96 in 2003, grades
10-12, from gt20 HSs, selected by Science Asst.
Princs. Winners of Investigative Science
Symposium attend. What 45K College Now grant
pays tuition and expenses. Daily activities
include lectures, speakers, lab tours,
discussion groups, and lab/field
activities. Why Students with interest or
ability in science from Queens HSs become
acquainted with hot topics in the sciences,
research/career opportunities, and research
skills. Writing and ethics components introduced
in 2003.
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2002 SUMMER PROGRAM GUEST SPEAKERS Miriam
Rafailovich, Prof. of Mats Sci., SUNY Stony
Brook Driving on Molecules John Kennedy, Prof.
of Math., QC Geometry Unleashed Alice White,
Director, Lucent Optical Networking
Technologies for the 21st Century Mark Miksic,
Prof. of Physics, QC Great Discoveries and the
Scientific Method Avi Ulman, Prof. of Chemistry,
Polytechnic Molecules in Flatland Harry Gafney,
Prof. of Chem., QC Turning on a Chemical
Reaction in a Hurry Margaret Foster, Editor,
Physical Review So You Want to be a
Scientist! Jonathan Sokolov, Prof. of Mats
Sci., SUNY Stony Brook DNA Takes a Walk
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Student Comments on the 2003 Summer Science
Program Copenhagen sessions I thought that
Copenhagen was the best part of the program. I
loved the literary/philosophical exploration of
Copenhagen. The Copenhagen sessions were very
interesting and I enjoyed them immensely. I
like the daily puzzles and the neat discussions
we had on physics.   Speakers The speakers
were wonderful. I learned a lot about them and
their work. My favorite speaker was the
professor talking about population growth. Some
of them were really nice like the properties of
organic compounds. I liked the speaker who
talked to us about polymerization.
 Discussion Sessions They were very enjoyable
and informative. Also, they helped to get us to
know our group members well. They were the best
part of the program. I think the discussion
sessions were very important and necessary. It
allowed the students to hear what everyone had to
say, so they could modify their own ideas.  
Laboratory and Louis Armstrong Tours The
laboratory tours were awesome. I liked most of
them, especially the laser lab, and the brain guy
was cool. I liked it because it gave a glimpse
of what real college research is like.
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Afternoon Activities The afternoon activities
were the most interesting. The Mathematica
lessons were my favorite. My favorite was the
physical workout. The trip to Caumsett was my
favorite. DNA Typing was especially
interesting. I really enjoyed when we had Mr.
Chabora for Our Place in the World and Library
Science with Mr. Gandhi. I loved the Computer
Games and Chaos, and E-Communities.   Other
Comments I loved this program. I had the
opportunity to make new friends and become more
social than I was before. It was a wonderful
experience. I feel privileged to have been able
to participate in the program. The program
introduced me to many new topics, and I got to
experience fields of science that were
unfamiliar. I also had a chance to speak to
young researchers and prominent scientists.
Thanks for a productive two weeks.
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Copenhagen, Michael Frayn, Anchor Books,
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minutes, 20 The Copenhagen Interpretation
Science and History on Stage, The Washington
Symposium on March 2, 2002 (three 2-hour
videotapes, 35), and Creating Copenhagen, NYC,
March 27, 2000 (three 2-hour videotapes,
30) tapes available through bschwartz_at_qc.cuny.edu
Speakers Brian Schwartz, Graduate Center,
CUNY Ira Hauptmann, Professor, Playwright, QC
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• Michael Frayn, author of Noises Off,
  examines a brief meeting between Niels Bohr and
  Werner Heisenberg in occupied Denmark, 1942.
  These Nobelists in physics laid the groundwork
  for quantum mechanics, and for the development of
  nuclear weapons. The play won the 2000 Tony for
  best drama.
• Copenhagen interweaves history, philosophy, and
  science, and asks whether the Uncertainty
  Principle can be applied to human interactions.

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http//www.users.totalise.co.uk/idmon/quant12.htm
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• Our Approach to Copenhagen
• 30 minutes per day video session
• 30 minutes per day science background
• A daily discussion with HS teachers.
• Two 50 minute talks on history and plays
• A three hour literature session
• A one hour student panel to close program

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Washington Crossing the Delaware    A hard,
howling, tossing water scene Strong tide was
washing hero clean. "How cold!"  Weather stings
as in anger. O Silent night shows war ace
danger!   The cold waters swashing on in
rage. Redcoats warn slow his hint engage. When
star general's action wish'd "Go!" He saw his
ragged continentals row.   Ah, he stands - sailor
crew went going, And so this general watches
rowing. He hastens - winter again grows cold A
wet crew gain Hessian stronghold.   George can't
lose war with's hands in He's astern - so, go
alight, crew, and win!   - David Schulman (1936)
Challenge   Without use of the internet, devise
anagrams for the following   Niels Bohr Werner
Heisenberg Queens College Summer Science Program
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Niels Bohr   Hi! Nobelrs. Rhine slob. Berlins
Oh! Hens broil.   Werner Heisenberg   Her
engineer brews. Greener herb wines. Here rings
new beer.   Queens College Summer Science
Program   Corpse's crummier, angels eloquence
gem. Policemen conquer germs, secure gleams.
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The Arecibo Message   In 1974, the most powerful
broadcast ever deliberately beamed into space was
made from Puerto Rico. The broadcast formed part
of the ceremonies held to mark a major upgrade to
the Arecibo Radio Telescope. The transmission
consisted of a simple, pictorial message, aimed
at our putative cosmic companions in the globular
star cluster M13. This cluster is roughly 21,000
light-years from us, near the edge of the Milky
Way galaxy, and contains approximately a third of
a million stars. The broadcast was particularly
powerful because it used Arecibo's megawatt
transmitter attached to its 305 meter antenna.
The latter concentrates the transmitter energy by
beaming it into a very small patch of sky. The
emission was equivalent to a 20 trillion watt
omnidirectional broadcast, and would be
detectable by a SETI experiment just about
anywhere in the galaxy, assuming a receiving
antenna similar in size to Arecibo's. The
message consists of 1679 bits, arranged into 73
lines of 23 characters per line (these are both
prime numbers, and may help the aliens decode the
message). The "ones" and "zeroes" were
transmitted by frequency shifting at the rate of
10 bits per second. The total broadcast was less
than three minutes.
http//www.seti.org/science/a-message.html
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OPEN HOUSE 2002 Schedule of Activities