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EC.050/EC.090
Recreate Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past Elizabeth Cavicchi Mon-Wed, Fri, Jan 7-9, 11, 14-16, 18, 22-23, 25, 28, 1, 01-05:00pm, 4-410 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 12 participants. No listeners Prereq: Level: U 6 units Graded P/D/F Students develop perspective for thinking about the future by studying and recreating historically significant experiments. Builds awareness of the unexpected - even in familiar settings - through observing the sky and conducting lab activities with light, electricity, and motion. Working alone and in teams, students hone their skills in observation, exploration, and evaluation. They also read accounts by Galileo and other historical observers. Lab sessions complemented by museum and site visits. Students keep an observing notebook and write a reflective paper on their experience. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Curiosity moved Galileo to look around, explore what goes on in everyday things, go down dead ends, take risks, and discover new worlds. We will respond to themes of space in the observing, experimenting and understandings that wove through Galileo?s multifaceted research. We will recreate Galileo?s experimental and creative process for yourself while you reflect on the times and works of Galileo. Web: http://web.mit.edu/edgerton/www/IAP.html Contact: Amy Fitzgerald, 4-405, x3-7931, amyfitz@mit.edu |
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EC.090/EC.050
Recreate Experiments from History: Inform the Future from the Past Elizabeth Cavicchi Mon-Wed, Fri, Jan 7-9, 11, 14-16, 18, 22-23, 25, 28, 1, 01-05:00pm, 4-410 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Limited to 12 participants. No listeners Prereq: Level: G 6 units Standard A - F Grading Students develop perspective for thinking about the future by studying and recreating historically significant experiments. Builds awareness of the unexpected - even in familiar settings - through observing the sky and conducting lab activities with light, electricity, and motion. Working alone and in teams, students hone their skills in observation, exploration, and evaluation. They also read accounts by Galileo and other historical observers. Lab sessions complemented by museum and site visits. Students keep an observing notebook and write a reflective paper on their experience. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Curiosity moved Galileo to look around, explore what goes on in everyday things, go down dead ends, take risks, and discover new worlds. We will respond to themes of space in the observing, experimenting and understandings that wove through Galileo?s multifaceted research. We will recreate Galileo?s experimental and creative process for yourself while you reflect on the times and works of Galileo. Web: http://web.mit.edu/edgerton/www/IAP.html Contact: Amy Fitzgerald, 4-405, x3-7931, amyfitz@mit.edu |