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Homework for week 6

Reading: The rest of Chapter 6

Exercises for Wednesday, October 15

Chapter 6: 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 80.

Exercises for Monday, October 22

Chapter 6: 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 82.

Reflective Questions (have your response ready by Friday and turn it in on Monday)

1. Read the following letter by Mark Friesel that appearing in the February 2001 issue of Physics Today. The writer of the letter categorizes rigorous intellectual pursuit into three categories: religion, philosophy and science and then discusses the fundamental underpinnings of each.

a) What does the writer list as the fundamental aspects of religion, philosophy and science? Do you agree?

b) How are these fundamental principles used to resolve a logic conflicts within the category?

c) Is it possible to resolve logic conflicts between categories?

d) Is there value in having three (or more) categories of rigorous intellectual pursuit? Can and should one category influence the other?

e) Is it possible for a single individual to “exist” in more than one of these categories?