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2016-2017 EIU Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 EIU Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SCI 5002 - History of Science for Natural Science Teachers.


(3-0-3) This course examines the history of natural science from ancient to modern times, with emphasis on the dynamics of scientific investigation and the personalities and social context that shape initial acceptance or rejection of an idea. Case studies of the resolution of conflicting ideas and competing experiments are studied. The ultimate determination of the validity of any scientific theory is experiment. The conclusive experiments that resolved debates and led to major advances in Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science and Physics are examined.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment in M.S. in Natural Sciences degree program or consent of instructor.

Credits: 3