| Day |
Date |
TOPIC |
READING |
ASSIGNMENT |
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| Tues. |
Aug. 25 |
Introduction |
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| Thurs. |
Aug. 27 |
Modes of Inquiry: Science, Technology, & Culture
(Knowledge Cultures) |
Berger. Ways 6-43 |
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| Tues. |
Sept. 1 |
Berger. Ways 6-43 |
Berger. Ways 45-83 & Norse Merman |
Norse Merman |
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| Thurs. |
Sept. 3 |
How Science Works |
Berger. Ways 83-155 |
Quiz 1 |
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| Tues. |
Sept. 8 |
C.P. Snow - Two Cultures |
Snow ONLINE |
Thermodynamics |
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| Thurs. |
Sept. 10 |
The Lab & the Journal - Golden Hands |
Golem, pp. 1-25 |
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| Tues. |
Sept. 15 |
An Experiment: Confectionology 101 |
Kuhn ONLINE |
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| Thurs. |
Sept. 17 |
Cold Fusion - Self-Deception |
Golem, pp. 57-78 |
Cold Fusion |
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| Tues. |
Sept. 22 |
Pasteur/Jenner - What you Can't See, Won't Kill You?
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Golem, pp. 79-90 |
Quiz 2 |
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| Thurs. |
Sept. 24 |
Practices of Science |
Golem, 141-151 |
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| Tues. |
Sept. 29 |
Politics, Pressure, & Knowledge - Bridges |
Petroski 160-187 |
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| Thurs. |
Oct. 1 |
Narrativizing Science - Monkey Love |
Analytical Essay - Monkeys |
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| Tues. |
Oct. 6 |
Heisenberg, Uncertainty & Responsibility |
Copenhagen 1-38 |
Copenhagen |
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| Thurs. |
Oct. 8 |
Politics, Pressure, & Knowledge |
Copenhagen 39-116 |
Quiz 3 |
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| Tues. |
Oct. 13 |
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| Thurs. |
Oct. 15 |
What is Significant about Copenhagen? |
Petroski 1-7 |
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| Tues. |
Oct. 20 |
The Built Environment & You --Water |
Petroski 141-159 |
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| Thurs. |
Oct. 22 |
Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder - Structuring the
"Truth" |
Weschler 4-109 |
Quiz 4 |
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| Tues. |
Oct. 27 |
Definitions & Classification |
Superheroes |
(Rime of the Ancient Mariner) |
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| Thurs. |
Oct. 29 |
Who is Frankenstein? |
Frankenstein, Intro- p. 49 (Ch. 3) |
Galvanism |
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| Tues. |
Nov. 3 |
My hideous progeny - Shelley & Frankenstein |
Frankenstein, p. 50- 81 (Ch. 7) |
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| Thurs. |
Nov. 5 |
Birthing the creature: Walton, Frankenstein, &
the nameless offspring. |
Frankenstein, p. 81-127 (Ch. 15) |
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| Tues. |
Nov. 7 |
Responsibility and the Objectives of Science |
Frankenstein, p.127-164 (Ch. 19) |
Quiz 5 |
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| Thurs. |
Nov. 12 |
Honeymoon in South America: Creature& Mate |
Frankenstein, p. 165-201 (Ch. 23) |
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| Tues. |
Nov. 17 |
The Truthful Narrator? |
Frankenstein, p. 201-223 |
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| Thurs. |
Nov. 19 |
Baptism by Fire. The Creature Self-Immolates. |
Arcadia, 1-34 |
[Arcadia, Notes & Info] |
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| Tues. |
Nov. 24 |
Chaos Theory; Who's Fermat and Where's Byron? |
Arcadia, 35-97 |
Quiz 6 |
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| Thurs. |
Nov. 26 |
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| Tues. |
Dec. 1 |
Waltzing like Mice: As the World Turns |
Arcadia |
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| Thurs. |
Dec. 3 |
Biology as Ideology |
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| Tues. |
Dec. 8 |
Science as Social Action |
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