Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Science
Course Code: FİZ233
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To observe the meaning and the importance of science and physics by concerning the evaluation of them until today through different periods of history in the meaning of science generally and physics specially.

Course Content

The origin of the thoughts of ancient human and connection between it and produce devices and study, Mesopotamia and Egyptian’s civilization’s thoughts and the effects of them on development of forthcoming scientific thoughts, The discussion of the origin of ancient Greek civilization and first scientific thoughts and the fact that why they didn’t be created elsewhere, The features of the thoughts of Ionia, Athens, Alexandria, The comparison of the character of the science in west and in east in the middle age, The contributions of scientists such that Planck, Einstein, Rutherford, Bohr, Dirac, Fermi, Heisenberg, de Broglie.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Must understand the origins of the ideas of ancient people and the connection between it and producing devices and studying.
2.Must present the Mesopotamia and Egyptian’s civilization’s thoughts and the effects of them on forthcoming scientific thoughts.
3.Must present the origin of ancient Greek civilization and the origin of first scientific thoughts.
4.Must present the features of science in ancient Greek in Ionia Athens Alexandria and the contribution of ones such that Thales, Pythagoras, Aristo, Euclides, Erastofones, Archimedes, Ptolemaeos.
5.Must compare the states of science in West and in East in the middle age and the perception of ancient Greek science in the east and the developments in science in the east and understand the thoughts of İbni Sina, Ömer Hayyam, El-Jabiri, El-Hayzen, Farabi, İbni-Rüşt.
6.Must represent the renaissance reform periods and the effects of them on the development of science and must explain the contribution of ones especially Copernicus, Bruno, Kepler and Galileo.
7.To represent the origin of Newtonian mechanics and contribution of it on scientific and social change and the contribution of scientists such that Newton, Hook, Boyle, Leibnitz and Huygens.
8.Must represent the interaction between industrial revolution and science and the fact that this interactions’ being cause for what kind of developments
9.Must represent the deficiencies of classical science and the origin of modern science, quantum physics, statistical physics, particle physics and nuclear physics and the development of these until today. Must represent the contributions of scientists such that Planck, Einstein, Rutherford, Bohr, Dirac, Fermi, Heisenberg, de Broglie and Feynmann
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The origin of the thoughts of ancient human and connection between it and produce devices and study
Week 2 - Theoretical
Mesopotamia and Egyptian’s civilization’s thoughts and the effects of them on development of forthcoming scientific thoughts
Week 3 - Theoretical
The discussion of the origin of ancient Greek civilization and first scientific thoughts and the fact that why they didn’t be created elsewhere
Week 4 - Theoretical
The features of the thoughts of Ionia, Athens, Alexandria
Week 5 - Theoretical
The comparison of the character of the science in west and in east in the middle age
Week 6 - Theoretical
The discovery of America and the origin of new social structures and new ideas
Week 7 - Theoretical
Renaissance and reform period and the role of them on scientific development
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
The resistance against renaissance and reform actions and spread of scientific thought
Week 10 - Theoretical
The origin of Newton period science and the meaning of it
Week 11 - Theoretical
The extension of Newtonian science
Week 12 - Theoretical
The origin of industrial revolution and industrial revolution-science effect
Week 13 - Theoretical
The origin of classical science and the generalization of Newton equations
Week 14 - Theoretical
The maturation of classical science and the development of electromagnetic theory and construction of connection between statistical physics and thermodynamics and the role of probability in physics, the contributions of Maxwell, Gauss, Boltzmann
Week 15 - Theoretical
The deficiencies in classical science and the origin of the modern science, quantum physics, statistical physics, particle physics, nuclear physics and developments of them until today and the contributions of scientists such that Planck, Einstein, Rutherford, Bohr, Dirac, Fermi, Heisenberg, de Broglie
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz2%20
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Assignment1718
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination120222
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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4
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2026