History of Science and Technology

Code:

FEG4007

Acronym:

FEG4007

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	General Education Training

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Science Education Unit
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Physics and Chemistry Teacher Education for Middle and Secondary Schools

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:EFQ	5	Plano de Estudos M:EFQ_2015_2016.	1	-	6	42	162
M:ENSM	8	Plano de Estudos M:ENSMAT_2015_2016	1	-	6	42	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Introduce students to the main aspects of the history of science and tecnology in what concerns chemistry, mathematics and physics.

Learning outcomes and competences

We aim that students understand the evolution of concepts and ideas and the interaction among chemestry, maths and physics. Particular enphasis will be given to the deveolpment of critical skills and to the habilty to read key texts of chemistry, maths and physics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Módulo de História da Matemática

1. Mathematics in Babylon and Egypt.

2. The concepts of number and magnitude.

3. The works of Euclid and Archimedes.

3. Algebra in the Middle Ages (arabic) and Renaissance (european).

 

History of Physics

1. The scientific revolution

2. Newton's Mechanics

3. Unfication of eletromagnetism and optics in the XIX's century

4. The Laws of Thermodinamics

5. Macrocosm and microcosm: estatistical mechanics

6. Special and General Relativity

7. Quantum Mechanics

8. Important developments after the second half of the XX's century

 

Módulo de História da Química

 1. The beginning of Chemistry. The alchemy.

2. The discovery of oxygen.

3. Lavoisier and the modern chemistry

4. The atomic theory.

5. The beginning of eletrochemistry

6. The development of organic chemistry

7. Short history of physical chemistry

8. The periodic table.

9. The structure of the atom

10. Chemistry - the central science

 

Mandatory literature

R. Hoffmand, C. Djerassi; Oxigénio, Editora UP, Porto, 2005. ISBN: ISBN: 972–8025–42-4
Katz Victor J.; A history of mathematics. ISBN: 0-673-38039-4
Estrada Maria Fernanda; História da matemática. ISBN: 972-674-315-X
J. D. Partington; A Short History of Chemistry, Dover Publications, Inc., New York, 1989. ISBN: ISBN 0-486-65977-1
Bertolami Orfeu; O Livro das Escolhas Cósmicas, Gradiva, 2006
Weinberg Steven; To Explain the World, Allen Lane, 2015
Smith Alan G.R.; A Revolução Científica , Editorial Verbo, 1972
Bertolami Orfeu, Couto Helena et al.; Do Big Bang ao Homem, U. Porto Edições, 2015

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory classes as well as exercise classes.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	80,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	60,00
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

No record is made of the presence of the students. Therefore, no condition is needed to obtain the frequency.

Calculation formula of final grade

0.8 of the grading of the report + 0.2 of the participation in the lecture