The student will learn something about where scientists are today in trying to understand the natural world. Grades are based on weekly homework, a project, two tests, one oriented towards facts and relationships and one oriented towards concepts. See also RC Natural Science 214. It deals with technical, political, and ethical aspects of this episode, and also its impact on literature, film, and popular culture. Readings are drawn from the texts listed below, as well as original documents, memoirs, and biographies of the participants.
Additional material is presented in film and video form.
The grade is based on short quizzes, research papers, and student presentations. Physics 240 and 241 are normally elected concurrently. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 126 or 260. See Physics 140 for a general description of the introductory physics sequence. Sections 035 and 036 - Keller Plan.