NAT510: Philosophy of Science for Physics students (2.5 ECTS)
STADS: 13015201Level
Bachelor course
Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
Teacher responsible
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Timetable
| Group | Type | Day | Time | Classroom | Weeks | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | I | Monday | 08-10 | U14 | 14 | |
| Common | I | Tuesday | 12-14 | U48A | 7,9-11,13-14,16 | |
| H1 | TE | Tuesday | 14-16 | U154 | 13 | |
| H1 | TE | Tuesday | 12-14 | U155 | 18 | |
| H1 | TE | Wednesday | 16-18 | U142 | 10 | |
| H1 | TE | Thursday | 14-16 | U10 | 9,15-17 | |
| H1 | TE | Friday | 13-15 | U31 | 10 | |
| H1 | TE | Friday | 08-10 | U155 | 11 |
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Prerequisites:
None
Academic preconditions:
First year test should be passed.
Course introduction
The course introduces central themes from the Philosophy of Science as well as themes from the philosophy of physics. In addition it introduces ethical problems that are relevant to the natural sciences and discusses the role of the natural sciences in society.
Qualifications
The aim of the course is to allow students to reflect on their subject and its prerequisites, and on the methods that it uses. In addition the students will be trained to argue about questions concerning their subject matter.
Expected learning outcome
After the course the student is supposed to be able to
- reproduce and explain central parts of the literature of the course.
- explain and use the notions and concepts from the course correctly.
- explain and relate relevant issues about the students subject to the theories presented in the course.
- generalize from given examples and principles and hence argue for independent points of views relevant for this course.
The themes are introduced in general terms in lectures and will afterwards be discussed in relation to physics in smaller classes. The themes are:
- Methods in Science.
- Theory and Reality.
- Role of university and natural science in society.
- Ethics.
There isn't any litterature for the course at the moment.
Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).
Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None
Assessment and marking:
Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 12 hours
Skills training phase: 16 hours, hereof:
- Tutorials: 16 hours
Educational activities Study phase: 10 hours
Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.
Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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