Science Across Disciplines

Formal sciences study formal systems and are governed by axioms and rules. There is disagreement about whether they are science disciplines because they do not rely on empirical evidence.

The three major branches of modern science are natural sciences, social sciences, and formal sciences.

Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine.

<p>The earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science date back to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia from around 3000 to 1200 BCE.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped the Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Science is a rigorous, systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology), social sciences (e.g., economics, psychology, and sociology), and formal sciences (e.g., logic, mathematics, and theoretical computer science).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The formal sciences do not rely on empirical evidence, leading to disagreement about whether they are science disciplines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Applied sciences are disciplines that use scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The history of science spans the majority of the historical record, with the earliest written records of identifiable predecessors to modern science dating to Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia from around 3000 to 1200 BCE.</p> Signup and view all the answers