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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? How does science operate in society? What is scientific, and what is not?
Why is science important today?
Science leads to discovery, but also provides a healthy skepticism
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
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
Philosophy of Science
Aristotle, Plato
Shen Kuo, Ibn al-Haytham, Francis Bacon
Descartes, Locke
Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend
Natural Philosophy
Exploration (A Gentleman’s Pastime)
Logic
Cause and Effect
Levels of Explanation
Scientific Method Hypothetico-Deductive Model
• Falsifiability
• Inquiry
• Inductive Reasoning
• Deductive Reasoning
• Controlled Experimentation
What is the history of science?
Emergence of Modern Science
Copernicus, Galileo, Keppler
Newton, Leibniz, Boyle
Darwin, Lyell, Faraday, Maxwell
Einstein, Bohr, Oppenheimer, Planck
How is science done?
Scientific Theory Observations (facts)
Laws
Data
Predictions
Unifying Theories
Big Bang / Standard Model / Supersymmetry / String Theory
Thermodynamics
Special Relativity
Quantum Mechanics
Plate Tectonics
Evolution
How does science operate in society?
Tools of Science
Experimentation Laboratory Field
Mathematical Modeling
Technology
Social Context
Science is a Social Process
Communication of Results Argument Social Context
Public Need Public Discourse Science in the News
Branches of Science
Physical Sciences Physics Chemistry Astronomy Cosmology
Earth Sciences Geology Oceanography Meteorology Astronomy
Life Sciences Biology Behavioral Sciences Social Sciences
Areas of Science
Pure Science
Applied Science
What is science and what is not?
What Science Isn’t – Part I
Engineering
Mathematics
Technology
Philosophy
What Science Isn’t – Part II
Pseudoscience
Mystical Thinking
Consilience?
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