Understanding the Language of Science - Couverture rigide

Darian, Steven G

 
9780292716179: Understanding the Language of Science
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0292716176 ISBN 13 : 9780292716179
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2003

Synopsis

From astronomy to zoology, the practice of science proceeds from scientific ways of thinking. These patterns of thought, such as defining and classifying, hypothesizing and experimenting, form the building blocks of all scientific endeavor. Understanding how they work is therefore an essential foundation for everyone involved in scientific study or teaching, from elementary school students to classroom teachers and professional scientists. In this book, Steven Darian examines the language of science in order to analyze the patterns of thinking that underlie scientific endeavor.He draws examples from university science textbooks in a variety of disciplines, since these offer a common, even canonical, language for scientific expression. Darian identifies and focuses in depth on nine patterns - defining, classifying, using figurative language, determining cause and effect, hypothesizing, experimenting, visualizing, quantifying, and comparing - and shows how they interact in practice. He also traces how these thought modes developed historically from Pythagoras through Newton.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

From astronomy to zoology, the practice of science proceeds from scientific ways of thinking. These patterns of thought, such as defining and classifying, hypothesizing and experimenting, form the building blocks of all scientific endeavor. Understanding how they work is therefore an essential foundation for everyone involved in scientific study or teaching, from elementary school students to classroom teachers and professional scientists.In this book, Steven Darian examines the language of science in order to analyze the patterns of thinking that underlie scientific endeavor. He draws examples from university science textbooks in a variety of disciplines, since these offer a common, even canonical, language for scientific expression. Darian identifies and focuses in depth on nine patterns - defining, classifying, using figurative language, determining cause and effect, hypothesizing, experimenting, visualizing, quantifying, and comparing - and shows how they interact in practice. He also traces how these thought modes developed historically from Pythagoras through Newton.

Revue de presse

"To my knowledge, there has never [before] been a volume that analyzes, in one place, the actual language of science those elements of thinking that are acknowledged to be the basis of scientific thought... [Thus] this is a very important book, contributing to several fields: science, education, rhetoric, medicine, and perhaps even philosophy... Darian's erudition is truly astonishing." --Celest A. Martin, Associate Professor, College Writing Program, University of Rhode Island

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Éditeur
University of Texas Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0292716176
ISBN 13 
9780292716179
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780292716186: Understanding the Language of Science

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0292716184 ISBN 13 :  9780292716186
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2003
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