Don K Mak

Thinking Like A Scientist: Solving Everyday Problems wtih the Scientific Method - Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ World Scientific 2009 - xiii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1. Prelude -- 2. The Scientific Method -- 3. Observation -- 4. Hypothesis -- 5. Experiment -- 6. Recognition -- 7. Problem Situation and Problem Definition -- 8. Induction and Deduction -- 9. Alternative Solutions -- 10. Relation -- 11. Mathematics -- 12. Probable Value -- 13. Epilogue.

Describes how one can use the scientific method to solve everyday problems. This book illustrates how to exploit the information collected from our 5 senses, how to solve problems when no information is available for the present problem situation, and how to extrapolate our capabilities by seeing a relationship among heretofore unrelated concepts.

9789812835093


Science -- Methodology. Problem solving -- Methodology.

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