Science for Non-Scientists part of Science for Non-Scientists
This website hosts all of the materials developed for an undergraduate course called "Science for Non-Scientists." Students enrolled in this course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison showed very significant gains in critical thinking skills, as measured by the Critical Thinking Assessment test, developed at Tennessee Tech University.

Homework Assignments part of Science for Non-Scientists
Homework 1: Scientific notation & Scale Model of the Solar System (Microsoft Word 69kB Oct24 11) Homework 2: Radius of the Earth (Microsoft Word 175kB Oct24 11) Homework 3: Graphs and Errors (Microsoft Word ...

Readings part of Science for Non-Scientists
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (2003), Random House Publishers, 560 p. Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy - By Dennis Overbye, New York Times, January 26, 2009. Cargo Cult Science - Adapted ...

Handouts part of Science for Non-Scientists
Observations of Ptolemy & Copernicus Handout (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 87kB Oct21 11) Galileo’s Inclined Ramp Experiment Handout (Microsoft Word 50kB Oct24 11) Equinox Handout (Microsoft Word 79kB ...

Lecture Presentations part of Science for Non-Scientists
Week 1: Course Overview: Scientific Ways of Knowing (PowerPoint 6MB Jul3 12) Week 2: Scientific Ways of Knowing Lecture: Scientific Ways of Knowing (PowerPoint 12.8MB Jul3 12) Ptolemy & Copernicus Lecture: ...

Study Guide part of Science for Non-Scientists
Science for Non-Scientists Final Exam Study Guide (Microsoft Word 32kB Oct24 11) 2009 Final Exam (Microsoft Word 164kB Oct24 11)

In-Class Exercises part of Science for Non-Scientists
× Eratosthenes Exercise (Microsoft Word 31kB Oct24 11) Equinox Exercise (Microsoft Word 77kB Oct24 11) Uncertainty Exercise (Microsoft Word 241kB Oct24 11)