HON 2800Scientific Revolutions

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Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in the Honors program or permission fom the Honors director. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 In this course students learn about the initial discoveries that sparked new scientific fields and about the subsequent revolutions caused by such discoveries. By examining the role of the scientific method in the production of knowledge, students improve their own scientific literacy and learn to critically examine historical scientific experiments. Students investigate the methodologies used, the theories and hypotheses tested, and manipulate original data created in selected experiments. Course discussions also examine the complex relationship between science and world views. B- or better required for Honors credit.