PS 3714 - It's About Time

Institution:

Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Description:

This course is concerned with all aspects of time, including its measurement, time scales in nature, psychological issues, and the nature of time itself. Topics include origin and evolution of calendars and clocks, psychological and physiological basis of time and timing, time in the arts and, finally, the nature of time itself in philosophy and modern physics, from Einstein's relativity to modern cosmology. Prerequisite: PS 2104.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.poly.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 260-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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