BIOL 2000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Luther Burbank, Scientific Method
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Biol 2000h methods of biological inquiry 08/09/16. The course covers the scientific method, and how it is used in biology how do we do science, write scientific papers, etc. All questions regarding laboratory logistical matters should be directed to susan chow. 30% of grades are derived from lab reports door will be locked after 10 minutes into the scheduled lab time. There are no lab handouts nothing you need to bring with you to lab to be prepared, just show up. Midterm exam: 25%, final exam: 25%, 2 reports: 20%, 4 lab assignments: 30% Or science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge, carl sagan. In biol 2000 we are going to treat science as a process that describes and explains phenomena in the natural world. Scientific process is a process that generates and understands knowledge the scientific process is how knowledge/information is generated information is what we think we know.