Word: abstraction
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Forced to concoct a drama, Glashow chooses as his story the constant intersections of theory and observation that led to the currently held beliefs about the structure of the atom. Just as in The Double Helix, another popular scientific work about an abstract theory, the scientist's own life takes on great importance. Interactions goes beyond simply imparting Glashow's knowledge of elementary particle physics (the realm of quarks, strangeness, charm and color)in an effort to present what he terms a "scientific autobiography...
Government courses overwhelmingly emphasize systems, abstract balances of forces and state power, ignoring the impact on the individuals affected by these larger forces. Discussions in history and government classes are often mere studies in violence, as they examine past wars or prospects for nuclear...
...together as we begin to glimpse the deep rationale behind it. Wright's purpose is not merely to understand the nature of meaningful information; it is to explore the meaning of life and what modern science has to say on the value of human existence. His method shows that abstract theories of information are ultimately still the products of individual thinkers...
...professor has taught and studied almost every math course in the catalog from Math B, an old algebra course, to Math 212, "Functions of a Real Variable," a course on abstract set theory...
College Board statistics are also incorporated into the ranking system, attempting to place quantitative measures on "faculty quality" and other abstract attributes...