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M02.8 CONNECT THE MECHANISM

Be a good scientist with a small example

Your stripe detector gets both test pictures right. Now try to break it. Hunt for a counterexample, test every picture there is, and write a lab note you'd trust.

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Lesson overview

Your stripe detector gets both test pictures right. Now try to break it. Hunt for a counterexample, test every picture there is, and write a lab note you'd trust.

What you’ll explore

  • Use a counterexample to separate what a toy model actually does from a claim it can't support, and choose the next test.
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