Fundamental research aims to discover new theories that improve general understanding through basic science, motivated by curiosity about unknown phenomena. It provides knowledge but may not directly solve practical problems. Applied research applies scientific knowledge to find solutions to practical problems through empirical methods. The main differences are: fundamental research judges success on new discoveries while applied research focuses on solving problems; fundamental research gives researchers more creative freedom while applied specifies the problem to be solved. However, both are needed as fundamental research enhances understanding that enables applied solutions.
Fundamental research aims to discover new theories that improve general understanding through basic science, motivated by curiosity about unknown phenomena. It provides knowledge but may not directly solve practical problems. Applied research applies scientific knowledge to find solutions to practical problems through empirical methods. The main differences are: fundamental research judges success on new discoveries while applied research focuses on solving problems; fundamental research gives researchers more creative freedom while applied specifies the problem to be solved. However, both are needed as fundamental research enhances understanding that enables applied solutions.
Fundamental research aims to discover new theories that improve general understanding through basic science, motivated by curiosity about unknown phenomena. It provides knowledge but may not directly solve practical problems. Applied research applies scientific knowledge to find solutions to practical problems through empirical methods. The main differences are: fundamental research judges success on new discoveries while applied research focuses on solving problems; fundamental research gives researchers more creative freedom while applied specifies the problem to be solved. However, both are needed as fundamental research enhances understanding that enables applied solutions.
Fundamental research aims to discover new theories that improve general understanding through basic science, motivated by curiosity about unknown phenomena. It provides knowledge but may not directly solve practical problems. Applied research applies scientific knowledge to find solutions to practical problems through empirical methods. The main differences are: fundamental research judges success on new discoveries while applied research focuses on solving problems; fundamental research gives researchers more creative freedom while applied specifies the problem to be solved. However, both are needed as fundamental research enhances understanding that enables applied solutions.
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2 Fundamental Research and Applied Research
2.2.1 Fundamental Research Fundamental research is a scientific research which is aimed to discover new theory that results in improved understanding of general knowledge and world phenomenon. Fundamental research usually focuses in basic science (pure science). Basic science explains about the most basic objects, forces, and phenomenons in nature, relationships between them, and laws governing them. Researchers who do fundamental research usually are motivated by driving curiosity about unknown phenomenons. Fundamental research provides variety of knowledge and information as an answer to many important practical problems, but it may not give a specific answer and cant be applied directly as a solution for those problems. 2.2.2 Applied Research Applied research is a scientific research which is aimed to apply scientific knowledge from fundamental sciences in physical environment. Applied research usually uses empirical methods with evidence-based information, and is used to find solutions for many practical problems in worlds environment. Applied research can
be used to interpret problems to make them researchable in order to initiate many
possible solutions. 2.2.3 Differences There are several differences between fundamental research and applied research: 1. Differences in criteria to judge the success or failure of the research Fundamental research can be acknowledged as successful if the researchers can discover new knowledge and phenomenon which before labeled as unknown. Applied research is successful if the contribution of this research in order to give solutions to specific important practical problems can be recognized. 2. The researcherss freedom In fundamental research, the researcher has more freedom in playing with their imagination and creativity, whereas in applied research the problem has been defined and the researchers have to look for best possible solutions to solve this problem. Fundamental research and applied research cant be separated because each of them have their purpose. Fundamental research helps us understanding nature and its law. Greater understanding of our environtment can make the application of that knowledge becomes easier. All of that results in possible solution for many practical problem, thats where applied research can be of use.
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