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Why bother?

Why bother?. Lecture 1: The Nature and Value of Science June 13 2013. Masaru Emoto’s frozen water crystal experiment. Before Buddhist prayer. After Buddhist prayer. Biodegradable Plastics?. Water-powered vehicle and Daniel Dingle. Math behind network marketing.

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Why bother?

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  1. Why bother? Lecture 1: The Nature and Value of Science June 13 2013

  2. Masaru Emoto’sfrozen water crystal experiment Before Buddhist prayer After Buddhist prayer

  3. Biodegradable Plastics?

  4. Water-powered vehicle and Daniel Dingle

  5. Math behind network marketing

  6. “Science is more than a body of knowledge. It is a way of thinking.” – Carl Sagan

  7. Science as a rational inquiry into Nature. • Objective reality and rational Subject • Laws govern nature • Human mind can know these natural laws (mathematical models)

  8. SCIENCE isEmpirical statements +Internal consistency +Philosophical underpinnings

  9. TheScientific Method Observation Hypothesis Experiment Conclusion Theory

  10. Methods of Science Literature (Re)formulateproblem Anomalies Observe Experiment Measure Make logical inference Do mathematical manipulation NOBEL PRIZE Build theory

  11. Indiana Pi Bill (1894)

  12. Physics is the study of matter and energy.

  13. Atomic model: Matter is made up of electrons and nucleus.

  14. Science is an invitation to ask more and think more.

  15. Major reference Garcia, Jerrold. Science and the Scientific Method. Stellar Origins Human Ways: Readings in Science, Technology, and Society. Edited by Ma. AssuntaCuyegkeng. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2011.

  16. Some notes: • I am not a physics god. • Ask. • Think. • Three points every after lecture. • I expect the minimum: short quiz every after class (for attendance as well) • Easy: directly given in class (60%) Medium: one to two step deduction (30%) Difficult: needs ingenuity (10%) • I do not tolerate plagiarism and cheating.

  17. Grading

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