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GSCI 7011T Space, Time and Motion: Physical Science for Secondary Science Teachers
(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as GSCI 604.11.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)
45 hours asynchronous online instruction; 3 credits
Major discoveries of ancient Greek philosophers on to Galileo Galilei, Newton and Einstein. Properties of motion, time, space, matter, and energy. Special Theory of Relativity, photon hypothesis, wave-particle duality, General Theory of Relativity and its implications for astrophysics and cosmology, quest for unified field theory. Einstein as a social and political figure. Implications of technology for society, energy production in stars, black holes, the Big Bang. Role of the scientist in modern society. Links content and pedagogy. Offered in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History Seminars on Science. Asynchronous online.
Prerequisite: permission of the General Science Coordinator.
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