NAT504: Philosophy of Science – Mathematics (5 ECTS)

STADS: 13007101

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
2nd quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: jessica@imada.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Ubegrænset deltagerantal. 2. kvartal. Fælles undervisning med NAT506.

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
All first year courses must be passed.

Course introduction
The course introduces central themes from the Philosophy of Science and discusses ethical problems that are relevant to the natural sciences. In addition the course treats the role of the subjects in society.

Expected learning outcome
After the course the student is supposed to be able to

• reproduce central parts of the literature of the course.
  
• use the notions and concepts from the course correctly.
• relate relevant issues about the students subject to the theories presented in the course.
• Argue for independent points of views relevant for this course.
  
  
  Subject overview
  The themes are introduced in general terms in lectures and will afterwards be discussed in relation to mathematics in smaller classes.
  The themes are:
  • Role of university and subject in society.
  • Methods in Science.
  • Theory and Reality.
  • Ethics and Values.
  Literature
  
  Meddeles ved kursets start.
  
  
  Website
  This course uses e-learn (blackboard).
  
  Prerequisites for participating in the exam
  None
  
  Assessment and marking:
  (a) Project, pass/fail, internal evaluation by teacher. Requires exam protocol. The oral examination requires that the project has been passed.
  (b) Oral examination which starts with a presentation of the project. Thereafter the student will be examined in the rest of the syllabus. External examiner. Marks according to the 7-point grading scale.
  
  Re-examination after 4th quarter. At the re-examination internal examiner is used.
  
  Expected working hours
  The teaching method is based on three phase model.
  
  I alt 14 +3 timers forelæsninger samt 20 timers øvelser. Desuden indgår 6 timers projektarbejde (i grupper) med selvvalgt projekt.
  Educational activities
  
  Language
  This course is taught in Danish.
  
  Course enrollment
  See deadline of enrolment.
  
  Tuition fees for single courses
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