At 1:19 AM + 8/16/01, Richard Pisacreta wrote:
> As I was taught, a Law is a description of a function, a relation between
>two or more phenomena, that holds true 100% of the time. A law must be
>represented mathematically so that various values can be entered and produce
>precise mathematica
>From: Paul Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> I'd put this into my own words, except that I've only got about 5 >minutes, and I'd mess it up entirely (probably even if I had all evening). >This is a far more complicated question ("What is a scientific law?") than >you'd think it would be.
As I was t
At 5:09 PM + 8/14/01, Richard Pisacreta wrote:
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>Hey Folks:
>
>Most of us cover the Law of Effect in the learning chapter of our intro
>courses. I have a question. Laws usually involve some precise mathematics,
>e.g., Newton's Law of Gravity, the gas laws. The Law of Effect doesn't
>provide s
"What is a
scientific law?") than you'd think it would be.
Paul
Smith
Alverno
College
Milwaukee
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>To: TIPS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: The Law of Effect
>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:50:07 -0400 (EDT)
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>On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Richard Pisacreta wrote:
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On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Richard Pisacreta wrote:
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> Hey Folks:
>
> Most of us cover the Law of Effect in the learning chapter of our intro
> courses. I have a question. Laws usually involve some precise
> mathematics, e.g., Newton's Law of Gravity, the gas laws. The Law of
> Effect doesn't provi
Hey Folks:
Most of us cover the Law of Effect in the learning chapter of our intro courses. I have a question. Laws usually involve some precise mathematics, e.g., Newton's Law of Gravity, the gas laws. The Law of Effect doesn't provide some predictive mathematics. So, why is it a law?Rip Pisacret
