MathSciSem

What is Science? (what is pseudoscience?)

Nature of Science (Berkeley Evolution)
Frontiers of Science: Scientific Habits of Mind
Introduction to the Scientific Method
Scotsman.com News - Sci-Tech - Welcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip
Burkhard Heim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thirty - Eight Ways to Win an Argument, by Schopenhauer
Rhetorik: Schopenhauers Eristische Dialektik (Original)
Pictures of Jesus - Fake or Real - A Mystery Picture 2005
General Chem Online: Scientific Method, "natural laws",...
General Chem Online (FAQ): Scientific Method

DNA, genomes

DNA Interactive
DNA From The Beginning
NCBI Human Genome Resources
Entrez Genome view (Map Viewer)
NCBI Genome biology
DNA Forensics Problem Set (U Arizona)
Plant Genome Mapping Projects
Plant Genome Database Tutorial
USDA PLANTS Database
Polymerase Chain Reaction - Xeroxing DNA (follow links)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press - DNA Science: A First Course, 2nd Ed
National Centre for Biotechnology Education | DNA50 | Trivia quiz
The Patenting of DNA -- Doll 280 (5364): 689 -- Science

Darwin, natural selection

AboutDarwin.com - Home Page
Charles Darwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The complete work of Charles Darwin online
The Darwin Digital Library
Darwin | American Museum of Natural History
The writings of Charles Darwin on the web
Fisher's The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection -- Edwards 154 (4): 1419 -- Genetics
The Chronicle: 4/7/2006: The Case for Evolution, in Real Life
HHMI's BioInteractive (Evolution lectures)
Modern evolutionary synthesis - Wikipedia
Evolution mini-lesson: Card shuffling
Evolution: The big issues
Evolution 101: How It Works (Natural Selection)
Chains of Reason - Evolution by Natural Selection
Natural Selection Q&A (Answers in Genesis)
Herbert Spencer survival of the fittest
Digital Classroom Resources | DeFinetti 1.0

Birds (Dinosaurs)

Dinosaurs and Birds
Birds from Dinosaurs (Nat'l Geog)
Dinobuzz: Dinosaur-Bird Relationships
Press Events @ nationalgeographic.com
Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology
ScienceDaily: New Species Clarifies Bird-Dinosaur Link
birding.com - Are Birds Dinosaurs?
Did Birds Evolve from the Dinosaurs?

Human Origins (dating Homo)

Tree of Life Web Project
"Origins of Modern Humans: Multiregional or Out of Africa" by Donald Johanson
Becoming Human: Paleoanthropology, Evolution and Human Origins
Prominent Hominid Fossils
ASM104 Biological Anthropology MCC
Human Evolution (Farabee)
RACE - The Power of an Illusion | PBS
The Mitochondrial Eve
Mitochondrial Eve simulation (Java)

Computer software for #s, graphs

KaleidaGraph - scientific graphing, curve fitting, data analysis software
StatCrunch Main Page

Mathematical Models

Biological ESTEEM (MAA, Excel)
NetLogo Models Library: ProbLab Genetics
Conway's Game of Life
LifeLab (Trevorrow)
Interactivate: Rabbits and Wolves
BBC News | Sci/Tech | Virtual natural selection
Phylogeny and reconstructing phylogenetic trees
DeFinetti 1.0 (evolution of gene)

Misc Math Resources

Mathematics Study Tips
Powers of Ten (Eames)
Quarks to Quasars, Powers of Ten
Benford's Law -- From MathWorld
Math across Curriculum (AMATYC)
www.keycollege.com: DevMAP: Table of Contents
National Numeracy Network
Gen Chem Online Quiz: Significant figures
Gen Chem Online: Measurement
Gen Chem Online: Tutorials, Drills, and Quizzes
NIST Guide for Evaluating and Expres/ Meas. Uncertainty
Algebasics (talk through solutions)
The MER Forum (Mathematicians and Education Reform)
Home Page of Bonnie Saunders
Quantitative Reasoning in Frinq
Math Alive (Daubechies)
DePaul QRC Home Page (Jabon)
Quant Literacy - The Liberal Studies Program at DePaul University

Misc Science Resources

Understanding Evolution
MIT Biology Hypertextbook - Home
An On-Line Biology Book (Farabee)
Biology Project (U Arizona)
General Chemistry Online: Home
The Physical Sciences Resource Center
Molecular Motion Demonstrator - Science Kit and Boreal Laboratories
The Fall of Parity
Home Page of Frank Wolfs (U Rochester)
Eric S. Lander - Broad Institute
ERIC LANDER Interview
NOVA Online | Cracking the Code of Life | Dr. Eric Lander
HHMI's BioInteractive - Eric S. Lander, Ph.D.
Sci Inquiry - The Liberal Studies Program at DePaul University
Online Anatomy and Physiology Resources
Acid-Base Tutorial - interactive pH playground (Tulane)

Statistics, Probability

Chance Welcome Page
NetLogo Models Library: Central Limit Theorem
NetLogo Models Library: Galton Box
NetLogo Models Library: Random Basic
Connected Mathematics: ProbLab
Sir Francis Galton F.R.S (complete works)
t-test for two means (demo,calc)
Sampling Distributions simulation (Rice)
HyperStat Online: An Introductory Statistics Textbook and Online Tutorial (Rice)
Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics

Genetics

heredity --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The Biology Project (Genetics HW?)
MendelWeb TOC (Columbia 1981)
The Genetics of Human Eye Color
Quantitative Genetics Resources
genetics course Whitman College
Understanding Genetics (TheTech)
Understanding Genetics: red hair
PLoS Biology: What Controls Variation in Human Skin Color?
Genetic recombination - Wikipedia
The Biology Project: Genetics Vocabulary
MAA ESTEEM: ABO Blood Group Frequencies

Light

Two Slit Interference, One Photon at a Time by TeachSpin: Experiments
Overview of TeachSpin Prices (two-slit)
Photoelectric effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photo effect applet
Arthur Holly Compton --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Quantum theory of light (from light) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Edwin Hubble, 1929 paper
Hubble Constant -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
Hubble Constant (Univ New South Wales)
The Hubble Constant (1920-2000)
Sky & Telescope
Parsec -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
Ångström -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
Richard Feynman QED lectures video
Quantum electrodynamics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Physics Flash Animations

Case Studies

National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Return to Mars: How Not to Teach a Case Study
Case Method Teaching
Hemophilia: The Royal Disease
Ninos Desaparecidos: A Case Study About Genetics and Human Rights
Ninos Desaparecidos: A Case Study About Genetics and Human Rights - - Case Teaching Notes
A Rush to Judgment? A Case of Research Ethics and Design
Thinking Inside the Box - Part I - Case Study Collection - National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Prayer Study: Science or Not?
The Effect of Lignin on Biodegradability
Avogadro Goes to Court - Case Study Collection - National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Sample Chemistry Problems - Mole and Gram Conversions

Skeptical Inquirer articles

Houdini and Conan Doyle
Kurzweil: Humans transcend Biology
US public rejects evolution: SkepInq

Shodor (Java activities)

Computational Science Education Reference Desk
Interactivate: Activities (see Normal Distr, Estimator)
NetLogo Models Library

Columbia - Frontiers of Science

Frontiers of Science: A Science Course for the Core Curriculum at Columbia University
Columbia College Academics > Core Curriculum
Columbia College Academics > Core Curriculum > Frontiers of Science
Frontiers of Science: Scientific Habits of Mind
Frontiers of Science "Syllabus", Lectures
Core Curriculum > Science Req
Frontiers of Science, Course Structure, Refs

Similar courses elsewhere

Princeton University - Students gain scientific savvy in popular biology course for humanities majors
Princeton - Undergraduate Announcement
Virtual High School Welcomes You! Academics-Catalog
Academics - Hampshire College - Amherst, MA
Rethinking Race Institute - Hampshire College - Amherst, MA
Hampshire: Ever since Darwin NS 0198
Hampshire: Structure of Randomness NS 0167
QELP About
enviromath (Langkamp,Hull)
Drury University: see Math 203
Peer Review | Summer 2006
Peer Review | Summer 2004 | Lynn Arthur Steen

The "I just don't understand..." paper
Understanding Alcohol—Lesson 1—Alcohol: Separating Fact from Fiction
BioInteractive's Animation Console (Body-Mass Index)
HHMI's BioInteractive - Obesity Animations
BBC NEWS (Biology of AIDS)
The Mismeasure of Man - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Jensen Replies to Steven Jay Gould
Nuffield Council on Bioethics

NSF

US NSF - Funding - Math and Science Partnership Program
Welcome to MSPnet: The Math and Science Partnership Network
US NSF - Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Funding - Education and Interdisciplinary Research
US NSF - Biological Sciences (BIO) Funding - Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
US NSF - Biological Sciences (BIO) Funding - Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
PIRS DUE - Data Retrieval Page
PIRS DUE - (FL) Discovery-based Mth&Sci
PIRS DUE - Non-science majors
PIRS DUE - DNA sequencing
PIRS DUE - StatBio ApplStUniv
PIRS DUE - BioChemMath Connections

Amazon.com: A Short History of Nearly Everything: Books: Bill Bryson
Davis Family Foundation: FAQ