CHEM 1030 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Microsoft Windows, Database, Oxygen
12 Oct 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
CHEM 1030
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
SCMH 1010- Lecture 1- Science: A Way of Knowing
• Science= way of asking and answering questions about the physical universe
The Role of Science
• Making choices
o Soeties asual osevatios lead to uestios
o Formulize testable questions, form hypothesis, test hypothesis, and make
observations on the results of tests, form conclusions
• When applied in a formal, quantitative way equals the very substance of science
Pricing Example (Gas in different areas)
• Has consequences
• Personally is good
• On a larger scale, can disrupt economies designed for uncertain delivery mechanisms
• Science can be used to predict behavior of complex systems, economic as well as natural
sciences
• Can tease apart systems using reductionism
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
SCMH 1010- Lecture 2- Physical Science
• The world is complex
o Spi is preseted all the tie
▪ news, politics, medical innovations
• Difficult to determine the actual truth
• Science is a mechanism to discover truth
o Ex. Fixing cataracts in Nepal
o Guinea worm eradication
▪ Simple understanding of the life cycle has allowed efforts to nearly
eradicate
• Our lives are critically dependent upon technology and science
• Drie ars, use sart phoes
Why study science?
• Science is a way of thinking
• Science uses well established tools to generate new understanding
• It is reliable, it is our best way to understand the natural world
Observation is Key
• Assignment: Sorates’ The Parale of the Cave
Elements of Science
• History
o Greek philosophers and perception and reason
o Middle Ages reeied isdo
▪ Coo sese….
• The generalized scientific method
o Observation- no manipulation
▪ Critical stage
o Experiment- manipulation
▪ Means to test ideas- hypothesis
Observations Reveal Patterns and Irregularities
find more resources at oneclass.com
find more resources at oneclass.com
19
CHEM 1030 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
19 documents
