Too often we let only our emotions determine our stands on social and political issues such as pollution control, abortion, national health care, comparable worth, protectionism, parental leave, farm subsidies and many others. We will then use this framework to examine the social issues described above and others. Students will learn the basics of supply and demand analysis in the beginning of the course and the remainder of the semester we will be applying this tool to help us in our analysis. The course will be a combination of lecture, student presentations, discussion and possibly guest speakers. It is a curious fact that subjects that affect human lives most powerfully often receive little attention in higher education.
Sex is such a subject.
The purpose of this course is to reduce barriers or taboos associated with talking about sex and to facilitate open communication about sexuality with one's partner, parents, friends and future children. Topics include physical and psychological development, rape, abortion, premarital and extramarital sex, contraception, teen pregnancy, sex education and STD's. The course will be a combination of lecture, discussion, guest speakers and videos. There are two main aims of the course. First, it is an introduction to the history and development of mathematics by looking at some of the major theorems and the men and women who produced them.