Science Matters Achieving Scientific Literacy

Name: Science Matters Achieving Scientific Literacy
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ISBN: 9780307454584

ISBN-10: 0307454584

ISBN-13: 9780307454584

Edition: 2nd 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Robert M. Hazen, James Trefil

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Book details

List price: $19.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/2/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.20" wide x 7.95" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction Scientific Literacy: What It Is, Why It's Important, and Why We Don't Have It



Knowing The universe is regular and predictable



Energy Energy is conserved and always goes from more useful to less useful forms



Electricity and Magnetism Electricity and magnetism are two aspects of the same force



The Atom All matter is made of atoms



The World of the Quantum Everything comes in discrete units and you can't measure anything without changing it



Chemical Bonding Atoms are bound by electron glue



Atomic Architecture The way a material behaves depends on how its atoms are arranged



Nuclear Physics Nuclear energy comes from the conversion of mass



The Fundamental Structure of Matter All matter is really made of quarks and leptons



Astronomy Stars experience a cycle of birth and death



The Cosmos The universe was born at a specific time in the past, and it has been expanding ever since



Relativity Every observer sees the same laws of nature



The Restless Earth Earth's surface is constantly changing, and no feature on Earth is permanent



Earth Cycles Earth operates in cycles



The Ladder of Life All living things are made from cells, the chemical factories of life



The Code of Life All life is based on the same genetic code



Biotechnology All life is based on the same chemistry and genetic code



Evolution All forms of life evolved by natural selection



Ecosystems All life is connected


Epilogue The Role of Science


Index