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2021-2022 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHY 161 - Science Tech & Society I

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Since the Enlightenment, scientific understanding has increased our capacity for both destruction and flourishing. Humanity’s ability to solve problems of the human condition has been dramatically enhanced (consider medicine and energy production), but in parallel we have seen the rise of new problems such as climate change and the proliferation of nuclear weaponry. Only by understanding scientific modes of reasoning and the basic science underlying our modern world can we constructively consider the impact of science and technology on our lives. This course aims to acquaint students with core scientific knowledge and habits of mind, and apply them to a selection of the most vexing and fascinating questions confronting us today.
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