Real Life Biology (SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY THINGS, Band 3) - Hardcover

Knight, Judson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787656348 ISBN 13: 9780787656348

Verlag: Cengage Gale, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

This 4-vol. set illustrates the importance of scientific and mathematical principles through their use in everyday life. Each volume focuses on a specific scientific discipline -- biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics -- offering students an in-depth understanding of each discipline and its theories. Creating a sense of real-life relevance for students, the < I>Science of Everyday Things< /I> expands on the explanations of scientific principles and concepts using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, and presents theories in their everyday applications. Some of the entries covered include: how osmosis is used in dehydrating fruit; how the principles of aerodynamics are applied to cars; Charles' law and the chemical reaction that sets off an airbag; how algorithms are used to figure out the NCAA playoff tournaments; and more. Each volume the Science of Everyday Things presents approximately 40-50 entries and includes photos, diagrams, sidebars containing short glossaries and interesting facts and details relating to each principle.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cengage Gale
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0787656348
• ISBN 13: 9780787656348
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448
• Herausgeber: Schlager Neil
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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