History of Science

In these omnibus-style lectures (15 lectures in total), faculty members from the Faculty of Science will introduce students to the history of various fields of natural science according to their own fields of expertise. At the end of each lecture, students will complete a quiz or report on the lecture contents.

Modern science, algebraic equations, magnetism, elementary particles, ancient chemistry, periodic table, theory of continental drift, plate tectonics, fossils, the earth and the universe, evolution, life and the environment, geological formations, history of the earth and environmental science, soil, and humans, Chibanian

1) Course overview / History of magnets (Higuchi)
2) History of elementary particles (Kawade)
3) ""Evolutionary"" biology in the history of science (1) (Tojo)
4) ""Evolutionary"" biology in the history of science (2) (Tojo)
5) ""Evolutionary"" biology in the history of science (3) (Tojo)
6) Life and the environment (Park)
7) Earth and humans (KokutouKunito)
8) Geoenvironmental history related to the Chibanian (Murakoshi)
9) History of mathematics and topology (Sakai)
10) Changes in views on fossils (Yamada, K.)
11) Establishing the view on earth and the universe (Saito)
12) From continental drift theory to plate tectonics (Yamada,M)
13) Ancient chemistry (Ishikawa)
14) The beginning of modern chemistry (Ishikawa)
15) The development of the periodic table (Ishikawa); the last 15 minutes of this lecture will comprise a course survey

Syllabus (Japanese site only)