History of Science

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

A general discussion about the meaning of science and peculiar features of science in ancient civilisations; Science in Egypt and Mesopotamia, the pioneers of written culture; Science in the Ancient Greek world; Scientific developments in Medieval Europe and Medieval Islamic world; The impacts of the Renaissance on the progress in the history of science, and the general characters of science in the Renaissance; The process leading to the age of scientific revolutions and major symptoms of early modern science; The age of scientific revolutions and the emergence of early modern science; The major scientific theories of early modernity: Galileo, Newtonand Kepler; The new feature of major disciplines of science such as Optics, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine in the early modern era; Modern science and major problems with regard to the Newtonian paradigm; The Atom and/or Space Age. The theories of quantum and indeterminacy. The general characters of Einstein's paradigm; The general trends in science in the twentieth century and currently. The social, political, moral and environmental problems caused by these trends; A new perspective on the nature of science, on the basis of what has been learned within History of Science.

Weekly Schedule

1) A general discussion about the meaning of science and peculiar features of science in ancient civilisations.
2) Science in Egypt and Mesopotamia, the pioneers of written culture.
3) Science in the Ancient Greek world.
4) Scientific developments in Medieval Europe and Medieval Islamic world.
5) The impacts of the Renaissance on the progress in the history of science, and the general characters of science in the Renaissance.
6) The process leading to the age of scientific revolutions and major symptoms of early modern science.
7) The age of scientific revolutions and the emergence of early modern science.
8) The major scientific theories of early modernity: Galileo, Newtonand Kepler.
9) The major scientific theories of early modernity: Galileo, Newtonand Kepler.
10) The new feature of major disciplines of science such as Optics, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Mathematics and Medicine in the early modern era.
11) Modern science and major problems with regard to the Newtonian paradigm.
12) The general trends in science in the twentieth century and currently. The social, political, moral and environmental problems caused by these trends.
13) A new perspective on the nature of science, on the basis of what has been learned within History of Science.
14) A new perspective on the nature of science, on the basis of what has been learned within History of Science.
15) A new perspective on the nature of science, on the basis of what has been learned within History of Science.

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study
6) Brain Storming
7) Case Study
8) Self Study
9) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Number	Percentage
Contribution of Short Exam / Quiz to Course Grade	2	20%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	1	80%
Total		100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required