SCIMA-2000: Science / Math

Course Description

Science and Math (SCIMA) courses develop students' capacity for evidence-based reasoning through the study of life, earth, and physical sciences and of computational and theoretical mathematics. In these courses, students learn to recognize and interpret meaningful patterns of information; to assess the validity of empirical claims, distinguishing between opinion and fact; and to understand the sociocultural relevance of scientific and mathematical thinking.

Academic Level: Undergraduate

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Subject

Science and Math

Sections

Fall 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Biology for Artists Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Wed 9:00-11:30AM, Main Bldg - E5
SCIMA-2000-2: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Thu 12:15-02:45PM, Main Bldg - E5
SCIMA-2000-3: Perception and Illusion Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Mon 12:15-02:45PM, Hooper GC - GC7
SCIMA-2000-4: Waste Meets Creativity Jorge Antonio Espinosa Mills	Jorge Antonio Espinosa Mills	Fri 3:30-06:00PM, Main Bldg - 103

Summer 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Light, Color, and Appearance Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Mon/Wed/Thu 10:00AM-01:00PM

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 103
SCIMA-2000-3: Science of Musical Sound Bob Adams	Bob Adams	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E1
SCIMA-2000-4: Thinking Machines William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5

Fall 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Intro to the Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5
SCIMA-2000-2: Science in the Year 3000 Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-3: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-4: Biology for Artists Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E5

Summer 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Light, Color, and Appearance Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Mon/Tue/Thu 2:30-05:30PM

Spring 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - E1 (inactive)
SCIMA-2000-2: Feeling the Heat: Fire and Entropy Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-3: Science of Musical Sound Bob Adams	Bob Adams	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-4: Introduction to the Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5 (inactive)

Fall 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Introduction to Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5
SCIMA-2000-2: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-3: Perception and Illusion Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, 80 Carolina - P2
SCIMA-2000-4: Biology for Artists Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 141

Spring 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, 80 Carolina - P2
SCIMA-2000-2: Science of Musical Sound Bob Adams	Bob Adams	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-3: Perception and Illusion Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - E5
SCIMA-2000-5: Making Space: Alternative Perspectives Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 161 C

Fall 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 102 A
SCIMA-2000-2: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Hubbell - 141
SCIMA-2000-3: Perception & Illusion Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - E4
SCIMA-2000-4: Introduction to Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5

Summer 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Brave New Nature TBD	TBD	Tue/Thu 3:00-05:00PM

Spring 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-2: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - E4
SCIMA-2000-3: Ecology of Clothing Bob Adams	Bob Adams	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC2
SCIMA-2000-4: Perception & Illusion Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E5

Fall 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Mon 8:30-10:00AM
SCIMA-2000-2: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Tue 8:30-10:00AM
SCIMA-2000-3: History of Digital Media Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Mon 11:00AM-12:30PM
SCIMA-2000-4: Intro to Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 8:30-10:00AM

Summer 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-2: The Anthropocene: Understanding Nature in a New Geological Epoch Mary Ellen Hannibal	Mary Ellen Hannibal	Mon/Wed 3:00-05:00PM, Online - HS-1

Spring 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Green Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Tue 8:00-09:25AM
SCIMA-2000-3: Worried Technotopia Michael Bogan	Michael Bogan	Tue 8:00-09:25AM
SCIMA-2000-4: The Math of Sound Lauren Wooley	Lauren Wooley	Tue 9:30-10:55AM

Fall 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-1: Perception & Illusion Christopher Cantor	Christopher Cantor	Thu 8:00-11:00AM
SCIMA-2000-2: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Thu 8:00-11:00AM
SCIMA-2000-3: Making Space: Alternative Perspectives Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Sat 12:00-03:00PM

Spring 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-4: Ecology/Evolution/Genetics Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - B Building - B5
SCIMA-2000-7: Science/Math in the Year 3000 Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 140
SCIMA-2000-11: Green Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B1
SCIMA-2000-16: Ecology of Clothing Lynda Grose	Lynda Grose	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E1

Fall 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-2000-3: Science in the Year 3000 Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - B Building - B3
SCIMA-2000-4: Animal Games Zachary Walter	Zachary Walter	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Oakland - Ralls - 202
SCIMA-2000-6: Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - E1
SCIMA-2000-10: CPM: Computational Practices 1 Michael Toren	Michael Toren	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Hybrid Lab
SCIMA-2000-11: CPM: Computational Practices 1 Michael Toren	Michael Toren	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Hybrid Lab
SCIMA-2000-12: Plant Matters Carol Manahan	Carol Manahan	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B5

Spring 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-200-01: Eco: GlobalCarbon-LocalFiber Rebecca Burgess	Rebecca Burgess	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Grad Center - GC4
SCIMA-200-03: Environmental Science Carol Manahan	Carol Manahan	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, B Building - B3
SCIMA-200-04: Ecology/Evolution/Genetics Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, B Building - B5
SCIMA-200-05: TBA TBD	TBD	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B1
SCIMA-200-07: State of the Art in Math/Sci Elizabeth Travelslight	Elizabeth Travelslight	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Grad Center - GC4
SCIMA-200-09: Intro Holography:Phy of Light William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Founders - 103: Letterpress
SCIMA-200-11: Eco: Green Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B1
SCIMA-200-13: Computational Practice 1 Michael Toren	Michael Toren	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Grad Center - GC7
SCIMA-200-14: Computational Practice 1 Michael Toren	Michael Toren	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - E5

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
SCIMA-200-01: TBA TBD	TBD	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, B Building - B5
SCIMA-200-03: State of the Art: Math/Sci Luis Shein	Luis Shein	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, B Building - B4
SCIMA-200-04: Symmetry in Nature/Design Carol Manahan	Carol Manahan	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, B Building - B5
SCIMA-200-05: TBA TBD	TBD
SCIMA-200-06: Principles of Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 8:00-11:00AM, Main Building - E1
SCIMA-200-07: Dynamic Anatomy Christina La Sala	Christina La Sala	Tue 8:00-11:00AM, Main Building - E1
SCIMA-200-08: Eco: The Ecology of Clothing Anne Gullingsrud	Anne Gullingsrud	Thu 4:00-07:00PM
SCIMA-200-09: Eco: Green Science William Alschuler	William Alschuler	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - E1
SCIMA-200-10: Computational Practices 1 Michael Toren	Michael Toren	Mon 12:00-03:00PM
SCIMA-200-11: Computational Practices 1 J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira	J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira	Wed 12:00-03:00PM
SCIMA-200-12: Eco: Plant Matters Carol Manahan	Carol Manahan	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B1