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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Philosophy
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
E. Safra
Course/Module Coordinator:
Orly Shenker
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Prof Orly Shenker
Course/Module description:
What is time? What is duration, and is it universal? Is the present more real than the past, and are both more real than the future? In the course we will examine some of these questions in light of modern physics.
Course/Module aims:
In the course we will examine some of these questions in light of modern physics.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Describing central problems concerning time, in physics and philosophy.
Attendance requirements(%):
80
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture, class exercises, reading.
Course/Module Content:
Temporal experience
Principle of relativity
Principle of constancy of speed of light
Relativity of simultaneity
Time dilation
Required Reading:
Mermin: It's about time
Additional Reading Material:
In the moodle page
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 100 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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