Experimenting with the Fundamental Building Blocks of the Universe

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This seminar will discuss the physics experiments that revealed the fundamental building blocks of the universe over the course of the last century. We'll look at the questions that drove the experiments, the techniques that they used, and the impact that they had. The course will be structured to allow students to think through the observations and ideas as they are discussed to practice a hypothesis-oriented mindset. We'll also discuss ways that undergraduate science majors can make their own contributions to modern experiments through undergraduate research projects.