Natural Science 100




*updated: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:04 PM* Grades are Posted!
*Natural Science 100* Instructor: Tony DiMauro Office: P-234 Schedule Email: tonydude@yahoo.com Office Hours: MWF 10 to 11 Dates: Aug 30 to Dec 10, 2004 Grades - Study Guide - Syllabus go to week 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15 Monday, Aug. 30, 2004 The Nature of Science Bryson-Introduction Hewitt-Prologue Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004 COSMIC VOYAGE Hewitt- 34.7 Friday, Sept. 3 , 2004 Big Bang Cosmology Bryson(1)-How to Build a Universe Hewitt- /7.2,3/11.10/12.1/15.1,2/17.2 Monday, Sept. 6, 2004 Labor Day Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004 Formation of Galaxies Bryson(3)-ReverandsEvan's Universe Hewitt-34.1,2,3,4,5,6 Friday, Sept. 10 , 2004 Quasars and Black Holes Hewitt-HR Diagram Monday, Sept. 13 , 2004 The Mighty Atom Bryson(9)-The Mighty Atom Hewitt-14.1,2,3/17.1,2 Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004 Forces and Particles Hewitt-16.4/4.1,2,3,6/10.1,2/9.1,3 Friday, Sept. 17, 2004 Radiation Bryson(7)-Elemental Matters Hewitt-16.1,2/8.3 Monday, Sept. 20 , 2004 Aristotle-vs-Galileo Hewitt-1.1,2,3,9,10 Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2004 Copernican Revolution Hewitt-5.3,5 Friday, Sept. 24, 2004 Newton's Laws Bryson(4)-The Measure of Things Hewitt-2.1,2,3,4 Monday, Sept. 27 2004 Special Relativity Bryson(8)-Einstein's Universe Hewitt- 35.1,2,3 Wednesday, Sept. 29 , 2004 General Relativity Hewitt-35.6,7 Friday, Oct. 1, 2004 Test 1	The Internet is great. Please borrow what you will. Much of which, is of my own creation. and, much is borrowed. Bill Bryson Amazon Interview Paul Hewitt Physics Cartoons The Laws of Physics for Cartoons Physics Applets Multimedia Physics Simulations Newtonian Mountain Fowler's Animations Physics 2000 General Physics Applets Spectra What's New in Physics Education U.C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations The Physical Universe Periodic Table Physics Timeline Timeline of Nobel Prize Winners History of Physics The Discovery of Global Warming Good Animations Six Evil Geniues Cosmos in a Computer Subscribe Subscribe *click here* click on picture I II III Hewitt Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16, 17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25, 26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35 Sci AM-Evolution/Creation Debate From the moment men first began to contemplate their world, three questions have occupied the human mind: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Artists (notably Paul Gauguin), religious thinkers, philosophers and, most recently, scientists have all searched for answers. This book describes molecular evidence for human descent from the first single-celled organisms all the way to the emergence of Homo sapiens. After distinguishing myth from science, the authors introduce molecular evolution and the molecular approach to the study of human origins and draw conclusions about human identity. Atomic Force Microscope I,II,II,IV Color I Orbit I Lens I Loudspeaker I Physics I Brownian Motion I Boltzman I Student Work Mind Maps Bloom's Taxonomy	*Natural Science 100* 3 Multiple Choice Tests Hewitt - Open Book 100 points each 3 Online Homework Assignments Supplemental readings: Bryson, Greene, Rothschild, etc. 100 points each Comprehensive Final 100 points Total Points 700 Monday, Oct. 4, 2004 Dust Cloud Hewitt-33.1/4-16.10-34.1/2/3 Bryson(2) Welcome to the Solar System Wednesday, Oct. 6 , 2004 The Planets Hewitt-33.1/2/5/6/7 Friday, Oct. 8 , 2004 The Hadean Earth Bryson(14) Monday, Oct. 11 , 2004 Seismicity-The Inner Earth Hewitt-27.1/2 Wednesday, Oct. 13 , 2004 Plate Tectonics Bryson(12) Hewitt-27.3/4/5/6 Friday, Oct. 15 , 2004 Paleomagnetism Hewitt-10.1/2-27.3 Monday, Oct. 18 , 2004 History of Oxygen Hewitt- Wednesday, Oct. 20 , 2004 The Atmosphere Bryson(17) Hewitt-31.1/2 Friday, Oct. 22 , 2004 PaleoClimatology Bryson(10) Hewitt Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 Global Warming Hewitt-31.3 Wednesday, Oct. 27 , 2004 ThermoHaline Circulation Hewitt-28./4/5-31.5 Monday, Nov. 1 , 2004 PreCambrian Explosion Bryson(19) Hewitt-30.3 Wednesday, Nov. 3 , 2004 NO CLASS Friday, Nov. 5 , 2004 Meteor Impact Collision Bryson(13) Hewitt-3.4/5/8 Wednesday, Nov.10, 2004 Test 2

Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 Human Evolution Molecules Fidgeting to Life Bryson(20) Hewitt-20.1 Monday, Nov. 15, 2004 Seeing with Light Hewitt-23.2-12.3-13.1/2/3/4/5 Wednesday, Nov. 17 , 2004 Electrical Circuits I Neurons Hewitt-9.5/6/7/-23.3 Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 Electrical Circuits II Microprocessors Bryson(21) Hewitt Monday, Nov. 22, 2004 Seeing the very Small 13.1/2/3/4/5 Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 Fiber Optics Total Internal Reflection Thanksgiving	The Game of Life Orchestrated Objective Reduction of Quantum Coherence in Brain Microtubules: The "Orch OR" Model for Consciousness A.L.I.C.E. a talking chatterbox Consciousness Neural Networks Freud had his Thoughts	Monday , Nov. 30, 2004 Magnetic Induction Hewitt-10.4/5/6 Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 Memory Bryson(24) Friday, Dec. 3, 2004 Memory Hologram/Molecular Monday, Dec. 6, 2004 Quantum Mechanics Hewitt - 13.6/15.3 Bryson(26) *You need to show up to class* Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 Quantum Computers *You need to show up to class* Friday, Dec. 10, 2004 Emergent Behaviour Consciousness Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004 Online Test 3
Comprehensive Final Wed., Dec. 15, 2004 7:30 am - 10:30 am 17 multiple choice-3 essay questions-open book Hewitt/Bryson/?? I will be by my computer from 7:30 to 8:00 am. If you have any questions, email me. This test will be on the computer in the comfort of your home for 3 hours Go to Blackboard and log into our class NS 100. Instruct your students not to take or "preview" the quiz until they are actually ready to take it. If the students "preview" the quiz or begin taking the quiz and then log out (manually or by quitting out of the browser) Blackboard will not let them back in to take or finish the quiz. The students will receive a "Sorry… you already took this assessment on (date) and (time)" message. NOTE: If a student resizes the window (Netscape browsers) the assessment will stop and no score will be recorded. In the Online Gradebook you will receive an "Incomplete Attempt" message for that student. We recommend that students take quizzes using Internet Explorer to eliminate this problem. When using essay questions in your quiz, we recommend that students write their essays in a word processing program and copy and paste them into Blackboard. This way, if the individual computer crashes, or there are problems with the server, the students work would not be entirely lost.