HIST254

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HIST254

History of Scientific Thought Since 1700 HIST254 SP

Crosslistings: SISP254

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:00:17 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       999      0         Open

Next Offered in 9798 SP

History 254 continues from but does not presuppose History 253. The course emphasizes scientific developments from the Scientific Revolution of the 17th-century to the Quantum Revolution in 20th-century physics.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

This course is basically a survey course involving lectures, with time available in each lecture period for questions and discussion. There is one midterm examination and a final examination. One paper of an essay nature will be due.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

A few additional materials will be placed on RESERVE in the SCIENCE LIBRARY.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS HIST

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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Reference:

Parker, Geoffrey. THE WORLD: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. New York: Harper and Row, 1986

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