Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet we know relatively little about his mathematical achievements. Unlike many later Greek mathematicians‚ where at least we have some of the books which they wrote‚ we have nothing of Pythagoras’s writings. The society which he led‚ half religious and half scientific‚ followed a code of secrecy which certainly means that today Pythagoras is a mysterious figure
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scientific method is that it is inductive: that the formulation of scientific theory starts with the basic‚ raw evidence of the senses - simple‚ unbiased‚ unprejudiced observation. Out of these sensory data - commonly referred to as ‘facts’ — generalisations will form. The myth is that from a disorderly array of factual information an orderly‚ relevant theory will somehow emerge. However‚ the starting point of induction is an impossible one. D There is no such thing as an unbiased observation.
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The Dark Side of Family Life Whilst many of the functionalist theorists point out the positive aspects of the family‚ some theorists believe that the family is destructive. The Marxist Perspective Marxists argue that it is the specific requirements of the capitalist mode of production that have shaped the development of the family in Western industrial societies. Marxists see the family as a means for: Reproducing ‘labour power’ – reproducing future generations of workers. Consuming – consuming
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Pauline Hanson was elected to the Australian house representatives at the general election of March 2‚1996‚and her involvement in Australian politics continues still continues today‚ Pauline Hanson’s ideology was extreme right winged and played on peoples fears of multiculturalism and mass migration‚ whilst like most politicians she has intentions ‚her knowledge was limited and was rather xenophobic. her politics concentrated on the restrictions of people of foreign countries migrating to Australia
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HALLMARKS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Successful managerial decisions are seldom made on hunches or on trail and error method. The sound and effective decisions are always made on the basis of scientific research. Scientific research focuses on solving problems in a step _by _step logical‚ organized and rigorous manner in each step of research viz.‚ identifying problem‚ gathering data‚ analyzing it and in arriving at a valid conclusion. Organizations may not always be involved in the scientific
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ch10 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Make this inductive (statistical) syllogism into a relatively strong argument by supplying an appropriate premise or conclusion: Greg must be into all that New Age stuff since he wears his hair in a ponytail. 2. Make this inductive (statistical) syllogism into a relatively strong argument by supplying an appropriate premise or conclusion: People who go to Burning Man are not like you and me.
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HOW IMPORTANT ARE MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS IN COGNITIVE THEORIES? How the world around us is represented mentally is the corner stone of cognitive architectures. It facilitates understanding of information received and perceived from our environment. The storage and retrieval of knowledge would be impossible without mental representations. Mental representations are the way in which we create copies’ of the real things around us‚ which we perceive. A description of a representation is a symbol
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working under the same conditions‚ especially when dealing with qualitative data. It is important to be aware of selecting a representative case to provide the basis for generalisations (Scapens 2004). In contrast to positivist research using factual numbers and statistics‚ an interpretive case study provides analytical generalisation to develop and extend the current theoretical stand point. According to Scapens (2004) either a critical case or an extreme case should be used as a representative. In
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LEARNING THEORY by Bob Boakes Psychology and You‚ pp.59-63‚ Hawker Brownlow Education‚ Melbourne Australia Learning is the process by which we gain knowledge about the world. It is not just something we try to switch on occasionally when‚ for example‚ we have an exam to study for or want to try a new game. It is a process that starts before we are born and continues to the moment we die. The kind of concentrated‚ deliberate process that we usually refer to as ‘learning’ in a school context is only
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As well as choosing a good hiding place‚ one needs of course bring a few personal items or tools should the choice in lodging not contain what is needed. A few suggestions would be: Photos of past loved ones (for obvious reasons)‚ a bag (should a hasty exit be needed)‚ and of course duct tape‚ as one can never have too much duct tape. This plan will keep any who follow it safe. Additional comments: First of all‚I would just like to say that this is the greatest opportunity to win a Scholarship
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