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Course Overview: This course will examine some of the major developments in science from antiquity to the end of the 20th century. We will look at "science" in the context of its time: from Aristotle's and Plato's ideas of matter and form, to the scientific revolution of Newton and Descartes, to the discovery of DNA and the Human Genome Project. We will also discuss the interactions between science and technology, science and religion, and science and politics, including how science has been used for military action in this century.
Grading: The final grade for this course will be determined by the sum of two in-class tests, a tutorial grade, and a final examination. The first test will cover material from the first lecture up to and including the lecture immediately preceding this test as well as any readings corresponding to these lectures. For the second test, you will be responsible for the lectures and readings covered since the first test. The final examination covers ALL lectures and readings from the beginning of the course to the end of the course. The dates and percentages of the grading elements are as follows:
| Test 1: |
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20% (In-class: Tuesday, February 2) |
| Test 2: |
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25% (In-class: Tuesday, March 16) |
| Tutorials: |
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15% |
| Final Exam: |
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40% (Date/location to be announced) |
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Required Readings: The required readings have been compiled, and reprinted in a course reader available in the History section of the textbook area of the University of Toronto Bookstore, in the Koffler Centre (across
St. George Street from the Galbraith Building). I expect that every student will have read the corresponding reading(s) before each week's lectures. The reading materials supplement, they do NOT repeat, the material given in lectures. Readings will be discussed with your tutors in the tutorial classes. Note that at least
twenty-five (25%) percent of the final examination questions will be based on the readings.
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