Alan Tully, Chair
128 Inner Campus Dr., Stop B7000, GAR 1.104 Austin, TX 78712-1739 • 512-471-3261
Fall 2004
HIS 322M • History of Modern Science
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 38155 |
MWF |
10:00 AM-11:00 AM |
GAR 1 |
HUNT |
Course Description
In this course, we will survey the development of modern science from the time of Isaac Newton to the present, and will examine the growth of scientific ideas and institutions and their changing place in Western society.
Grading Policy
Grades will be based on two essay exams (25% each), a short paper on a topic to be assigned (20%), and a final exam (30%).
Texts
Books (tentative list): Thomas L. Hankins, SCIENCE AND THE ENLIGHTENMENT Thomas S. Kuhn, THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS Charles Darwin, ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES (ed. J. W. Burrow) Banesh Hoffmann, ALBERT EINSTEIN: CREATOR AND REBEL James D. Watson, THE DOUBLE HELIX (ed. Gunther S. Stent) plus a course packet
