Research Assignment:
1. Write down a topic that you are interested in which is related to A) your major area or B) computer or Internet. A) If it is related to your major, indicate the course and the requirements. Submit on paper.
Look at some topic from Yahoo directory under Computer or Internet. There are some topics on research requirements.
Topic: The Paulowniaceae Family: A Fast Growing Tree
2. Find 3 major articles from the Internet (2500 words each). Save them to disk. Do not post them on your site.
Cut and paste to MSWord and check the word count.
3. Write down the references (title, author, date of publishing or update) of the 3 articles.
a) Article 1:
Maddison, David R. Tree of Life Web Project. Nov. 10, 2003 http://tolweb.org/treegroup=Lamiles&contgroup=Asterids
b) Article 2:
Bottomley, William J. Paulownia Supply of America. Oct. 21, 2003 http://www.paulowniasupply.com/paulownia_vs._balsa.html.
c) Article 3: Morlan, Johnny W. JWMorlan’s Unique Wood Gifts. Oct. 21, 2003 http://www.morlanwoodgifts.com/MMO11.ASP?pageno=86
4. Find 2 to 3 supportive articles, any length. List them below.
Reveal, James L. PBIO 450 Lecture Notes on Selected Families of Angiosperms: Asteridae. Oct. 21, 2003 http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/LFSC/life_sciences/plant_biology/p b450/c....
Tang, R.C., ed. Paulownia: Properties, Utilization and Research Needs. Proceedings of the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Paulownia Association. Oct. 25-26, 1996, Montgomery, Alabama, Auburn University School of Forestry, 1997.
Hu, Shiu-Ying. “Physical Properties and Anatomical Characters of Paulownia Wood, Part II.” American Paulownia Association 8.3 (1999): 1.