applied science

Examples of applied science in the following topics:

• Basic and Applied Science

  • This question focuses on the differences between two types of science: basic science and applied science.
  • In applied science, the problem is usually defined for the researcher.
  • Some individuals may perceive applied science as "useful" and basic science as "useless."
  • Without basic science, it is unlikely that applied science would exist.
  • Thanks to applied science, scientists knew how to rehabilitate the bird.

• Introduction to Ecology

  • There are many practical applications of ecology in conservation biology, wetland management, natural resource management (agroecology, agriculture, forestry, agroforestry, fisheries), city planning (urban ecology), community health, economics, basic and applied science, and human social interaction (human ecology).
  • Finally, it is important to note that ecology is not synonymous with environment, environmentalism, natural history, or environmental science.

• Scientific Reasoning

  • Although using the scientific method is inherent to science, it is inadequate in determining what science is.
  • This is because it is relatively easy to apply the scientific method to disciplines such as physics and chemistry, but when it comes to disciplines like archaeology, paleoanthropology, psychology, and geology, the scientific method becomes less applicable as it becomes more difficult to repeat experiments.
  • These areas of study are still sciences, however.
  • Both types of logical thinking are related to the two main pathways of scientific study: descriptive science and hypothesis-based science.
  • Descriptive science and hypothesis-based science are in continuous dialogue.

• The Scientific Method

  • Biologists study the living world by posing questions about it and seeking science-based responses.
  • The scientific method can be applied to almost all fields of study as a logical, rational, problem-solving method.
  • Let's think about a simple problem that starts with an observation and apply the scientific method to solve the problem.
  • This step—openness to disproving ideas—is what distinguishes sciences from non-sciences.
  • Many times, science does not operate in a linear fashion.

• History of biological science

• Misconceptions of Evolution

  • In science, a "theory" is understood to be a body of thoroughly-tested and verified explanations for a set of observations of the natural world.
  • A theory in science has also survived significant efforts to discredit it by scientists.
  • For example, applying antibiotics to a population of bacteria will, over time, select a population of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.

• Introduction to the Study of Biology

  • Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms.
  • Science is a process for learning about the natural world.
  • This makes science an iterative, or cumulative, process, where previous research is used as the foundation for new research.
  • Our current understanding of any issue in the sciences is the culmination of all previous work.
  • Pseudoscience is often known as fringe or alternative science.

• Scientific Method - The Practice of Science

  • Here we focus on the essentials of the method and then look at how science is practiced.
  • In the end, scientific method in the actual practice of science recognizes human biases and prejudices and allows deviations from the protocol.
  • At its best, it provides guidance to the investigator to balance personal bias against the leaps of intuition that successful science requires.
  • Science “as a way of knowing” the world around us constantly tests, confirms, rejects and ultimately reveals new knowledge, integrating that knowledge into our world view.
  • Observe natural phenomena (includes reading the science and thoughts of others).

• Branches and Subdisciplines of Biology

  • Forensic science is the application of science to answer questions related to the law.
  • Biology is the culmination of the achievements of the natural sciences from their inception to today.
  • Excitingly, it is the cradle of emerging sciences such as the biology of brain activity, genetic engineering of custom organisms, and the biology of evolution that uses the laboratory tools of molecular biology to retrace the earliest stages of life on earth.

• Rules of Probability for Mendelian Inheritance

  • The rules of probability can be applied to Mendelian crosses to determine the expected phenotypes and genotypes of offspring.
  • The product rule of probability can be applied to this phenomenon of the independent transmission of characteristics.
  • The word "and" is a signal to apply the product rule.
  • The sum rule is applied when considering two mutually-exclusive outcomes that can result from more than one pathway.
  • The word "or" indicates that you should apply the sum rule.