Angela Potochnik, Matteo Colombo, Cory Wright

Recipes for Science (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction to Scientific Methods and Reasoning

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods appropriate for any beginning college student. The book is adaptable to a wide variety of different courses, such as introductions to scientific reasoning, methods courses in scientific disciplines, science education, and philosophy of science.

Special features of Recipes for Science include contemporary and historical case studies from many fields of physical, life, and social sciences; visual aids to clarify and illustrate ideas; text boxes to explore related topics; plenty of exercises to support student recall and application of concepts; suggestions for further readings at the end of each chapter; a glossary with helpful definitions of key terms; and a companion website with course syllabi, internet resources, PowerPoint presentations, lecture notes, additional exercises, and original short videos on key topics.

Key Updates to the Second Edition

• 13 short chapters of uniform length that make it easier to adapt to a college semester
• Case studies and examples featuring new research and important historical research across many fields of science
• Added discussion of timely topics, including large research collaborations, trust and distrust of science, machine learning and other technology-driven advances, diversity in science, and connections to indigenous knowledge
• Streamlined and simplified discussion of some topics, such as experimentation and statistical hypothesis-testing
• Exercises that are clearly aligned with learning goals and sorted into types: Recall, Apply, and Think
• Additional online exercises and a series of original videos on key topics
• Exercise solutions available on an instructor-only section of the website

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000995350
• Artikelnr.: 70096877

Autorenporträt

Angela Potochnik is Professor of Philosophy and Founding Director of the Center for Public Engagement with Science at the University of Cincinnati, USA.

Matteo Colombo is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

Cory Wright is Professor of Philosophy at California State University Long Beach, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Science and Your Everyday Life
Chapter 1. What is Science?
1.1 The Importance of Science
1.2 Defining Science
1.3 Recipes for Science
Chapter 2. Experiments and Studies
2.1 Experiment: Connecting Hypotheses to Observations
2.2 The Perfectly Controlled Experiment
2.3 Experimental and Non-Experimental Methods
Chapter 3. Models and Modeling
3.1 Models in Science
3.2 Varieties of Models
3.3 Learning from Models
Chapter 4. Patterns of Interference
4.1 Deductive Reasoning
4.2 Deductive Reasoning in Hypothesis-Testing
4.3 Inductive and Abductive Reasoning
5. Statistics and Probability
5.1 The Roles of Statistics and Probability
5.2 Basic Probability Theory
5.3 Descriptive Statistics
Chapter 6. Statistical Inference
6.1 Generalizing from Descriptive Statistics
6.2 Using Statistics to Test Hypotheses
6.3 A Different Approach to Statistical Inference
Chapter 7. Causal Reasoning
7.1 What is Causation?
7.2 Testing Causal Hypotheses
7.3 Causal Modeling
Chapter 8. Explanations, Theories, and Values
8.1 Understanding the World
8.2 Theories and Theory Change
8.3 Science, Society, and Values
Glossary
References
Index