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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2014
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MLSC 532 001 (CRN: 23264)
THE GRAND DESIGN
Long Title: THE GRAND DESIGN
Department: School of Continuing Studies
Instructor: Freeman, John W.
Meeting: 6:15PM - 9:30PM T (31-MAR-2014 - 2-JUN-2014)
Part of Term: MLS Spring Session
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Liberal Studies
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Department Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 18-MAY-2024 11:52AM
Description: The book “The Grand Design” by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow asks the big questions: how did our universe begin and is it the only one or are there multiple parallel universes; why is there something rather than nothing; why are we here; why are the laws of nature so finely tuned that they allow a stable universe? Guided by the Hawking/Mlodinow book, this course will explore these questions. We will address the question: do the laws of physics provide for the possibility of a multiplicity of universes of which ours, by happenstance or probability, turned out to have the right set of physical constants to provide for a stable universe and hence the possibility of life or is a Devine Creator necessary? To address these questions we will take a layman’s tour of basic concepts of cosmology, quantum mechanics, relativity, string theory, and extra-dimensions.