Slide1: Discovery Institute of the College of Staten Island Third Annual Conference, May 8, 2004 Frayn’s ‘Copenhagen’ for HS Students Steven Schwarz Marci Goodman Queens College of CUNY www.qc.edu/DMNS


Slide2: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/posters


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Slide4: Wonderful Things, Houlston and Stoneman, London, 1858?


Slide5: http://www.utc.edu/~cpmawata/geom/geom7.htm Pythagoras: a2 + b2 = c2


Slide6: 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 andgt;20 HSs, selected by Science Asst. Princ’s. 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.


Slide7: 2002 SUMMER PROGRAM GUEST SPEAKERS Miriam Rafailovich, Prof. of Mat’s 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 Mat’s Sci., SUNY Stony Brook – DNA Takes a Walk


Slide8: 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.'


Slide9: 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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Slide11: Copenhagen, Michael Frayn, Anchor Books, ~$9 Hollywood Presents Copenhagen, PBS, 116 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@qc.cuny.edu Speakers: Brian Schwartz, Graduate Center, CUNY Ira Hauptmann, Professor, Playwright, QC


Slide12: 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.


Slide13: http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~idmon/quant12.htm


Slide14: 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


Slide15: 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


Slide16: Niels Bohr   Hi! Nobel’rs. Rhine slob. Berlin’s ‘Oh!’ Hens broil.   Werner Heisenberg   Her engineer brews. Greener herb wines. Here rings new beer.   Queens College Summer Science Program   Corpse's crummier, angel’s eloquence gem. Policemen conquer germs, secure gleams.


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Slide18: 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


Slide19: OPEN HOUSE 2002 Schedule of Activities