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NS 304 - Science, Technology, and Society |
The past Course Syllabus for NS 304.
Textbook: Carl Sagan's Science as a Candle in the Dark - The Demon-Haunted World
Written answers to study questions for each chapter in the weekly reading assignment are due at the beginning of each class session. Late submissions of study questions will not be accepted. If you are going to miss class, you should e-mail the assignment prior to the class session. Download the study questions as a Adobe Acrobat file by clicking here. Study Guide answers can be found here.
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Reading Assignments: Download the questions here. Read the assigned Chapters in the book and answer each question carefully in your own handwriting. You must write enough to demonstrate your knowledge of the material in each chapter. You must turn your answers in before class to get credit. If you are going to be absent, you may e-mail them or have another student turn them in for you.
Other Important Documents available for downloading:
Skeptical Inquirer Possible Presentation Topics Listing include articles that can be down loaded. Click here.
Sample Student Presentation One
Sample Student Presentation Two
Sample Student Presentation Three
Audio: The Ice Chronicles From the National Public Radio program Fresh Air
The purpose of this course is to give students a new way to look at the world around them through the study of science. Classes are designed to show students, first hand, that what they observed with their senses may be deceiving if they are not careful. Experiments and demonstrations are conducted, students observe, and then principles of modern science are used to explain what happened. The course also examines problems facing Americans from a scientific perspective.
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Last Update: 01/06/08
