Hist 100: Western Civ (Science & Society)

  • Robinson B111
  • Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9:00 am–10:15 am

Schedule

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January 22, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

What is history? What is science?

January 24, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Greece and Rome

Reading

Aristotle, . “Physics.” Book II, Part 3 "Causes".
“Via Appia (Image).”
“Pont du Gard (Image).”
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 73-83, 93-8, 112-25, 147-8, 152-8, 182-4.
January 29, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Middle Ages

Reading

Avicenna, . “On Medicine.”
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 245-54, 268-75, 286-8, 299-300, 307-9, 359-60, 370-4, 411-21.
January 29, 2008, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Evening Activity - Islam: Empire of Faith

January 31, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Medieval Spain - Group A

Reading

“Muslim Spain.” In Our Time (Podcast).
February 05, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Medieval Spain - Group B

Reading

“Muslim Spain.” In Our Time (Podcast).
February 07, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

New Worlds - East

Reading

Ricci, Matteo. “The Art of Printing.”
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 448-57, 463-6.
February 12, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

New Worlds - West

Reading

Cortes, Hernan. “Second Letter to Charles V.”
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 466-70.
February 12, 2008, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Evening Activity - 1421: The Year China Discovered America

February 14, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Years of Rice and Salt

Reading

Robinson, Kim Stanley. The Years of Rice and Salt. New York: Spectra, 2003. Book 1, 3.
February 19, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Experimental Tradition

Reading

Bacon, Roger. “On Experimental Science.”
Paracelsus, . “Coelum Philosophorum, or Book of Vexations.” Preface.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 514-20.
February 21, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Practical Tradition

Reading

“The Measurers.” Museum of the History of Science, Oxford.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 548-51.
February 26, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Philosophical Tradition

Reading

Descartes, Rene. “Principles of Philosophy.” Part I, Chapters 1-14.
Newton, Isaac. “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.” Preface.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 553-9.
February 28, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Collecting Tradition

Reading

Bacon, Francis. “The New Atlantis.”
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 569-77.
February 28, 2008, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Evening Activity - Newton's Dark Secrets

March 04, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Years of Rice and Salt

Reading

Robinson, Kim Stanley. The Years of Rice and Salt. New York: Spectra, 2003. Book 4.
March 06, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

No Class - Paper Due By 5:00 p.m.

Writing

Opinion Paper
March 18, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Popular Science in the Enlightenment

Reading

“Joseph Wright of Derby (Images).”
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 581-6, 600-3, 611-3, 618-27.
March 18, 2008, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Evening Activity - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

March 20, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Colonial Science

Reading

von Humboldt, Alexander. “Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New World.” Introduction.
March 25, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Industrial Revolution and the Great Exhibition

Reading

Bronte, Charlotte. “A Visit to the Great Exhibition.”
“Mr. Molony's Account of the Crystal Palace.” The Times of London. 1851.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 629-31, 708-13, 766-72.
March 27, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Consumer Culture

Reading

“Sears, Roebuck & Company Catalogue.” 1897.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 772-8, 791-2, 809-20.
April 01, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Devil in the White City

Reading

Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City. New York: Vintage, 2004.
April 03, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

No Class - Work on Guided Research Paper

April 03, 2008, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Evening Activity - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

April 08, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Mind of Man

Reading

Freud, Sigmund. “The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis.” Lecture V.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 820-9.
April 10, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Paper Due By 5:00 p.m.

Reading

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2nd edition, 2005.
 

Writing

Guided Research Paper
April 15, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

World War I

Reading

Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. Chapter 20.
April 17, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

World War II

Reading

Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. Chapter 21.
April 22, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Atomic Age - Group A

Reading

“White House Press Release, August 6, 1945.” Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 947-66, 979-84.
April 24, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Atomic Age - Group B

Reading

“White House Press Release, August 6, 1945.” Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 947-66, 979-84.
April 29, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

The Information Age

Reading

Bush, Vannevar. “As We May Think.” The Atlantic Monthly. July 1945.
Negroponte, Nicholas. “Bits and Atoms.” 1995.
Hunt, Lynn. The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures, A Concise History. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2007. pp. 988-1003, 1043-6, 1059-67.
May 01, 2008, 9:00 am – 10:15 am

What is history? What is science? (Review Session)

May 13, 2008, 7:30 am – 10:15 am

Final Exam