Perspectives

This is the website for students in STEM-Ed 220. Our syllabus for the course can be found here.  Below are links to information you will need for each week; it will be populated with more information throughout the semester. To view the links (most of which are stored on Google Drive) and to submit the homework you will need to be logged in to your Boise State account. Typically we will have a longer reading on the weekends, along with two written assignments, and a shorter homework assigned on Monday nights.

Module 1: The Demarcation Problem
What is science?

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due next class	Other information
August 21	Umbrellaology	Homework 1	eclipse today!
August 23	Seeing the Science	Homework 2	link to full Umbrella paper
August 28	Newton optional reading	Homework 3	today’s XKCD
August 30	Barker & Kitcher	Homework 4

Module 2: Models
What are models? 

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due next class	Other information
September 6	Modeling (AST) Modeling (SEP)	Homework 5	map
September 11			images
September 13	Modeling (SEP)	Homework 6
September 18	Physics 1st Grade	Homework 7	images from Mon.
September 20		Homework 8 (manifesto part 1)
September 25
September 27	see homework	Homework 9
October 2			gravitational waves
October 4	Read this or this	Homework 10

Module 3: Mathematics
What is math?

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due next class	Other information
October 11		Homework 11 and Survey
October 18	Physics for 1st BS: not required	Homework 12 (manifesto part 2)
October 25		Homework 13

Module 4: Evolution
An interesting case study

 

Day	Reading to do tonight	Homework due next class	Other information
October 30	Evolution	read first 1.5 pages
November 1		Homework 14
November 6		Homework 15
November 8		Homework 16
November 8		Homework 17

MANIFESTO INSTRUCTIONS!

Manifestos are due by: 5 pm December 11th!