SYLLABUS AND READINGS

            Here are the Powerpoints for the first three lectures:

             Introduction to the History of Science             

             Mathematics, Calendars, and the Riverine Cultures                 

             Science and Philosophy--Plato and the Sophists  

            Science and Islam

            For Monday, please read:

            Babylonian Numerals

            Parmenides, the Sophist, and at least the highlighted parts of Timaeus 

            For Wednesday, please read:

            Science and Islam