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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:
by email
Teaching Staff:
Prof Orly Shenker
Course/Module description:
Foundations of non-relativistic quantum mechanics, accessible to philosophy students with no background in physics nor mathematics. focusing on some of its riddles and mysteries, with emphasis on philosophical problems.
Course/Module aims:
to be acquainted with the foundations of quantum mechanics and its philosophical assumptions and implications, as an excercise in metaphysics.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
to be acquainted with the foundations of quantum mechanics and its philosophical assumptions and implications, as an excercise in metaphysics.
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
lectures and exercises in class.
Course/Module Content:
quantum phenomena
superpositions
the mesurement problem
quantum entanglement
quantum non locality
Examples of “interpretations”.
If time permits - quantum computation, quantum cryptography.
Required Reading:
David Albert: quantum mechanics and experience
and papers that will be given in the moodle
Additional Reading Material:
will be presented in the moodle page
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 100 %
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