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Scientific Inquiry |
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Please submit online COURSE EVALUATIONS between Nov
26 and Dec 15: instructions page.
>>> Final Exam: M 12/10,
2-5pm, on Part Three Cosmology
>>> F 12/7, 4pm: Review for Final Exam
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Four: Debatable Statements Text: 8 Preposterous Propositions, by Robert Ehrlich Debate Format. Debate Teams. Debate Outline sheet. |
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| F 12/7 | Debate 4: (Ch. 8) A sugar pill can cure you. |
| W 12/5 | Debate 3: (Ch. 2) Homosexuality is primarily innate. |
| M 12/3 | Debate 2: (Ch. 4) People are getting smarter. |
| F 11/30 | Debate 1: (Ch. 6) We should worry about global warming. |
| W 11/28 | Read Ch. 7. Is Complex Life in the Universe Very Rare? |
| due M 11/12 | Preposterous Choices sheet. |
>>> Essay due date
extended to Sunday 11/25.
>>> Essay due M 11/19.
See this file for instructions.
| Part
Three: Cosmology Text: The Book of the Cosmos, edited by D. R. Danielson. Text: The Prism and the Pendulum, by Robert P. Crease. Article: Norriss S. Hetherington, “Hubble’s Cosmology,” American Scientist 1990, 78, pp. 142-151. |
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| due M 11/26 | Hubble Short Paper: See this file for details. |
| M
11/12 W 11/14 F 11/16 and M 11/19 |
Cosmos Part
H Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 58 The Man in the Accelerated Chest, and Ch. 64 The Realm of the Nebulae Read handout “Hubble’s Cosmology” |
| F 11/9 | Cosmos Part
G Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 44 Laboratories of the Universe, and Ch. 52 Unravelled Starlight (See questions.). |
| W 11/7 | Cosmos Part
F Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 34 Into the Celestial Spaces, and Ch. 39 An Event so Glorious to the Newtonian Doctrine of Gravity |
| due W 11/7 | CosmosCDE Short Paper: See this file for details. |
| F
11/2 and M 11/5 |
Cosmos Part E Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 24 Neither Known Nor Observed by Anyone Before (See questions.) Read from Prism and Pendulum: Two. Dropping the Ball: The Legend of the Leaning Tower and Interlude: Experiments and Demonstrations Read from Prism and Pendulum: Three. The Alpha Experiment: Galileo and the Inclined Plane and Interlude: The Newton-Beethoven Comparison |
| M
10/29 W 10/31 and F 11/2 |
Cosmos Part D Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 16 If a Man Were in the Sky and Could See the Earth Clearly (See questions.), Ch. 18 Almost Contrary to Common Sense, Ch. 19 The Poetic Structure of the World, and Ch. 23 Innumerable Suns and an Infinite Number of Earths Read from Prism and Pendulum: Seven. Seeing the Earth Rotate: Foucalt's Sublime Pendulum and Interlude: Science and the Sublime. |
| M
10/22 and W 10/24 |
Cosmos Part C Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 6 The Potency of Place (See questions.), and Ch. 11 The Peculiar Nature of the Universe (See questions.) |
| W
10/17 and F 10/19 |
Cosmos Part B Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 8 A Geometrical Argument (See questions.) Read from Prism and Pendulum: Introduction: The Moment of Transition, One. Measuring the World: Eratosthenes' Measurement of the Earth's Circumference, and Interlude: Why Science Is Beautiful Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 7 He Supposes the Earth to Revolve (See questions.) |
| due W 10/17 | CosmosA Short Paper: See this file for details. |
| F
10/12 and M 10/15 |
Cosmos Part A Read from The Book of the Cosmos: Ch. 2 Twice into the Same River? Ch. 3 The Things of the Universe Are Not Sliced Off with a Hatchet, and Ch. 4 Atoms and Empty Space. |
| W 10/10 | Astronomy
Discoveries video. See questions
from 2006 class. See questions from this year's class. |
| Part
Two: Philosophy of Science Text: Scientific Literacy and the Myth of the Scientific Method, by Henry H. Bauer |
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| due W 10/10 | Bauer Short Paper: See this file for details. |
| F 10/5 | Exam:
Bauer (See Dr. Balduz' notes on Bauer in this file.) |
| W 10/3 | Read:
Ch. 7 In Praise of Science, Ch. 6 Consequences of Misconception |
| M 9/24 | Read:
Ch. 5 Imperfections of the Filter (See Robert Merton's norms in this file.) |
| F 9/21 | Read: Ch. 4 Other Fables About Science |
| W 9/19 | Continued Ch. 1, 2 and 3 |
| M 9/17 | Read:
Ch. 3 How Science Really Works, Ch. 2 The So-called Scientific Method |
| F 9/14 | Continued Preface and Ch. 1 |
| W 9/12 | Read: Preface, Ch. 1 Scientific Literacy |
| Part Two 1/2: Myths and Culture | |
| M 10/1 | Group #1: Ancient Greece |
| F 9/28 | Group
#2: The Norse Group #3: The Australian Aborigines |
| W 9/26 | Group
#4: The Aztecs Group #5: Ancient Egypt |
| Creation
Myth Group Presentations: This assignment is described in this
file. List of questions on creation myths in this file. |
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| due W 9/12 | Maya Video Homework. Discussion. |
| F 9/7 & M 9/10 | Maya video. |
| due W 9/5 | Homework
(Creation Myths): Find information on an ancient culture's
creation myth. Collected student homework links and text in this file. |
| Part One: Knowledge and Science | |
| F
8/31 -W 9/5 |
Black Box Case Study, Part 2 |
| W 8/29 | Black Box Case Study, Part 1 |
| due M 8/27 |
Homework (Six Ways): Here is a
copy in case you need one. Opening Statements/6Ways Results. |
| due F 8/24 | Homework (Opening Statements): Fill this sheet in and bring it to class. Here is a copy in case you need one. |
