| Sep 13 | Introduction | |
| Sep 15 | Background | |
| Sep 20 | The Dumbest Generation (intro, chapters 1-2; 1-69) | |
| Sep 22 | The Dumbest Generation (chapters 3-4; 71-161) | |
| Sep 27 | The Dumbest Generation (chapters 5-6; 163-236) | |
| Sep 29 | You Are Not a Gadget (part I; 3-72) | |
| Oct 4 | You Are Not a Gadget (parts II-III; 75-147) | |
| Oct 6 | You Are Not a Gadget (parts IV-V; 151-207) | |
| Oct 18 | The Shallows (prologue to chapter 4; 1-77) | assignment due |
| Oct 20 | The Shallows (digression 2 to digression 3; 78-148) | |
| Oct 25 | The Shallows (chapter 8 to end; 149-224) | |
| Oct 27 | Mid-term test | |
| Nov 1 | Alone Together (introduction to chapter 4; 1-81) | |
| Nov 3 | Alone Together (chapters 5-7; 83-147) | |
| Nov 8 | Alone Together (chapters 8 to 11; 151-228) | assignment due |
| Nov 10 | Alone Together (chapter 12 to end; 229-305) / presentations | |
| Nov 15 | Reality is Broken (introduction and part 1; 1-115) | |
| Nov 17 | Reality is Broken (part 2; 117-215) | |
| Nov 22 | Reality is Broken (part 3 and conclusion; 217-354) | |
| Nov 24 | Reality is Broken / presentations | |
| Nov 29 | Infinite Reality (introduction to chapter 8; 1-137) | |
| Dec 1 | Infinite Reality (chapter 9-14; 138-262) | term essay due |
| Dec 6 | Infinite Reality / presentations | |
| Dec 8 | Review | |