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Jan 15, 2025
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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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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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