HON 120 - The First Three Minutes of the Universe

Dr. Russ Herman
Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Our views of the universe have changed a lot in the past century, and in the last decade. It is now believed that the universe is expanding and that we only know a fraction of it while we begin the search for dark matter and dark energy. If ones runs the history of the universe backwards, what do we find? What was the universe like in the first three minutes? How does one do useful science for a time in which nobody existed? How did our view of the universe get to this point and where are we headed in the next decade?

This course is part of a pilot study in Fall 2008 in using Tablet PCs in the classroom. Students registered for this class must have a Tablet PC. This course is part of a pilot study in Fall 2008 in using Tablet PCs in the classroom. Students registered for this class must have a Tablet PC.

In summary, students will use Tablet PCs to:

• annotate digital documents
• easily handwrite notes directly into their computers.
• share lecture notes and other media as interactive whiteboards
• collaborate and communicate outside the classroom.