Professor Schell (Section S/19)
Text: Alan Lightman's The Sense of the Mysterious
Week 6 October 3rd - 7th
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Monday
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Reading: Lightman, "The Contradictory Genius" (on Albert Einstein) [87-112] Class: Introduction to Part III of the course. Click here for transcript of conversation with Alan Ligthman on PBS, The News Hour (from June 16, 2005) *Biographical Essay due in class. |
| Tuesday | Convocation. Nadinne Cruz, Cruz Consulting, "Civic Engagement" |
| Wednesday |
Reading: Lightman, "The One and Only" (on Richard Feyman) and "Dark Matter" (on Vera Rubin) [113-130; 158-172] Midterm Exam distributed. Quiz on Lightman reading. |
| Thursday | No class meeting today. |
| Friday |
Reading: Lightman, "Prisoner of the Wired World" [183-208] Triad/Learning Community Session. *Informal writing due in class. Topic TBA. |
Week 7 October 10th -14th
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Monday |
Reading: Lightman, "The Sense of the Mysterious" (autobiographical essay) [3-44] Triad/Learning Community Session: Lecture Switching: Professor Mato will be leading our class.
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| Tuesday | Convocation. Dr. Jim Marten, Marquette University, "The Real War(s) Did Get in the Books" |
| Wednesday |
Reading: No new reading. Triad/Learning Community Session: Lecture Switching: Professor Vivian will be leading our class. |
| Thursday |
Midterm exam due in class. Class session will be devoted to a discussion of the midterm questions. |
Midterm grades submitted to registrar's office. Have a restful fall break....
Looking ahead: Reading selected portions of The Eye of the Hurricane (reading TBA)