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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. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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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 | - |