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Lecture 1 - The Scientific
Method
🎯 Objectives:
Explain what science is, and list three things that separate scientific
knowledge from non-scientific knowledge.
State the difference between "discovery" science and
"understanding science" and their value to the scientific method.
Define "induction" and "deduction" and state their relative roles in
the scientific process using examples.
Define primary literature and its role in scientific communication
What is Science?
Science is the process of an investigation and the findings of investigations.
Science vs. Fantasy
Science is built off:
1. The belief in an objective reality.
There is a reality and truth.
2. The only objective is to find the ‘truth’ of the objective reality.
3. Using observations
Observations should provide measurable data.
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, Science asks questions about the natural world and not the supernatural
world.
Types of Science
1. Discovery Science 2. Understanding Science
Discovery science is about Understanding science
description, gathering facts, (hypothetico-deductive) is
curiosity experimental through testing a
hypothesis or theory.
For example, cryptic species
are visually identical. However, Understanding science is like the
by taking their DNA (an next step after discovery science.
observation), they are revealed It answers Why? How?
to be different species.
Examples: What genes are a
Discovery science is simply cause of human diseases?
descriptive. It answers What?
Why do lobsters move?
Where? When? How many?
Why did the Right Whales
Examples: The map of the
dying?
Human Genome
Why are amphibian populations
How far do lobsters move?
dying?
How many dead Right Whales
(endangered species) have
been found in the Atlantic this
year?
What is the trend in global
amphibian populations?
The Scientific Method
Lecture 1 - The Scientific Method 2
Lecture 1 - The Scientific
Method
🎯 Objectives:
Explain what science is, and list three things that separate scientific
knowledge from non-scientific knowledge.
State the difference between "discovery" science and
"understanding science" and their value to the scientific method.
Define "induction" and "deduction" and state their relative roles in
the scientific process using examples.
Define primary literature and its role in scientific communication
What is Science?
Science is the process of an investigation and the findings of investigations.
Science vs. Fantasy
Science is built off:
1. The belief in an objective reality.
There is a reality and truth.
2. The only objective is to find the ‘truth’ of the objective reality.
3. Using observations
Observations should provide measurable data.
Lecture 1 - The Scientific Method 1
, Science asks questions about the natural world and not the supernatural
world.
Types of Science
1. Discovery Science 2. Understanding Science
Discovery science is about Understanding science
description, gathering facts, (hypothetico-deductive) is
curiosity experimental through testing a
hypothesis or theory.
For example, cryptic species
are visually identical. However, Understanding science is like the
by taking their DNA (an next step after discovery science.
observation), they are revealed It answers Why? How?
to be different species.
Examples: What genes are a
Discovery science is simply cause of human diseases?
descriptive. It answers What?
Why do lobsters move?
Where? When? How many?
Why did the Right Whales
Examples: The map of the
dying?
Human Genome
Why are amphibian populations
How far do lobsters move?
dying?
How many dead Right Whales
(endangered species) have
been found in the Atlantic this
year?
What is the trend in global
amphibian populations?
The Scientific Method
Lecture 1 - The Scientific Method 2
