PLSCS 6900

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PLSCS 6900
Scientific Method in Practice

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

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.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: junior, senior, or graduate standing.

When Offered Fall, spring, summer.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4364 PLSCS 6900   SEM 101

    • TBA

    • Gauch, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: Junior, senior, or graduate standing. Students need to contact Hugh Gauch (hgg1@cornell.edu) to enroll in PLSCS 6900.

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