PAS Book Club

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     The Physics, Astronomy and Science Club book club is aimed at providing a fun out-of-class learning experience while also fostering a strong relationship between physics faculty and students. The general plan requires that interested faculty first submit a book recommendation. It can be any subject and any style, and it should be a book that made a substantial personal impact. Students will choose recommended books to read and when finished discuss them with the relevant faculty member over lunch (the student's treat). At the end of the academic year the student with the most completed books (at least 5) will win a $250 scholarship from the Physics, Astronomy and Science Club. During lunch the discussion should help verify whether or not the student actually read the recommended text.

The current list of recommended books are below.

Professor Title Author
Milsom The Origin of Species Charles Darwin
Cheu The Second Creation Crease and Mann
Stafford Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion David Hume
Hsieh Beauty and Truth Chandrasekhar
Jackson Symmetries & Reflections: Sci. Essays Eugene P. Wigner
  The Elegant Universe Brian Greene
  Foundation of Physics Lindsay and Margenau
  The Tapestry of Modern Astrophysics Shore, Steven N. 
  QED Richard Feynman