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Fall 2022 | HSCI 3814 Section 001: Revolutions in Science: The Babylonians to Newton (25778)
- Instructor(s)
- Eran Moore Rea (TA)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- HSCI 1814 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Mon, Wed, Fri 10:10AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 209
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (2 of 9 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Development and changing nature of sciences in their cultural context. Babylonian/Greek science. Decline/transmission of Greek science. Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) from Copernicus to Newton.
- Class Notes:
- This first half of a two-semester undergraduate course is devoted to the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. The development of various branches of science like astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as the changing nature of science and its methods are placed in their cultural context, especially in relation to philosophy, religion, technology, and social structures. The first part of the course covers the foundations of Western science in the ancient world (Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations), with a focus on Greek theories of the cosmos and natural phenomena. The second part examines the migration and reformulation of these views during the middle ages and the Renaissance, culminating in the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton are among the scientists studied. The course does not require background in history or science. Students are expected to read about 40-50 pages weekly (on average), attend lectures and engage in discussion sections. Grading will be based on a mid-term exam (15%), a final exam (35%), and active participation in discussion sections (10%). In addition to the two in-class exams, students are assigned two take-home essays (around 3-4 pages long; each 10%) and a final paper (around 7-10 pages long; 20%). Work Load: 40-50 pages reading per week, 13-18 pages writing per term, 2 exams, 3 papers. 13-18 pages of writing include only papers, not exams. Grade: 15% mid exam, 35% final exam, 40% reports/papers, 10% attendance.
- Class Description:
- This first half of a two-semester undergraduate course is devoted to the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. The development of various branches of science like astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as the changing nature of science and its methods are placed in their cultural context, especially in relation to philosophy, religion, technology, and social structures. The first part of the course covers the foundations of Western science in the ancient world (Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations), with a focus on Greek theories of the cosmos and natural phenomena. The second part examines the migration and reformulation of these views during the middle ages and the Renaissance, culminating in the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton are among the scientists studied. The course does not require background in history or science. Students are expected to read about 40-50 pages weekly (on average), attend lectures and engage in discussion sections. Grading will be based on a mid-term exam (15%), a final exam (35%), and active participation in discussion sections (10%). In addition to the two in-class exams, students are assigned two take-home essays (around 3-4 pages long; each 10%) and a final paper (around 7-10 pages long; 20%).
- Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance - Workload:
- 40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
13-18 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: 13-18 pages of writing include only papers, not exams. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/25778/1229
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 December 2012
Fall 2022 | HSCI 3814 Section 002: Revolutions in Science: The Babylonians to Newton (25782)
- Instructor(s)
- Eran Moore Rea (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- HSCI 1814 Section 002
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Mon 11:15AM - 12:05PMUMTC, East BankAkerman Hall 227
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (1 of 2 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Development and changing nature of sciences in their cultural context. Babylonian/Greek science. Decline/transmission of Greek science. Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) from Copernicus to Newton.
- Class Description:
- This first half of a two-semester undergraduate course is devoted to the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. The development of various branches of science like astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as the changing nature of science and its methods are placed in their cultural context, especially in relation to philosophy, religion, technology, and social structures. The first part of the course covers the foundations of Western science in the ancient world (Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations), with a focus on Greek theories of the cosmos and natural phenomena. The second part examines the migration and reformulation of these views during the middle ages and the Renaissance, culminating in the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton are among the scientists studied. The course does not require background in history or science. Students are expected to read about 40-50 pages weekly (on average), attend lectures and engage in discussion sections. Grading will be based on a mid-term exam (15%), a final exam (35%), and active participation in discussion sections (10%). In addition to the two in-class exams, students are assigned two take-home essays (around 3-4 pages long; each 10%) and a final paper (around 7-10 pages long; 20%).
- Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance - Workload:
- 40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
13-18 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: 13-18 pages of writing include only papers, not exams. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/25782/1229
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 December 2012
Fall 2022 | HSCI 3814 Section 003: Revolutions in Science: The Babylonians to Newton (25783)
- Instructor(s)
- Eran Moore Rea (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- HSCI 1814 Section 003
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Tue 10:10AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankScience Teaching Student Svcs 117
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (1 of 3 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Development and changing nature of sciences in their cultural context. Babylonian/Greek science. Decline/transmission of Greek science. Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) from Copernicus to Newton.
- Class Description:
- This first half of a two-semester undergraduate course is devoted to the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. The development of various branches of science like astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as the changing nature of science and its methods are placed in their cultural context, especially in relation to philosophy, religion, technology, and social structures. The first part of the course covers the foundations of Western science in the ancient world (Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations), with a focus on Greek theories of the cosmos and natural phenomena. The second part examines the migration and reformulation of these views during the middle ages and the Renaissance, culminating in the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton are among the scientists studied. The course does not require background in history or science. Students are expected to read about 40-50 pages weekly (on average), attend lectures and engage in discussion sections. Grading will be based on a mid-term exam (15%), a final exam (35%), and active participation in discussion sections (10%). In addition to the two in-class exams, students are assigned two take-home essays (around 3-4 pages long; each 10%) and a final paper (around 7-10 pages long; 20%).
- Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance - Workload:
- 40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
13-18 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: 13-18 pages of writing include only papers, not exams. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/25783/1229
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 December 2012
Fall 2022 | HSCI 3814 Section 005: Revolutions in Science: The Babylonians to Newton (25784)
- Instructor(s)
- Eran Moore Rea (TA)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Meets With:
- HSCI 1814 Section 005
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Fri 09:05AM - 09:55AMUMTC, East BankScience Teaching Student Svcs 121
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 2 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Development and changing nature of sciences in their cultural context. Babylonian/Greek science. Decline/transmission of Greek science. Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) from Copernicus to Newton.
- Class Description:
- This first half of a two-semester undergraduate course is devoted to the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. The development of various branches of science like astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as the changing nature of science and its methods are placed in their cultural context, especially in relation to philosophy, religion, technology, and social structures. The first part of the course covers the foundations of Western science in the ancient world (Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations), with a focus on Greek theories of the cosmos and natural phenomena. The second part examines the migration and reformulation of these views during the middle ages and the Renaissance, culminating in the Scientific Revolution of sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton are among the scientists studied. The course does not require background in history or science. Students are expected to read about 40-50 pages weekly (on average), attend lectures and engage in discussion sections. Grading will be based on a mid-term exam (15%), a final exam (35%), and active participation in discussion sections (10%). In addition to the two in-class exams, students are assigned two take-home essays (around 3-4 pages long; each 10%) and a final paper (around 7-10 pages long; 20%).
- Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam
35% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance - Workload:
- 40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
13-18 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: 13-18 pages of writing include only papers, not exams. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/25784/1229
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 December 2012
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