GEN II綜二108 T5T6
The course covers three main topics: the nature of science, the evolution of the concepts of time, and artistic representations of time. The goal of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview of "time" across multiple disciplines, including philosophy, physics, biology, and art.
I. References: R1. A short history of nearly everything, 萬物簡史 Bill Bryson, ISBN: 076790818X R2. In Search of Time: Journeys Along a Curious Dimension, 探索時間之謎 Dan Falk, ISBN:9789862622568 R3. Evolutionary Dynamics, Martin A. Nowak, ISBN: 978-0-674-02338-3 R4. Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are 猿形畢露 Frans de Waal, ISBN: 1573223123 R5. Chen, YS., Su, YC. & Pan, W. Effect of spatial constraints on Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Sci Rep 6, 19297 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep19297 R6. The Scientific Attitude: Defending Science from Denial, Fraud, and Pseudoscience, Lee McIntyre, ISBN: 0262039834 II. Teaching Method: We incorporated a variety of teaching methods, including lectures, discussions, hand-making activities, and exhibitions, along with oral presentations. III. Syllabus: Topic I: What is Science? Reference: R1, R6 Week 1 : Introduction: contents and evaluations (9/12) Week 2 : Science, non-Science, and Pseudoscience (9/19) Topic II: Physical aspect about time Reference: R2 Week 3 : Space and Time - Brief history about space and time (9/26) Week 4 : Deterministic World: Concepts in classic physics (10/3) Week 5 : holiday (10/10) Week 6 : Rejuvenation? Thermodynamical time (10/17) Week 7 : Speed matters! Spacetime in Relativity (10/24) Week 8 : Looking for images of time (10/31) week 9 : Midterm examination (11/7) Topic III: Evolving with time: Infinity and Eternity References: R3, R4, and R5 Week 10: Long term effect (11/14) Week 11 : Handwork: Making time I (11/21) Week 12 : Unfortunate genes (11/28) Week 13 : Handwork: Making time II(12/5) Week 14 : Special topics and Reviews (12/12) Week 15 : Exhibition and presentation (12/19) Week 16 : Final Exam (12/26) III. Evaluation (1) Attendance for the first two weeks (9/12, 9/19): 10%. We encourage the students to attend for the introduction and rules. (2) Participation and Discussion: 20%. The students are required to answer “questions for today” released in the class. (Except the holidays and examinations, 10 times in total) (3) Midterm examination: 15%. (4) Handwork and presentation: 30%. (5) Final examination: 15%. (6) Experiments: 10%. Contents will announced in class. The use of AI is conditionally open. You may use AI to check the grammar of your reports, please specify.
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本課程為16週課程,加退選期間欲選課請透過加簽
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