Science and the Concept of Evolution: From the Big Bang to the Origin and Evolution of Life |
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| Authors: | Lori Zaikowski Richard T Wilkens Kurt Fisher |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Dowling College, 150 Idle Hour Boulevard, Oakdale, NY 11769, USA;(2) Department of Biology, Dowling College, 150 Idle Hour Boulevard, Oakdale, NY 11769, USA;(3) Department of Physics, Dowling College, 150 Idle Hour Boulevard, Oakdale, NY 11769, USA |
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| Abstract: | The common thread of evolution runs through all science disciplines, and the concept of evolution enables students to better
understand the nature of the universe and our origins. “Science and the Concept of Evolution” is one of two interdisciplinary
science Core courses taken by Dowling College undergraduates as part of their General Education requirements. The course examines
basic principles and methods of science by following the concept of evolution from the big bang to the origin and evolution
of life. Case studies of leading scientists illustrate how their ideas developed and contributed to the evolution of our understanding
of the world. Evidences for physical, chemical, and biological evolution are explored, and students learn to view the evolution
of matter and of ideas as a natural process of change over space and time. |
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| Keywords: | Big bang Evolution of ideas Stellar evolution Chemical evolution Origin of life |
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