
Science of Everday Things: Vol 3
Real-Life Biology
Judson Knight(Author)
Neil Schlager(Editor)
Cengage Gale (Publisher)
Published on 9. October 2002
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-7876-5634-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Andover
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 291 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1433 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7876-5634-8 (9780787656348)
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