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Fundamental Concepts and Cultural History of Physics (Spring 2024) 

General: (The webpage of the course is updated gradually)  - Last Update 9 October 2025

This is a joint B.Sc. and M.Sc. course, which will be held in the Physics Department of Sharif University of Technology.

By Shant Baghram

 Simonyi, K., A Cultural History of Physics,  Translated to English by David Kramer, (1st edition), A K Peters/CRC Press (2012).

And Lecture Notes will be released

Grading:

Timeline:  1 points

Optional Assignment: 1 point

Class Activity: 2 points

Reading a book: 2 points

Essay + Presentation:  5 points

Midterm:  4 points     Monday  -  10 Azar 1404 -  1 Dec 2025  @ 16:30 - 18:30

Final:   6 points          Saturday   -  11 Bahman 1404  -  31 Jan  2025  @ 15:00

Total grade: 20+1   YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS HERE 

Send your notes and essays to sh.baghram2@gmail.com    

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LIST OF TIMELINE

Suggested Reading:

There are many resources in Fundamental Concepts and Cultural History of Physics

A list of these resources will be added gradually to the link below.

Please follow the update:

Resources - Last updated: 8 Jan 2024

Lecture Notes and Presentations:

Physics Time Line in Excel /  pdf     Last update: 26 March 2024

Time Line of Lectures:

Lecture  1: ( Saturday   -  19 Mehr 1404 -  11 Oct 2025 )

Lecture  2: ( Monday  -  21 Mehr 1404 -   13 Oct  2025 )

Lecture  3:  ( Saturday   -  26 Mehr 1404 -  18 Oct 2025 )

Lecture  4:  ( Monday  -  28 Mehr 1404 -   20 Oct  2025 ) 

Lecture  5:  ( Saturday   - 3 Aban 1404 -  25 Oct 2025  )

Lecture  6:  ( Monday  -  5 Aban 1404 -   27 Oct  2025 )

Lecture  7:  ( Saturday   - 10 Aban 1404 -  1 Nov 2025  )   

Lecture  8:  ( Monday  -  12 Aban 1404 -   3 Nov  2025)

Lecture  9:   ( Saturday   - 17 Aban 1404 -  8 Nov 2025 )

Lecture  10:   ( Monday  -  19 Aban 1404 -   10 Nov  2025)   

Lecture  11:   ( Saturday   - 24 Aban 1404 -  15 Nov 2025 )

Lecture  12:   ( Monday  -  26 Aban 1404 -   17 Nov  2025)

Lecture  13:   ( Saturday   -  1 Azar 1404 -  22 Nov 2025 )

Monday  -  3 Azar 1404 -   24 Nov  2025:  Official Holiday

Lecture  14:    ( Saturday   -  8 Azar 1404 -  29 Nov 2025) 

Lecture  15:    ( Monday  -  10 Azar 1404 -  1 Dec 2025)

 Midterm Exam

Lecture  16:    ( Saturday  - 15 Azar 1404 -  6 Dec 2025  )

Lecture  17:    ( Monday  -  17 Azar 1404 -  8 Dec 2025)

Lecture  18:    ( Saturday  -  22 Azar 1404 -  13 Dec 2025 )

Lecture  19:    ( Monday  -  24 Azar 1404 -  15 Dec 2025)

Lecture  20:    ( Saturday  - 29 Azar 1404 -  20 Dec 2025)

Lecture  21:    ( Monday  -  1 Day  1404 -  22 Dec 2025)

Lecture  22:    ( Saturday  - 6 Day 1404 -  27 Dec 2025)

Lecture  23:    ( Monday  -  8 Day  1404 -  29 Dec 2025)

Saturday  - 13 Day 1404 -   3 Jan 2026   Official Holiday

Lecture  24:    ( Monday  -  15 Day  1404 -  5 Jan 2026)

Lecture  25:    ( Saturday  -  20 Day  1404 -  10 Jan 2026)

Lecture  26:    ( Monday  -  22 Day  1404 -  12 Jan 2026)

Assignments:

1) Problem Set 1:

2) Problem Set 2:

3) Problem Set 3:

4) Problem Set 4  

5) Problem Set 5  

6) Problem Set 6  

Essays and Projects:

Lecture Notes:

Cultural history of Physics - Version 1 - 15-02-1403 : - will be updated for the next year course.

Useful Links and Further Reading:

What Is Enlightenment? Imannuel Kant