ABSTRACT

Principles of Scientific Methods focuses on the fundamental principles behind scientific methods. The book refers to "science" in a broad sense, including natural science, physics, mathematics, statistics, social science, political science, and engineering science. A principle is often abstract and has broad applicability while a method is usually

chapter 1|24 pages

Science in Perspective

chapter 2|24 pages

Formal Reasoning

chapter 3|26 pages

Experimentation

chapter 4|36 pages

Scientific Inference

chapter 5|28 pages

Dynamics of Science

chapter 6|30 pages

Controversies and Challenges

chapter 7|54 pages

Case Studies