Teaching Requests

Teaching Requests

James Bardeen

Introduction

Teaching assignments for 2003-2004 are to be made up soon. The Committee which undertakes this task depends heavily on the responses to this questionaire.



Please fill it out
and
return it
no later than
December 20, 2002


Don't forget - Once you complete the
form, you MUST click on the
Submit Request Button at the bottom of the FORM!


For detailed information on the course listings, you can go to the on-line course catalog.

General Considerations

Department of Physics
University of Washington
2002

Procedures and Considerations
Involved in Teaching Assignments

  1. Proposed teaching assignments are worked out by a committee consisting the Department Chair (who also chairs the committee) and the two Associate Chairs. The Chair then distributes the assignment list.

  2. The problem is to match faculty resources to student needs in such a way that every faculty member has appropriate assignments. The committee tries to match faculty preferences (as indicated by the questionnaires) with demand anticipated from enrollment trends. It also tries to meet the goals of the graduate and undergraduate programs. This may be particularly difficult for the next academic year. Budget cutbacks may require a reduction in the number of courses offered at the last minute. Faculty are requested to list alternate courses, in the event that it becomes necessary to reshuffle the assignments.

    The teaching assignments form a system so interconnected that it is impractical to proceed by discussing assignments individually with all 50+ faculty members. In a few cases, where special circumstances are involved, consultation is the rule. Otherwise, the committee works out a complete solution and then presents the result so that the entire faculty can view the whole picture.

  3. After the initial plan is presented, it will be possible to make changes if a serious error has occurred or if an individual feels very ill-suited to an assignment. If this is your case, please contact  at once.

  4. The chances are large that you will be assigned to a lower-division undergraduate course. Most assignments (about 60%) are to such classes. The most frequently requested courses are upper-division undergraduate courses which also are those least available (only 10% of the teaching assignments).

  5. When possible, a sequence of courses is assigned to the same instructor throughout a year so as to maximize continuity of presentation.

  6. Many courses are rotated among faculty at a fairly rapid rate. As a rule of thumb, it is assumed that anyone who teaches one of the principal sequences for graduate or undergraduate physics majors has the privilege of continuing for a second or third year, but ordinarily not for a fourth year.

  7. Advanced laboratories usually are assigned for longer periods, typically for three to five years. Special topics courses and research speciality courses are regarded as ``one-shot'' assignments.

    On the other hand, specially developed courses in which a faculty member has a vital interest may be assigned for rather long periods. (If you wish to teach a course beyond the usual term, please indicate this in the first item on the questionnaire or by a special note.)

  8. About one in three assignments requires special qualifications of the instructor (e.g., senior speciality courses, advanced laboratories, advanced graduate courses, etc). While this creates attractive opportunities for some, it greatly restricts what is available to others.

  9. Visiting faculty may require special consideration. For example, it usually is inappropriate to assign visitors to new courses or to laboratories.

  10. Unfortunately, some among us have been known to express an arbitrary unwillingness to teach particular courses. The result is a further narrowing of the opportunities for others.

    These considerations, faculty preferences, and student demand for courses somehow must lead to assignments that come out even. The system is so over determined that in the end many reasonable requests and sensible suggestions have to be ignored. Yet there is a finite chance that your preference for a particular course someday may be met.

Teaching Request Form

Department of Physics 2002
University of Washington

Don't forget - once you fill out the form,
you MUST click on the
Submit Request Button at the bottom of this PAGE!
If successful, you should receive an email copy of your submitted information.

Name:
Email Address:


Teaching Assignment Preference - 2003 - 2004

  1. Special Circumstances: Anything the committee should know? For example, do you want to continue your present assignment? (If so how many years in a row have you taught this class)

  2. Leave? Do you expect to be on leave? Y or N?

    Fall 2003 :
    Winter 2004 :
    Spring 2004 :

  3. SPECIFIC PREFERENCES: Check your preferences or indicate an order of preference. (1 = first choice, 2 = second choice, etc.) Write NO if you refuse to teach a course.

Courses which will not be offered this year are marked `NO'.

Course Number Preference
Liberal Arts Physics
Liberal Arts Physics (W)110
Physics of Music (S)207
Physics of Sports 208 NO
Light and Color (A)214
Form and Structure (W)215
Time and Change (S)216
Physics Education
Physics by Inquiry I 210, 211, 212
Physical Science by Inquiry II 405
Physical Science by Inquiry II 406
Physics by Inquiry II 407
Physics by Inquiry II 408
Physics by Inquiry II 409
Physics by Inquiry for In-service Teachers 410
Physics by Inquiry for Lead Teachers 411
Physics by Inquiry for Lead Teachers 412
Physics by Inquiry for Lead Teachers 413
Tutorials in Teaching Physics 501,502,503
Course Number Preference
Introductory Sequences
Algebra Based
Mechanics 114
E & M 115
Fluids & Heat 116
Calculus Based
Mechanics 121
E & M 122
Waves 123
Heat 224
Modern Physics 225
Laboratory Courses
Basic Physics (Mechanics) 117-121Z
Basic Physics (E&M, Heat) 118-122Z
Basic Physics (Waves, Mod. Phys) 119-123Z
Introductory Experimental Physics (A)231
Introduction to Computational Physics (S)232
Optics Laboratory (S)331
Electronic Circuits Laboratory 334, 335
Modern Physics Laboratory: Atomic 431
Modern Physics Laboratory: Condensed Matter 432
Modern Physics Laboratory: Nuclear 433
Application of Computers to Physical Measurement (A)434
Course Number Preference
Intermediate Undergraduate
Elementary Mathematical Physics 227, 228
Relativity (A)311
Appl. of Modern Physics (W)315
E & M 321, 322, 323
Quantum Mechanics 324, 325
Statistical Physics (S)328
Undergraduate Independent Study Courses
Senior Honors Seminar 485, 486, 487
Seminar on Current Problems in Physics 494, 495, 496
Evening Masters Courses
Application of Computers to Physical Measurement (Evening) 434 NO
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 436 NO
Quantum Physics (W) 441
Laser Physics (A) 530 NO
Fluid Mechanics 531 NO
Liquid Crystal Devices 532 NO
Applications of Quantum Mechanics (S) 541
Numerical Methods in Physics (W) 542
Electromagnetic Theory (A) 543
Applications of Electromagnetic Theory (S) 544
Contemporary Optics 545 NO
Condensed Matter Physics (A)546
Electronics for Physics Research 547 NO
Nuclear Instrumentation 548 NO
Low Temperature Physics and Cryogenics 549 NO
Masters Special Topics (S) 575 NO
Course Number Preference
Senior Courses
Atomic & Molecular Physics 421
Nuclear & Particle Physics 422
Solid State Physics 423
Advanced Mechanics (A)424
Mathematical Physics 425, 426 NO
Application of Computers to Physical Measurement (A) 434
Introductory Graduate Courses
Mechanics 505
Numerical Methods 506
Physical Applications of Group Theory 507 NO
Physics 511 may be shared by two instructors
Contemporary Physics 511
E & M 513, 514, 515
Quantum Mechanics 517, 518, 519
Advanced Quantum Mechanics - Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (A)520
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (W)524
Current Problems in Physics (W)528
Course Number Preference
Advanced Graduate Courses
Statistical Mechanics (A)525
Atomic Physics 550, 551 NO
Cosmic Rays 552 NO
Nuclear Astrophysics 554
Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics 555 NO
High Energy Physics 557, 558, 559
Theoretical Nuclear Physics 560, 561 NO
General Relativity 564
Solid State (W,S)567, 568
Quantum Field Theory (W,S)570, 571
Modern Quantum Field Theory 572 NO
Colloquium and Seminars
The Colloquium is a committee assignment, and the respective groups
are responsible for the seminars. However, volunteers are welcome.
Colloquium 580
High Energy 581
Particle Theory 582
Relativistic Astrophyics 583
Atomic Physics 584
Nuclear Physics 585
Condensed Matter 586
Nuclear Theory 587
Particle Astrophysics 588
Physics Education 589
Statistical Physics 590

  1. Special Topics Courses: Do you have suggestions for special topics courses (Note: for 2003-2004 suggestions have already been solicited, received and reviewed by the appropriate Undergraduate, Masters, and Graduate committees.)

    1. Physics 205: (Primarily for lower-division students. Any combination of student majors is possible.)

    2. Physics 427 (Applications of Physics) or 428 (Selected Topics in Physics). For advanced undergraduates and/or graduate students. Not restricted to physics majors.

    3. Physics 575 (Applications of Physics) For the Evening Masters Program.

    4. Physics 576 (Selected Topics in Experimental Physics) or 578 (Selected Topics in Theoretical Physics). For advanced graduate students.

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