HC407. The Physics and Philosophy of Time
Prof. Ken Krane Weniger
367 kranek@physics.oregonstate.edu
Text: Paul Davies, About
Time (New York, Simon & Schuster, 1995)
Class rules:
3a: Write a 2-page reaction paper based on the outside
reading (about ˝ summarizing the reading, ˝ your reaction or
analysis). Papers are due at my office
(hard copy please; electronic submission only in emergencies such as
earthquakes or alien abductions) by 5:00 pm on the Tuesday before class. You must do at least 5 written papers.
3b: Submit by e-mail (body text; no attachments)
a brief summary of the outside reading: Tell me what you read, give the 3 most important points (one or two
sentences each), and suggest at least 2 discussion questions for class. These are also due by 5:00 pm on Tuesday.
Reading List (on reserve in Valley Library for
3-hour loan)
HC 407 Reading Packet {VR392}
David Albert, Time and Chance (Harvard, 2000)
[QC173.59/T53/A43] {VR461}
Adolph Baker, Modern Physics and Antiphysics
(Addison-Wesley, 1970) [QC25/B17] {VR459}
Julian Barbour, The End of Time (Oxford, 1999) {VR275}
Sean Carroll, From
Eternity to Here (Dutton, 2010) {VR275}
Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch, The Golem: What You Should Know About Science (Cambridge, 1998)
[Q125/C5521/1998] {VR414}
Peter Coveney and Roger Highfield, The Arrow of
Time (Fawcett Columbine, 1990) [QB208/C64] {VR474}
Raymond Flood and Michael Lockwood, eds., The
Nature of Time (Blackwell, 1986) [BD638/N37] {VR280}
J. Richard Gott, Time Travel in
Einstein’s Universe (Houghton Mifflin, 2001) [QC173.59/S65/G67] {VR462}
Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time (Bantam, 1988)
[QB981/H377] {VR481}
Paul Horwich, Asymmetries in Time
(MIT Press, 1987) [Q175/H796 1987] {VR471}
Remy Lestienne, The
Children of Time (University of Illinois Press, 1990) [BD638/L38 1995]
{VR465}
Richard Morris, Time's Arrow (Simon & Schuster,
1986) [QB209/M67 1986] {VR472}
Paul Nahin, Time Machines
(American Institute of Physics, 1993) [PS374/S35] {VR466}
Igor D. Novikov, The
River of Time (Cambridge University Press, 1998) [VR28] {VR276}
David Park, The Image of
Eternity (University of Massachusetts Press, 1980) [BD638/P37] {VR469}
Barry Parker, Cosmic Time Travel (Plenum, 1991)
[QB209/P35 1991] {VR413}
Huw Price, Time’s Arrow and Archimedes’ Point (Oxford, 1996) [BD638/P73/1996]
{VR278}
Wesley C. Salmon, Space,
Time, and Motion (U. of Minnesota Press, 1980) [QC173.59/S65/S24] {VR406}
Steven Savitt, Time’s Arrows
Today (Cambridge University Press, 1995) [BD638/T57 1995] {VR470}
Steven Weinberg, The First
Three Minutes (Basic Books, 1977) [QB981/W48] {VR467}
A. Zee, Fearful Symmetry (Collier Books, 1986) [QC174.17/S9/Z4] {VR460}