Biology 1500 Exam 1 Dowling stuff
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science; general view - ✔✔the organization of knowledge in any field (a collection of
facts). The "outcome" of something
science; scientists perspective - ✔✔science is not only the knowledge but the PROCESS
by which we obtain knowledge, the pursuit of knowledge, the "how" of something
knowledge - ✔✔objectively verifiable sense experiences. so it means that we can use
experiments to test things and verify if they are correct.
science...more - ✔✔science is an ACTIVE process
scientific advancement requires active accumulation of knowledge through
experimentation.
How does science advance? - ✔✔inductive reasoning (older way), deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning - ✔✔deriving general principles from particular facts, observations
and instances.
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, problem with it: you are making broad sweeping claims because you are just going off
of observations
NOTE: we use inductive reasoning to generate hypothesis that can be tested through
experimentation, we use observations to generate hypotheses
example: spontaneous generation
Spontaneous generation example of inductive reasoning - ✔✔people thought life arose
from inanimate matter, --flies coming from manure, or spoiled meat
-toads arose from muck
they though this because it is what they observed.
If we cant use inductive reasoning, how doe science advance? - ✔✔from deductive
reasoning
deductive reasoning - ✔✔conclusion follows from stated premise
uses the scientific method, actively doing things
example: Spontaneous generation with Francesco Redi
scientific method - ✔✔an active enterprise, requiring controlled manipulations or a
collection of specific kinds of data to answer focused questions.
The Scientific Cycle - ✔✔hypothesis: assumptions based on observations->
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science; general view - ✔✔the organization of knowledge in any field (a collection of
facts). The "outcome" of something
science; scientists perspective - ✔✔science is not only the knowledge but the PROCESS
by which we obtain knowledge, the pursuit of knowledge, the "how" of something
knowledge - ✔✔objectively verifiable sense experiences. so it means that we can use
experiments to test things and verify if they are correct.
science...more - ✔✔science is an ACTIVE process
scientific advancement requires active accumulation of knowledge through
experimentation.
How does science advance? - ✔✔inductive reasoning (older way), deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning - ✔✔deriving general principles from particular facts, observations
and instances.
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, problem with it: you are making broad sweeping claims because you are just going off
of observations
NOTE: we use inductive reasoning to generate hypothesis that can be tested through
experimentation, we use observations to generate hypotheses
example: spontaneous generation
Spontaneous generation example of inductive reasoning - ✔✔people thought life arose
from inanimate matter, --flies coming from manure, or spoiled meat
-toads arose from muck
they though this because it is what they observed.
If we cant use inductive reasoning, how doe science advance? - ✔✔from deductive
reasoning
deductive reasoning - ✔✔conclusion follows from stated premise
uses the scientific method, actively doing things
example: Spontaneous generation with Francesco Redi
scientific method - ✔✔an active enterprise, requiring controlled manipulations or a
collection of specific kinds of data to answer focused questions.
The Scientific Cycle - ✔✔hypothesis: assumptions based on observations->
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