DAY1 第一天的单词总结作业
1.perpetual
a.continuing for a long period of time wihout interruption; [SYN]continous&permant eg:the ~ noise ;the ~ fear
b.repeated in a way that is annoying; [SYN]continual有种不耐烦义； eg:the ~interruptions i cannot stand
c.lasting for the whole of sb's life; eg:i am a ~learner
2.assert
a.state firmly and clearly; [SYN] declare; usage:~that, ~+noun;
b.to make other people recognize your right to do sth by behaving firmly and confidently; eg:I was determined to assert my authority from the beginning.(维护）
3.empirical
a.based on experiments or experience(adj)以经验或实验为依据； [OPP]theoretical; eg:an~study orevidence
4.reinforce
a.make a feeling or state and etc.stronger； eg:it is urgent for America to ~ coordination with China. ~ reputation
5.falsify
a.to change a written record or imformation篡改； eg:~business records
6.hypothesis
a.an explanation based on a few known facts 假说
7.compelling
a.so interesting and you pay attention to it 扣人心弦的； eg:a violent but ~film
b.that makes you think it is true； eg :~ evidence/reason
8.ongoing
continuning to exist or develop 持续的调查、讨论等
9.pick holes in something 挑毛病
10.astronomer a scientist who studies astronomy
10.orbit 轨道 in orbit round the sun/moon
11.speculative
a.showing that you are trying to guess sth; eg:a~ eye/look
b.(of bussiness) invovling the risk of losing money
12.particle 微粒 ; eg:~ of dust;alpha particles
13.gold leaf 金箔
14.deflection
a sudden change in the direction that sth is moving in ,usually after it has hit sth;(TECHNICAL) eg:the ~of the light as it passes through the regularly spaced slits grating.
15.detector 检测器 eg:a metal ~
16simultaneously=at the same time
17.apparatus 仪器 eg：a piece of laboratory apparatus
18.immortal
a.that lives or lasts for ever; eg:the soul is ~
b.famous and likely to be remembered for ever eg:Maybe my work is not immortal, but it will live for a while.
19.ingenious
a.very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment eg:the solution to the puzzle is ingenious.
20.import 进口
DAY2 第二天的思维导图（by hand）
DAY3 第三天的总结作业
1.阅读本身：科学简史有大量生词，对于还未过四级的大一生来说有点吃力，第一遍用了近一小时，对的有点吃力，不过由于是理科生，对于内容都能猜出个大概。第二天再反复阅读时感觉很轻松，生词差不多都熟悉起来，再之后在读懂文章的前提下，又摸清了文章的逻辑和结构，开始琢磨作者为什么要这么写，这么写逻辑会不会通。第三天再阅读，似乎理解了阅读记词汇的好处与乐趣，似乎阅读过程中，学到知识加深对事物的理解才是最主要的，而那些关于词汇、句法的东西充其量只是附带品。
2.关于文章本身：什么是科学呢？科学就是观察，假设再论证，以给事物一个理性的解释，而这种发展的趋势不会停止，虽然理论随时有可能被推翻，但随着新的理论其适用性越来越广，正如相对论所能解释万有引力所触及不到的地方如高速运动的物体，所以科学的发展便是一个企图无限接近真理的过程。而理论的不断继承与发展，便是一个团结协作的过程。祛魅，不断地挑战权威，不断地质疑自己，文章讲的无非就是这个道理。
3.对于文中的Birth of modern science,这种遵循时间顺序描述的过程，感觉会有点乱，还要自己去梳理不同学科的发展过程。我觉得如果在这一部分按照学科分类，先讲物理的发展，再讲化学，最后讲生物会比较好。