PHIL
280: Introduction to Philosophy of Science
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Winter
2013 Instructor:
Dr. Jeffrey Koperski Phone:
964-7251 |
Office:
Brown 315 E-mail:
koperski@svsu.edu |
Description:
This course introduces students to the philosophy of the natural sciences. The course material is
structured around some of the great revolutions in the history of
science: the Copernican Revolution in
astronomy,
Texts: All
readings are either online or on Vspace.
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Assignments: |
15% Test 1 15% Test 2 15% Test 3 |
25% Paper 15% Final
Exam 15%
In-Class Assignments |
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Paper
topics will be given later in the semester. See www.svsu.edu/~koperski/PaperGrades.htm
for instructions on the paper. Exams
will contain objective (e.g., multiple choice), short answer, and essay
questions. The final is not
comprehensive. In-class
assignments are mainly pop quizzes on the assigned reading material for the
day, but may include short discussion questions as well. There are no make-ups for in-class assignments
Grades will be assigned
on the following scale:
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Scale: |
92-100 A |
78-79 C+ |
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90-91 A- |
70-77 C |
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88-89 B+ |
61-69 D |
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82-87 B |
60
F |
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80-81 B- |
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Final grades will never be lower than those
prescribed above as long as all work has been submitted. There is no curve for individual assignments,
but a curve on cumulative course grades is possible.
Course Schedule