{"product_id":"understanding-the-language-of-science-steven-darian-9780292716186","title":"Understanding the Language of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2004 -- A \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Darian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292716184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292716186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.00w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 928","brand":"Steven Darian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906551206143,"sku":"9780292716186","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25e7dd83-2b66-474a-8cc0-3a3fbd3739a8.jpg?v=1748770757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-the-language-of-science-steven-darian-9780292716186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}