Academic Year 2012-2013

FALL SEMESTER 2012

HNRS 371: Scholarship of Logic and Problem Solving

LOGIC IS THE BEGINNING OF CREATIVITY Dr. Pam Warton   Monday 3:00 - 5:30 PM

This course will look at logic and problem solving from many different perspectives.  Half of the class time will be spent analyzing the logic and strategies of games.  Almost every situation encountered in real life can be modeled as a game and we will consider strategies to to handle types of games such as symmetric games, games of perfect information, zero sum games, global games, bargaining games, etc....  The other half will be spent in investigating and applying different problem solving techniques, developing our brains by working on Mensa puzzles, critiquing logic applied in religion, politics and the media, and examining causes of illogical behavior. 

HNRS 373: Scholarship of Creativity

LIFE & DEATH ON A WINTER CANAL Dr. Marie Louden-Hanes  Saturday 9:00-3:00 August 25 September 8, 22 October 20 November 3, 17

Through a painting rich in its depiction of everyday life (H. Avercamp, Dutch, 1585-1634, Winter Scene on a Canal, c. 1615, Toledo Museum of Art), you will learn to find the clues and decipher the signs, symbols, and other visual evidence to explore indepth the early 17th century in Holland. For example, you might be inclined to ask about the role of mathematics and physical science in the world of arts and letters, or the practice and theory of medicine, or the art of gaming or relationships, or the effects of seasonal change on the populace or the psychology of social behavior or any other topic that emerges as you explore the work. You all will focus on the same painting (identified above)....and you each will work independently to your answer your own research question related to Winter Scene on a Canal.