A selection of downloadable lecture notes are included in the table below. (Courtesy of Prof. Paul Matsudaira and Dr. Leslie Ann Roldan. Used with permission.)
PM = Prof. Paul Matsudaira
LAR = Dr. Leslie Ann Roldan
| LEC # | TOPICS | LECTURERS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sorting Students to Sections (PDF) Impromptu Description of Research Project, Logic of a Paragraph |
PM |
| 2 | Logic of a Research Paper, Organization of a Research Proposal, How to Present Data in a Lab Talk (PDF) | PM |
| 3 | Lab Group Meeting | PM |
| 4 | Lab Group Meeting (cont.) | PM |
| 5 | Data and Figures, Results and Preliminary Results (PDF) | PM |
| 6 | Project Outline and Journal Club (PDF) | LAR |
| 7 | Introduction, Background and Significance (PDF) | LAR |
| 8 | Journal Club | PM |
| 9 | Experimental Plan (PDF) | PM |
| 10 | Journal Club | PM |
| 11 | Journal Club (cont.) | PM |
| 12 | Discussion of Paragraphs, Ethical Conduct of Science, Citations and Plagiarism (PDF) | PM |
| 13 | Lab Group Meeting | PM |
| 14 | Journal Club | PM |
| 15 | Lab Group Meeting | PM |
| 16 | Methods and Materials (PDF) | LAR |
| 17 | Lab Group Meeting | PM |
| 18 | Journal Club | PM |
| 19 | Scientific and Non-scientific Abstract (PDF) | LAR |
| 20 | Journal Club | PM |
| 21 | Discussion (cont.) and Polishing your Writing (PDF) | LAR |
| 22 | Lab Group Meeting: Results only (optional) | PM |
| 23 | Project Lab Presentation | PM |
| 24 | Project Lab Presentation (cont.) | PM |
| 25 | Project Lab Presentation (cont.) | PM |
| 26 | Wrap Up | PM |
