(office: room 103, in the old wing in Wilson Hall)
Office Hours: 12:50 to 2:30 Tuesdays & Thursdays, and 2:00-5:00 Fridays
If you are on the waiting list for this class, then please come to the first classes, and we will find out whether there is enough room.
| Tuesday August 21: | Discussion of philosophy of science, especially Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn. There are some notes and terminology on this web page. |
| Thursday August 23: | Please read and be prepared to discuss "The Double Helix", by James Watson. |
| Also read "What Watson Knew" on this site, and look at the following web page: http://osulibrary.orst.edu/specialcollections/coll/pauling/calendar/1953/02-february/9.html | |
| Tuesday August 28: | Please read the web pages "Background on Immunology (in one easy lesson)" and "Autoimmune Diseases" (both on this web site; there is some overlap between them). |
| Thursday August 30: | Web page: Alternative "Scientific Methods" Students will sign up in groups of three, and each such 3-member group will begin searching for their choice of recent research papers on any topic closely related to immunity, allergy, asthma, or autoimmune diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus or Childhood Diabetes. |
| Tuesday Sept 4 | |
| Thursday Sept 6 | |
| Tuesday Sept 11: | Begin student oral reports on their chosen research paper on immunology. |
| Thursday Sept 13 | |
| Tuesday Sept 18 | |
| Thursday Sept 20 | |
| Tuesday Sept 25 | |
| Thursday Sept 27 | |
| Tuesday Oct 2 | |
| Thursday Oct 4 | |
| Tuesday Oct 9 | |
| Thursday Oct 11 | |
| Tuesday Oct 16 | written assignment for October 23 |
| fall break Thursday Oct 18 | |
| Tuesday Oct 23 | |
| Thursday Oct 25 | |
| Tuesday Oct 30 | |
| Thursday Nov 1 | |
| Tuesday Nov 6 | |
| Thursday Nov 8 | |
| Tuesday Nov 13 | |
| Thursday Nov 15 | |
| Tuesday Nov 20 | |
| Thursday Nov 22 Thanksgiving | |
| Tuesday Nov 27 | |
| Thursday Nov 29 | |
| Tuesday Dec 4 | |
| Thursday Dec 13 Final Exam Noon |