"To my knowledge, there has never [before] been a volume that
analyzes, in one place, the actual language of science-- those
elements of thinking that are acknowledged to be the basis of
scientific thought. . . . [Thus] this is a very important book,
contributing to several fields: science, education, rhetoric,
medicine, and perhaps even philosophy. . . . Darian's erudition is
truly astonishing." -- Celest A. Martin, Associate Professor,
College Writing Program, University of Rhode Island
From astronomy to zoology, the practice of science proceeds from
scientific ways of thinking. These patterns of thought, such as
defining and classifying, hypothesizing and experimenting, form the
building blocks of all scientific endeavor. Understanding how they
work is therefore an essential foundation for everyone involved in
scientific study or teaching, from elementary school students to
classroom teachers and professional scientists.
In this book, Steven Darian examines the language of science in
order to analyze the patterns of thinking that underlie scientific
endeavor. He draws examples from university science textbooks in a
variety of disciplines, since these offer a common, even canonical,
language for scientific expression. Darian identifies and focuses
in depth on nine patterns-- defining, classifying, using figurative
language, determining cause and effect, hypothesizing,
experimenting, visualizing, quantifying, and comparing-- and shows
how they interact in practice. He also traces how these thought
modes developed historically from Pythagoras through Newton.
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