John Calvin Packard
Published: 2018-02-06
Total Pages: 146
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Excerpt from Everyday Physics: A Laboratory Manual The beginner in science must be guided carefully in his early experiments if he is to develop habits of careful observation, clear thinking, and orderly presentation of results. The exercises in this manual have been carefully designed and the instructions definitely stated, in order that the pupil may see clearly the end in view and the method of procedure, with the least possible amount of assistance on the part of the instructor in charge. On the other hand, the pupil must be given a chance to think for himself if he is ever to develop a scientific imagination or to acquire initiative. Under the head of Topics for Further Study and Investigation, hints, topics, and suggestions have been freely given for the development of projects in connection with which the pupil is expected, of his own initiative, to gather information from trade catalogues and textbooks, from practical men at work in his vicinity, or from observations at home, and to draw his own conclusions and report the results. A practical exercise offered under this head may often be substituted with profit for a more formal exercise outlined in the body of the text.' Special credit should be given in each case for this part of the work, and the pupil should be encouraged to make this department an important feature of his course. Nearly every exercise is preceded by an Introduction, intended to show the bearing of the topic in hand upon related subjects or to make the object of the exercise a little more definite, and is fol lowed, usually, by a few carefully framed questions or problems emphasizing the immediate application of the principle involved to the affairs of daily life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.