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136-307 Philosophy of Science for Scientists | |
Note | This subject is for Science students only. Students cannot gain credit for both this unit and 136-220. |
Credit Points | 12.5 3rd year |
Prerequisites | Two HPS subjects or second year physics. |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | Two lectures and one 90-minute lecture/seminar per week |
Subject Description | This course incorporates the lectures for 136-220 and extends the material in them in an additional 90-minute lecture/seminar. It will explore the history and logic of such major scientific theories as Newtonian mechanics or evolution. It will pay particular attention to the relationship between the science learned in their courses and the history and logic of these theories. |
Assessment | The best 10 of 12 tutorial exercises and a 2000 word essay totally 4000 words. |
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