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Lecturer(s)
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Havlík Vladimír, Doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Introduction to the philosophy and history of physics; division of physics; phenomena and objects; phenomenality. A brief summary of ancient and medieval European physics. Arabic physics, astronomy and astrology; symbolic phase of the history of physics. Opening of space, world and light. Time and space in astronomy and physics. Thermodynamics and electromagnetism. Crystals. Oscillations, waves and (in) finality. Continuum and physical invariance. Micro-world and (in) determinism. Statistical nature of physics. Influence of history of physics on epistemology. Limits of physics.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Interactive lecture, Textual studies
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 22 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to list the most important representatives of the field |
| to describe the most significant discoveries in the field and their role in European cultural development |
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| to use modern technologies, especially information databases |
| to analyze and interpret professional text in Czech and English |
| to process knowledge from a professional text into a comprehensive presentation |
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| learning outcomes |
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| to enumerate key characters and topics from the history and philosophy of physics |
| to explain specific terms and apparatus related to the topics of history and philosophy of physics |
| to describe problems that were solved in the field of history and philosophy of physics |
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| to use the terminology of history and philosophy of physics with understanding |
| to reproduce the argumentation contained in the given text from the field of history and philosophy of physics |
| to interpret and discuss selected classical text of physics |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
| Individual study |
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| Interactive lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
| Individual study |
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| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Kolokvium |
| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Kolokvium |
| Combined exam |
| Competences |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Kolokvium |
| Seminar work |
| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Batterman, H. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Feynman, Richard P. O povaze fyzikálních zákonů : sedmkrát o rytmech přírodních jevů. 1. vyd. Praha : Aurora, 1998. ISBN 80-85974-53-3.
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Hawking, S. W. Stručná historie času : od velkého třesku k černým dírám. Vyd. 2. Praha : Argo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7203-946-3.
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Heisenberg, W. Část a celek: rozhovory o atomové fyzice. Olomouc, 1996.
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Holton, G. B., Brush, S. G. Physics, the human adventure: from Copernicus to Einstein and beyond. Rutgers University Press, 2005.
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Patočka, Jan; Chvatík, Ivan,; Frei, Jan. Fenomenologické spisy. I, Přirozený svět : texty z let 1931-1949. 1. vyd. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7298-307-0.
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Patočka, Jan; Chvatík, Ivan,; Frei, Jan,; Puc, Jan. Fenomenologické spisy. III/1, Nitro a svět : nepublikované texty ze 40. let. 1. vyd. Praha : OIKOYMENH, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7298-450-3.
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Poincaré, Henri. Číslo, prostor, čas : výbor z prací o filosofii vědy. 1. vyd. Kanina : OPS, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87269-14-5.
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Serres, M. The Birth of Physics. Manchester: Clinamen Press, 2000.
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Simonyi, K. A Cultural History of Physics. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2012.
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