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Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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History of Science | HUF312 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 6 |
Associate Prof. Dr. Sinan FÄ°DAN
1) Explain the nature, general features and the main problems of
2) Describe the scientific activities in Ancient and Middle Ages
3) Debate the emergence and preparatory conditions of modern science.
4) Debate modern science and its leading figures through their own works
5) Identify the differences between modern science and ancient and medieval science conceptions.
6) Interprets the great transformation in the understanding of science in the modern age.
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e-course
None
None.
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.
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study
6) Brain Storming
7) Case Study
8) Self Study
9) Problem Solving
Number |
Percentage |
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Contribution of Short Exam / Quiz to Course Grade |
2 |
20% |
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
1 |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Turkish
Not Required