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FYS 030: Vision:"It's as plain as the nose on your face,"or Is It
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
This seminar investigates the way that seeing affects every aspect of people's lives. Vision provides essential information and deceives. While the visual arts form the core of the course, the use of images in science, politics, computer technology, advertising and business, movies, and television is explored. Projects and demonstrations take place around campus, and field trips are taken. Mattison
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FYS 032: "Who Am I and Why Am I Here "
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
This seminar examines the ways in which young adults have tried to answer some of life's most challenging questions. What is the meaning of life What brings fulfillment How do you present yourselves to the world To what extent are you influenced by peer pressure Using novels, autobiographies, and films, students consider the ways in which people around the world have sought to answer these questions. Rinehart
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FYS 033: Wild Imaginings:The Creative Process
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
An introduction to the verbal art of imaginative extremists through a close study of literature that subverts conventions of logic and tests the boundaries between fantasy and reality. Among the authors considered are Lewis Carroll, Manuel Puig, and Russell Edson. Students analyze the literature and, when appropriate, drafts, letters, and diary entries that illuminate the writing processes of authors. Upton
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FYS 035: Technology and Society:The Energy Problem
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
This seminar explores sources and uses of energy in a technical society. Issues regarding fossil fuels, nuclear energy, solar energy, and alternative sources of energy are investigated. Conservation of energy and the storage of energy are discussed. Energy uses for plant and food production, transportation, industrial output, leisure activities, and the national defense are reviewed. Finally, the use of energy is examined in the context of atmospheric pollution, radiation, noise, and nuclear weapons. Hornfeck
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FYS 036: The Social System of Planet Earth
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
History recounts a small sample of humanity's story. People form an understanding of the Earth's social system from knowledge of a few people, places, and times. Through photographs, writings, and visits, this seminar studies structures as records of human societies. Although interesting in their own right, these structures are studied for what they tell us about the economic and political systems that created them. Heavey
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FYS 037: The Human Animal
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
Some believe that humans, once having evolved culture, were freed from the tyranny of their biology. Others believe that humans are subject, at least in part, to the same biological forces that govern animals. The free-will vs. biological determinism argument continues to rage among thinking people of all disciplines. This seminar examines the issue from the evolutionary biologist's point of view using E. O. Wilson's On Human Nature as the starting point. Leibel
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FYS 038: Developing Countries:A Historical Perspective and Technological Issues
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
Developing countries face formidable problems in issues related to environment, land use, infrastructure, and the integration of technology. For students to gain an understanding of the magnitude and complexity of these problems, the course reviews the history of developing countries and then focuses on two specific cultures: the Maasi tribe of Africa and the Maya Indians of Central America. Specific issues are investigated in two case studies: Kenya and Honduras. Ruggles
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FYS 040: Geological Disasters:Agents of Chaos
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, hurricanes, floods, and tsunamis are all part of the geological evolution of the earth. Humans are increasingly exposed to the often severe consequences of the violence of nature. This seminar examines these processes from both technical and personal perspectives to understand why they occur and how human activity has interfered with natural processes, perhaps making many parts of the planet more disaster prone. Malinconico
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FYS 041: Medicines,Perfumes,and Chemicals from Nature
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
The plant and animal kingdoms provide humankind with a startling variety of complex organic molecules. This course examines the various medicines, dyes, flavors, and fragrances obtained from nature. Related topics such as biodiversity, chemical ecology, and herbal medicine are also discussed. Miles
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FYS 042: What Happened to "Progress" :Changing Perspectives on Science,Engineering,and Technology
3.00 Credits
Lafayette College
Western attitudes toward science, engineering, and technology have evolved over the past 200 years. The processes of discovery and invention that were once novel have become routine. Society's perspective on the impact of science and technology has become more complex as knowledge has increased. Expectations for the future have darkened as unexpected side effects have been discovered. This seminar examines the changing role of science, engineering, and technology from the nineteenth through the twentieth centuries. Seeler
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