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WORK DUE at the beginning of class
unless otherwise noted! Other Work TBA |
| 14 Dec - Mon |
Final Project Presentations
from 9-11:30.
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| 7 December - Mon |
Prepare to orally present your
final project abstract
(like a commercial or advertisement) in 1-2 minutes.
Pizza Hut Buffet. The buffet is open from 5:30-7:30 and I will
pay for your buffet.
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| 2 December - Wed |
Project 5:
University Sponsored Activities
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| 30 November - Mon |
Work on project 5 and the final project and write down any questions
you have.
Prepare to share with the class the recent news article that interests
you about a breakthrough or controversy in science or mathematics
from the assignment on Monday October 26 (we already analyzed the article
for formal writing and rewrote some of it informally, but now you will be
asked to share what you found in the article)
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| 23 November - Mon |
TAKING SIDES reading on reflection on
Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe to Eat?
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in the answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these). Your response
needs to be formal and typed.
1) Write down two items that you found interesting, that surprised you,
or that you disagreed with.
2) Design an experiment to test this issue.
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| 19 November - Thur |
MOMIX at Farthing at 8pm.
The doors open at 7:30pm.
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| 18 November - Wed |
Meet in the library at 3:30 in room 028 for preliminary research related to
unsolved problems or questions related to topics you are interested in and
may work on for the final project.
Before class, read the final project
description and choose a
topic.
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| 16 November - Mon |
Project 4: On the Shoulders of Giants -
Two-Page Timeline, Presentation and Annotated References is due.
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| 11 November - Wed |
Meet in CAP 252 at 3:30 for class with Dr. Donovan Leonard.
Choose a video related to science or mathematics from
TED: Ideas worth spreading. Watch
the video and reflect:
1) What is an unsolved problem that relates to this topic?
2) What are the contributions of the speaker?
3) Write down two items that you found interesting, that surprised you,
or that you disagreed with.
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| 9 Nov - Mon |
TAKING SIDES reading on reflection on
Should Potential Risks Slow the Development of Nanotechnology?
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in the answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these). Your response
needs to be formal and typed.
1) Write down two items that you found interesting, that surprised you,
or that you disagreed with.
2) Do you believe that the development of nanotechnology should be
slowed? Why or why not - ie which arguements are most compelling to you?
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| 4 November - Wed |
Meet in the library at 3:30 in Room 026 for research related to project 4.
Before class, read the project 4
description again, and choose a topic.
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| 2 Nov - Mon |
TAKING SIDES reading on reflection on
Can Machines be Concious?
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in the answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these). Your response
needs to be formal and typed.
1)
Write down two items that you found interesting, that surprised you,
or that you disagreed with.
2) Design an experiment to test this issue
(you may design your experiment for the far future if you desire).
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| 28 October - Wed |
Respond to at least 2 different people's forum posts on ASULearn.
Read the
Placebo effect. Briefly summarize the
experiments that are mentioned in the article
(for example: one set of experiments were
open trials in which drugs and placebos
were given by pill or injection versus hidden trials in which
they were randomly administered by a hidden computer through an IV line)
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| 27 October - Tues |
Class Chooses Activity.
Meet in Walker 105 at 6:30pm. Bring games/sports/DVD movies with
you and we'll decide what to do as we eat.
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| 26 October - Mon |
Research the web to find a recent news article that interests you about a
breakthrough or controversy in science or mathematics and prepare to share
what you found. For example, you might find an article from the
Science Times
or Science News from Slashdot.
Print the article or
print at least one paragraph from the article.
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| 21 Oct - Wed |
Think about what you would like to do for our class activity
on Tuesday October 27. Some previous suggestions were food and a movie night
or game night. Message me or write down (to turn in) your top 3 suggestions,
which might include specific food, games, movies, or other activities.
Read through
Project 4: On the Shoulders of Giants -
Two-Page Timeline, Presentation and Annotated References which is due
on November 16.
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| 19 October - Mon |
Meet in 209b Walker for class.
On the ASULearn forum, add a new discussion topic titled by your
name. Utilize formal language:
1) Where do you consider your home? Tell us about your home.
2) Attach a picture that you like (within the professional bounds of
the classroom environment), and summarize the picture.
TAKING SIDES reading and reflection on Will the
Search for Extraterrestrial Life Ever Succeed? p. 245-262.
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in the answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these). Your response
needs to be formal and typed.
1) State two facts presented by each side.
2) State two opinions presented by each side.
3) Write down two items that you found interesting, that surprised you,
or that you disagreed with.
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| 14 October - Wed |
Project 3: Interview and Research Reflection
is due.
A laptop with the ability to obtain a wireless connection in
class will be useful.
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| 12 October - Mon |
Meet in 209b for class.
If you have obtained a list of scholarly work/research from the faculty
member who you are interviewing in person,
say from the relevant portion of the cv or resume,
then bring a paper copy with you to class.
TAKING SIDES reading and reflection on the introduction
p. xvii-xxix.
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in the answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these).
Write down three items that you found interesting, that surprised you,
that you disagreed with, and/or relates to your own life.
Label your responses 1 though 3.
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| 7 October - Wed |
By this date, come into office hours for a short conference.
There is no need to make an appointment - just come anytime during my
posted office hours.
Find a faculty member on campus who conducts scholarly work/research
related to your future intended field,
to science, or to mathematics, and who is willing to be interviewed in
person (you may work in a group of 2 people or you may work alone).
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| 5 October - Mon |
Skim the DNA research article
Mystery Solved: The Identification of the Two Missing Romanov Children
Using DNA Analysis. There may be
forensic chemistry, biology and/or probability content that is beyond
the scope of our backgrounds. So "skim" means that we should
process what is possible with our current background knowledge
and let the rest "roll-off".
Prepare to discuss the article and to
share one controversy related to DNA typing (this may be
unrelated to this article).
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| Sep 30 - Wed |
Project 2: Response Paper on the summer reading book and
convocation speech or
the TAKING SIDES reading and librarian demonstration on related
research. This project will be graded using the following
rubric.
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| Sep 28 - Mon |
TAKING SIDES
reading and reflection on
Will Hydrogen Replace Fossil Fuels for Cars? p. 100-122.
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in your answers at the beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these, so you may want to make a copy of whatever you turn in). This can be written as bullet points instead of paragraph form, but your response needs to be formal and typed.
1) State two facts presented by each side.
2) State two opinions presented by each side.
3) How credible is each author (empirical in presenting the thesis, good credentials, biased in any way)?
4) Are there any logical errors (like faulty cause/effect relationships, distortion of information, faulty analogy, oversimplification, stereotyping,
faulty generalization)? If so, explain where and how.
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| Sep 23 - Wed |
Begin working on Project 2. Utilize
the writing center.
Group Interaction Course from 3:30-6:45.
Required unless you have documented evidence of a conflict that you
are unable to get out of, like
a class, or work where your supervisor will not let you have time off.
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| Sep 21 - Mon |
Project 1: Defining Moments
Research and Annotated
References
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| Sep 16 - Wed |
Complete the
preliminary research
related to Defining Moments and bring two copies with
you to the library atrium at 3:30 for class.
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| Sep 14 - Mon |
TAKING SIDES
reading and reflection
on Is It Ethically Permissible to Clone Human Cells? p. 353-375.
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in your answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these, so you may want
to make a copy of whatever you turn in).
This can be written as bullet points instead of
paragraph form, but your response needs to be formal and typed.
1) State two facts presented by each side.
2) State two opinions presented by each side.
3) How credible is each author (empirical in presenting
the thesis, good credentials, biased in any way)?
4) Are there any logical errors (like
faulty cause/effect relationships, distortion of information,
faulty analogy, oversimplification,
stereotyping, faulty generalization)? If so, explain where and how.
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| Sep 10 - Thur |
Meet in the classroom (108 Walker) by 8:50am at the very latest
for convocation. I will be in at about 8 or 8:15am with some
birthday snacks. I was just sent an email that
"The Holmes Center policy is that no bags or backpacks are permitted in the
Holmes Center" so if you need to store something in my office, you can.
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| Sep 9 - Wed |
If you didn't bring your $20, bring that in.
Research the web to find out what your name means. In addition,
if you use a nickname,
why did you choose to use it? If you use your given name, contact a parent
or guardian to find out why they named you that - were you named after
someone, for example?
Reflection on the summer reading book Three Cups of Tea.
Message the following to me on ASULearn or turn in your answers at the
beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss these, so you may want
to make a copy of whatever you turn in).
This can be written as bullet points instead of
paragraph form, but your response needs to be formal and typed.
1) What are the breakthroughs in the book?
2) What are the controversies in the book?
3) What are the instances when mathematics or science are mentioned?
Summarize the instances and refer to specific page numbers.
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| 2 Sep - Wed |
If you didn't already bring your $20, bring that in.
Research the web for a few quotes
about breakthroughs or controversies in science or mathematics.
Write down your quotes, the people, the years, and where you obtained
them.
Obtain the two course books TAKING SIDES for purchase and
Defining Moments for rental.
Take the survey on ASULearn about the TAKING SIDES
topics you are most interested in.
If you have a laptop with Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
on it, bring it to class.
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| Aug 31 - Mon |
Read through the online syllabus -
search google for Dr. Sarah, click on my page, and click on the First
Year Seminar link and then the Syllabus link. Prepare to share something you
read there and write down any questions you have - the university considers this a binding contract between us.
Read the SYNC reading online at ASULearn. Message me on ASULearn or
turn in your answers at the beginning of class (also be prepared to discuss
these, so you may want to make a copy of whatever you turn in).
This can be written as bullet points instead of paragraph form, but your
response needs to be formal and typed.
1) What were the breakthroughs in this reading?
2) What were the controversies in this reading?
3) Write down the aspects that surprised you, that you found interesting,
that you disagreed with, or that you had a question on.
4) Write down one item that relates to something in your own life.
Bring $20.00 to Dr. Sarah
to cover the cost of tickets for class outdoors programs and performing
arts or other events.
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