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Author:   Anders E. W. Jarfors (Jonkoping University, Sweden)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781032846712

ISBN 10:   1032846712
Pages:   75
Publication Date:   30 December 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1.1 The role of science and a scientist 1.2 The difference between different sciences 1.3 Political bias in science 1.4 The purpose of this book 2 Laws 2.1 Empirical science 2.2 À priori science 3 Definitions 3.1 Stipulating definitions 3.2 Operational definitions 4 Hypotheses 4.1 Hypotheses and requirements on them 4.2 Explanations 4.3 Modelling 4.4 Test of a hypothesis 5 Science and the boundaries of science 6 Treatment of measured data 6.1 Accuracy, precision and error 6.2 Uncertainty estimation 6.3 Error in measurements and significant digits 6.4 Uncertainty propagation 6.5 How do we know that there is a significant difference between measurements 7 Bibliography 8 Appendix 8.1 The Chi-square test (Pearson's variant) 8.2 The Chi-square table 8.3 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) 8.4 The F-test table

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Anders E. W. Jarfors is a Swedish researcher in materials and manufacturing. He earned an MSc and a PhD at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. He has worked at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and the Swedish Institute of Metals Research (formerly KIMAB and now RISE and Swerim). He has also worked at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and MMI Holding Pte Ltd in Singapore. He was also an adjunct associate professor at Nanyang Technological University. He has held guest and visiting professorships in China with the China Academy of Machinery Sciences and Technology and at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is currently a professor of materials and manufacturing at Jönköping University and a visiting professor of sustainable manufacturing at Cranfield University. Professor Jarfors has a long list of empirical work in materials science and manufacturing processes ranging from metal casting and sheet metal forming to powder metallurgy and spray forming. His primary research interests are in metal casting and automotive components. He is an active teacher who recognized a need for a simple description of the foundations of the scientific approach. This is commonly seen in the approach and at the start of final-year projects where there are gaps in approach and the ability to understand what is proven and what is suspected.

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