WEEK 2, LESSON 2:

HEIRARCHY OF THE SCIENCES

INTRODUCTION TO
PHYSICS (classical  relative)
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
AND SOCIETY. Astronomy Planetary science,
cosmology
SCIENCE Geoscience Meteorology, geology

 Body of knowledge
 System of knowledge
SOCIAL SCIENCE
 Natural world
 Cultural activity Sociology Law
 Scientific method Ethics
1. Observation/question Economics
2. Research topic area Psychology Developmental
3. Hypothesis cognitive
– never really proven
- After many test  true
- Over time theory to explain LIFE SCIENCES
natural phenomenon
supported with evidences. Functional biology Physiology
4. Test with experiment Medicine
5. Analyze data Cellular biology Biochemistry
6. Report conclusion Genetics

*scientific inquiry – process that is used to solve

everyday problems or questions. (scientific PHYSICS (quantum  classical)
method)
Chemistry Material properties
Chemical reactions
Physics Particle physics
Thermodynamics

FORMAL SCIENCES

Mathematics Algebra
Computer science
Logic Philosophical, informal
symbolic

TECHNOLOGY

 “tekhne” – art/craft
1st SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION  “logia”- subject/interest
 Application of knowledge
Galileo Galilei  Alteration of natural world
- Moons of Jupiter  Complex system
- Telescope  Development and innovation

Nicolas Copernicus Development Innovation

- 16th – 17th century A term referring to Involves

- Heliocentric Model the creation of an commercialization of
improved or new prototype inventions
Charles Darwin product as well as of research and
its delivery to the development intro
- Evolution market. marketable product.
- Theory of Natural Selection
(Marxt & Hacklin, 2005)

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 SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES

1. Identification 5TH SYNTHESIZING & RECYCLING

2. Formulation of hypothesis
3. Hypothesis testing - Production of synthetic food and other
4. Assessment resources and recycling of nonrenewable
5. Application resources.

TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES
1. Identification
2. Conceptualization
3. Production/execution
4. Use of phase

TYPES OF RESEARCH

 Fundamental
 Applied
 Mission-oriented

FIRST WAVE TECHNOLOGY

 Agricultural Age- comprising the Pre-

industrial technologies
 Labor intensive
 Empirical-based

SECOND WAVE TECHNOLOGY

 Industrial technologies until the end of

WWII
 Capital-intensive
 Classical science

THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGY

 Post-industrial technologies
 Science-intensive
 Scientifically-based

SOCIETY

 A group of people living as a community

or an organized group of people for a
common purpose

1st HUNTER & GATHERER

- The most primitive of all societies.

2ND SHIFTING & FARMING

- Slash and burn farming

3RD AGRICULTURE & MINING

4TH MANUFACTURING & PROCESSING

- Use of coal marked the start of

industrialization.

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