Elaboration of the Relationship for
Science for All Americans

Dr. Pollack has suggested the following links to topics within Science for All Americans sections. The class numbers refer to items listed in the course syllabus.
 

CHAPTER 1: THE NATURE OF SCIENCE   
The Scientific World View  

The World Is Understandable

entire course

Scientific Ideas are Subject to Change

entire course

Scientific Knowledge is Durable

entire course

Science Cannot Provide Complete Answers to All Questions

entire course
Scientific Inquiry  

Science Demands Evidence

class 4

Science Explains and Predicts

recitation sections
The Scientific Enterprise  

There Are Generally Accepted Ethical Principlesin the Conduct of Science

class 27
   
CHAPTER 2: THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS  
Patterns and Relationships class 4
Mathematics, Science and Technology  

Mathematics and Technology

class 5
Mathematical Inquiry  

Abstraction and Symbolic Representation

class 5

Application

 
Mathematical Modeling classes 4, 7
   
CHAPTER 3: THE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY  
Issues in Technology  

The Human Presence

class 27

The Social System Imposes Some Restrictions on Openness in Technology

 

Commercial Control of Innovations

class 24
   
CHAPTER 4: THE PHYSICAL SETTING  
The Universe class 6
The Structure of Matter class 17
   
CHAPTER 5: THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT  
Diversity of Life classes 2, 3
Heredity classes 7, 8, 9
Cells classes 10, 11, 12
Evolution of Life classes 2, 3, 26
   
CHAPTER 6: THE HUMAN ORGANISM  
Human Identity  

Evolution from Simpler Organisms

whole course
Human Development classes 10, 11
Physical Health  

Genetic Factors

classes 21, 22, 23
   
CHAPTER 8: THE DESIGNED WORLD  
Communication classes 22, 23
Information Processing classes 14-24
   
CHAPTER 9: THE MATHEMATICAL WORLD  
Uncertainty class 4
Reasoning whole course
   
CHAPTER 10: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES  
Extending Time  
Old Ideas and Evidence about the Age of the Earth classes 1-4
Explaining the Diversity of Life  

Acquired Features versus Natural Selection

whole course

Evolution Theory and Resistance to It

whole course

Genetic Basis of Evolution

whole course
Discovering Germs classes 17-21