Scientific method in practice /

Scientific method in practice /

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Author / Creator:Gauch, Hugh G., Jr., 1942-
Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description:xviii, 435 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Science -- Philosophy.
Science -- Methodology.
Science -- Methodology.
Science -- Philosophy.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4808065
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ISBN:0521816890
0521017084 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 410-429) and index.

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505 0 0 |g 1.  |t Introduction --  |t A Controversial Idea --  |t The AAAS Vision of Science --  |t Primary and Secondary Benefits --  |t Beyond the Basics --  |t A Timely Opportunity --  |t Personal Experience --  |g 2.  |t Science in Perspective --  |t Science as a Liberal Art --  |t Four Bold Claims --  |t A Brief History of Truth --  |g 3.  |t Science Wars --  |t Auditors and Attitudes --  |t Four Deadly Woes --  |t Reactions from Scientists --  |t Two Rules of Engagement --  |g 4.  |t Science's Presuppositions --  |t Historical Perspective on Presuppositions --  |t The PEL Model of Full Disclosure --  |t What Are Presuppositions? --  |t Disclosure of Presuppositions --  |t Sensible Questions --  |t Science's Credibility and Audience --  |t Science's Realism and Faith --  |t A Reflective Overview --  |g 5.  |t Deductive Logic --  |t Deduction and Induction --  |t Historical Perspective on Deduction --  |t Elementary Propositional Logic --  |t Formal Propositional Logic --  |t Predicate Logic --  |t Arithmetic --  |t Common Fallacies --  |t Material Logic --  |g 6.  |t Probability --  |t Probability Concepts --  |t Two Fundamental Requirements --  |t Eight General Rules --  |t Probability Axioms and Rules --  |t Probability Theorems --  |t Bayes's Theorem --  |t Permutations and Combinations --  |t Common Blunders --  |g 7.  |t Inductive Logic and Statistics --  |t Awesome Responsibilities --  |t Induction and Deduction --  |t Historical Perspective on Induction --  |t Presuppositions of Induction --  |t Bayesian Example --  |t Bayesian Inference --  |t Bayesian Decision --  |t The Frequentist Paradigm --  |t Paradigms and Questions --  |t Induction Lost --  |t Induction Regained --  |g 8.  |t Parsimony and Efficiency --  |t Historical Perspective on Parsimony --  |t Preview of Basic Principles --  |t Example 1: Mendel's Peas --  |t Example 2: Cubic Equation --  |t Example 3: Equivalent Conductivity --  |t Example 4: Crop Yields --  |t Explanation of Accuracy Gain --  |t Efficiency and Economics --  |t Philosophical Perspective on Parsimony --  |g 9.  |t Case Studies --  |t Intuitive Physics --  |t Parsimony and Physics /  |r Millard Baublitz --  |t Molecular Shape and Drug Design /  |r Hugh G. Gauch and P. Andrew Karplus --  |t Electronics Testing --  |t Statistics in Medicine --  |g 10.  |t Science's Powers and Limits --  |t Obvious Limitations --  |t Science and Its Preconditions --  |t Science and Worldviews --  |t Personal Rewards from Science --  |g 11.  |t Science Education --  |t Six Benefits --  |t The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly --  |t Constructivism in the Third World --  |t A Modest Experiment --  |t Future Prospects --  |g 12.  |t Conclusions. 
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