Spring Term 2019 Newtonian Lit: Chronicles of a Clockwork Universe - 3690 - ENG 410 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: ENG 150 or its equivalent, plus any introductory course in the natural sciences (e.g., PHYS 141), plus sophomore standing or consent of instructor Catalog Description : Newtonian Lit is a course that investigates the connections between the literature and science of the Enlightenment, particularly with respect to contemporary notions of space and time. Students will analyze important texts from the fields of English and Physics, notably Laurence Sterne’s The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and Isaac Newton’s Principia. PREREQUISITES: One natural-science class or one English class. Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Humanities Div, 400-599 Advanced Course
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