Scientific Laws, Principles, and Theories
Title | Scientific Laws, Principles, and Theories PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Krebs |
Publisher | Greenwood |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Science |
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Discovers and explores historical scientific laws, physical principles, and viable theories, as well as the scientists who proposed them.
The Language of Science Education
Title | The Language of Science Education PDF eBook |
Author | William F. McComas |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 2013-12-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9462094977 |
The Language of Science Education: An Expanded Glossary of Key Terms and Concepts in Science Teaching and Learning is written expressly for science education professionals and students of science education to provide the foundation for a shared vocabulary of the field of science teaching and learning. Science education is a part of education studies but has developed a unique vocabulary that is occasionally at odds with the ways some terms are commonly used both in the field of education and in general conversation. Therefore, understanding the specific way that terms are used within science education is vital for those who wish to understand the existing literature or make contributions to it. The Language of Science Education provides definitions for 100 unique terms, but when considering the related terms that are also defined as they relate to the targeted words, almost 150 words are represented in the book. For instance, “laboratory instruction” is accompanied by definitions for openness, wet lab, dry lab, virtual lab and cookbook lab. Each key term is defined both with a short entry designed to provide immediate access following by a more extensive discussion, with extensive references and examples where appropriate. Experienced readers will recognize the majority of terms included, but the developing discipline of science education demands the consideration of new words. For example, the term blended science is offered as a better descriptor for interdisciplinary science and make a distinction between project-based and problem-based instruction. Even a definition for science education is included. The Language of Science Education is designed as a reference book but many readers may find it useful and enlightening to read it as if it were a series of very short stories.
The Laws of Scientific Change
Title | The Laws of Scientific Change PDF eBook |
Author | Hakob Barseghyan |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2015-08-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319175963 |
This book systematically creates a general descriptive theory of scientific change that explains the mechanics of changes in both scientific theories and the methods of their assessment. It was once believed that, while scientific theories change through time, their change itself is governed by a fixed method of science. Nowadays we know that there is no such thing as an unchangeable method of science; the criteria employed by scientists in theory evaluation also change through time. But if that is so, how and why do theories and methods change? Are there any general laws that govern this process, or is the choice of theories and methods completely arbitrary and random? Contrary to the widespread opinion, the book argues that scientific change is indeed a law-governed process and that there can be a general descriptive theory of scientific change. It does so by first presenting meta-theoretical issues, divided into chapters on the scope, possibility and assessment of theory of scientific change. It then builds a theory about the general laws that govern the process of scientific change, and goes into detail about the axioms and theorems of the theory.
Theories and Theorems (Common Theories and Laws of Physics Explained)
Title | Theories and Theorems (Common Theories and Laws of Physics Explained) PDF eBook |
Author | Mita Thakur |
Publisher | Bentham Science Publishers |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014-12-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1608059642 |
How do things work? What makes up matter? How large is the universe? The answer to these questions lies in understanding physical phenomena: mechanics, electricity, magnetism, optics and many other phenomena can be explained through theories in physics. Indeed, progress in physics has been crucial for mankind’s technological progress. Theories and Theorems is an introductory handbook that gives readers a simple explanation of the laws of physics and presents these concepts in a way that stimulates people to think about the how-and-why of this physical world, in which we live.
Scientific Research in Education
Title | Scientific Research in Education PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2002-03-28 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0309133092 |
Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. Recent enthusiasm for "evidence-based" policy and practice in educationâ€"now codified in the federal law that authorizes the bulk of elementary and secondary education programsâ€"have brought a new sense of urgency to understanding the ways in which the basic tenets of science manifest in the study of teaching, learning, and schooling. Scientific Research in Education describes the similarities and differences between scientific inquiry in education and scientific inquiry in other fields and disciplines and provides a number of examples to illustrate these ideas. Its main argument is that all scientific endeavors share a common set of principles, and that each fieldâ€"including education researchâ€"develops a specialization that accounts for the particulars of what is being studied. The book also provides suggestions for how the federal government can best support high-quality scientific research in education.
Responsible Science
Title | Responsible Science PDF eBook |
Author | Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.). Panel on Scientific Responsibility and the Conduct of Research |
Publisher | National Academies |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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Responsible Science is a comprehensive review of factors that influence the integrity of the research process. Volume I examines reports on the incidence of misconduct in science and reviews institutional and governmental efforts to handle cases of misconduct. The result of a two-year study by a panel of experts convened by the National Academy of Sciences, this book critically analyzes the impact of today's research environment on the traditional checks and balances that foster integrity in science. Responsible Science is a provocative examination of the role of educational efforts; research guidelines; and the contributions of individual scientists, mentors, and institutional officials in encouraging responsible research practices.
How the Laws of Physics Lie
Title | How the Laws of Physics Lie PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Cartwright |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1983-06-09 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0191519901 |
In this sequence of philosophical essays about natural science, Nancy Cartwright argues that fundamental explanatory laws, the deepest and most admired successes of modern physics, do not in fact describe the regularities that exist in nature. Yet she is not `anti-realist'. Rather, she draws a novel distinction, arguing that theoretical entities, and the complex and localized laws that describe them, can be interpreted realistically, but that the simple unifying laws of basic theory cannot.