Nahir Garcia Rivera

CIFI 3001

Asignación 1

Preguntas para entregar:

Capítulo 1

1. What role does “common sense” play in the scientific method?

2. What is the difference between a hypothesis and a law? Between a law and a theory?

3. What is the basic difference between the Ptolemaic and Copernican models? Why is the Ptolemaic model considered incorrect?

4. Ancient astronomers were troubled by variations in the brightness of the various planets with time. Does the Ptolemaic or the Copernican model account better for these variations?

5. What, if anything, would happen to the shape of the earth if it were to rotate on its axis faster than it does today?

Contestaciones:

1. El metodo cientifico está