GEOL 2081 Chapter : IMG 0410
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Introduction & chapter 1- learning objectives1/16/2013 5:31:00 pm. What is science: a collection of facts, a problem solving process (scientific method) Bird experiment that proved male birds with long tails attract more mates. Communication is crucial to science: results of experimentation must be communicated to other scientist for repetition, repetition by other scientist add verification. Sometimes the scientific method leads to scientific theories: my theory is the zombie apocalypse is going to happen on 11-12- The discovery of prions: before 1980, all known infectious diseases were caused by things that had dna or rna, prions have been since been shown to cause mad cow disease . Science is based on reasoning: inductive reasoning- used in the development of scientific theories. Students who don"t study will fail the class (inductive: to get a passing grade in class you must study material.
