Core 6 - Humanity in the Universe II - Term 102
Core 6 Faculty
- Dr. Jennifer Barce - Education
- Dr. Robert Brodman - Biology (Director of Core 6)
- Dr. David Chattin - Psychology
- Dr. Anne Gull - Chemistry
- Dr. Neal Haskell - Biology
- Dr. Roger Olson - Math
- Dr. Mark Seely - Psychology
- Fr. William Stang, C.PP.S. - Biology
- Dr. Cheryl Wistrom - Chemistry
Core 6 Required Texts
- E.O. Wilson. Consilience: the Unity of Knowledge.
Collegial Agreements
- Attendance: 3% will be deducted for each absence from lecture beginning with the 4th absence.
- Writing: 10-12 pages
- Exams will be multiple choice tests of the lecture material and will focus on the lecture objectives. These exams are at least 15% of the grade.
- All Core 6 sections will read Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by E.O. Wilson, and each Core 6 section leader will chose an additional reading (book, or articles) and have some assessment (e.g. paper, quiz, presentation) that students completed the readings
Lecture Schedule
| Date | Lecturer | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 1/12 W | Brodman | Humanity's Place in Nature |
| 1/14 F | Brodman | Darwinism |
| 1/19 W | Wistrom | Genetics |
| 1/26 W | Brodman | Unifying Theory |
| 1/28 F | Nickels | Intelligent Design: Some Alternative Explanations of Origins |
| 2/2 W | Zimmer | Fossil Record |
| 2/9 W | Brodman | Extinction & Proliferation |
| 2/11 F | Stang | Primate Ancestors of Humanity |
| 2/16 W | Stang | Crossing the Threshold to Being Human |
| 2/23 W | Rice | Emergence from Africa |
| 3/2 W | Common Midterm Exam | |
| 3/16 W | Brodman | Consilience: the unity of knowledge |
| 3/18 F | Seely | Brain Evolution and Cognitive Development |
| 3/23 W | Seely | Conservation Psychology |
| 3/30 W | Seely | Game Theory |
| 4/1 F | Brodman | Evolution of Social Systems |
| 4/6 W | Brodman | Humans as a Selecting Force |
| 4/8 F | Olson | Resource Management: Case Studies |
| 4/13 W | Rice | Global Climate Change |
| 4/20 W | Hayes | From Silent Spring to Silent Night |
| 4/27 W | Stang | Towards a Sustainable Earth |
| 5/3 T | Common Final Exam 10am |
