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KFI / SHFF
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KFI
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SHFF
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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History and Philosophy of Physics
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
3
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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3
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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Czech
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Substituted course
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KFI/SHFA
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The purpose of this course is to read and explicate philosophically the works of such meaningful representatives of European astronomy and physics.
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Requirements on student
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Work with original texts, final seminar paper and discussion to the broader topic.
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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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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Heisenberg, W. Část a celek: rozhovory o atomové fyzice. Olomouc, 1996.
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Basic:
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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Basic:
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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Recommended:
Simonyi, K. A Cultural History of Physics. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2012.
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Recommended:
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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Recommended:
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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Recommended:
Holton, G. B., Brush, S. G. Physics, the human adventure: from Copernicus to Einstein and beyond. Rutgers University Press, 2005.
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Recommended:
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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Recommended:
Serres, M. The Birth of Physics. Manchester: Clinamen Press, 2000.
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Recommended:
Batterman, H. (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Physics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Contact hours
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26
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Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
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22
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Preparation for an examination (30-60)
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30
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Total
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78
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
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 |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to identify the problem (thesis) and reproduce the argumentation contained in the text
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to use modern technologies, especially information databases |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
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 |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
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 |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Seminar work |
Continuous assessment |
Kolokvium |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
Kolokvium |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
Kolokvium |
Seminar work |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Interactive lecture |
Textual studies |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Interactive lecture |
Textual studies |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Interactive lecture |
Textual studies |
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