Scientific Method in Practice

Hugh G. Gauch, Jr.

454 pages, parution le 29/11/2002

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Résumé

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.

Contents

Introduction
Science in perspective
Science wars
Science's presuppositions
Deductive logic
Probability
Inductive logic and statistics
Parsimony and efficiency
Case studies
Science's powers and limits
Science education
Conclusions

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Hugh G. Gauch, Jr.
Parution	29/11/2002
Nb. de pages	454
Format	15,2 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	718g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521017084
ISBN13	978-0-521-01708-4