Academic Year | Course Theme |
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2007/2008 | Origins |
2008/2009 | Global Changes |
Course Syllabus for PHYS-2028-001, Great Ideas in Science II (updated version). You can also download a PDF (original) version by clicking on this link.
Students, click the Dr. Foster Levy link below to access the web page containing links to the readings that Dr. Levy wishes you to read before class on March 24, 2009.
NEW! Students, click the Pollution and Habitat Destruction link below to access the web page containing links to the readings that Dr. O'Donnell wishes you to read before class on April 30, 2009.
Lecturer | Topic |
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Dr. Don Luttermoser | The Changing Earth Solar System Formation & Evolution The Earth-Moon System The Changing Earth Atmosphere |
Dr. Rebecca Pyles Dr. David Harker Dr. Foster Levy |
Biological Evolution |
Dr. David Harker Dr. Donald Luttermoser Dr. Kevin O'Donnell |
Human Impact Forcing Change Evolution of Altruism Global Warming Pollution and Habitat Destruction |
Module 2 Assignment 1: Biological Evolution (Pyles).
Click
The Top 10 ScienceNOWs of 2008 to view this assignment.
Module 2 Assignment 2: Biological Evolution (Pyles).
Click
History of Earth to view this assignment.
Module 2 Assignment Supplement: Biological Evolution (Pyles).
Click
here to view references for the Biological Evolution assignments above.
Future projects and assignments to be announced.
All students are expected to attend (if you have no prior commitments) Al Gore's public presentation on March 26, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Culp Auditorium.
Berkeley Continental Drift
web site.
Carleton
Plate Tectonics web site.
The Moon's surface at this
University of Oregon site.