This book is an attempt to introduce the reader to the art and craft of theory construction. While we use geometry as the terrain for practice, our focus is on the methodological strategies and techniques of value in all domains of theory construction, not on the ‘facts’ of geometry that students learn in textbooks. We […]
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Constructing a Theory of Motion
About this book: This book is an introduction to how we construct theories in science to explain natural phenomena, in this case, the phenomena clustering around the motion of inanimate objects. It aims to help the young reader gain an experiential understanding of the way scientists think, and of the kinds of questions they ask, […]