sciences
Systematic study fields
Sciences are branches of knowledge based on systematic observation, experimentation, and evidence—typically the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology) and sometimes the social sciences (economics, psychology, sociology).
The term often contrasts with the arts or humanities: She's better at sciences than languages.
Someone has something down to a science when they've perfected a reliable method.
Study of organisms
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
astronomy · zoology · botany · meteorology · oceanography · paleontology · ethology · ornithology
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
analysis · variables · control groups · replication · peer review · falsifiability · empiricism · quantitative research
Science of quantity and structure
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- algebraMath using symbols
calculus · topology · set theory · number theory · probability · game theory · information theory · cryptography
Designing functional systems scientifically
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
robotics · nanotechnology · forensics · epidemiology · biomedical engineering · aerospace engineering · civil engineering · electrical engineering
Study of human communities
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- economicsScience of resource allocation
- linguisticsScience of language structure
archaeology · demography · geography · criminology · ethnography · gender studies · social work · public policy
Explanatory set of principles
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- simulationImitation of real processes
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
postulate · axiom · theorem · framework · abstraction · thought experiment · theoretical physics · cosmology
biology
Study of organisms
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
geology · astronomy · zoology · botany · meteorology · oceanography · paleontology · ethology · ornithology · entomology
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- measurementDetermining size or amount
data collection · analysis · variables · control groups · replication · peer review · falsifiability · empiricism · quantitative research · blind study
mathematics
Science of quantity and structure
- logicScience of valid reasoning
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
algebra · calculus · topology · set theory · number theory · probability · game theory · information theory · cryptography · combinatorics
engineering
Designing functional systems scientifically
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- pharmacologyStudy of drug actions
agriculture · robotics · nanotechnology · forensics · epidemiology · biomedical engineering · aerospace engineering · civil engineering · electrical engineering · clinical research
sociology
Study of human communities
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- economicsScience of resource allocation
linguistics · archaeology · demography · geography · criminology · ethnography · gender studies · social work · public policy · human geography
theory
Explanatory set of principles
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- simulationImitation of real processes
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
conjecture · postulate · axiom · theorem · framework · abstraction · thought experiment · theoretical physics · cosmology · quantum theory
- disciplinesbiology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, psychology
- universitycampus, faculty, college, professors, degrees
- University Departmentsbiology department, chemistry department, physics department, mathematics department, psychology department
- French Schoolspremiere, CP, national education, secular education, school inspector
- EncyclopedieDiderot, d'Alembert, volumes, articles, entries
- Quran studyhafiz, ayah, recitation, surah, surahs
scienceshumanities
Study of culture
arts · liberal arts · fine arts · letters · literature
sciencesreligions
Organized belief systems
mysticism · dogmas · superstitions · scriptures · revelation
sciencespseudosciences
False knowledge systems
quackery · charlatanism · junk science · snake oil · astrology
- science museumInstitution displaying natural phenomena
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- rocket scienceSpacecraft propulsion engineering
- science fairStudent experiment competition
- junk scienceFaulty claims dressed as research
- science experimentMethodical investigation testing hypotheses
science, conscience, neuroscience, bioscience, pseudo-science