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The Sciences, 4th Edition integrates major concepts from physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology to help anyone become science-literate. Even readers with little or no science background will find this unique book an indispensable guide to understanding the latest headlines, controversies, and scientific developments. The new edition keeps pace with the dynamic nature of the sciences by incorporating the most up-to-date discoveries in all five disciplines. Design to be used alongside Trefil: The Sciences, 4E, this Study Guide contains many elements that foster student success. Included are chapter reviews, learning objectives, key chapter concepts and key concept charts. The ties between science and math are reinforced with key formulas and equations. Links to scientists and their findings are outlined to help improve your comprehension of key subject area concepts.

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: How do humans control their body temperature? 5. Electricity and Magnetism: What is lightning? 6. Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation: Why do we see in 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? 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. Properties of Materials: 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 ever end? 16. The Earth and Other Planets: Is Earth the only planet with life? 17. Plate Tectonics: Can we perdict destructive earthquakes? 18. Cycles of the Earth: 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: What is life? 21. Molecules of Life: What constitutes a healthy diet? 22. The Living Cell: What is the smallest living thing? 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 arise? Appendix A: Human Anatomy. Appendix B: Units and Numbers. Appendix C: The Geological Time Scale. Appendix D: Selected Physical Constants and Astronomical Data. Appendix E: Properties of the Planets. Appendix F: The Chemical Elements. Glossary. Credits. Index.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471219637
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley and Sons (WIE)
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1247 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0471219630
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jul 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 253 mm
  • No of Pages: 212
  • Sub Title: An Integrated Approach
  • Width: 203 mm


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