| Day | Date | TOPIC | READING | Quizzes & More Reading |
| TUE | Jan. 13 | Introduction | ||
| TH | Jan. 15 | Modes of Inquiry: Science, Technology, & Culture (Knowledge Cultures) | Berger. Ways 6-43 | |
| TUE | Jan. 20 | Berger. Ways 6-43 | Berger. Ways 45-83 & Norse Merman | Norse Merman |
| TH | Jan. 22 | How Science Works | Berger. Ways 83-155 | Quiz 1 |
| TUE | Jan. 27 | C.P. Snow - Two Cultures | Snow ONLINE | Thermodynamics |
| TH | Jan. 29 | The Lab & the Journal - Golden Hands | Golem, pp. 1-25 | |
| TUE | Feb. 3 | An Experiment: Confectionology 101 | Kuhn ONLINE | |
| TH | Feb. 5 | Cold Fusion - Self-Deception | Golem, pp. 57-78 | Cold Fusion |
| TUE | Feb. 10 | Pasteur/Jenner - What you Can't See, Won't Kill You? | Golem, pp. 79-90 | Quiz 2 |
| TH | Feb. 12 | 200th Birthday Of DARWIN | ||
| TUE | Feb. 17 | More on Darwin -- Practices of Science | Golem, 141-151 | |
| TH | Feb. 19 | Politics, Pressure, & Knowledge - Bridges | Petroski 160-187 | |
| TUE | Feb. 24 | Narrativizing Science - Monkey Love | Love Monkeys | |
| TH | Feb. 26 | Heisenberg, Uncertainty & Responsibility | Copenhagen 1-38 | Copenhagen |
| TUE | Mar. 3 | Politics, Pressure, & Knowledge | Copenhagen 39-116 | Quiz 3 |
| TH | Mar. 5 | What is Significant about Copenhagen? | Petroski 1-7, Petroski 160-187 | |
| TUE | Mar. 10 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| TH | Mar. 12 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| TUE | Mar. 17 | Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder - Structuring the "Truth" | Weschler 4-109 | Midterm - Approx. 25 Questions |
| TH | Mar. 19 | Definitions & Classification | Superheroes | (Rime of the Ancient Mariner) |
| TUE | Mar. 24 | Who is Frankenstein? | Frankenstein, Intro- p. 49 (Ch. 3) | Galvanism |
| TH | Mar. 26 | My hideous progeny - Shelley & Frankenstein | Frankenstein, p. 50- 81 (Ch. 7) | |
| TUE | Mar. 31 | Birthing the creature: Walton, Frankenstein, & the nameless offspring. | Frankenstein, p. 81-127 (Ch. 15) | |
| TH | Apr. 2 | Responsibility and the Objectives of Science | Frankenstein, p.127-164 (Ch. 19) | Quiz 4 |
| TUE | Apr. 7 | Honeymoon in South America: Creature& Mate | Frankenstein, p. 165-201 (Ch. 23) | |
| TH | Apr. 9 | The Truthful Narrator? | Frankenstein, p. 201-223 | Quiz 5 |
| TUE | Apr. 14 | Baptism by Fire. The CreaTUEre Self-Immolates. | Arcadia, 1-34 | [Arcadia, Notes & Info] |
| TH | Apr. 16 | Chaos Theory; Who's Fermat and Where's Byron? | Arcadia, 35-97 | |
| TUE | Apr. 21 | Waltzing like Mice: As the World TUErns | Arcadia | Quiz 6 |
| TH | Apr. 23 | Biology as Ideology | ||
| TUE | Apr. 28 | Science as Social Action | REVIEW | |
| TH | May, 7th | 11:30 a.m. FINAL EXAM | Final: Approx 35 Questions | |
| Quizzes - 6 | 10 points ea. (Drop one) | 50% | ||
| Midterm - 1 | 15% | |||
| Final - 1 | 30% | |||
| Participation | 5% | |||
| 100% | ||||
| Supplementary Assignment | Knowledge Topic | 10% | ||
| You can either add this to your total in which case, I'll calculate your grade out of 110 points or replace a 2nd quiz! |