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Here is a list of the courses I currently teach. Some have websites, some do not. NASC 400 The History of Science to 1700 This course consists of an overview of the history of conceptions of the natural world from ancient Greece to Isaac Newton, and the broader intellectual and cultural influences on natural philosophy. Topics include ancient Greek science, the transmission of Greek knowledge to Islam and the Western World, medieval science, and the scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century. This course has been designated as writing-enhanced (beginning fall 2003), fulfills the historical mode of inquiry in the LSP, and serves as a course in the general honors program with a grade of A or B. NASC 401 The History of Science since 1700. A continuation of NASC 401, this course treats the development of modern science from Newton to the twentieth century, emphasizing the reception of Newtonian physics, the Chemical Revolution, the rise of the atomic theory, Darwin and evolution, Einstein and relativity, and Watson and Crick on DNA. This course has also been designated as writing-enhanced (beginning spring 2004), fulfills the historical mode of inquiry in the LSP, and serves as a course in the general honors program with a grade of A or B. JINS 362: Extraterrestrial Life Does life or intelligence exist outside of the earth? This course will consist of readings and discussion of approaches to this question from historical, scientific, philosophical, and theological perspectives. Topics will include the emergence of the “Copernican principle,” the search for life on Mars, the study of the origin of life, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) program. CHEM 329 Introductory Organic Chemistry I A basic introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds. Topics include chemical structure and function, stereochemistry, reactions and reaction mechanisms, unsaturation, aromaticity and infrared and mass spectroscopy. CHEM 330 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (Fall 2003) CHEM 333 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Superlab) This course combines CHEM 330 and CHEM 332 into one semester. BIOL 640 Philosophy of Science Research |
