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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153097303321

Autore

Hewitt Paul G.

Titolo

Conceptual integrated science [[electronic resource] /] / Paul G. Hewitt, Suzanne A. Lyons, John A. Suchocki, Jennifer Yeh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson Education Limited, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-292-03626-5

Edizione

[Second edition, Pearson new international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 976 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

501

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Science - History

Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. About science -- 2. Describing motion -- 3. Newton's laws of motion -- 4. Momentum and energy -- 5. Gravity -- 6. Heat -- 7. Electricity and magnetism -- 8. Waves: Sound and light -- 9. Atoms and the periodic table -- 10. The atomic nucleus and radioactivity -- 11. Investigating matter -- 12. Chemical bonds and mixtures -- 13. Chemical reactions -- 14. Organic compounds -- 15. The basic unit of life: the cell -- 16. Genetics -- 17. The evolution of life -- 18. Diversity of life on Earth -- 19. Human biology I: Control and development -- 20. Human biology II: Care and maintenance -- 21. Ecology -- 22. Plate tectonics -- 23. Rocks and minerals -- 24. Earth's surface: Land and water -- 25. Surface processes -- 26. Weather -- 27. Environmental geology -- 28. The solar system -- Appendixes: Linear and rotational motion ; Exponential growth and doubling time ; Safety.