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SCI 201H - UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE

Credits: Four
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program
This seminar will explore how different civilizations have tried to make sense of what they observe in the sky. For thousands of years people have tried to explain the order they see around them. We will see how these explanations of the cosmos have changed over time, ending with the current theory of the origin of the universe, the Big Bang.
Note: The course does not require previous knowledge of either physics or astronomy. Fulfills Science or Elective requirement.
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