- Natural Sciences 4 Quantum Physics and Molecular Biology

Institution:

Shimer College

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Natural Sciences 4 focuses on the question: What is life? In searching for an answer, students come to an understanding of modern quantum physics. They examine the complexity of DNA and RNA and the causal relationship of those substances to the laws of genetics studied in Natural Sciences 2. The concept of evolution is widened to include not only the microscopic (molecular evolution) but also the macroscopic (the universe as a whole). The course culminates in an extension of biological inquiry to the levels of knowledge and human interaction. (Prerequisite: Natural Sciences 2 and 3) Reading List Erwin Schr?dinger, What is Life? Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy George Gamow, Thirty Years That Shook Physics Richard Feynmann, QED Freeman Dyson, Origins of Life Lynn Margulis and Dorion Sagan, Origins of Sex: Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.shimer.edu

Phone Number:

(312) 235-3500

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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