15170

SCI 123 Paints & Examination of Paintings

Simeen Sattar

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3:00pm-5:00pm 3:00pm-6:00pm

HEG 106 ROSE 205

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

15592

SCI 143 STARLIGHT

Simeen Sattar

M . . . . . . W . .

8:30am-10:30am 8:30am- 11:30am

HEG 106 ROSE 205

SCI

No space probe has traveled to any star besides the Sun, nevertheless we have constructed a detailed picture of the composition and life cycle of stars based on the light and particles they emit. Analysis of starlight tells us about the composition, temperature and size of stars, while analysis of the particles offers clues about the nuclear processes that occur on them. The opening weeks of the course focus on developing necessary foundational topics, among them the nature of light, the structure of atoms, and nuclear reactions. The laboratory portion of the course involves experiments and use of online data. Students must be comfortable with scientific notation and using algebra to solve problems. Class size: 18

15172

SCI 162 Cosmology

Peter Skiff

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1:30pm-2:50pm

HEG 102

Cross-listed: Science, Technology & Society The course will be a descriptive review of the astrophysical theories of the origin and development of the early universe. The “standard model”, the so-called “big bang theory” will be examined in detail, with attendant evidence and theories of particles, fields, energy and entropy, and space-time geometry. Current models of supernovae, quasars, black and white holes, dark matter, quantum foam, and recent alternative models of super symmetry and superstrings will be reviewed. Various historical notions of time, space, matter, and cause will frame the discussions. No prior experience in collegiate science is required. This course can be taken for distribution credit in science, but does not meet the requirement for computational or laboratory experience. Class size: 36

15173

SHP 223 Physical Science After Newton

Peter Skiff

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3:10pm-4:30pm

HEG 102

HIST

Cross-listed: Science, Technology & Society (core course) A survey of major agendas of physical science since 1750. Characteristic episodes include Lavoisier and the theory of elements; Maxwell and the mathematization of physics; arguments about light from Newton, Young, Michelson, and Einstein; twentieth-century atomic theory; and the emergence of "big science”. Class size: 18