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Contents
- Introduction
- 1.1 Water, water everywhere
- 1.2 Reflecting on numbers
- 1.3 We’re all scientists now
- 1.4 How do numbers help test scientific hypotheses?
- 1.5 Is homeopathy science?
- 1.6 SI units
- 1.7 Scientific notation
- 1.8 Big things, big numbers
- 1.9 Small things, small numbers
- 1.10 Week 1 quiz
- 1.11 Week 1 summary
- Introduction
- 2.1 Calculators through the ages
- 2.2 Calculating areas
- 2.3 Calculating volumes
- 2.4 Density of water
- 2.5 Week 2 quiz
- 2.6 Week 2 summary
- Introduction
- 3.1 Absolute numbers don’t tell you everything
- 3.2 Rounding
- 3.3 Can you eat sig figs?
- 3.4 Fractions and Percentages
- 3.5 Negative numbers
- 3.6 Week 3 quiz
- 3.7 Week 3 summary
- Introduction
- 4.1 How do people ‘get’ science numbers?
- 4.2 Averages
- 4.3 Types of graph and drawing graphs
- 4.4 Correlation, causation and coincidence
- 4.5 Create and share your own graph
- 4.6 End-of-course quiz
- 4.7 Congratulations – you’re a scientist!
- References
- Acknowledgements
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