Recommended Preparation
Familiarity with
high school algebra and geometry as required for entrance to UW is
an advantage. We try to use as little algebra and geometry as possible,
introducing/reviewing what we need. Reasoning and critical thinking, on the other hand,
will be fully exercised. Although this is a science course, it is intended for non-science
majors, and some background in the history and/or philosophy of the Western world is assumed.
This course is not intended for physical science majors.
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Class Assignments and Grading
- Readings from the texts Cosmology: A Cosmic Perspective and Science and the Human Prospect are both available on web. The HA&S 220A/CHID 270A Course Paks may be purchased at the UW Bookstore. Lecture notes will be available at the end of each week on this website.
- Written homework consisting of short essay questions and assignments of a problem-solving nature will be assigned periodically and generally collected on Mondays. A term paper or project from a list of suggested topics will be due in the ninth week of the quarter.
- A required 50-minute mid-term exam (Wednesday, Nov. 14) and a required 110-minute final exam (8:30-10:20 AM, Thursday, Dec. 13, PAA 114) will be written in class on sheets made available at that time. These closed-book exams are based on reading assignments, lectures and homework.
One 8.5 x 11" sheet with notes of your choice on both sides is allowed for each exam (minimum 10-point type). There are no make-up exams.
- The mid-term hour exam will comprise 20% of the course grade, the final exam 30%, the homework assignments 35%, and the paper/project 15%.
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