BIOL 1201 Lecture : BIOLOGY 1201 NOTES (scientific Method)
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Scientific method: observation, generalization or model, predictions or hypothesis, test, repeat. Result: feed back into model better model (more reliable) Observation-- tells you about the limits of science. We don"t know if the future will behave like the past. There is a huge range of scale from atomic to community/ ecosystems. ***process the same but will look different at scales. Reductionist approach: take apart and understand each part: ***we are going to start with the reductionist approach. Holist approach: understand the subject as a whole Value of average human --- 1000. 00 dollars: organization based on structure of atoms, some things into solution and other things don"t (solubility) Like in terms of polarity: polar solutes dissolve in polar solvent, non- polar solutes dissolve in non-polar solvent. Atom: smallest unit of matter separable normal chemical mean, the smallest unit of matter that retains all the properties of that element. Atomic number- the number of protons in an atom.
