Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2019

Nummer	Titel	Typ	ECTS	Umfang	Dozierende
GESS Wissenschaft im Kontext (Science in Perspective) Nur die in diesem Abschnitt aufgelisteten Fächer können als "GESS Wissenschaft im Kontext" angerechnet werden. Weiter unten finden Sie die Kurse im Bereich "Typ B. Reflexion über fachspezifische Methoden und Inhalte" sowie den Bereich "Sprachkurse" Im Bachelorstudium sind 6 KP und im Masterstudium 2 KP zu erwerben. Studierende, die eine Lerneinheit bereits im Rahmen ihres Fachstudiums abgelegt haben, dürfen dieselbe Veranstaltung NICHT nochmals belegen!
Typ B: Reflexion über fachspezifische Methoden und Inhalte Fachspezifische Lerneinheiten. Empfohlen für Studierende ab der Basisprüfung im Bachelor- oder für Studierende im Master- oder Promotionsstudium. Studierende, die eine Lerneinheit bereits im Rahmen ihres Fachstudiums abgelegt haben, dürfen dieselbe Veranstaltung NICHT nochmals belegen! Diese Lerneinheiten sind alle auch unter "Typ A" aufgelistet, d.h. sie sind grundsätzlich für alle Studierenden belegbar.
D-PHYS
851-0144-20L	Philosophical Aspects of Quantum Physics Particularly suitable for students of D-CHAB, D-PHYS	W	3 KP	2S	R. Renner
Kurzbeschreibung	This course provides an introduction to philosophical issues about quantum physics. In particular, we will examine key concepts (such as locality and time) and different interpretations of quantum mechanics (such as the many-worlds interpretation).
Lernziel	By the end of the course students are able to describe and compare different interpretations of quantum mechanics. They have the necessary background to identify and examine features and problems of interpretations and, more generally, of key concepts of quantum physics, such as the transition between quantum and classical systems. The course is part of ETH's "Critical Thinking"-Initiative. It provides students an opportunity to see how established knowledge can be challenged. Giving a presentation and actively participating in discussions (both verbally and in writing) is key to a successful completion of the course.
851-0125-65L	A Sampler of Histories and Philosophies of Mathematics Besonders geeignet für Studierende D-CHAB, D-INFK, D-ITET, D-MATH, D-PHYS	W	3 KP	2V	R. Wagner
Kurzbeschreibung	This course will review several case studies from the ancient, medieval and modern history of mathematics. The case studies will be analyzed from various philosophical perspectives, while situating them in their historical and cultural contexts.
Lernziel	The course aims are: 1. To introduce students to the historicity of mathematics 2. To make sense of mathematical practices that appear unreasonable from a contemporary point of view 3. To develop critical reflection concerning the nature of mathematical objects 4. To introduce various theoretical approaches to the philosophy and history of mathematics 5. To open the students' horizons to the plurality of mathematical cultures and practices
851-0101-86L	Agent-Based Modeling and Social System Simulation Number of participants limited to 100. Prerequisites: Basic programming skills, elementary probability and statistics.	W	3 KP	2S	N. Antulov-Fantulin
Kurzbeschreibung	This course introduces mathematical and computational models to study techno-socio-economic systems and the process of scientific research. Students develop a significant project to tackle techno-socio-economic challenges in application domains of complex systems. They are expected to implement a model and communicating their results through a seminar thesis and a short oral presentation.
Lernziel	The students are expected to know a programming language and environment (Python, Java or Matlab) as a tool to solve various scientific problems. The use of a high-level programming environment makes it possible to quickly find numerical solutions to a wide range of scientific problems. Students will learn to take advantage of a rich set of tools to present their results numerically and graphically. The students should be able to implement simulation models and document their skills through a seminar thesis and finally give a short oral presentation.
Inhalt	Students are expected to implement themselves models of various social processes and systems, including agent-based models, complex networks models, decision making, group dynamics, human crowds, or game-theoretical models. Part of this course will consist of supervised programming exercises. Credit points are finally earned for the implementation of a mathematical or empirical model from the complexity science literature and the documentation in a seminar thesis.
Skript	The lecture slides will be presented on the course web page after each lecture.
Literatur	Literature, in particular regarding computer models in the (computational) social sciences, will be provided in the course.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	The number of participants is limited to the size of the available computer teaching room. The source code related to the seminar thesis should be well enough documented. Good programming skills and a good understanding of probability & statistics and calculus are expected.
851-0144-07L	Das Unendliche in der Philosophie und den exakten Wissenschaften: Logik, Mathematik, Physik Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 40 Besonders geeignet für Studierende D-MATH, D-PHYS	W	3 KP	2S	G. Sommaruga
Kurzbeschreibung	Das Thema des Unendlichen soll einerseits historisch angegangen werden, indem philosophische Texte z.B. von Kant, Bolzano und Cantor behandelt werden. Andererseits soll das Thema auch vom (ahistorischen) wissenschaftlichen Standpunkt aus betrachtet werden: vom Standpunkt der Logik und der Mathematik sowie der Physik.
Lernziel	Verschiedene Typen von Unendlichem kennen lernen; herausfinden, was am Unendlichen so rätselhaft oder problematisch ist; untersuchen, ob die verschiedenen Typen des Unendlichen (wesentliche) gemeinsame Merkmale haben.

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