Sciences : an integrated approach
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Sciences : an integrated approach
John Wiley & Sons, c2010
6th ed., international student version
- : [pbk.]
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes index
"This book is authorized for sale in Europe, Asia, Africa and Middle East only and may be exported outside of these territories."--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Over 100,000 readers have relied on Trefil to gain a better understanding of physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology. The book focuses on the great ideas in each field while showing readers how core scientific principles connect to their daily lives. The sixth edition emphasizes important themes and relationships, along with new real world connections. Scientific American has been added to the book along with completely updated examples. The presentation also employs a more visual approach that includes new illustrations and visuals. In addition, new problems help readers answer the big questions in science.
Table of Contents
1. Science: A Way of Knowing: How do you know what you know? 2. The Ordered Universe: Why do planets appear to wander slowly across the sky? 3. Energy: Why must animals eat to stay alive? 4. Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Why is it easier to make an omelet from an egg than to make an egg from an omelet? 5. Electricity and Magnetism: What is lightning? 6. Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation: What is color? 7. Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity: Can a human ever travel faster than the speed of light, at "warp speed"? 8. The Atom: Why are there so many different materials in the world? 9. Quantum Mechanics: How can the electron behave like both a particle and a wave? 10. Atoms in Combination: The Chemical Bond: How does blood clot? 11. Materials and Their Properties: How have computers gotten so much faster? 12. The Nucleus of the Atom: How do scientists determine the age of the oldest human fossils? 13. The Ultimate Structure of Matter: How can antimatter be used to probe the human brain? 14. The Stars: How much longer can the Sun sustain life on Earth? 15. Cosmology: Will the universe end? 16. Earth and Other Planets: Is Earth the only planet with life? 17. Plate Tectonics: Can we predict destructive earthquakes? 18. Earth's Many Cycles: Will we ever run out of fresh water? 19. Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment: Are human activities affecting the global environment? 20. Strategies of Life: What is life? 21. The Living Cell: What is the smallest living thing? 22. Molecules of Life: What constitutes a healthy diet? 23. Classical and Modern Genetics: Why do offspring resemble their parents? 24. The New Science of Life: Can we cure cancer? 25. Evolution: How did life emerge on the ancient Earth?
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