Getting It Right R&d Methods for Science and Engineering

Name: Getting It Right R&d Methods for Science and Engineering
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ISBN: 9780121088521

ISBN-10: 0121088529

ISBN-13: 9780121088521

Edition: 2001

Authors: Peter Bock

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Intended for the professional engineer, scientist and student, this text covers the analysis of project problems, requirements, & objectives, the use of standard & consistent terminology & procedures, & the design of rigorous & reproducible experiments.

Book details

List price: $103.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Publication date: 9/5/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 406
Size: 6.87" wide x 9.63" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.090



Acknowledgments


Foreword


Biographies



Introduction



Research and Development



Motivation



Background



RandD Problems



Primary Objective



Process and Preparation



The Methodology



Tools and Resources



Project Organization



The Project Hierarchy



Bottoms Up



Top-Down Project Planning



The Project Task



Task Domain



Task Objective



Task Unit



Task Resources



Inducers



Sensors



Supervisor



Channels



Knowledge



Task Method



Task Range



Knowledge Representation



An Epistemological Journey



Categories and Types of Knowledge



Speculative Knowledge



Presumptive Knowledge



Stipulative Knowledge



Conclusive Knowledge



Roles of Knowledge Propositions



Governing Propositions



Factors



Range Knowledge



Limits of Knowledge



Accuracy and Error



Uncertainty



Parametric Estimates of Uncertainty



Geometric Estimates of the Uncertainty of Measurements



Propagation of Uncertainty



Precision



Ascertaining the Precision Limit



Setting the Precision of Results and Conclusions



Knowledge, Truth, and Humility



The Scientific Method



Overview



History of the Scientific Method



The Modern Scientific Method



Iterative Execution



Recursive Execution



Analysis



Describe Problem



Set Performance Criteria



Investigate Related Work



State Objective



Hypothesis



Specify Solution



Set Goals



Define Factors



Postulate Performance Metrics



Synthesis



Implement Solution



Design Experiments



Experiment Laboratory



Block Design



Data Management



Conduct Experiments



Reduce Results



Validation



Compute Performance



Draw Conclusions



Prepare Documentation



Primary Project Documentation



Secondary Project Documentation



Solicit Peer Review


Appendices



Bibliography



Glossary



Tips



Summaries and Guidelines



Case-Study Figures and Tables



Sample Experiment Protocol



An Algorithm for Discovery


Index