Science of Everyday Things: Real Life Earth Sciences

udson Knight, Neil Schlager, "Science of Everyday Things: Real Life Earth Sciences"
Gacl 2002 ISBN: 0787656356 400 pages Djvu 11 MB
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 -- chemistry, physics, biology and earth sciences -- offering students an in-depth understanding of each discipline and its theories. 

Creating a sense of real-life relevance for students, the Science of Everyday Things 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. 



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