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Highlights of a new course for non-science majors
Demonstration of use of computer and network - aided instruction

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1 Teaching Science to the 21st Century Student
Gianfranco Vidali
Physics Department, Syracuse University
2 Outline
3 Syracuse University
4 Science for the 21st Century
Principal Features
5 Course Structure
6 Enrollment in Phy 105/106
7 Syllabus / Representative Modules
8 Scientific Literacy (1 semester)
9 Lectures (mechanics)
10 Actual lecture
11 Excerpts from lecture on cosmology
PHY106 - Spring 1996
12 Stars, galaxies, and black holes
Part 1 of 3
13 References
14 What is out there?
15 New discovery: Jan 15 1996
16 Detection by the Hubble space telescope of unseen
regions of universe;
17 Hubble space telescope
18 Galaxies
19 spiral galaxies
20 References for Hubble Space Telescope Example
21 End of excerpt of lecture on cosmology
22 Excerpt from lecture on plate tectonics - PHY105 Fall 1995
23 Plate Tectonics - Part II
24 Wegener's theory
25 Theory: continents move (1912)
26 Plate Tectonics

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Foil 1 Teaching Science to the 21st Century Student
Gianfranco Vidali
Physics Department, Syracuse University

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Highlights of a new course for non-science majors
Demonstration of use of computer and network - aided instruction
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Foil 3 Syracuse University

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Mission Statement
"To promote learning through teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment, and service"
Student-Centered Research University
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Foil 4 Science for the 21st Century
Principal Features

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General science for non-science majors (4 cr.)
Interdisciplinary Approach
Modular Structure
Principles and Concepts
Active Learning
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Foil 5 Course Structure

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Lectures (3/week)
Demonstrations
Recitation / Lab (1/week)
Team Projects
WEB-Based Learning
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Foil 6 Enrollment in Phy 105/106

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Foil 7 Syllabus / Representative Modules

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Scientific Literacy
Modules which include Web page(s):
  • Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
  • Mind and Machine
  • Pseudoscience vs. the Scientific Method
  • Evolution vs. Creationism
  • Imaging in Science
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Foil 8 Scientific Literacy (1 semester)

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Elements of mechanics, electromagnetism, atomic physics
Fundamental forces of nature
Elements of science of materials
Elements of earth sciences
Elements of biology, genetics
Textbook : The Sciences, by Trefil and Hazen
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Foil 9 Lectures (mechanics)

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PowerPoint slide presentations; Web-based material
Demonstrations, videos
In large lecture hall (300 student capacity)
1 quiz/week, "unannounced", open notes
Examples
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Foil 10 Actual lecture

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Example of incorporation of photos into presentation
Example of incorporation of newsworthy material into lecture
Specifics: unit on cosmology - Spring 96
Specifics: unit on plate tectonics - Fall 95
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Foil 11 Excerpts from lecture on cosmology
PHY106 - Spring 1996

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Purpose of showing this excerpt:
  • incorporation of photos downloaded from NASA into lecture ;
  • incorporation of breaking news (Hubble Space Telescope picture of "edge" of universe)
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Foil 12 Stars, galaxies, and black holes
Part 1 of 3

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SETI Tutorial:
  • http:4/4/96/altair.syr.edu:2024/SETI/TUTORIAL/tutorial.html
  • then click of "Cosmology"and "Galaxies" and other links provided
The Sciences; p.442; p.448-449
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Foil 14 What is out there?

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galaxies
black holes
stars
planets
gas clouds
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Foil 15 New discovery: Jan 15 1996

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View of universe with unprecedented resolution
New estimate of # galaxies: 50 billion
Field of view: 1/30 diam. Moon
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Foil 16 Detection by the Hubble space telescope of unseen
regions of universe;

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number of galaxies revised upwards to 50 billion from 10 billion
each galaxy has 100-300 billion stars
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Foil 17 Hubble space telescope

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Foil 18 Galaxies

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The Milky Way - spiral galaxy
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Foil 19 spiral galaxies

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Foil 20 References for Hubble Space Telescope Example

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http:4/4/96/www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/96/01.html
Hubble's space telescope images (also in SETI module)
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Foil 21 End of excerpt of lecture on cosmology

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Foil 22 Excerpt from lecture on plate tectonics - PHY105 Fall 1995

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purpose of showing this excerpt:
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  • breaking news into lecture
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Foil 23 Plate Tectonics - Part II

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Wegener's theory of continental drift
Simulation of motion of continents
Late breaking news about earthquakes
pg. 377 - 388 and material presented in class
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Foil 24 Wegener's theory

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Before Wegener:
  • hot Earth is continuously contracting: light elements float on top of heavy ones; mountains are wrinkles in this contraction
  • well accepted theory
Alfred Wegener: meteorologist
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Foil 25 Theory: continents move (1912)

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Evidence ?
  • complementary shapes of continents (mountain ranges - not coastlines !)
  • fossils
mechanism ?
  • tides in the Earth's crust
  • faults are seen in mechanism
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Foil 26 Plate Tectonics

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Modern theory: continents move because of ocean floor spreading
Evidence
  • fossils (e.g.., Mesosaurus 270 million yrs)
  • rock dating
  • satellite positioning
  • magnetic reversal
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