This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, Binder Ready Version, 8th Edition by James Trefil and Robert Hazen uses an approach that recognizes that science forms a seamless web of knowledge about the universe. This text fully integrates physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology and emphasizes general principles and their application to real- world situations. The goal of the text is to help students achieve scientific literacy. Applauded by students and instructors for its easy-to-read style and detail appropriate for non-science…mehr
This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, Binder Ready Version, 8th Edition by James Trefil and Robert Hazen uses an approach that recognizes that science forms a seamless web of knowledge about the universe. This text fully integrates physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology and emphasizes general principles and their application to real- world situations. The goal of the text is to help students achieve scientific literacy. Applauded by students and instructors for its easy-to-read style and detail appropriate for non-science majors, the eighth edition has been updated to bring the most up-to-date coverage to the students in all areas of science.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
James S. Trefil (born September 10, 1938) is an American physicist (Ph.D. in Physics at Stanford University in 1966) and author of more than thirty books. Much of his published work focuses on science for the general audience. Dr. Trefil has previously served as Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia and he now teaches as Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University. Among Trefil's books is Are We Unique?, an argument for human uniqueness in which he questions the comparisons between human intelligence and artificial intelligence. Trefil also regularly gives presentations to judges and public officials about the intersections between science and the law.
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1 Science: A Way of Knowing: How do you know what you know? 1
2 The Ordered Universe: Why do planets appear to wander slowly across the sky? 30
3 Energy: Why must animals eat to stay alive? 63
4 Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Why is it easier to make an omelet from an egg than to make an egg from an omelet? 92
5 Electricity and Magnetism: What is lightning? 119
6 Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation: What is color? 151
7 Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity: Can a human ever travel faster than the speed of light, at "warp speed"? 185
8 The Atom: Why are there so many different materials in the world? 209
9 Quantum Mechanics: How can the electron behave like both a particle and a wave? 234
10 Atoms in Combination: The Chemical Bond: How does blood clot? 254
11 Materials and Their Properties: How have computers gotten so much faster? 289
12 The Nucleus of the Atom: How do scientists determine the age of the oldest human fossils? 316
13 The Ultimate Structure of Matter: How can antimatter be used to probe the human brain? 346
14 The Stars: How much longer can the Sun sustain life on Earth? 369
15 Cosmology: Will the universe end? 396
16 Earth and Other Planets: Is Earth the only planet with life? 422
17 Plate Tectonics: Can we predict destructive earthquakes? 458
18 Earth's Many Cycles: Will we ever run out of fresh water? 487
19 Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment: Are human activities affecting the global environment? 520
20 Strategies of Life: What is life? 547
21 The Living Cell: What is the smallest living thing? 576
22 Molecules of Life: What constitutes a healthy diet? 600
23 Classical and Modern Genetics: Why do offspring resemble their parents? 627
24 The New Science of Life: How did scientists develop a vaccine for COVID 19? 653
25 Evolution: How did life emerge on the ancient Earth? 685
