FYW-1305 Uncovering Secrets of the Universe

FYW (First Year Writing)
What are matter and energy? What is the nature of space and time? What is the nature of knowledge? Are there limits on what can be known about the natural world? In this course students will read
and discuss articles focused on questions like these while learning to describe, explain, analyze, and argue physics concepts in short essays. In addition, students will reflect on their own experience of science while studying the lives and work of men and women who were/are active physicists. 4 credits