Scientific Method in Brief
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Scientific Method in Brief

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Scientific Method in Brief

About this book

The fundamental principles of the scientific method are essential for enhancing perspective, increasing productivity, and stimulating innovation. These principles include deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony and hypothesis testing, as well as science's presuppositions, limitations, ethics and bold claims of rationality and truth. The examples and case studies drawn upon in this book span the physical, biological and social sciences; include applications in agriculture, engineering and medicine; and also explore science's interrelationships with disciplines in the humanities such as philosophy and law. Informed by position papers on science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation, this book aligns with a distinctively mainstream vision of science. It is an ideal resource for anyone undertaking a systematic study of scientific method for the first time, from undergraduates to professionals in both the sciences and the humanities.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Scientific Method in Brief
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Four bold claims
  11. 3 A brief history of truth
  12. 4 Science's contested rationality
  13. 5 Science's presuppositions
  14. 6 Science's powers and limits
  15. 7 Deductive logic
  16. 8 Probability
  17. 9 Inductive logic and statistics
  18. 10 Parsimony and efficiency
  19. 11 Case studies
  20. 12 Ethics and responsibilities
  21. 13 Science education
  22. 14 Conclusions
  23. References
  24. Index