SylabUZ
| Course name | History of physics |
| Course ID | 13.2-WF-FizP-HP-S17 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
| Field of study | Physics |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2020/2021 |
| Semester | 6 |
| ECTS credits to win | 2 |
| Available in specialities | General physics |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
| Author of syllabus |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the development of concepts and methods of physics and related sciences on historical background. We show that such development does not take place "along a straight line" but on the contrary, is full of twists and turns and blind alleys. Thanks to accompanying multimedia presentations, verbal communication is illustrated with numerous examples.
Knowledge of the issues discussed during classes in previous semesters.
Origin of knowledge: everyday experiences, practice, magic, philosophy
Branches and fields of science, institutionalization of science, science objectives
Scientific methodologies over the centuries
Prehistory of sciences
Physical sciences in the ancient times
Physical science in the Middle Ages
The Universe before Copernicus
The foundations of modern science: experiment, quantitative laws
From the Scientific Revolution to the Age of Enlightenment
Epoque of clasical physics
Crazy years of the early 20th century
Becoming acquainted with the quantum mechanics
Great teams, great equipment, great discoveries
From the heliocentric system to gravitational waves
What is next and how to go from here?
Teaching takes the form of lectures combined with discussion
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Students are assessed on the basis of essay writing. The teacher provides the list of topics a month before the end of classes.
[1] A. Drzewiński, J. Wojtkiewicz, Opowieści z historii fizyki, PWN 2001.
[2] J. Przystawa, Odkryj smak fizyki, Wydawnictwa Szkolne PWN 2012
[3] A. K. Wróblewski, Historia fizyki Od czasów najdawniejszych do współczesności, PWN 2007.
[4] Dzieje nauki. Nauki ścisłe i przyrodnicze, Wydawnictwa Szkolne PWN 2011
[1] M. Bragg, R. Gardiner, Na barkach gigantów. Wielcy badacze i ich odkrycia od Archimedesa do DNA, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa 2005.
[2] Sean Carroll, Cząstka na końcu Wszechświata. Bozon Higgsa i nowa wizja rzeczywistości, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa 2014.
[3] E. Gates, Teleskop Einsteina. W poszukiwaniu ciemnej materii i ciemnej energii we Wszechświecie, Prószyński i S-ka 2010.
[4] T. Kuhn, Struktura rewolucji naukowych, PWN 1968.
Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 04-06-2020 15:11)
