- Winter 2023
Meeting Time:
MW 11:30am - 12:20pm
Location:
NAN 181
SLN:
10606
Instructor:
Catalog Description:
How did we measure the distance to the Sun, the mass of the Earth, the age of the Universe? How do we know that everyday matter is composed of atoms? Provides a mostly descriptive, historical introduction to the methods different societies have devised to solve such quandaries, in the process constraining nature's laws and shaping the physical sciences into their modern form.
GE Requirements:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Natural Sciences (NSc)
Credits:
3.0
Status:
Active
Section Type:
Lecture
Last updated:
October 25, 2022 - 9:26pm