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Writing prompts – chapter 2. Write 200 words on one of the following five writing prompts (just select 1)
1. Describe the sequence of discoveries that led to the Standard Model of Particle Physics (Sections 2-3 and 2-5): History.
Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus of the atom in the early 20th century
Bohr, Schrodinger, and Dirac's characterization of the behavior of electrons in atoms in the first half of the 20th century
Murray Gell-Mann's discovery of quarks in 1964
The development of theory and observation of Standard Model of Particle Physics in the late 20th century
2. Describe how matter formed in the early universe and in stars (Sections 2-6 and 2-7): Natural Science.
3. Describe the life of Paul Dirac (a natural scientist) and the progression of skills and ideas that led to his development of the Dirac equation (Section 2-3 and online sources describing Dirac's life): Perspective of a Natural Scientist.
4. Describe the force and matter particles in the Standard Model of Particle Physics (Sections 2-5): Science
5. Discuss the likelihood that a natural cause such as the multiverse led to the fine tuning of the constants, laws, and synergies of the Standard Model of Particle Physics (Sections 2-5 and 2E (optional)): Metaphysics.