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SYLLABI for Science
Seminar
Physics of Astronomy - updated 16.April.2004
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SPRING SEMINAR
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weekend |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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read Mon. assignment
preseminar with team, post
P+Q
write essay
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read Thus. assignment |
preseminar with team, post
P+Q
write essay
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Seminar on
Cosmologies Lib 4004 |
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5:00-6:30
Seminar on
Astronomy, Lib 4004 |
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| SPRING |
Monday: Cosmology
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Thursday: Astronomy
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| week 1 |
29.March.
Introductions, logistics, teams;
Read Ch.1 of both Kirschner and North before class |
1.April. WebX
workshop for Monday students as well. Thus. students read Ch.1 of
Burch before class |
| week2 |
5.April. North Ch.2 Ancient Egypt
(Team 6), Ch.3 Mesopotamia (Team 11) |
8.April. Burch Ch.2+3 and journal
articles assigned in class last week and noted on WebX. Essay 1 due |
| week3 |
12.April. North Ch.5 China &
Japan (Team 1), Ch.6 Pro-columbian America (Team 5) Essay 1 due |
15.April. Burch Ch.5 and journal
articles. Essay 1 rewrite. (Teams 2+3) |
| week 4 |
19.April. North Ch.8 E. Islam (Team
7), Ch.9 W. Islam + xian Spain (Team 9). Essay 1 rewrite. |
22.April. Burch Ch.6 and journal
articles. Essay 2 due. (Teams 1 + 8) |
| week 5 |
26.April. North Ch.4
Greece (Team 2), Ch.10 European Astrology (Team 8). Essay 2 due |
29.April. Burch Ch.11 and
journal articles. Essay 2 rewrite. (Teams 6 + 7) |
| week 6 |
3.May. Kirschner Ch.2-5 (Teams 10, 4)
Essay 2 rewrite |
6.May. Burch Ch.12 and journal
articles. Essay 3 due. (Teams 9 +10) |
| week 7 |
RESEARCH WEEK - no class |
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| week 8 |
17.May. Kirschner Ch.6-8 (Teams 3,
12). Essay 3 due |
20.May. Burch Ch.7 and journal articles. Essay
3 rewrite. (Teams 5 + 11) NO SEMINAR - Zita at physics meeting |
| week 9 |
24.May. Kirschner Ch.9-11, Synthesis
seminar. Portfolios due Thus.27.May. Essay 3 rewrite |
27.May. Burch Ch.10 and journal
articles. (Teams 4 + 12) |
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week 10: portfolios DUE
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31.May: MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. |
3.June. Potluck |
| eval week |
Evaluation conferences Friday 4.June. |
Evaluation conferences Mon.7.June. |
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WINTER SEMINAR
| WINTER |
Monday: Books on Time, Relativity, and the
process of science:
Galison: Einstein's clocks and Poincare's Maps
Poincare: Essential Writings (ed. Gould)
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Thursday: Journals (Science News, Physics
Today, Sky & Telescope)
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| week 1 |
5.Jan. Introductions and WebX;
read Zahar on Poincare |
8.Jan. Introductions and WebX |
| week2 |
12.Jan. Galison Ch.1: Synchrony
Poincare: Value of Science, Part I, esp. The Measure of Time
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15.Jan. See WebX
for weekly article choices.
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| week3 |
(19.Jan. MLK DAY - no class) Read
Poincare, Science & Hypothesis,
esp. Parts II, III, IV (skip Calculus of Probabilities)
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23.Jan. |
| week 4 |
26.Jan. Galison Ch..2: Coal, Chaos,
and Convention
Poincare: Review Science & Hypothesis
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29.Jan. |
| week 5 |
2.Feb. Galison.3: The Electric
Worldmap
Poincare: Science & Method, Part IV, Ch. II, French Geodesy
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5.Feb. |
| week 6 |
9.Feb. Galison Ch.4: Poincare's
Maps
Poincare: review Science & Hypothesis, esp. Parts III & IV
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12.Feb. |
| week 7 |
(16.Feb. PRESIDENT's day- no class)
Read Poincare Science & Method,
esp. relativity: Part II Ch.I (Relativity of Space), Part III Ch.I (IV,
Lorentz Theory), Ch. II (II, Principle of Relativity & IV,
Consequences)
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(19.Feb. midquarter break) |
| week 8 |
23.Feb. Galison Ch.5, Einstein's
Clocks
Poincare: Review Science & Method, chapters on relativity;
also read Part III, Ch.III (Gravitation: pre-General Relativity)
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26.Feb. |
| week 9 |
1.Mar. Galison Ch.6, The Place of Time
Poincare: Value of Science,
Part II, esp. Ch. VIII + IX (present state); review Part I, esp. Ch.
II, III, IV
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4.Mar. |
| week 10 |
8.Mar. Synthesis seminar. Poincare:
General Conclusions, p.569-572
Portfolios due. |
11.Mar. Synthesis seminar. Portfolios
due. |
| eval week |
Evaluation conferences Friday 12.Mar. |
Evaluation conferences Mon.15.Mar. |
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Spring teams:
1. Jon Germano Claudia Meza, and Heather Tramel: Meet on
Wednesdays at Otto's
Team 2: Carlos Aviles, Lorna Porter, and Sarah Murphy.
3. Doug Jenkins, Nicole Streuli, Brian Flewell, Gene Schultz
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5. John Samson, Vanessa Postil, Jake Sarrantonio: Monday @ 3:00
6. Yo. (Ryan, Jais, Lauren) Golden
7. Don, Brea, and Abby
8. Tammy Schmidt, Justin Meith, Nick Rosenbladt, Jada Maxwell
9. The Hong Kong Cavaliers: Kalling "Bibbles" Heck, Bryan Fordney,
Chris Seel, Patrick "Golden Age Pat" Artz
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11. Monday Annie Lehman, Tristan Bristow, and Erin Ogden. For Thursday:
Annie, Lehman, Tristan Bristow, Erin Ogden, Jieun Seong
Team 12:"Monday Madness" Tammy, Sara, Brekke, and Mark
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