Courses of Study 2016-2017 
    
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Courses of Study 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PLSCS 6900 - Scientific Method in Practice


     
Fall, spring, summer. 1 credit. S/U grades only.

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: junior, senior, or graduate standing.

H. G. Gauch, Jr.

Students in this course study Hugh Gauch’s book Scientific Method in Brief, which is designed to help scientists become better scientists through deeper understanding of common themes that extend across the disciplines. Topics include the history and philosophy of science, reliance on evidence, deductive and inductive logic, probability, parsimony, and hypothesis testing.



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