91682

SCI 123 A

Paints & ExamINATION of Paintings

Simeen Sattar

M 8:30 am-10:30 am

W 8:30 am-11:30 am

HEG 201

SCI

This course is about the composition of pigments, dyes and paints, the chemistry underlying selected techniques (e.g. Attic vase and fresco painting), and scientific methods for examining paintings, with an emphasis on case studies. As light and atoms and molecules are central to paints and techniques for examining paintings, the course begins with these foundational topics. Laboratory work includes synthesis and analysis of pigments and dyes, preparation of binders and paints, and fresco painting. Students registering for this class commit to reviewing elementary topics from high school chemistry and taking an online quiz before the start of the semester. Class size: 18

91683

SCI 123 B

Paints & Exam. of Paintings

Simeen Sattar

T 3:00 pm-5:00 pm

Th 3:00 pm-6:00 pm

HEG 201

SCI

See above. Class size: 18

91684

SCI 127

Learning about Learning: a quantitative study of the evolution of the self

Harold Haggard

T Th 10:10 am-11:30 am

Th 3:10 pm-5:10 pm

HEG 107

SCI

What is learning? How can we learn more quickly? What happens in our brains when we learn? This course will tackle an experimental investigation of what influences the depth and quality of our learning. We will take a synthetic look at the psychology, philosophy, and cognitive science of learning, reading books such as Tim Ferriss' Four Hour Chef and Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow. A major focus of the course will be student-generated, quantitative experiments designed to test ideas about learning. A succinct motto that will inform our approach is ``It costs very little to find out," that is, we will aim to test ideas by trying them. This course will challenge you to take a more active role in choosing how you go about learning. No mathematics background will be assumed for the course. Class size: 16