Scientific Method in Practice
Scientific Method in Practice

Author: Hugh G. Gauch

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 9780521017084

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As the gateway to scientific thinking, an understanding of the scientific method is essential for success and productivity in science. This book is the first synthesis of the practice and the philosophy of the scientific method. It will enable scientists to be better scientists by offering them a deeper understanding of the underpinnings of the scientific method, thereby leading to more productive research and experimentation. It will also give scientists a more accurate perspective on the rationality of the scientific approach and its role in society. Beginning with a discussion of today's 'science wars' and science's presuppositions, the book then explores deductive and inductive logic, probability, statistics, and parsimony, and concludes with an examination of science's powers and limits, and a look at science education. Topics relevant to a variety of disciplines are treated, and clarifying figures, case studies, and chapter summaries enhance the pedagogy. This adeptly executed, comprehensive, yet pragmatic work yields a new synergy suitable for scientists and instructors, and graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Scientific Method: Its Philosophy and Its Practice (1912)
Scientific Method: Its Philosophy and Its Practice (1912)

Author: Frederic William Westaway

Publisher:

Published: 2008-06-01

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9781436665223

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Scientific Method
Scientific Method

Author: Frederic William Westaway

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-05

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780260360069

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Excerpt from Scientific Method: Its Philosophy and Its Practice In our larger national affairs also, there are hopeful signs of a more rational treatment, but there is a great need for the develop ment of the scientific study and impartial examination of all the complex factors, economic, social, political, and racial, involved in controversial problems which are sources of international friction. It is primarily from science that society must learn the scientific principles and methods of unravelling such problems and of reducing them to their elements; and the responsibility for constructive thought is one from which scientific workers cannot escape. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Scientific Method Its Philosophy and Its Practice
Scientific Method Its Philosophy and Its Practice

Author: Fwwestaway Fwwestaway

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-06

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9781355738671

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String Theory and the Scientific Method
String Theory and the Scientific Method

Author: Richard Dawid

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1107067588

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String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades and has substantially altered our view of the elementary building principles of the Universe. However, the theory remains empirically unconfirmed, and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. So why do string theorists have such a strong belief in their theory? This book explores this question, offering a novel insight into the nature of theory assessment itself. Dawid approaches the topic from a unique position, having extensive experience in both philosophy and high-energy physics. He argues that string theory is just the most conspicuous example of a number of theories in high-energy physics where non-empirical theory assessment has an important part to play. Aimed at physicists and philosophers of science, the book does not use mathematical formalism and explains most technical terms.