Perspectives on Science and Mathematics. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: MAT 1193 , MAT 1213 (or MAT 1214 in previous catalogs), STA 1053 , or consent of instructor. An examination of important episodes in the history of mathematics and science that illustrate the nature of scientific inquiry and convey that scientific and mathematical concepts are not static. Topics may include Galileo’s conflict with the Catholic Church, Isaac Newton’s formulation of the laws of motion and invention of calculus, Charles Darwin’s proposal of the theory of evolution by natural selection, the development of the atomic bomb, and the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, or others chosen by the instructor. May not be applied toward the Mathematics Concentration of the B.S. degree in Mathematics. (Same as UTE 3023 . Credit cannot be earned for both MAT 3023 and UTE 3023 . Credit cannot be earned for both MAT 3023 and MAT 4123 .) This course has Differential Tuition.