History of Science and Scientific Culture (20036)

Degree/study:Degree in Humanities
Year: 4th.
Term: 2nd,
Number of ECTS credits: 5 credits
Hours of studi dedication: 125 hours
Teaching language or languages: catalan (group 1), spanish (group 2)
Teaching Staff: Antoni Malet (group 1) / Daniele Cozzoli (group 2)

1. Presentation of the subject

It is based on the study of the main scientific vision transformations regarding the physical world, from Copernicus to the DNA.

2. Competences to be attained

Transferable skills	Specific competences
1 Use bibliographic resources both on paper and electronic formats. 2 Argue and defend arguments in a logical way 3 use of specific scientific and historical terminology when analysing scientific texts in a critical way 4 Ability to develop the analytical and critical mind	1 Knowledge of the most important events of the history of modern and contemporary sciences. 2 Knowledge of the secondary bibliography on the history of modern and contemporary sciences. 3 Analysis of the late debates on the history of modern and contemporary sciences. 4 Acquisition of a critical mind about the relationship between the past and the present.

3. Contents

 

Unit 1: Copernicus Revolution

Unit 2: Galileo Affair

Unit 3: Cartesian Mechanism

Unit 4: Science and religion: Merton Thesis

Unit 5: Newton and the European Enlightenment

Unit 6: The Theory of Evolution by Darwin

Unit 7: Eugenics, 1910-1945 ... and more

Unit 8: Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

Unit 9: Manhattan Project, Nuclear Weapon and Big Science

Unit 10: The DNA and the Human Genome Project

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4. Assessment

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5. Bibliography and teaching resources

5.1. Basic bibliography

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5.2. Complementary bibliography

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5.3. Teaching resources

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6. Metodology

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7. Planning of activities

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