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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
TIus is the second, and fmal, volume to derive from the exciting Kronberg conference of 1975, and to show the intelligent editorial care of Gerard Radnitzky and Gunnar Andersson that was so evident in the first book, Progress and Rationality in Science (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science,...
by Max M. Houck, Frank Crispino, Terry McAdam
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
The Science of Crime Scenes, Second Edition offers a science-based approach to crime scenes, emphasizing that understanding is more important than simply knowing. Without sacrificing technical details, the book adds significantly to the philosophy and theory of crime scene science. This new edition...
Huxley's Church and Maxwell's Demon
From Theistic Science to Naturalistic Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2014
During the Victorian period, the practice of science shifted from a religious context to a naturalistic one. It is generally assumed that this shift occurred because naturalistic science was distinct from and superior to theistic science. Yet as Huxley’s Church and Maxwell’s Demon reveals, most...
Interface Oral Health Science 2009
Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium for Interface Oral Health Science, Held in Sendai, Japan, Between January 15 and 16, 2009 and the 1st Tohoku-Forsyth Symposium, Held in Boston, MA, USA, Between March 10 and 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2010
Since 2002, the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry has proposed “Interface Oral Health Science” as a major theme for next-generation dental research. That theme is based on the following new concept: healthy oral fu- tion is maintained by biological and biomechanical harmony among...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2006
This book addresses the expectations toward the science standards of various stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, administrators, higher education science and science education faculty members, politicians, governmental and professional agencies, and the business community. This book...
Overcoming Students' Misconceptions in Science
Strategies and Perspectives from Malaysia
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
This book discusses the importance of identifying and addressing misconceptions for the successful teaching and learning of science across all levels of science education from elementary school to high school. It suggests teaching approaches based on research data to address students’ common misconceptions....
Childhood, Science Fiction, and Pedagogy
Children Ex Machina
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2019
This book invites readers to both reassess and reconceptualize definitions of childhood and pedagogy by imagining the possibilities - past, present, and future - provided by the aesthetic turn to science fiction. It explores constructions of children, childhood, and pedagogy through the multiple lenses...
by George K. Schweitzer, Lester L. Pesterfield
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Most fields of science, applied science, engineering, and technology deal with solutions in water. This volume is a comprehensive treatment of the aqueous solution chemistry of all the elements. The information on each element is centered around an E-pH diagram which is a novel aid to understanding....
Attitude Research in Science Education
Classic and Contemporary Measurements
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
The research into how students’ attitudes affect their learning of science related subjects has been one of the core areas of interest by science educators. The development in science education records various attempts in measuring attitudes and determining the correlations between behavior, achievements,...
by Arthur W. Wiggins, Charles M. Wynn, Sidney Harris Harris
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
An in-depth look at the theories behind the most intriguing puzzles in physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and astronomy
In The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, authors Arthur W. Wiggins and Charles M. Wynn discussed science's most important current ideas. Now, they tackle the questions that...
by Masayoshi Sugimoto, David L. Swain
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
This book of Japanese history explores the development of science and technology in traditional Japanese society.
It may be surprising to some readers familiar with the history of Japan that that scientific thought existed at all in traditional Japan. However, Science and Culture in Traditional...
Intelligible Design
A Realistic Approach to the Philosophy and History of Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
This book provides realistic answers to hotly debated scientific topics: Science is about quantitative aspects of natural realities (physical, chemical, biological) but it is the result of human intellectual inquiry and therefore not “per se” materialistic.
This book, with contributions...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Basic Science Methods for Clinical Researchers addresses the specific challenges faced by clinicians without a conventional science background. The aim of the book is to introduce the reader to core experimental methods commonly used to answer questions in basic science research and to outline their...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science. The thematic volumes are addressed...