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SCI 266Ancient Science

Units
0.50
Faculty
Science
Subject
Science
Cross-listed
PHIL 260, CLAS 260

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

The ancient Greeks developed scientific theories that were influential for over a thousand years. Their worldview was different from ours, but they sought to explain some of the same phenomena that we grapple with today. In this course, we will study ancient Greek theories and methodologies in the sciences, which may include physics, astronomy, mathematics, meteorology, cosmology, astrology, and geography.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

100% liked it100% easy100% useful

From 3 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Awesome class. Nice to have a relatively small class size. You get a very complete picture of how Ancient Greeks thought about and studied the physical world. Dr. Feke makes use of many relevant primary sources for the readings and breaks them down for us. Pay attention to everything she talks about in class, not just what she writes down on the board. It's not as hard as it seems as Dr. Feke is a good lecturer and doesn't write much on the board. Not a hard class.

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  • This course should be renamed ancient greek physics and astronomy, I was hoping to learn about other sciences as well so that's misleading. And no other cultures are explored.

    Nov 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

4 posts and comments in 3 threads mention SCI 266, January 2024 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

GPA boosters 9 points, 14 comments

“Basically the title. Looking for some super easy/"common sense" courses to take. I've heard about the CLAS courses and any other suggestions would be appreciated!”

u/diabolic_bookaholic: “SCI266 :) easiest sci cred ever. you’re welcome”

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Winter 2024

SCI 266 1 point, 1 comment

u/chomnks7: “So Spring Term Course Selection began today, and I came across SCI 266. I can't find any info on it, even UW Flow has like 1 review. I would appreciate if anyone could give me an idea of the Course outline/grade breakdown for this course, or your experience with it. Thanks!”

u/Laeriana: “This course is essentially brand new and seemed to have its first offering EVER in the 2022-2023 academic calendar year (it notably does NOT appear in the 2021-2022 calendar, and I had never heard of CLAS 260 as a possible course code before). …”

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