Tuesday & Wednesday,

Sept. 7 & 9

• Lecture:
  • Web site,
  • Seating
  • textbooks.
  • Class expectations
  • Course outline.
• Laboratory
  • Assemblies for Seniors and Juniors

Monday & Tuesday

Sept 13 & 14

• Lecture
  • The process of science
• Laboratory
  • Activity: Snapshot of Physics

• Read
  • In Chapter 1 Intro. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
• Do
  • WebAssign

Wednesday & Thursday

Sept. 15 & 16

• Lecture: Scientific method, Ockham's razor
• Laboratory
  • Activity: "Is seeing believing?"

• Read:
• Do:

Friday &

Sept 17

• Lecture:
• Laboratory
  • VIDEO: "Secrets of the psychics"
  • Class discussion

• Read:
  • In Chapter 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8
  • William of Ockham
• Do:
  • WebAssign Richard Feynman

Monday, Tuesday &

Sept 20 & 21 22

• Lecture:
  • SKEPTICISM is not CYNICISM
  • Some online SKEPTICISM Pod casts of interest.
• Laboratory:
  • Dozer Challenge

FYI: More about James Randi and Skepticism.

• James Randi Education Foundation, JREF
• The skeptics guide to the universe
• Watch on You tubeAuthors@google:James Randi

Wednesday

Sept 22

• Lecture
  • Wednesday: Test Chapter 1 and notes/class work
• Laboratory:
  • Meet the Dozer Challenge!