11:375:101 Chapter Notes - Fall 2018 Chapter 2 - Atomic number, Feedback, Positive feedback
20 Sep 2018
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Science is a field of study focused on discovering how nature works and using that knowledge to describe what is likely to happen in nature. Scientific method is a research process in which scientists identify a problem for study, gather relevant data, propose a hypothesis that explains the data, gather data to test the hypothesis, and modify the hypothesis. Scientific hypothesis - a testable explanation of their data. Scientific theory - a well tested hypothesis that"s widely accepted. Scientific law - a well tested and widely accepted description of what we find always happening in the same way in nature. Reliable science - consists of data, hypotheses, models, theories, and laws that are accepted by most of the scientists who are considered experts in the field of study. Unreliable science - scientific results and hypotheses that are presented as reliable without having undergone peer review. Tentative science - preliminary scientific results without adequate testing and peer review.
