Core 5 - Humanity in the Universe I - Term 101
Core 5 Faculty
- Dr. Bob Brodman - Biology
- Dr. David Chattin - Psychology
- Dr. Jennifer Coy - Earth & Space Science (Co-Director of Core 5)
- Dr. Neal Haskell - Biology
- Dr. Roger Olson - Math/Earth & Space Science (Co-Director of Core 5)
- Dr. Rob Pfaff - Chemistry
- Dr. Timothy Rice - Biology
- Fr. William Stang, C.PP.S. - Biology
- Dr. Chau Wong - Psychology
- Prof. Lana Zimmer - Education
Core 5 Required Text
- Core 5 Syllabus. Saint Joseph's College. Rensselaer, IN (2010).
Collegial Agreements
Each Core 5 section will:
- require the completion of 10-12 pages of writing.
- include assessment of completion of reading assignments as a part of the course grade.
- require the completion of the common midterm and final exam for passing the course.
- adhere to the lecture attendance policy stated in the syllabus booklet.
Lecture and Reading Schedule
| Date | Lecture | Required Reading |
|---|---|---|
| W 8/25 | Stang Introduction to Core 5: the Scientific Method |
Stang W. "Birth of Science", core packet |
| F 8/27 | CORE 7 LECTURE | |
| W 9/1 | Haskell Science Solves Crimes |
Internet, TBA |
| F 9/3 | Brodman Science Studies Nature |
Internet, TBA |
| W 9/8 | Brodman Science as a Human Activity |
Internet, TBA |
| F 9/10 | CORE 7 LECTURE | |
| W 9/15 | Gull The Periodic Table: Science Organizes |
Internet, TBA |
| F 9/17 | Gull Atoms: Science Studies the Very Small |
Stang W., "What is an Atom?", core packet |
| W 9/22 | Pfaff Origins of Astronomy: Science Studies the Very Large |
Stang W., "Origins of Astronomy", core packet |
| F 9/24 | Coy Thermodynamics: How Energy Works |
Internet, TBA |
| W 9/29 | Pfaff Waves on Earth: Science Studies Earth's Activity |
Internet, TBA |
| F 10/1 | Pfaff Light from Stars: Science Studies the Very Far Away |
Stang W., "Origins of Astronomy", core packet |
| W 10/6 | Pfaff Scientific Astronomy |
Internet, TBA |
| F 10/8 | NO LECTURE | |
| W 10/13 | COMMON MIDTERM EXAM on lectures 1-11 | |
| W 10/20 | Stang The Big Bang |
Stang W. "The Big Bang", core packet |
| F 10/22 | Coy Birth and Life of Stars |
Stang W. "Stars - The Universe", core packet |
| W 10/27 | Coy Planet Formation |
Stang W. "Planet Formation", core packet |
| F 10/29 | NO LECTURE | |
| W 11/3 | Olson Plate Tectonics |
Stang W. "Our Restless Earth", core packet |
| F 11/5 | Olson Geocycles: Now Natural Recycling Occurs |
Stang W. "Our Restless Earth", core packet |
| W 11/10 | Stang Deep Time |
Stang W. "Deep Time", core packet |
| F 11/12 | Wistrom Biomolecules |
Internet, TBA |
| W 11/17 | Wistrom Chemical Evolution |
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| F 11/19 | NO LECTURE | |
| THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||
| W 12/1 | Pfaff This is the End: The Fate of Planet Earth |
Internet, TBA |
| F 12/3 | NO LECTURE | |
| W 12/8 | Review: TBA | |
| T 12/14 | COMMON FINAL EXAM on lectures 12-20 | |
Core 5 Internet Sources
- Brain Makeover - What everyone needs to know to be a science literate
- Science Magazine - 125th Anniversary issue - some good questions
- Court TV
- NASA Multimedia Page
- Hubble Space Telescope Photos
- Terra Server
- Structure and Evolution of the Universe - lots of resources from NASA
- The Biology Project (University of Arizona)
- The Periodic Table
- A Century of Physics
- Department of Geology (UC Davis)
- On-line Earth Science Journals - this site has some full text journals on-line
