HHS
369EV: Fall 2008 A
Scientific Revolution: SciRev Wed./Thurs.
– 7:45 to 9:00 PM Pierce
120 |
Daniel Newsome Presiding Office: M333 (Pierce-Morton) Consultations before class or
by appointment Email: scirevf08@mifami.org |
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Week |
Dates |
Assignment
Links and Other Information |
0 |
8/27-28 |
Assignment 0: Intro and
lead up: Ptolemy, Galen, Epicurus, Aristotle,
Plato, et al. (for Ass0 and
Ass1) Lecture
on class basics and Late Medieval science. Koestler:
pp. 57-79 in paperback, or 57-75 in hardback. |
1 |
9/3-4 |
Assignment 1: Ancient
and Medieval background: Cross cultural contacts
and exploration and Ibn Tufayl. Promote Durer show. Lecture on Late Medieval science: Greek, Latin, and Arabic. Course
package readings: Ibn Tufayl |
2 |
9/10-11 |
Assignment 2:
Copernicus: Arab astronomy meets Pythagorean
wanna-be. Koestler (Copernicus) pp. 122-178, 188-222 Course
package readings: Rheticus and Copernicus |
3 |
9/17-18 |
Assignment 3: Kepler and
Coffee Koestler (Kepler) pp. 227-304 Course
package readings: Kepler and Johns |
4 |
9/24-25 |
Assignment 4: Kepler
part II. Cardano Koestler (Kepler) pp. 305-404 Bragg podcast. Course
package readings: Kepler, Cardano, and Witches |
5 |
10/1-2 |
Assignment 5: Vesalius, Servetus, Harvey and
Galileo Koestler (Galileo) pp. 431-470 Course
package readings: Debus and Harvey |
6 |
10/8-9 middle |
Assignment 6: Galileo
and friends Koestler (Galileo) pp. 471-503 Course
package readings: Galileo |
7 |
10/15-16 |
Assignment 7: Exam I and Enter the Atom. Microscope Primer. Course
package readings: Meinel, Descartes, Hobbes |
8 |
10/22-23 |
Assignment 8:
Hooke/Leewenhoek Course
package readings: Fournier, Hooke, and Hall |
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9 |
10/29-30 |
Assignment 9: Boyle,
Decartes, et al. Course
package readings: Descartes, Boyle, Jardine Project
Presentations: Thursday: Zoe and Naveen |
10 |
11/5-6 |
Assignment 10: Early
Newton Westfall
reading: pp. 19-109 Course
package readings: Newton and Alchemy Project
Presentations: Thursday: Jackie |
11 |
11/12-13 |
Assignment 11: Peak
Newton Westfall: pp, 110-190 Project Presentations: none |
12 |
11/19-20 |
Assignment 12: Post
Newton Westfall:
pp. 191-272 Course
package readings: Boscovich, Kant, Scott, Hall-Boas Project Presentations: Jean |
break |
11/26-27 |
Read
Westfall: pp. 273-313 – Finish off the Newton book. |
13 |
12/3-4 |
Assignment 13:
Philosophy of SciRev Course
package readings: Lakatos, Popper, Kuhn, Pascal, HumeÉ etc. Project Presentations: David and Russell and Jean |
Final |
Wednesday, 12/10/08-
6-8pm P120 |
Assignment 14 –
Final Exam: IÕll be combining both of my classes for this exam. So plan on 6:00-8:00 pm. Here
is a link to the Stevens Assessment Center. It would be great if you could do this. Sorry about all the paperwork. www.stevens.edu/assess/ Fill
this out for some extra credit: Text_Survey.doc
Download it and email it back to me by Sunday the 14th. |
These are the books you should
have. They were all ordered and
should be in the bookstore.
1) Koestler, Arthur. The Sleepwalkers
: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe. New York: Arkana, 1959/89. IÕm not sure what edition the book
store got, but any will do.
2) Westfall, Richard S. The Life of Isaac
Newton. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993 (or newer).
-All other class readings will be
provided via this web site and/or the assignment page links.
-Specific projects may require
additional materials not contained in the Stevens library or from the class
library. Seek my help if you are ever having trouble finding a source that you
want, even if is for another class.
One of the things to learn in this class is how to find sources.