These two sections of English 302 Natural Sciences are hybrid sections, using a combination of online and classroom meetings. Section N12 meets on Mondays; section N13 meets on Wednesdays. Both sections are required to make use of Blackboard on the days the class does not meet.
Week 1 (Aug 31 – Sept
2)
Course Intro
Oxford reading 1: Oppenheimer, pages 161-168
Discussion post 1
Week 2 ( Sept
9)
Oxford Readings 2: Rees to Jones, pages 4-53 (skip Fisher)
Discussion post 2
Week 3 (Sept 14 – Sept
16)
Oxford Readings 3: Hoyle to Pinker,
pages 66-109 (skip Thompson and Gregory)
Discussion post 3
Summary Assignment due Sept 14
Week 4 (Sept 21 – Sept
23)
Oxford Readings 4: Diamond to Wilson, pages 110-148 (skip
Lack and Trivers)
Discussion post 4
Essay 1 (Explanatory) due Sept 23
Week
5 (Sept 28 – Sept 30)
Oxford Readings 5: Bronowski to Bonner, pages 176-214 (skip Medawar)
Discussion post 5
Week 6 (Oct 5 – Sept
7)
Research Methods
Week 7 (Oct 13 –Oct
14)
Columbus Day Recess
(Monday classes meet Tuesday; Tuesday classes do not meet).
Oxford Readings 6: Thomas
to Sagan, pages 219-243 (skip Crick)
Discussion post 6
Research Proposal due Oct 14
Week 8 (Oct 19 –Oct
21)
Synthesis
Review Essay due Oct 21
Week 9 (Oct 26 – Oct
28)
Oxford Readings 7: Feynmann
to Hardin, pages 247-266.
Discussion post 7
Citation Styles
Week 10 (Nov 2 – Nov
4)
Oxford Readings 8: Bak to Turing, pages 273-313.
Discussion post 8
Annotated Bibliography due Nov 4
Week 12 (Nov 16 – Nov
18)
Oxford Readings 9: Einstein to Hawking,
pages 314-346.
Discussion post 9
Week 13 (Nov 23)
Thanksgiving recess Nov 25 – 29
Oxford Readings 10: Chandrasekhar to Sagan, pages 349-395 (skip
Hardy and Hofstadter).
Discussion post 10
Editing exercises
All revisions due by Nov 23
Week 14 (Nov 30 – Dec
2)
In class Peer Review
Week 15 (Dec 7 – Dec
9)
Final Reports due Dec 9