"Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every
problem which can be fairly presented to it."
--Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)
"What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which
is the exact opposite."
--attributed to Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
Your writing will improve. You will be able to distinguish credible
sources from nonsense; you will become an intelligent consumer of information.
Expect to do a lot of reading, writing, and, most of all, thinking.
Goals/Objectives/Learning Outcomes:
Lecture Times and Place: MWF 11:00-11:50am in room
153 Fondren Science
Lecturers: Professor
Randall J. Scalise and Professor John Cotton
Office Hours:
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Problems of Fuzzy Thinking
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