1. HNRS 353- MODERN SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS
JAMES TREFIL CLARENCE J ROBINSON PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY

2. WHO ARE THE STUDENTS? ABOUT 30 HONORS STUDENTS (78% FEMALE, 22% MALE)
MOSTLY SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS
ALL MAJORS, FROM NEUROSCIENCE TO MUSIC
38% HOME LANGUAGE NOT ENGLISH

3. GENERAL OUTLINE THE STATE OF SCIENCE IN 1900
CLASSICAL PHYSICS, CELLULAR BIOLOGY, EVOLUTION, ATOMS
EARLY ADVANCES
RELATIVITY, ATOMIC STRUCTURE, QUANTUM MECHANICS, COSMOLOGY

4. GENERAL OUTLINE (CONT.)
THE STATE OF SCIENCE IN 2015
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, QUARKS ET AL, DNA SEQUENCING, CRISPR, DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY , PLATE TECTONICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE…..

5. USE OF SINVESTIGATOR
PHASE 1– STUDENTS FOLLOW EXAMPLE WITH INSTRUCTOR PHASE 2 – EVOLUTION- STUDENTS EVALUATE AND USE SOURCES SUPPLIED BY INSTRUCTOR PHASE 3- PLATE TECTONICS— STUDENTS FIND THEIR OWN SOURCES