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Physical Science Studies

Physical Science Studies. NS 3310 Dr. Hoge. Chapter 1 – Why Study Science?. We live in a technological society brought about by scientific inquiry. Key Questions. Why is science important today? What is science? What is the history or science? How is science done?

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Physical Science Studies

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  1. Physical Science Studies NS 3310 Dr. Hoge

  2. Chapter 1 – Why Study Science? • We live in a technological society brought about by scientific inquiry

  3. Key Questions • Why is science important today? • What is science? • What is the history or science? • How is science done? • How does science operate in society? • What is scientific, and what is not?

  4. Why is science important today? • Science leads to discovery, but also provides • a healthy skepticism

  5. Future Shock • The World Is Flat • Shift Happens • The U.S. Needs New Workforce • Particularly from Underserved Communities • And, It’s All Up to You

  6. What is science? • M&M Statistics: • we are going to determine if • the Mars company is telling • the truth when they claim • that there are fixed • percentages of each color in • each bag of M&Ms. • I’m skeptical

  7. Philosophy of Science • Aristotle, Plato • Shen Kuo, Ibn al-Haytham, Francis Bacon • Descartes, Locke • Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend

  8. Natural Philosophy • Exploration (A Gentleman’s Pastime) • Logic • Cause and Effect • Levels of Explanation

  9. Scientific Method • Hypothetico-Deductive Model • Falsifiability • Inquiry • Inductive Reasoning • Deductive Reasoning • Controlled Experimentation

  10. What is the history of science?

  11. Emergence of Modern Science • Copernicus, Galileo, Keppler • Newton, Leibniz, Boyle • Darwin, Lyell, Faraday, Maxwell • Einstein, Bohr, Oppenheimer, Planck

  12. How is science done?

  13. Scientific Theory • Observations (facts) • Laws • Data • Predictions

  14. Unifying Theories • Big Bang / Standard Model / Supersymmetry / String Theory • Thermodynamics • Special Relativity • Quantum Mechanics • Plate Tectonics • Evolution

  15. How does science operate in society?

  16. Tools of Science • Experimentation • Laboratory • Field • Mathematical Modeling • Technology • Social Context

  17. Science is a Social Process • Communication of Results • Argument • Social Context • Public Need • Public Discourse • Science in the News

  18. Branches of Science • Physical Sciences • Physics • Chemistry • Astronomy Cosmology • Earth Sciences • Geology • Oceanography • Meteorology • Astronomy • Life Sciences • Biology • Behavioral Sciences • Social Sciences

  19. Areas of Science • Pure Science • Applied Science

  20. What is science and what is not?

  21. What Science Isn’t – Part I • Engineering • Mathematics • Technology • Philosophy

  22. What Science Isn’t – Part II • Pseudoscience • Mystical Thinking • Consilience?

  23. Key Concepts • Science is a philosophy of inquiry • Science starts with careful observation • Science is a human endeavor • There are many ways to do science • Science relies on falsifiability • Unifying Theories provide predictability • A concept which can not be falsified is not science

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