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Re: physical pendulums/ an opportunity



I didn't want to get into it, but it seems to me there always is a
hypothesis, covertly, even if you have not made it overt. The is good
pedagogy in making it overt.

cheers

joe

On Thu, 23 Sep 1999, Lois Breur Krause wrote:

Why does one need a hypothesis?

to help define a question. defining the question helps the researcher to
design an experiment from which he can obtain meaningful results.


Dr. Lois Breur Krause
Department of Geological Sciences
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Clemson University
Clemson SC 29634

teaching chemistry, physics, astronomy and geology to elementary education
majors.

How We Learn and Why We Don't: Student Survival Guide,
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