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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

SCI 206H - THE PHYSICS OF STAR TREK

Credits: Four
Prerequisite: Membership in Bascom Honors Program
Science fiction is not only entertaining but can also give us a glimpse into the future. Jules Verne described submarines and trips to the Moon. Arthus C. Clarke predicted global telecommunications satellites. A global news station much like CNN was first envisioned in John Brunner’s classic book on Zanzibar’. This is an honors course that will go where no one has gone before and explore what in the Star Trek television series and movies is theoretically feasible and what may forever be science fiction. The topics include faster-than-light travel, artificial gravity, teleportation, force fields, and the possibility of artificial intelligence.
Note: Fulfills Science or Elective requirement.
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