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Course unit
HISTORY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INM0017608, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
HISTORY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INM0017608, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
First cycle degree in INFORMATION ENGINEERING IN0513, Degree course structure A.Y. 2011/12, A.Y. 2019/20 |
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | HISTORY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | |
| Department of reference | Department of Information Engineering | |
| E-Learning website | https://elearning.dei.unipd.it/course/view.php?idnumber=2019-IN0513-000ZZ-2017-INM0017608-N0 | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | Italian | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | GIULIO PERUZZI | FIS/08 |
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ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines | FIS/08 | Didactics and History of Physics | 6.0 |
Course unit organization
| Period | First semester |
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| Year | 3rd Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
| Type of hours | Credits | Teaching hours |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 6.0 | 48 | 102.0 | No turn |
| Start of activities | 30/09/2019 |
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| End of activities | 18/01/2020 |
| Show course schedule | 2019/20 Reg.2011 course timetable |
Examination board
| Board | From | To | Members of the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 A.A. 2019/2020 | 01/10/2019 | 15/03/2021 |
PERUZZI
GIULIO
(Presidente)
SORAMEL FRANCESCA (Membro Effettivo) TALAS SOFIA (Supplente) |
| 11 A.A. 2018/2019 | 01/10/2018 | 15/03/2020 |
PERUZZI
GIULIO
(Presidente)
TALAS SOFIA (Membro Effettivo) SORAMEL FRANCESCA (Supplente) |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Target skills and knowledge: | The course aims at introducing the students to the main topics of the history of science and technology, focusing on the period from the 18th to the 20th century, and on the history of information and communication technologies. One of the main features of the course is the emphasis put on the nature of reasoning, concept formation, discovery and theory testing in science and technology. |
| Examination methods: | Written paper on one of the main topics discussed in the course. A list of possible topics will be made available to the students. |
| Assessment criteria: | The main evaluation criteria are the attendance at the lectures, the participation to the discussions, bibliographic search ability. |
| Course unit contents: | After a general introduction illustrating the main characteristics of scientific revolution and the relation between science and technology, the course is divided into five sections. The first section deals with the theories of heat, starting with the development of steam engines in eighteenth century and arriving to the birth of thermodynamics, in the context of the first industrial revolution. The second section treats the kinetic theory of gases and the birth of statistical mechanics, focusing on the notions of entropy and information. The next section is devoted to the history of electricity and magnetism (from Coulomb and Cavendish to Maxwell) and the development of new fundamental applications to the signal transport. At the end of this section we illustrate some crucial discoveries in the late nineteenth century. The third section starts with the discovery of the electron and offers a picture of the developments of science and technology that form the basis of the "electronic revolution". The fourth section is devoted to the history of quantum theory (from old quantum theory to quantum mechanics), and to its interpretations and applications. The final section is an excursus in the history of computation and computer, ending with a sketch of quantum computation and its perspectives. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | Lectures and seminars, and possibly, according to the number of students, visits to the Museums of the University of Padua. |
| Additional notes about suggested reading: | Slides of the lectures and bibliographic materials will be made available on the moodle platform of the course. |
| Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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