LBST Schedule - Rauch
Rev.: Feb. 24, 2009

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!

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