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HIST402 Syllabus
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Instructor:
Dr. Stephen G. Brush
Distinguished University Professor of the History of Science
Department of History
and
Institute for Physical Science & Technology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742 USA
Stephen G. Brush Home Page
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November 13, 2006
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University of Maryland - Spring 2005
HIST 402
Development of Modern Physical Science
from Newton to Einstein
Instructor: Stephen G. Brush
Lectures: TuTh 3:30-4:45 pm, Computer & Space Science Bldg. (CSS) 2428
beginning January 27
,
last lecture May 12
Instructor's offices: Computer & Space Science Bldg. (CSS) 4341 and Taliaferro Hall (TLF), Room 2117
Phone: x-54846 (from off campus, 301-405-4846
E-mail: Stephen Brush has changed his email address. Please write to him an actual
paper letter to
Stephen Brush
IPST, University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
USA
to request the new email address. Unless you do this, you may not get a
reply from him.
Sorry for the inconvenience but the ever increasing amount of SPAM has
made him take this extreme but necessary measure.
Office hours: TuTh 2:15-2:45 in TLF 2117; Th 11:30 am-12 noon in CSS 4341
other times Tu & Th in CSS 4341 (call first)
Course website:
http://punsterproductions.com/~sciencehistory/H402/syll_p1.php
Course description:
HIST 402 presents a systematic examination of the
history of physics from the mid-17th to mid-20th century, with connections
to related areas of mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, and planetary
science. During this period Newtonian mechanics was established as
the dominant paradigm in science, and was successfully applied to a variety
of problems. In the 19th century new discoveries, both experimental
and theoretical, provided the basis for a revolution, initiated by Albert
Einstein, that led to relativity and quantum theory during the first decades
of the 20th century. These theories changed our world view in ways
still being debated by scientists and philosophers, while the study of
atomic particles and radiation yielded practical applications with major
impacts on society.
HIST 402 is the second half of a two-semester
sequence. HIST 401, offered in Fall 2004, covered the history of
science from Aristotle to Newton; it is not a prerequisite for HIST 402,
but students who did not take HIST 401 should do the "recommended
reading" (see below under "Schedule of Topics, Assignments,
Exams") which briefly reviews that material.
Prerequisite:
A college-level course in physics (preferably at the
level of PHYS 117 or higher), and a mathematics course at the level of
Math 110 or higher.
Required Texts:
- Holton & Brush, Physics, the Human Adventure: From Copernicus to
Einstein and Beyond
- Einstein, Relativity: The Special and General Theory
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