Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Science
Course Code: FEL333
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to inquiry into the meaning and the development of the conceptions of science by way of an historical survey.

Course Content

Meaning and the development of the conceptions of science by way of an historical survey.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Cengiz İskender ÖZKAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain different kinds of ideas of science
2.To be able to comprehend different metaphysical elements and human interests in the science.
3.To be able to gain profound insight into the history of sciences
4.To be able to link the historical processes of scientific thought with current problems of science
5.To be able to comment positivist and anti-positivist theories on history of science
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Koyré, A. (1994). The Rise of Modern Science, çev. Kurtuluş Dinçer, Ankara: Gündoğan Yayınları.
2.Koyré, A. (2000). History of Science, çev. Kurtuluş Dinçer, Tübitak Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course Description and Course Material
Week 2 - Theoretical
Ancient History of Science: Anaximander's Revolution
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 3 - Theoretical
Introduction to Aristotelian Cosmology
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aristotelian Astronomy, On Heaven
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 5 - Theoretical
Aristotelian Physics
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 6 - Theoretical
Medieval Impetus Theory
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 7 - Theoretical
Koyré's interpretation of Galileo and the Pisa Experiment
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 8 - Theoretical
Copernican Revolution
Week 9 - Theoretical
Koyré's "Galieo and the17th Century Scientific Revolution"
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 10 - Theoretical
Koyré's "Galieo and the17th Century Scientific Revolution" (continued)
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Newtonian Physics
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 12 - Theoretical
Axioms and definitions of Principia Mathematica
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Revolutions in the 18th Century Chemistry and in the 19th Century Biology
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Week 14 - Theoretical
Einstein's Theory of Generel Relativity
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Book, Internet and Library Browsing
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading140114
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
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