Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	İslam Dünyasında Bilim ve Teknoloji Tarihi
	English	Scie.&Techn.in Islamic World
Course Code	BVT 505E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	3	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Peter Jonathan Starr
Course Objectives		This course is both an introduction to “Science and Technology in the Muslim World” and a more in-depth account of some of the philosophical issues surrounding this subject. While developments specific to the History of Science in the Islamic World will be emphasized, it will become clear that the Greeks had a pervasive influence on mainstream Muslim thinkers and theologians, just as later the Arabs were vital for the development of the sciences in the Latin West.
Course Description		A wide range of topics will be discussed, including the History of Medicine, Physics, Pharmacology, Optics, Geography, Logic and Philosophy, Cartography, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Travel Writing, Geoponics, Astronomy and Astrology, Physiology, and the Influence on the Latin West.
Course Outcomes		The course aims to motivate students to further study of Science and Tech. in the Islamic World.
Pre-requisite(s)		English.
Required Facilities		None.
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Textbook		Handouts and recommended books.
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