Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002aas...201.5312c&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 201st AAS Meeting, #53.12; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, p.1197
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
There are many valid answers to the question, "Why should everyone know something about cosmology?" In any educational context (college liberal arts course, museum exhibit, popular book, public lecture, or even a press release or informal conversation), it is important to clearly articulate the answer you have in mind, because your answer determines the selection and organization of topics you teach. This poster will describe one perspective on this question: that knowledge of cosmology is important for all students because it can have a profound impact on the personal mental map by which they each view their relationship to the world. This map guides their everyday choices and actions through the perspective it gives on their individual role as part of the Universe. We will make the case for the importance of cosmology for all students on this basis and discuss the selection and organization of topics from cosmology in a course motivated by this point of view.
Coble Kim
Duncan T.
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