FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Architecture
GENS 212 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
History and Philosophy of Astronomy
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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GENS 212
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Course Objectives | This course will examine the history and philosophy of astronomy in a way accessible to students of all majors and levels. Commencing from prehistory, emphasis will be placed both on lessons learned from past scientific developments and on open issues to stress the dynamics of discovery, including dark matter and cosmological questions about the Big Bang and the “multiverse.” Analysis of the impact of astronomical research will consider industrial benefits, mention of the novel phenomenon of commercial space and societal change from the artistic, literary, and philosophical standpoints, including also science straying into metaphysics. The contribution given by women throughout history will be explicitly showcased to provide a balanced view. Finally we shall consider the colonization of Mars, the dream of interstellar exploration, and the history and philosophical implications of the possible discovery of alien life in the universe, including intelligent civilizations. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction, the Solar System, our Universe | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: NASAS: Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets and Meteors. BSF: Part I; BSFWB: Ch. 1; PINLN |
2 | Prehistory, archeoastronomy, ancient Egypt | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: RMPI: pp 3-47; TESA: Ch. 4 PINLN |
3 | Basic naked-eye astronomy, observing the sky | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: PINLN |
4 | Babylonian mathematics and astronomy | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: TESA: Ch. 1-3, 5 PINLN |
5 | Greek philosophy and astronomy I | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: TESA: Ch. 6 HWP: Part I–The Presocratics PSC: Prologue PINLN |
6 | Greek philosophy and astronomy II | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: HWP: Part II–Socrates, Plato, Aristotle GINPTO PINLN |
7 | The Middle Ages and Astronomy in Islam | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: PSC: Ch. 2 (Historical Perspectives) PINLN |
8 | The Copernican Revolution, Tycho, and Kepler | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: HWP: Bk 3, Pt. VI–The Rise of Science PINLN |
9 | Galileo, the telescope, Newton, and mechanics | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: PINGT; PSC: Ch. 3, 5 (gravitation) PINLN |
10 | Midterm I | |
11 | Triumphs and failures. Einstein and relativity | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: PSC: Ch. 8, 9, 26 SGT: Part II PINLN |
12 | Space exploration. The race to the Moon | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: NASARS: 1-26; BSFWB: Ch. 4; BSF: Ch. 9 PINLN |
13 | Project I | |
14 | Exploring Mars. Interstellar space. Alien life | No-advanced-math based concept summary and essential concepts from: BSFWB: Ch. 9; BSF: Ch. 13; NASAINS; ESAEXB: II.3; PINLN |
15 | Project II | |
16 | Final exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | NASA Science, Our Solar System, https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/our-solar-system/overview/ : NASAS. A. B. Chace, The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (Vol. I) (Mathematical Association of America, Oberlin, Ohio, 1927): RMPI. O. Neugebauer, The Exact Sciences in Antiquity (Dover Publications, New York, 1969): TESA. B. Russel, History of Western Philosophy (George Allen and Unwin Ltd., Great Britain, 1947): HWP. T. S. Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (The University of Chicago, Chicago, 1970): SOSR. K. Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Routledge, London, 2005): LOSD. P. Feyerabend, “How to defend society against science,” in Scientific Revolutions, Ian Hacking, Ed. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1981): FEYDS. O. Gingerich, “Was Ptolemy a fraud?” Q. Jl. R. astr. Soc., 21, 253-266 (1980): GINPTO. F. Pinto, “Giants’ Talk,” The Griffith Observer, 2-18, 9, 1992: PINGT. A. Einstein, Relativity: The special and general theory (Methuen & Co Ltd, 1920): SGT. G. W. Mason, Physical Science Concepts (BYU Univ. Press, 1997): PSC. NASA, Adventures in Rocket Science (NASA, 2008): NASARS. D. Doody and G. Stephan, Basics of Spaceflight: Learners’ Workbook (JPL, 1995): BSFWB. D. Doody, Basics of Spaceflight (JPL, 2011): BSF. NASA, Mars InSight Launch Press Kit (2018): NASAINS. F. Pinto, “Engines powered by the forces between atoms,” Am. Sci., 102, 280-289 (2014): PINEFBA. ESA, Exobiology in the Solar System & The Search for Life on Mars (1999): ESAEXB. F. Pinto, Lecture Notes: PINLN. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | - |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
2
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40
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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20
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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4
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64
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
2
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14
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28
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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5
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5
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Final Exam |
1
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5
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5
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Total |
150
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. |
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2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. |
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3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
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4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. |
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5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. |
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6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. |
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7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. |
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8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. |
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9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. |
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10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. |
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11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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