The primary goal of this document is to give the readers an experiential understanding of the distinction between mathematical inquiry and scientific inquiry. It also has a secondary goal: to provide an experiential understanding of the distinction between the geometry of flat surfaces and the geometry of spherical surfaces.
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Scientific Thinking in the Kitchen: Banana Chips
This dialogue is between a nine-year old girl (MM), her mother (TM) and her father (KPM). It is triggered by questions on the crispness of the banana chips they were having as a post-breakfast snack. The dialogue involves intriguing issues in the philosophy of science: Do the three of them have the same meaning for […]
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CONSTRUCTING THEORIES OF WORDS
The goal of this chapter is not to present new research in morphology, South Asian Morphology, or morphological theory. Nor is it to sketch a perspective on issues in these domains. Our goal is pedagogical: to help students of linguistics see the need to develop the ability to construct theories, in this instance, theories in […]