Summer Assignment

Each student is to read one piece of approved educational nonfiction (excluding textbooks) dealing with physics, engineering, or general scientific study. Keep a journal for a chapter by chapter analysis of the book. Journal must include the following:

Cover page

	Name
	Bibliographical information of the book (Title, author, publisher, copyright)

1 page (at least), double spaced, 12 font personal response to each chapter in any or several of the following styles:

	Agree/disagree with the arguments. Justify.
	Explore personal questions raised by the material
	Explore possible applications (industrial, technological, educational, personal) of the material
	Explore philosophical/moral implications to the material
	Explore the importance of the material in specific current events

Choose a book that interests you. Find one that is relevant to your life. I must approve your choice to make sure it meets the intended goals of the assignment.

Suggested book list

	A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
	The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
	The Physics of Baseball (3rd Edition) by Robert Kemp Adair
	The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
	The Tao of Physics : An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism by Fritjof Capra
	The Theory of Everything : The Origin and Fate of the Universe by Stephen W. Hawking
	The Physics of Golf by Theodore P. Jorgensen
	The Physics of Sports by Angelo Armenti
	The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss, Stephen Hawking
	The Forensic Science of C.S.I by Katherine M. Ramsland
	Physics and the Art of Dance : Understanding Movement by Kenneth Laws
	Music, Physics and Engineering by Harry Ferdinand Olson
	Nanotechnology by Gregory Timp
	From Certainty to Uncertainty: The Story of Science and Ideas in the Twentieth Century by F. David Peat
	The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon--The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World by Steven L. Kent
	The complete idiot's guide to understanding Einstein by Moring, Gary F.
	Janice VanCleave's scientists through the ages by VanCleave, Janice Pratt.