Judson Knight, Neil Schlager - Science of Everyday Things: Real-Life Physics: Vol 2 (Science of Everyday Things)

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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 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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"The first two of a projected four volumes examine the disciplines of chemistry and physics from an interesting perspective: eight or nine major topics, arranged by increasing complexity, are explained through a total of 40 entries...The descriptions will interest readers, yet are academic, and appropriate for students and teacher reference. Fascinating real-life applications within the same entry range from commonplace examples to extraordinary...For research and instruction, these volumes are enormously useful." -- School Library Journal (August 2002)

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