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----------------------------------------------------------Eun-Kyung Park Department of Physics Faculty of Science, Bd #2, office #2-11-09 TEL: +81-(0)11-706-4415 FAX: +81-(0)11-706-4926 Email:epark@particle.sci.hokudai.ac.jp -----------------------------------------------------------
Joy of Science
thinking and expressing in English by reading and writing in English with various fields of science Enjoy Science!
Course Schedule
1. 15 weeks: From Apr. 13 till Aug. 3 2. May 4: National holiday 3. June 8: No-class due to campus festival 4. August 3: Due date of final assignment
Course Grading
n Grades:
participation (40%) homework (20%) - biweekly quizzes and final assignment (40%)
n Distribution of grades:
Textbooks
n Textbook
Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil
ISBN-10: 9780307454584 ISBN-13: 978-0307454584 ASIN: 0307454584
n Reference book
Additional information
n Lectures and quizzes will be given using audience
response system
n Students can join polls anonymously using clickers
http://www.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~epark/ekpark_e.html
Any Questions?
3) What is your English level? (self-evaluation) 1. Native speaker 2. Not native speaker but no difficulty with English 3. No fluent but good enough to communicate with foreigners in English 4. Not good but enough to hear English seminar
Self introduction
obtain scientific literacy 2. Objectives of this course: How we will obtain scientific literacy through this course 3. Properties of science: Definition of science 4. Scientific method: The tool to distinguish science from pseudoscience 5. Science of Evolution
Joy of Science
decisions. n Todays workplace depends on science. n Scientific literacy provides a foundation for teaching children. n Scientific literacy allows you to share in the joy of science.
Ideas rather than around specific disciplines, students can deal with the universe as it presents itself to them
n 2) By Integrating the concepts of each lesson to be discussed
related to every area of science, students can obtain better understanding of science and the universe as a seamless web of interacting phenomena
principles. For instance, overarching concepts about forces, motion, matter, and energy apply to all scientific disciplines, including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and geology
n Additional great ideas relate to specific systems molecules,
related to every area of science, students can obtain better Technology Environment understanding of science and the universe as a seamless web of interacting phenomena
Great Idea
Astronomy
Geology
Why Study Science? Science, n gives us most powerful tool to understand how our world works and how we interact with our physical surroundings.
n provides a framework for learning more and tackling new
form the unseen world of the atomic nucleus to the vastness of space.
n Experiments: based on careful measurements n Hypothesis: a tentative educated guess by collected a number n n n n
of facts which are confirmed observations Predictions: led by hypotheses, can be tested by more observations and experiments Scientific Law: a regular, predictable pattern of behavior in nature Scientific Theory: a well-substantiated explanation of the natural world based on independently verified observations and tests Mathematics: the language of science experimental analyses and developments of theories
not supported
Physics
n The search for laws that describe the most fundamental aspects
Chemistry
n The study of atoms in combination n Chemicals form every material object of our world n Chemical reactions initiate vital changes in our environment and
our bodies
n A practical science
Biology
n The study of living systems n Scales of from microscopic molecules and cells to expansive
ecosystems
Astronomy
n The study of stars, planets, and other objects in space n Tremendous discoveries thank to the development of powerful
new telescopes and robotic space exploration (Pluto in the sequence of 9-plante of our solar system is demoted to non-planet)
Geology
n The study of the origin, evolution, and present state of Earth. n The study of other planets by understanding our own world
Pseudoscience
n Pseudoscience claims to be scientific, but it cannot be analyzed
be wrong
n Not science but belief or dogma n Examples of Pseudoscience:
Pseudoscience
n Pseudoscience claims to be scientific, but it cannot be analyzed
be wrong
n Not science but belief or dogma n Examples of Pseudoscience: Extrasensory Perception (ESP),
5. Science of Evolution
n Evolution: Biological evolution??
and life on earth Can integrate fundamental concepts in physics, chemistry, and biology, and then provide an interdisciplinary understanding of evolution
n Can learn
- How science works - How it is used to unravel the mysterious of the universe - How physics, chemistry, and biology have developed
n Picture
Hubble telescope
Expanding universe
n All matter heats up when it is compressed n Universe began from a hot, dense state and has been
expanding and cooling ever since n Time of changes of state in universe according to changes of temperature freezing (imagine the freezing of water)
Human Evolution
Homo sapiens
Ecosystem
Assignment #1:
Read chapter 10 Astronomy of the textbook before next class