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Cards (23)

  • Scientific Method
    1. Observation
    2. Problem
    3. Hypothesis
    4. Hypothesis Testing/Validation
    5. Conclusion
  • Scientific Method
    • Methodological approach to the process of inquiry
    • In which empirically grounded theory of nature is constructed and verified
  • Empirically Grounded Theory Component Ideas

    • Nicolaus Copernicus
    • Tycho Brahe
    • Johannes Kepler
    • Galileo Galilei
    • Rene Descartes
    • Isaac Newton
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    A scientific model that could be verified by observation
  • Tycho Brahe
    Precise instrumental observations to verify the model
  • Johannes Kepler
    Theoretical analysis of experimental data
  • Galileo Galilei
    Pioneered quantitative experiments whose results could be generalized in mathematical expression
  • Rene Descartes
    Mathematics to quantitatively express theoretical ideas (with Newton)
  • Isaac Newton
    Invented differential calculus, synthesis of mechanical theory
  • Critical Components of Scientific Methods
    • Observation and experimentation
    • Instrumentation and instrumental techniques
    • Theoretical analysis and model building
    • Theory construction and validation
    • Paradigm development and integration
  • Aristotle, regarded as the father of science, was the first to realize the importance of empirical measurement, believing that knowledge could only be gained by building upon what is already known
  • Measurement and observation, the foundations upon which science is built, were Aristotle's contribution
  • Aristotle proposed the idea of induction as a tool for gaining knowledge, and understood that abstract thought and reasoning must be supported by real world findings
  • Alchemy (medieval Europe)

    • An important precursor of science but NOT considered a science
  • Fundamental components of the universe (medieval Europe)

    • earth, wind, fire, and water
  • Chemistry and Physics (modern Europe)

    • Fundamental components of the universe: energy and mass, atoms and molecules, fields and particles
  • We ACCEPT the HYPOTHESIS as VALID IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO INVALIDATE IT
  • Science can only achieve "near truths" but NEVER the ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
  • Silliman University believes that there is an ABSOLUTE TRUTH
  • Jesus: 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
  • Science is empirical in nature. "Empiricism" - knowledge is derived from sense-experience
  • Further testing is NOT repeating the experiment per se but TRYING TO determine the "reach" of the solution
  • If further testing succeeds in different areas or scenarios, then a generalization can be formed