# Research Methodology in Natural Sciences

- Institution: IISER Kolkata
- Department: Multidisciplinary
- Teacher: Prof. Soumitro Banerjee
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127106227)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127106227)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [mod01lec01 - What is Science? - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/add0e389a47c) (Video)
2. [mod01lec02 - What is Science? - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/8921f4cc0318) (Video)
3. [mod01lec03 - Subjective Thinking Versus Objective Thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/6d62aa3dda9c) (Video)
4. [mod01lec04 - Idealism Versus Materialism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/9568790202c0) (Video)
5. [mod01lec05 - Causality - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/f3c97006d955) (Video)
6. [mod01lec06 - Causality - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/480e2871eece) (Video)
7. [mod02lec07 - Logical Reasoning: Inductive Logic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/05103dab69db) (Video)
8. [mod02lec08 - Logical Reasoning: Deductive Logic - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/c6af3bb8143d) (Video)
9. [mod02lec09 - Logical Reasoning: Deductive Logic - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/f0dafe7f69da) (Video)
10. [mod02lec10 - Logical Reasoning: Syllogistic Logic - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/6b3e8fb4ccef) (Video)
11. [mod02lec11 - Logical Reasoning: Syllogistic Logic - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/311e3ce66d98) (Video)
12. [mod02lec12 - Logical Reasoning: Syllogism Logic, Truth and Validity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/ec0d09b007a0) (Video)
13. [mod03lec13 - Historical Perspective: Emergence of Materialism and Idealism - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/e0823a47b6eb) (Video)
14. [mod03lec14 - Historical Perspective: Emergence of Materialism and Idealism - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/2f4aa012aff3) (Video)
15. [mod03lec15 - Historical Perspective:Renaissance to the Development of Mechanical Materialism-Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/4710c790acf8) (Video)
16. [mod03lec16 - Historical Perspective:Renaissance to the Development of Mechanical Materialism-Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/fcfd12171d2d) (Video)
17. [mod03lec17 - Historical Perspective: The Advent of Empiricism and the Idea of Evolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/6ec1519b6992) (Video)
18. [mod03lec18 - Historical Perspective: Science in Ancient India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/da4d0f9afdd6) (Video)
19. [mod04lec19 - Historical Perspective: The Advent of Scientific Materialism - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/955243b9ef0a) (Video)
20. [mod04lec20 - Historical Perspective: The Advent of Scientific Materialism - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/8adc8047996c) (Video)
21. [mod04lec21 - Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of Positivism - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/a206d8c66384) (Video)
22. [mod04lec22 - Historical Perspective: The Rise and Fall of Positivism - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/c992fae3ba2e) (Video)
23. [mod04lec23 - What Scientists Actually Do - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/0ae64f680cb7) (Video)
24. [mod04lec24 - What Scientists Actually Do - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/358ef267a42d) (Video)
25. [mod05lec25 - Falsifiability and Reproducibility - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/937763a89295) (Video)
26. [mod05lec26 - Falsifiability and Reproducibility - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/75702b13ed88) (Video)
27. [mod05lec27 - Proposing a Hypothesis - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/e7e32aafe5bc) (Video)
28. [mod05lec28 - Proposing a Hypothesis - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/2078ac647ca4) (Video)
29. [mod05lec29 - Elements of Scientific Measurement - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/0ede064abbf1) (Video)
30. [mod05lec30 - Elements of Scientific Measurement - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/e700244fb887) (Video)
31. [mod06lec31 - The Central Limit Theorem and its Applications - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/941cbe3a7bd2) (Video)
32. [mod06lec32 - The Central Limit Theorem and its Applications - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/11304760b402) (Video)
33. [mod06lec33 - Error Bars and Confidence Interval - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/47f66b508b5a) (Video)
34. [mod06lec34 - Error Bars and Confidence Interval - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/8db84db5f997) (Video)
35. [mod06lec35 - Measurement of a Proportion - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/15733ce672a6) (Video)
36. [mod06lec36 - Measurement of a Proportion - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/600a657ee6bf) (Video)
37. [mod07lec37 - Examples of Proportion Measurement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/992324ad0fa1) (Video)
38. [mod07lec38 - Box and Whisker Plot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/5088f3a41628) (Video)
39. [mod07lec39 - Propagation of Errors - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/a655bb3c96de) (Video)
40. [mod07lec40 - Propagation of Errors - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/ce58c74ca1d9) (Video)
41. [mod07lec41 - Issues in Hypothesis Testing - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/27bfd43a5082) (Video)
42. [mod07lec42 - Issues in Hypothesis Testing - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/a9778f8b8a26) (Video)
43. [mod08lec43 - Statistical Methods in Hypothesis Testing: Z-Test and T-Test - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/289be8a3e7c8) (Video)
44. [mod08lec44 - Statistical Methods in Hypothesis Testing: Z-Test and T-Test - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/6c0524b83c87) (Video)
45. [mod08lec45 - Hypothesis Testing: The Chi-Square Test - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/15660587c3f4) (Video)
46. [mod08lec46 - Hypothesis Testing: The Chi-Square Test - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/8499432ce2fe) (Video)
47. [mod08lec47 - Hypothesis Testing: The Chi-Square Test - Part 03](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/9fb1d80c8c6d) (Video)
48. [mod08lec48 - Hypothesis Testing: The Chi-Square Test - Part 04](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/7fdc8566693b) (Video)
49. [mod09lec49 - Theoretical Research: Functional Relationships from Experimental Data - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/36b07c5c4346) (Video)
50. [mod09lec50 - Theoretical Research: Functional Relationships from Experimental Data - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/01b5ffec3e12) (Video)
51. [mod09lec51 - Theoretical Research: Mathematical Models of Physical Systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/d5990211beca) (Video)
52. [mod09lec52 - Order of Magnitude Calculations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/973397b751b7) (Video)
53. [mod09lec53 - Theoretical Research: Modeling Using Dimensional Analysis - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/ecb9d4f37b05) (Video)
54. [mod09lec54 - Theoretical Research: Modeling Using Dimensional Analysis - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/f9c9123e2c25) (Video)
55. [mod10lec55 - An Example of Mathematical Modeling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/a4666cd57ec6) (Video)
56. [mod10lec56 - Importance of Theory-Building in Science](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/17c371aee6a0) (Video)
57. [mod10lec57 - Scientific Writing: Journal Papers - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/bc13792f6a17) (Video)
58. [mod10lec58 - Scientific Writing: Journal Papers - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/fccd70ebab06) (Video)
59. [mod10lec59 - Scientific Writing: Journal Papers - Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/03fa8f2604a0) (Video)
60. [mod10lec60 - Scientific Writing: Journal Papers - Part 4](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/ec48a8d7780c) (Video)
61. [mod11lec61 - Scientific Writing: PhD Thesis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/689ad6ac3a05) (Video)
62. [mod11lec62 - Scientific Writing: Text Stylistics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/3d0717d69044) (Video)
63. [mod11lec63 - Presentation in Scientific Conferences - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/de4ca7b102c3) (Video)
64. [mod11lec64 - Presentation in Scientific Conferences - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/05eca8f88d38) (Video)
65. [mod11lec65 - Writing Grant Proposals - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/d43738fcaa76) (Video)
66. [mod11lec66 - Writing Grant Proposals - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/722428f62bd2) (Video)
67. [mod12lec67 - Ethical Conduct in Science: Aspects of Scientific Ethics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/eeee3f48feae) (Video)
68. [mod12lec68 - Ethical Conduct in Science: Research Misconduct](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/acb04f4db41b) (Video)
69. [mod12lec69 - Ethical Conduct in Science: Ethics in Scientific Publication - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/bfc21b225855) (Video)
70. [mod12lec70 - Ethical Conduct in Science: Ethics in Scientific Publication - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/be962b7ea2e2) (Video)
71. [mod12lec71 - Ethical Conduct in Science: Cases of Scientific Misconduct - Part 01](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/556c7e918eb9) (Video)
72. [mod12lec72 - Ethical Conduct in Science: Cases of Scientific Misconduct - Part 02](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127106227/160890c21860) (Video)