Recipes for Science: An Introduction to Scientific Methods and Reasoning

by Angela M Potochnik, Matteo Colombo, Cory Wright

Today, scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scientific methods, reasoning, and concepts that is appropriate for any beginning college student. It is designed to be adaptable to a wide variety of different kinds of courses, such as introductions to scientific reasoning or critical thinking, philosophy of science, and science education. In any of these different uses, the book helps students better navigate our scientific, 21st-century world.Key FeaturesContemporary and historical examples of science 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 ensure full student engagement and mastery of the information. Annotated 'Further Reading' sections at the end of each chapter. Final glossary with helpful definitions of key terms. A companion website with author-developed and crowdsourced materials, including syllabi for courses using this textbook, bibliography of additional resources and online materials, sharable PowerPoint presentations and lecture notes, and additional exercises and extended projects.

336 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 6, 2018

Reviews

[Dennis Robbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Over the last 20 years there have been many fine books about the nature of science and "scientific reasoning" and this is one of them. Classroom exercises are included after each book chapter which provides in-depth practice at related topics. Highly recommended for school instruction and useful for individual practice.

[Víctor Javier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy bueno, un poco rollo pq es muy escolar y está escrito para que sea accesible para todo el mundo así q termina siendo un poco pesao y con algo d paja xro muy bueno en tanto q introducción académica a la fª d la cª

[Nadia Jeelani-Socia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is very well constructed but felt too high school level and not college level.