phenomenon
anything that the mind can perceive, whether real or imaginary; anything perceptible by the senses or by scientific instruments
continuum
an unbroken sequence or expanse
dimensions
the measuring unit of each quantity
uniformitarianism
the belief that the present is the key to the past, especially regarding geology
dominion science
the practical science done to advance our knowledge of life, the earth, and the universe
operational science
provides workable and operational explanations of how the world functions; what empirical science is also called
empirical science
the most common type of science; depends on present-day observations or experiments
historical science
not empirical science; its conclusions are more speculative and should be held with less confidence than those drawn from empirical science
mechanics
the study of how and why motion occurs
electromagnetism
study of electricity and magnetism
normal science
research based on symbolic generalizations, beliefs in particular models, values, and representative of examples or exemplars
thermodynamics
the study of thermal energy's relationship with and it's conversion into other forms of energy
Christian worldview
assumes that God created the world for his glory, the world is fallen, and God is redeeming the world to himself
positivism
the humanistic philosophy that came out of the European Enlightenment period; man is the measure of all things and human reason, informed by science, is the only reliable path to truth
paradigm
accepted examples of actual scientific practice— examples include law, theory, application, and instrumentation together— provide models from which spring particular coherent traditions of scientific research
scientific revolutions
paradigm shifts