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Syllabus Semester Project Assignment
Intro Assignment: How old is the earth/moon system? Shroud of Turin Stuff
Intro to the Syllabus/Shroud of Turin The Bathroom Experiment
Intro lecture on cosmology The Planets
Theoretician/Experimentalist assignment Fundamental Particles
Origin of Life Fundamental Presupposition of Science
The Scientific Method History of Science PPoint
Homework for Tuesday 9/18 click here! More Early Philosophers of Science (Thursday 2/22)
Early Philosophy of Science PPoint Induction and Confirmation PPoint
Review Sheet for Test #1 Philosophy of Science PPoint #2
Review Questions to help study for the philosopher's quiz on Thursday
Optical Illusions Scientific Paradigms
Major Scientific Paradigms Light: Wave vs Particle
Relativity Power Point James Hutton PPoint
Reading Assignments Marks of Pseudoscience
Bad Science and Pseudoscience Ex: Cold Fusion
Alternative Medicine as Pseudoscience Review Sheet for Test #2
Readings from the Scientists which are relevant for Test #2 Hutton pp 312-315 Lyell pp 319-329
Darwin and friends pp 329-357 Quantum Mechanics waves pp 400-411, QM pp 509-522
Ethics: Tolerance The Precautionary Principle
Ethics Case Study: Terry Schaivo Review Sheet for Test #3
Islam and Creationism Science and Religion
Science and Religion: Dr Oakes' version The Anthropic Principle
Assignment for Th 5/8 Choose two of the essays from the handout on science and religion. Write a 1-2 page compare and contrast essay on these two articles. Express your personal thoughts on the issues raised by the two writers. Either do the first two or the second two.
Christianity Science and Religion CS&R Notes
Assignment for Tu 5/13 Watch the new movie Expelled; write and submit a 1-2 page response essay to the movie describing how well you feel it handles issues of science and religion.