Core 5
Schedule for Lectures and Exams
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Date
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Lecture Topic
8/19
8/21
The Impact of Science on the Human Condition
Mass Media Influences our Choices
Fall 2015
Lecturer
Zimmer
Seely
Module 1: How do climate systems impact the human condition?
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8/26
8/28
9/2
9/4
9/9
9/11
Lec 1: Global Climate Systems
Lec 2: Chemical Cycles on Earth
Gull
Pfaff
Lec 3: The Sun, the Earth, and Energy
Lec 4: Economics and Policy Making
Lec. 5: The Impact of Climate Change on Ecosystems
Lec 6: Call to Action
Pfaff
Leising
Brodman
Rice
Module : What is our place in the Universe?
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10.
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9/16
9/18
Lec 1: The Tools for Studying the Universe
Lec 2: From the Beginning to Stars
Pfaff
Stang
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9/23
9/25
Lec 3: From Stars to Earth
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
Stang
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9/30
10/2
Lec 4: Perspectives on Humanity in the Universe
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
Malone
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10/7
10/9
COMMON EXAM in Shen Auditorium over lectures 1 –12
MIDTERM BREAK
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10/12
(NOTE: EVENING LECTURE) KV265: Wonders of the Sky
Salgado
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Module 3: How do chemicals impact the human condition?
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10/14
10/16
Lec 1: Breathing and Eating
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
Gull
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10/21
10/23
10/28
10/30
Lec 2: Toxicants and our Bodies
Lec 3: Genetic Modification
Lec 4: Prospects for the Human Condition
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
Rice
Wistrom
Pfaff
Module 4: How does my daily life impact the human condition?
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11/4
11/6
11/11
11/13
11/18
11/20
11/25
11/27
12/2
12/4
Lec 1: A Day in My Life
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
Lec 2: Our Choices of Energy Resources
Lec 3: The Water I Use
Lec 4: The Food I Eat
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
THANKSGIVING BREAK
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Lec 5: Towards a Sustainable Future
NO CORE 5 LECTURE
COMMON FINAL
Wednesday, December 9 at 8 AM in the Shen Auditorium covering material from lectures 13 – 22.
Zimmer
Brodman
Rice
Perkins
Stang
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