Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN THE MODERN PERIOD

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Main issues in the history of modern science from the 17th century to the present. Topics might inlcude: the "Scientific Revolution," Newtonianism in the 18th century. Darwinism and evolution, the relativity and quantum revolutions in physics in the early 20th century, and recent developments in the life sciences like molecular biology.