8.592 - Spring 2022 - Anonymous Comments


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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 10 May 2022

Can the paper extend longer than 4 pages?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 9 May 2022

What time on May 13 is the final project due?
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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 22 Apr. 2022

Could Problem Set 6 be uploaded now so that we could have more freedom to arrange time for this problem set and the final project? Alternatively, could this problem set be fully optional?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 21 Mar. 2022

Hi, when will the recordings for lectures 15 and 16 be posted? Thanks!

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 14 Mar. 2022

When will psets be graded, and will we get feedback on our project proposals?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 14 Mar. 2022

Will the TA hold office hours over spring break?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 6 Mar. 2022

For the final project, are we allowed to write about an ongoing research project that we are doing, or do we need to come up with a side project specifically for the class?  

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 6 Mar. 2022

Would it be possible to have office hours earlier than the day the problem set is due? Perhaps on Thursdays instead? 

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 4 Mar. 2022

Is $\mathcal{V}$ in 4(a) supposed to have a factor of $\varepsilon^{-1}$? Though the question describes $\mathcal{V}$ as the potential energy, $\mathcal{V}$ appears to have dimensions [energy][$\varepsilon$].

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 3 Mar. 2022

Where are the TA's office hours? NW46-6-42 does not seem like a valid room number.

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 23 Feb. 2022

In problem 1 of PSet 2, do both the wild-type and the mutant allele have the same fitness values?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 23 Feb. 2022

In the last problem of pset 1, shouldn't we calculate <Delta N_1> and <(Delta N_1)^2> for N/2 steps instead of a single step ?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 16 Feb. 2022

Is it possible to hand in homework through email? Thank you.

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 15 Feb. 2022

How do we turn in homework?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 11 Feb. 2022

What time are the psets due?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 6 Feb. 2022

Would it be possible to release the lecture notes the day before class so I can skim the lecture notes before lecture?

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From: anonymous-8.592-student@MIT.EDU
Subject: comments on 8.592
Date: 1 Feb. 2022

Hi Prof. Kardar, I unfortunately couldn't come to tomorrow's class in person. I wonder if you could post the online link for class as you mentioned? Thanks a lot! 

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8.592 Anonymous Discussions- last updated     5/11/22 by    M. Kardar