Scientific Method in Brief
"A welcome, and well-informed, introduction for budding scientists to the general principles undergirding the rationality of science. The book draws powerful attention to the fact that future scientific advance itself depends on a proper understanding of scientific method."Roger Trigg, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, Senior Research Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford, and founding chair of the British Philosophical Association"There is a detailed table of contents, a thorough list of references, and a good index. This detailed explanation of scientific method is laid out so as to be useful as a text for educational courses. To this end, each chapter concludes with a summary and a set of study questions. However, the book is also a thorough and practical description of scientific philosophy and method, which will be useful to practitioners as well."David B. Henderson, Computing Reviews"Excellent references and an index support the text. This reviewer wishes this book had been available when he was a student."R.E. Buntrock for Choice Magazine"Scientific Method in Brief is well suited for use in undergraduate courses  on scientific method or the nature of science. In fact, for the former sort of  class SMB is one of the best, if not the best, book to use. Moreover, SMB  would make a fruitful addition as a supplement to various other courses. For  example, it could be implemented into introductory level philosophy of science courses as a way of providing a more in-depth look at scientific method.  SMB could be used to supplement courses on critical thinking/informal logic  as well. Often these sorts of courses discuss various forms of reasoning, but  seldom do they include much on the nature of scientific method. On the whole, SMB is an excellent book to use in lower division undergraduate courses on scientific method, the nature of science, and many more. I highly recommend it."Kevin McCain, University of Alabama at Birmingham for Teaching Philosophy