Solve your problems faster & more efficiently! This illustrated book presents an easy-to-use guide using 14 ingredients to originate, solve, & challenge problems (& decisions) in all fields, including your personal life. Each ingredient is explained & suggests the methods to use under them. While the method (little known because of controversies in the educational field that interfered with its development) is called THE GENERAL PATTERN OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD (SM-14), it is not just for scientists--it is the basic way knowledge is refined & extended in all fields of endeavor. There are examples of how each ingredient was used for great discoveries & its application in choosing a career. You will find sound advice on how to prepare a self-development program & learn how to learn. To increase your innovation & creativity, there are cartoons illustrating how to be more productive in finding & originating ideas. This book will enable you to attain real world smarts & become happier & more successful! Order from Norman W. Edmund, 407 NE 3rd Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301. 305/525-7327; FAX 305/525-7459.

The scientific method originated centuries ago, but it is taught only to a limited degree in science classes. It is proposed that the scientific method is not just a method for scientists, but also offers a general approach to problem definition and solving and serves as a guide to problem prevention and solution-challenging. The Scientific Method 14 (SM-14) consists of 14 steps: (1) observing; (2) determining if there is a problem; (3) setting goals and planning; (4) searching, exploring, and gathering evidence; (5) generating creative and logical alternative solutions; (6) evaluating the evidence; (7) forming the hypothesis; (8) challenging the hypothesis; (9) reaching a conclusion; (10) suspending judgment; (11) taking action; (12) using motivation and sensitivity as supporting ingredients; (13) using personal attributes in the process; and (14) applying thinking skills, methods, and processes. Each step is explained in some detail, with anecdotes and illustrations on the facing page. Preparing a self-development program is discussed. (SLD)

This book discusses misunderstandings related to the scientific method of creative problem solving and decision-making. The author has conducted extensive research in this field for more than 15 years and shows that the misunderstandings have created great harms in the educational field and in most other fields. This book will be important reading for all those interested in better education, better thinking, and a better society.

Multidisciplinary Medico-legal Death Investigation: Role of Consultants is the only book in the field that focuses on the role consultants have in medical examiner/coroner offices. The book provides a multidisciplinary view on the topic by including specialized fields, such as anesthesiology, surgery, radiology, including CT scan, pediatrics, cardiology-electrophysiology, cardiac pathology, forensic anthropology and odontology, firearms examination, firearms, eye pathology and psychiatry/psychology. Coverage also includes chapters on specialized topics, including high profile cases, the media, business continuity planning, envenomations, the importance of quality assurance and peer review, and quality assurance in a medico-legal death investigation office. This one-of-a-kind resource is ideal for those in the medico-legal death investigation field and professionals in the criminal and civil justice system. - Covers many fields, including anesthesiology, surgery, and radiology, including CT scan, pediatrics, cardiology-electrophysiology, cardiac pathology, forensic anthropology and odontology, firearms examination, and more - Includes contributions by world-renowned specialists - Presents comprehensive case studies and examples of consultation reports