HON 286 - Origins

Prerequisite, acceptance to the University Honors Program, or consent of instructor. Where did the universe come from? Why complexity? How did life originate? Was life inevitable? How does evolution work? Why did humans evolve? Were we inevitable? This is an honors class for students of all disciplines, science and non-science majors. It is a class that will explore origins at a reductionist scientific perspective, as well as from a philosophical perspective. P/NP. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits