| 课程号 |
00333119 |
学分 |
3 |
| 英文名称 |
The Big History of Our Planet: A Scientific Journey Over 14 Billion Years of History |
| 先修课程 |
无 |
| 中文简介 |
历史不应仅仅局限于描述人类活动。为了理解我们周围许多物种的起源，实际上，我们有必要追溯到宇宙的起点，以便找到一个更令人满意的答案。在本课程中，我们将通过这个世界过往的一些里程碑事件，探索地球的“大历史”，这些事件包括宇宙的开始，地球的形成，人类的进化以及人类如何通过精细农业和工业化发展到现代社会。本课程很自然地会涉及不同的学科，并探究促使我们的世界不断增加其复杂性的最佳条件。最终，这节课会使我们反思当前人类应如何适应我们的世界。本课程相当于香港大学提供的SCNC1113课程. |
| 英文简介 |
History should not be confined to describe human activities only. To understand the origin of many of the features around us, it is actually necessary for us to trace all the way back to the beginning of our universe so as to find a more satisfying answer. In this course we will survey the "Big History" and go through the milestones of the past of our world: the beginning of our universe, the formation of our Earth, the evolution of humans, the development into modern society via practising agriculture and industrialization, etc. This course will naturally touch upon different academic disciplines, and investigate what are the favorite conditions that urged our world to keep on increasing its complexity. In the end this allows us to reflect upon how humans fit in our world. This course is equivalent to SCNC1113 offered at the University of Hong Kong. |
| 开课院系 |
工学院 |
| 通选课领域 |
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| 是否属于艺术与美育 |
否 |
| 平台课性质 |
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| 平台课类型 |
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| 授课语言 |
英文 |
| 教材 |
Big history and the future of humanity; 2nd Edition,Fred Spier,Wiley-Blackwell,2015；
Big History: Between Nothing and Everything,David Christian, Cynthia Brown and Craig Benjamin,McGraw-Hill Education,2013；
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| 教学大纲 |
By exploring the Big History of our planet: from the Big Bang of the Universe, the synthesis of different chemical substances, through the evolution of various species on Earth, to the establishment of modern human society, the course aims to: (1) discuss the process of scientific discovery, and how our current body of knowledge about Nature was established; (2) develop students` understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of science; (3) develop students` understanding of the importance of science and technology to our society, in formulating policies in the society, and solving the future problems of our planet; (4) increase scientific literacy.
Part I: From the Cosmos to the Atom
1. What is Big History?
2. Big Bang & the Evolution of Early Universe
3. Nucleosynthesis & the Formation of Elements
4. The Origin of Solar System & the Formation of the Earth
Part II: From the Atom to Life
5. The Origin of Life on Earth
6. TheEvolutionofLifeonEarth
Part III: From Life to Mind to Society
7. The Start of Agriculture
8. The Early Agrarian Society & Civilization 9. The Modern & Industrial Revolutions
Part IV: Looking into the Future
10. The Anthropocene
11. The History of our Future
课堂讲授+Field trip
Field trip:Visit Zhoukoudian (周口店) to view the Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis). For further details check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_Man. Trip is optional and those electing to go will have to pay a charge.
Individual Assignments 40%
Group Project & Presentation 30%
Final Exam 20%
Participation 10%
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| 教学评估 |
Chi-wang CHAN：
学年度学期：16-17-3，课程班：地球大历史:穿梭一百四十亿年的科学之旅1，课程推荐得分：null，教师推荐得分：null，课程得分分数段：80及以下；
学年度学期：17-18-3，课程班：地球大历史:穿梭一百四十亿年的科学之旅1，课程推荐得分：null，教师推荐得分：null，课程得分分数段：80及以下；
William M.Y. CHEUNG：
学年度学期：16-17-3，课程班：地球大历史:穿梭一百四十亿年的科学之旅1，课程推荐得分：null，教师推荐得分：null，课程得分分数段：80及以下；
学年度学期：17-18-3，课程班：地球大历史:穿梭一百四十亿年的科学之旅1，课程推荐得分：null，教师推荐得分：null，课程得分分数段：80及以下；
学年度学期：18-19-3，课程班：地球大历史:穿梭一百四十亿年的科学之旅1，课程推荐得分：null，教师推荐得分：null，课程得分分数段：80及以下；
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