Recipes for Science

<p>Scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. <em>Recipes for Science</em> responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods appropriate for any beginning college student. The book is adaptable to a wide variety of different courses such as introductions to scientific reasoning methods courses in scientific disciplines science education and philosophy of science.</p><p>Special features of <i>Recipes for Science </i>include contemporary and historical case studies from many fields of physical life and social sciences; visual aids to clarify and illustrate ideas; text boxes to explore related topics; plenty of exercises to support student recall and application of concepts; suggestions for further readings at the end of each chapter; a glossary with helpful definitions of key terms; and a companion website with course syllabi internet resources PowerPoint presentations lecture notes additional exercises and original short videos on key topics.</p><p>Key Updates to the Second Edition</p><ul> <li>13 short chapters of uniform length that make it easier to adapt to a college semester</li> <li>Case studies and examples featuring new research and important historical research across many fields of science</li> <li>Added discussion of timely topics including large research collaborations trust and distrust of science machine learning and other technology-driven advances diversity in science and connections to indigenous knowledge</li> <li>Streamlined and simplified discussion of some topics such as experimentation and statistical hypothesis-testing</li> <li>Exercises that are clearly aligned with learning goals and sorted into types: Recall Apply and Think</li> <li>Additional online exercises and a series of original videos on key topics</li> <li>Exercise solutions available on an instructor-only section of the website</li> </ul>