| Cycle |
Day |
Date |
Topic |
Work |
Assigned |
Due |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2 |
9/01 |
Introduction to FYS |
Fermi Estimates |
Why I am interested in
science/career plans paper Par: Chapter 1 and Preface |
Angier paper on Fermi estimates (before class) | |
| 4 |
9/05 |
The Nature of Scientific Reasoning | Feynman video | Feynman: What is the core of science? Grammar Test Test A |
Par: Chapter 1 | ||
| 6 |
9/07 |
Diagnostic Essay | |||||
| 2 |
2 |
9/09 |
Philosophy of Science |
|
DFW 1 - Introduction and pages
1-70 Pseudoscience paper |
Why Science? paper | |
| 4 |
9/13 |
Library tour | Meet in library | library assignment | First attempt at Grammar Test Pseudoscience paper 1 Pseudoscience paper 2 |
||
| 6 |
9/15 |
Discuss pseudo science papers
in groups |
Par Chapter 5, Kurzweil
& Singularity Artificial Intelligence, a summary |
draft of pseudo science paper, library assignment | |||
| 3 |
2 |
9/19 |
Discuss DFW Intro and chapter 1 |
AI debate DFW 2 - pages 71-125 |
pseudo science paper, DFW 1 |
||
| 4 |
9/21 |
AI |
AI paper AI-2 Readings: Watson Computer chess Haptics Game Trees Genetic Algorithms Computer Vision Voice Recognition |
Par Ch. 5, Kurzweil | |||
| 6 |
9/23 |
Zotero | Computer lab - PE 218 | Zotero assignment, DFW 3 - pages 125-197 |
|
||
| 4 |
2 |
9/27 |
Discuss DFW 2 | |
|
DFW 2 | |
| 4 |
9/29 |
AI-2 |
Genetic Algorithm exercise | Space 1 Readings JBB talk about discovery of pulsars - 1977, Science story about discovery of pulsars, Hewish's Nobel Prize lecture (skim the nasty physics) Choose one or two of the following four on the Drake Equation: Carl Sagan on the Drake eqn (from Cosmos) Drake eqn: from Wikipedia A skeptical look at the Drake Equation Beyond the Drake Equation (The JBB links below - optional) Bio 2, Wikipedia Bio, Cartoon Interview, 1999 Interview, PBS bio of JBB, 2004 editorial JBB's religious beliefs The next one - just for fun The Fermi Paradox is our Business Model |
AI-2,Zotero assignment | ||
| 6 |
10/03 |
The Fermi Paradox and Pulsars |
DFW 4 - pages 197-246 |
Space 1 |
|||
| 5 |
2 |
10/05 |
Discuss DFW 3 |
Contact
Film - class viewing 10/05 7pm location HAB 102 |
DFW 3, AI paper |
||
| 4 |
10/07 |
Contact |
JBB/Contact paper |
Contact
Film |
|||
| 6 |
10/11 |
The Art of Speaking by Shane Miller |
Hand out list of math topics for
math talks |
DFW 5 - pages 246 - end | |||
| 6 |
2 |
10/17 |
Discuss DFW 4 |
DFW4 |
|||
| 4 |
10/19 |
Discuss JBB Paper in groups |
First draft of JBB/Contact paper |
||||
| 6 |
10/21 |
Math talk meetings with Kris |
no class |
||||
| 7 |
2 |
10/25 |
Registration info pt1 |
Math paper |
JBB/Contact Paper |
||
| 4 |
10/27 |
Registration discussion pt 2 |
Pass grammar test | ||||
| 6 |
10/31 |
Math talks 1 |
Math paper
Energy readings: What You Need to Know About Energy |
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| 8 |
2 |
11/02 |
Math talks 2 |
Plagiarism
Lines
Blur
for
Students
in
Digital
Age Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism Presentation |
|||
| 4 |
11/04 |
Individual meetings
for registration |
no class |
||||
| 6 |
11/08 |
DFW5 |
energy paper and Draft 0 |
Math paper DFW5 |
|||
| 9 |
2 |
11/10 |
Energy 1 and Plagiarism | Plagiarism readings Energy readings |
|||
| 4 |
11/14 |
Library
day
for
energy
paper |
|
The Start-Up Pains of a Smarter Electricity Grid When A Megawatt Is Not A Megawatt |
|||
| 6 |
11/16 |
Energy 2 |
Draft 0, Energy readings | ||||
| 10 |
2 |
11/18 |
Discuss energy papers in groups |
||||
| 4 |
11/22 |
mock debate/group planning for
debates |
Draft 1 |
||||
| 6 |
11/29 |
Jobs in math, CS, physics, and engineering | |
||||
| 11 |
2 |
12/01 |
Meetings about energy papers |
no class |
Par. Chapter 4 | ||
| 4 |
12/05 |
debates 1 & 2 |
|||||
| 6 |
12/07 |
debates 3 |
discuss energy
papers |
||||
| 12 |
2 |
12/09 |
The nature of language |
Discuss language debate in
Paradigms 4 |
Language 2 Image Schema George Lakoff Where Mathematics Comes From Review of WMCF by Bonnie Gold / Reply to reviews of WMCF Memes |
Par. Ch 4 |
|
| 4 |
12/13 |
Language 2 |
Discuss Schema, Lakoff, memes | consciousness readings
& 13: Chapter 1 |
Final Draft of Energy paper |
||
| 6 |
12/15 |
The nature of consciousness | 13: Chapter 1, Consciousness |