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Course unit
HISTORY OF PHYSICS
SCM0014391, A.A. 2019/20
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
HISTORY OF PHYSICS
SCM0014391, 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 PHYSICS SC1158, Degree course structure A.Y. 2014/15, 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 PHYSICS | |
| Website of the academic structure | http://fisica.scienze.unipd.it/2019/laurea | |
| Department of reference | Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| 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.2014 course timetable |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Target skills and knowledge: | The course aims at introducing the students to the main topics of the history of science focusing on the period from the 18th to the 20th century. 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. Special attention is devoted to the developments of physics, analysed in parallel with the developments of other branches of science. |
| 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, the course is divided into four sections. The first section deals with the Scientific Revolution and the birth, one after the other, of the different branches of modern science (physics, chemistry, geology, biology, etc.). The second section treats the main developments of science in 19th century, focusing on the role of the cross-fertilization of sciences. The main topics of the third section are: the history of relativity principles (from Galileo to Einstein) and the parallel changes in the notions of space and time. The last section is devoted to quantum theory, from the old quantum theory to quantum mechanics, and its applications in other branches of science, in particular chemistry and biology. |
| 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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