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Science matters : achieving scientific literacy / Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil.
From plate tectonics to leptons to the first living cell, now you can understand the simple science behind our complex world.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307454584
- ISBN: 0307454584
- Physical Description: xxii, 360 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 2nd Anchor Books ed.
- Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Knowing -- Energy -- Electricity and magnetism -- The atom -- The world of the quantum -- Chemical bonding -- Atomic architecture -- Nuclear physics -- The fundamental structure of matter -- Astronomy -- The cosmos -- Relativity -- The restless earth -- Earth cycles -- The ladder of life -- The code of life -- Biotechnology -- Evolution -- Ecosystems. |
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| Subject: | Science > Popular works. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | Q 162 .H39 2009 | 30775305470180 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Science Matters : Achieving Scientific Literacy
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Science Matters : Achieving Scientific Literacy
A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. "Hazen and Trefil are unpretentious-good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did."- The New York Times Book Review Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good. Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book that is informative enough for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet lucid enough for readers uncomfortable with scientific jargon and complicated mathematics. And now, revised and expanded, it is up-to-date, so that readers can enjoy Hazen and Trefil's refreshingly accessible explanations of the most recent developments in science, from particle physics to biotechnology.
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