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Science matters : achieving scientific literacy / Robert M. Hazen and James Trefil.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Anchor Books, 2009.Edition: 2nd Anchor Books edDescription: xxii, 360 p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780307454584
  • 0307454584
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 500 22
LOC classification:
  • Q 162 H429s 2009
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Contents:
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.
Summary: From plate tectonics to leptons to the first living cell, now you can understand the simple science behind our complex world.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) Q 162 H429s 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000077064

Includes index.

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.

From plate tectonics to leptons to the first living cell, now you can understand the simple science behind our complex world.

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