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Illustration by Edwin John Prittie for Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Philadelphia, PA: J. C. Winston, 1930.
Prof. Christopher Shera
Prof. Jennifer R. Melcher
HST.750
Spring 2006
Graduate
This course explores the theory and practice of scientific modeling in the context of auditory and speech biophysics. Based on seminar-style discussions of the research literature, the class draws on examples from hearing and speech, and explores general, meta-theoretical issues that transcend the particular subject matter. Examples include: What is a model? What is the process of model building? What are the different approaches to modeling? What is the relationship between theory and experiment? How are models tested? What constitutes a good model?
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