Some words to take to heart, some words to live by, some words to get more liberated in the pursuit of artistic endeavours. Definitely a good thing to read. You don't know it yet, but it's likely you need this book. Emily May I was hesitant to buy Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacythis release based on some of the reviews but finally decided to pull the trigger. This book seemed like the only official publication that was going to give me that so I finally bought it.
Drews I'm pretty sure Hazen, Robert M. Like this duology has totally filled my creative well. The astronomer Carl Sagan once said, "Everybody starts out as a scientist. Every child has the scientist's sense of wonder and awe.
Some have said that the value of Achieving scientific literacy book education has declined and our goal of scientific literacy is an unrealized and unrealizable myth. It should help classroom teachers, science supervisors and administrators with both the larger perspective of reform and the practical issues of improving their programmes and practices.
Achieving scientific literacy book Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. Achieving scientific literacy: from purposes to practices. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat.
Find items in libraries near you. Get this from a library. Bybee maintains that although the. Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. This book offers a broad vision for improving science education that is at times historical and philosophical and also concrete and practical.
It discusses several themes including: a clarification of scientific literacy; a systemic perspective on reform; a standards-based approach to improving science education; and an emphasis on science teaching and student by: In 16 libraries.
Achieving Scientific Literacy offers a broad vision for improving science education that is at times historical and philosophical and also concrete and practical. Bybee maintains that although the rhetoric of reform is national, actual reform must occur at state and local levels. His book addresses the critical challenge of transforming national standards into individual.
Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. Condition: New. Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy. Undergraduates who are entering the profession Author: Rodger W.
Binding: Paperback. Weight: Lbs. Product Group: Book. Istextbook: Yes. Special Attributes: Ex-Library. As we conceive better instruments such as subatomic particle colliders, our smiling, crazy-haired German-born genius may one day prove even more prescient.
The authors begin with concepts that most mere mortals can digest. After the first few chapters, things get heavy and deep fast.
The theory of relativity, quarks, string theory, and black holes are given a few paragraphs or pages of descriptions and require a basis of key scientific principles. The acceleration from accessible to "whoa" is intense. Science literacy for non-scientific folks is a noble and well-intentioned goal but one that is not easy to pull off. A few chapters in, the folks without scientific foundation will bow out. The truth is this book is not likely to appeal to these folks anyways.
Fortunately, folks who are scientific-minded and need a refresher course in different scientific disciplines will find this book a valuable asset. The explanations and examples are clear though complex. Readers who understand the basics of the various sciences will feel more confident and literate in fields after consuming this text.
Enjoy the wonders of science and appreciate the duality of the universe as you explore this well architected guide. Scientific discoveries and breakthroughs are happening at an exponential rate so I pondered the value of reading a science book written in To make matters worse, the authors mention that it was written on a word processor with a vacuum tube display screen. Fortunately, the engaging writing and the overall premise made me continue reading and I am glad that I did.
Without a basic knowledge of scientific laws and principles they feel that voters are ill prepared to understand and form opinions on scientific matters they read in the news. The book is, therefore, geared to give a basic outline of the different fields of science and the matters that they study. The information presented covers a wide range of topics from the subatomic to the cosmos. An interesting side note - I read this book during the term of an anti-science president.
In fact, there seems to currently be a movement among many in America to push the idea that science is bad. For many this is due to their belief that religion and science are in conflict. The authors point out that science and religion deal with totally different things so there should be no conflict. It is almost as if Hazen and Trefil foresaw the day, thirty years in the future, when scientific illiteracy and antagonism would threaten the people of the United States.
As we are watching, this antagonism and ignorance is contributing directly to the death of two hundred thousand people in the Covid pandemic.
The information about subatomic particles, supercolliders, exoplanets, and the ozone layer in this book is definitely a bit dated. However, since the book is about basic principles more than specific scientific discoveries, it has stood up quite well to the passage of thirty years.
The average reader will find a lot of useful information as well as answers to a number of scientific questions. Inside the front and rear pages in the hard cover edition is an index to roughly two hundred subjects the reader might choose to flip to rather than reading the book cover to cover. The authors have condensed an enormous amount of science into less than three hundred pages and have given great examples to explain different concepts.
But if you drop an object, it falls, regardless of which theory you believe. I still enjoyed reading it as it refreshed my understanding and knowledge of some topics I last studied over fifty years ago in high school. This is not a criticism of either, just a note to those who consider themselves scientifically illiterate that this is a great book to start out with but not to be discouraged if you stumble here and there.
Both strengths and weaknesses The book is simplistic especially in early chapters and builds upon that foundation to culminate into controversial topics of today in the last couple of chapters.
As far as young earth vs. He is rather dismissive of int Both strengths and weaknesses The book is simplistic especially in early chapters and builds upon that foundation to culminate into controversial topics of today in the last couple of chapters.
He is rather dismissive of intelligent design by stating ID adherents have failed to produce one working theory how would they? He resolves this by stating evolution vs. ID should be taught in a classroom outside the science department. The last chapter on climate change was shorter than I expected and ended with a question rather than a conclusion. Prior to that he offers several renewable energy options but does not spend time discussing the pragmatism of each.
Did I miss something or did he completely omit the nuclear power option in the final chapter? These are minor critiques and I thought he wrote a balanced summary of where we are scientifically even raising the differences in satellite data vs. Each chapter summarizes volumes of information in an organized and efficient manner. There are times when you wish the author would take a topic to the next level but not practical in a single book. Overall, well done and keeps things interesting in a field that many would otherwise find boring.
This is a book that is about scientific literacy. What is the minimum that everyone should know about science. I was told that every time that you put an equation in a book, you cut the potential audience by half. More that four equations, you have yourself a textbook. If my statement about math is correct, this is where we all lose the audience.
The chapters illustrate this point. As someone who made a living in technology, science and teaching, I think that he has a point. I hear people talk on various mainstream news outlets and I am appalled that they know so little and screw up so much.
The point of the book is that we have to up our game and this is a proposed game plan. Feb 13, Travis rated it it was amazing. I learned more from this little book than I did in 12 years of science classes in California public schools. Though that is probably due to the fact I just didn't have much interest in the subject at the time. Then again, if I had had teachers as good as Hazen and Trefil, maybe I would've chosen to study the natural sciences. I recommend this book to anyone wishing to brush up on basic scientific knowledge.
In fact, given the role technology plays in modern life, this book should be essential re I learned more from this little book than I did in 12 years of science classes in California public schools. In fact, given the role technology plays in modern life, this book should be essential reading in our democratic republic. How can we be expected to make informed decisions when we don't understand the basic science behind the technologies controlling our lives? This book was a really nice summary of a lot of scientific concepts that you might have forgotten since school, or maybe never even learned.
I definitely agree that it is important to be scientifically literate so that we can form solid opinions about new scientific breakthroughs or controversies in the news, and this book is a great starting point. There is a chapter on evolution which is very dismissive of young-Earth creationism and intelligent design, but I think that we as Christians should This book was a really nice summary of a lot of scientific concepts that you might have forgotten since school, or maybe never even learned.
There is a chapter on evolution which is very dismissive of young-Earth creationism and intelligent design, but I think that we as Christians should have at least a basic understanding of evolutionary concepts so that we can know where people are coming from. Jul 23, Andrew rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , science. This book is terrific overview of of the many fields of science.
Hazen gives a sufficient and fascinating overview of each science topic. The discussion is fast-paced and thoroughly engages the reader. This book covers physics, biology, evolution, climate change, astronomy, chemistry and many other topics.
Look forward to reading more books by Robert M. Jan 18, Lee rated it really liked it. Reading to learn may not be the most thrilling thing in the world but this book was pretty easy to follow.
Many things are basic knowledge but there were some things that I did not know and many things that I had learned and forgotten since my days of school.
A nice guide for brushing up on scientific education. This is a presentation of very basic scientific concepts, actually what everyone should know. They are very clearly explained together with their relevance for our current debates. If you already know what messenger RNA is or how nuclear energy is produced then it is probably not a book for you. A great book for non-experts. Also was very helpful in reviewing content for my National Board exam!
Jun 16, Bill Pardi rated it really liked it Shelves: science. Good survey of contemporary science topics. Not deep on anything. I was familiar with many of the topics covered, but I found it a nice refresher and appreciated the different perspective on several topics.
A pretty great introduction to important scientific topics of the "kilometer wide and centimeter deep" covers a lot of topics but none in huge detail variety. I will definitely be recommending this to my Physics students. Although a good introduction to the basics, the chapter on the uncertainty principal was simplistic bordering on wrong, and the confusion between what a fact is versus an interpretation very misleading.
Dec 20, Angela Lewis rated it really liked it.
0コメント