Inventions & Discoveries
PSC 1001 CRN# 10187
Mondays 5:30 to 8:20 Room W 117
Text Book
History of Science & Technology
by
Bryan Bunch
Prof. Anthony Kondoleon
kondolea@lscc.edu
Course Outline Homework: 60% of grade
Due when assigned
In Class Exams: 20% of grade
Tests during class
Makeup scheduled after class hours
In Term Report: 20%
Topic to be handed out
Due November 16, 2009
Extra Credit: 10%
See me for approve topics
Can be individual or group project
Due November 23, 2009
No Final Exam
General Rules
Class Runs 5:30 to 8:20
There will be a break around 7:00
No Food in Classroom
No Cell Phones Calls During Class
No Twittering During Class
No Text Messaging
Late Homework will be penalized
No Class September 7
What You Are Expected to Do
Homework assignments are meant to test your ability to find details in the textbook
Homework’s are take home open book exams
Handed in at start of class when due
Class exams will test how well you retained the topic you read
Class exams will be about 6 questions
15 minutes in length
Start of class
Mostly closed book tests
Class Description
Chapter 1 “Zero to 599 BCE”
August 24; Pages 1 to 49
Chapter 2 “600 BCE to 529 CE”
August 31; Pages 50 to 91
Chapter 3 “530 to 1452”
August 31; Pages 92 139
Chapter 4 “1453 to 1659”
September 14; Pages 140 to 193
Chapter 5 “1660 to 1734”
September 21; Pages 194 to 229
Chapter 6 “1735 to 1819”
September 28; Pages 230 to 307
Chapter 7.1 “1820 to 1856”
October 5; Pages 308 to 374
Chapter 7.2 “1857 to 1894”
October 12; Pages 374 to 437
Chapter 8.1 “1895 to 1919”
October 19; Pages 439 to 489
Chapter 8.2 “1920 to 1945”
October 26; Pages 489 to 539
Chapter 9.1 “1946 to 1959
November 2; Pages 541 to 586
Chapter 9.2 “1960 to 1972”
November 9; Pages 586 to 669
Chapter 10.1 “1973 to 1985”
November 16; Pages 625 to 669
Chapter 10.2 “1986 to 2003”
November 23; Pages 669 to 719
Review of Term Paper Topics
November 30;