John D. Norton

How Science Works

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an introduction to science and scientific thinking for students who have not had much contact with science. It explains what is distinctive about the scientific approach and its product, scientific theories. The emphasis is on quantitative approaches and on showing how the use of number in science greatly extends the reach of the investigative tools. The book is divided into three parts: General Material (what are the problems faced by scientists and the general techniques used to overcome them?); Introduction to Thermodynamics (examples of how theories are constructed); and Introduction to Statistical Analysis (examples of randomness). The book is laid out with a blackboard-style summary on the left-hand pages and text explanations on the right-hand pages. Many examples and assignments are included throughout.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: August 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 214mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1279g
• ISBN-13: 9780072308006
• ISBN-10: 0072308001
• Artikelnr.: 21648393

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Sir Cyril Burt and the Inheritance of Intelligence
Chapter 2 To Err is Human: Scientists Are Human
Chapter 3 How We Know
Chapter 4 The Conservation of Energy: The First Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 5 Applications of the Law of Conservation of Energy
Chapter 6 The Theory of Heat Engines: The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Chapter 7 Major Results of the Theory of Heat Engines
Chapter 8 Applications of the Theory of Heat Engines
Chapter 9 Chance and Probability Theory I: Introductory Notions
Chapter 10 Chance and Probability Theory II: WE Meet the Bell Curve
Chapter 11 Applications of the Bell Curve I: Testing Hypotheses
Chapter 12 Applications of the Bell Curve II: Sampling and Estimation
Chapter 13 Science and the Bell Curve