ANT 109 - Visualization in Science:A Critical Introduction

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University of California-Davis

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Lecture-3 hours; extensive writing or discussion-1hour. Prerequisite: course 2 or Science & Technology Studies 1 or Science & Technology Studies 20. Anthropological approaches to scientific visualization techniques, informatics, simulations. Examination of different visualization techniques toward understanding the work involved in producing them, critical assessment of their power and limits, especially when visualizations are used socially to make claims. Offered in alternate years. (Same course as Science & Technology Studies 109.) GE credit: Soc- Sci, Wrt.-II. (II.) Dumit

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucdavis.edu

Phone Number:

(530) 752-1011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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