HTML University

Science Dept.

Biology BIO 100
Introduction

1. Science Vs Technology
   1. Defintions

   2. Too Practical?

   3. Self-Centered?
      Geocentric (Ptolemaic) Vs Sun-centered (Aristarchus - Nicholas Copernicus De revolutionibus)

2. Science - Mechanistic Vs Vitalistic

3. Assumptions - A Priori
   1. Can We Perceive Reality Through Our Senses?

   2. Nature Is Orderly

   3. The "Laws" of Nature Behave the Same Throughout the Universe

4. The Scientific Method
   1. Observation

   2. Hypothesis

   3. Experimentation with a Control:
      A control is a standard against which the effects of experimental conditions are compared.

5. In Terms of Probability
   1. Hypothesis: Lowest Probability

   2. Theory

   3. Law: Highest Probability

6. Models
   1. Our Solar System

   2. The Atom

   3. Watson and Crick Model of DNA

7. Types of Reasoning
   1. Inductive:
      Formulation of general concepts from individual facts.

   2. Deductive:
      Process of using a general concept to explain a specific case.

8. Darwin and Wallace
   1. Concept of Evolutionary Change

   2. Natural Selection

9. Evidence for Evolution
   1. Fossils

   2. Similar Structures

   3. Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny

   4. Vestigal Structures

   5. Molecular Biology: For Example, Cytochrome C

   6. Intermediate Forms