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Summarize your results as a **poster** for the group to be shown in the hour reserved for MT2. This is a conference of your peers, and may also be attended by interested parties such as former and prospective PH 575 students, and faculty. | Summarize your results as a **poster** for the group to be shown in the hour reserved for MT2. This is a conference of your peers, and may also be attended by interested parties such as former and prospective PH 575 students, and faculty. | ||
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+ | If you have questions, ASK, ASK, ASK, ASK! I will almost always email the whole class with my answer, or post the answers here under FAQ. | ||
====== FAQ ====== | ====== FAQ ====== | ||
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You are writing a scientific article for an audience of your peers, say incoming PH575. | You are writing a scientific article for an audience of your peers, say incoming PH575. | ||
- | === Expansion? | + | === Expansion? |
Here are some ideas that might stimulate your creativity | Here are some ideas that might stimulate your creativity | ||
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=== Collaboration or no? === | === Collaboration or no? === | ||
- | Teach each other to use Wien. Share tips on how to use the software, just as you would in a lab to show someone how to use a piece of equipment. This kind of collaboration is healthy. | + | Teach each other to use Wien. Share tips on how to use the software, |
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+ | Talk to others to help point you to information, | ||
Please do not perform the other person' | Please do not perform the other person' | ||
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+ | Don't work together to construct your posters - the temptation to produce the same format is very strong. | ||
=== Length, etc. === | === Length, etc. === | ||
Depends somewhat on the choice of topic and how many figures you include. | Depends somewhat on the choice of topic and how many figures you include. | ||
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+ | === Posters === | ||
+ | You should not go to great expense to generate the posters; 8.5” by 11” sheets pasted to thin poster board will be fine. The total size is limited to about half the size of a whiteboard in WGR 304. | ||
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+ | You should use color - it makes a huge difference in crystal sructures, band structures, DoS plots etc. | ||
=== Cautions === | === Cautions === |