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The Patterns in Nature Web Site

One thing you might notice after browsing through this Web site is that there's a lot of material here. We've put all of the readings for the course on the Web so you don't need to purchase a textbook, and we've put a significant number of activities on the site so you can do the experiments at home with your friends and family.

Assignments & Announcements

You'll probably look at these two areas most often while browsing the Patterns site. In the Assignments section you'll find out what's on for the week in terms of activities, readings, and exercises. Any new updates to pages, exercises, exam dates, etc. can be found on the Announcements page. Please check in daily. The announcements are the first thing you see when you get to the Patterns web site.

Course Information Section

A section that allows you to navigate to the informational pages of the course

Syllabus This page lists the instructors and associates, describes the policies in the course and the responsibilities of the students and instructors, and outlines the grading scale.
Schedule Find out what will be due the day after the break...
Contacts Everything you need to know about how to reach us. You can also find this information in the Staff Information section.
Bibliography What books and materials have we used to develop this class?
Table of Contents From here, link to any page on the site.
Goals, Performance Criteria, Outcomes Find out what we hope you accomplish in this course.

Useful Tools

From this page you can access utilities that may help you in your course experience:

Glossary A list of all the glossary terms we use in the readings and activities. Definitions are also accessible by clicking on selected words within the readings/activities. Try it here: refract
Optics Discovery Kit This page has descriptions of all the elements of the OSA Optics Discovery Kit, a packet used to teach fundamental light and optics concepts.

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