Recipes for Science:An Introduction to Scientific Methods and Reasoning

by: Angela Potochnik (Author),Matteo Colombo(Author),Cory Wright(Author)&0more

Publisher: Routledge

Edition: 2nd

Publication Date: 2024/4/22

Language: English

Print Length: 368 pages

ISBN-10: 103229096X

ISBN-13: 9781032290966

Book Description

Scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods appropriate for any beginning college student. The book is adaptable to a wide variety of different courses, such as introductions to scientific reasoning, methods courses in scientific disciplines, science education, and philosophy of science.Special features of Recipes for Science include contemporary and historical case studies from many fields of physical, life, and social sciences; visual aids to clarify and illustrate ideas; text boxes to explore related topics; plenty of exercises to support student recall and application of concepts; suggestions for further readings at the end of each chapter; a glossary with helpful definitions of key terms; and a companion website with course syllabi, inteet resources, PowerPoint presentations, lecture notes, additional exercises, and original short videos on key topics.Key Updates to the Second Edition13 short chapters of uniform length that make it easier to adapt to a college semesterCase studies and examples featuring new research and important historical research across many fields of scienceAdded discussion of timely topics, including large research collaborations, trust and distrust of science, machine leaing and other technology-driven advances, diversity in science, and connections to indigenous knowledgeStreamlined and simplified discussion of some topics, such as experimentation and statistical hypothesis-testingExercises that are clearly aligned with leaing goals and sorted into types:Recall, Apply, and ThinkAdditional online exercises and a series of original videos on key topicsExercise solutions available on an instructor-only section of the website

About the Author

Scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods appropriate for any beginning college student. The book is adaptable to a wide variety of different courses, such as introductions to scientific reasoning, methods courses in scientific disciplines, science education, and philosophy of science.Special features of Recipes for Science include contemporary and historical case studies from many fields of physical, life, and social sciences; visual aids to clarify and illustrate ideas; text boxes to explore related topics; plenty of exercises to support student recall and application of concepts; suggestions for further readings at the end of each chapter; a glossary with helpful definitions of key terms; and a companion website with course syllabi, inteet resources, PowerPoint presentations, lecture notes, additional exercises, and original short videos on key topics.Key Updates to the Second Edition13 short chapters of uniform length that make it easier to adapt to a college semesterCase studies and examples featuring new research and important historical research across many fields of scienceAdded discussion of timely topics, including large research collaborations, trust and distrust of science, machine leaing and other technology-driven advances, diversity in science, and connections to indigenous knowledgeStreamlined and simplified discussion of some topics, such as experimentation and statistical hypothesis-testingExercises that are clearly aligned with leaing goals and sorted into types:Recall, Apply, and ThinkAdditional online exercises and a series of original videos on key topicsExercise solutions available on an instructor-only section of the website