(in Polish) Historia nauki 390-FS2-2HNA
Topics undertaken during the seminar
1. The greatest achievements of Greek mathematics before our era.
2. The atom in the description of the world throughout history.
3. The world seen through the eyes of Aristotle.
4. What was the Copernican Revolution?
5. The image of the world in the Middle Ages.
6. The birth of medicine - Hippocrates, Galen, Vesalius.
7. Discovery of the cause of the spread of diseases - Pasteur and Koch.
8. Was the search for the Philosopher's Stone successful?
9. The history of the discovery of Newton's laws of motion.
10. What do evolutionists argue with creationists?
11. 200 years of electromagnetism.
12. How did the quanta "fit" into the description of the world?
13. Turing machine.
14. Information theory (Shannon).
15. Ciphers from antiquity to the Enigma and RSA.
16. The nature of light in historical terms.
17. Models of the structure of the atom at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Type of course
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
Student:
1. Can use computer tools available in the Internet resources, respecting intellectual property rights (K_U17).
2 Can prepare and deliver a public speech in either Polish or English on current problems in physics or medical physics (K_U18).
Assessment criteria
The pass mark is attendance at classes and preparation of at least two speeches / presentations on the proposed topics. The quality of the speeches as well as the activity during the classes is assessed.
Bibliography
Literature is individually selected for each case.
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