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035 $a(OCoLC)25127197
035 $a(Sirsi) 01-AAF-1568
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049 $aCNUM
090 $aQ162$b.H36 1992
100 1 $aHazen, Robert M.,$d1948-
245 10 $aScience matters :$bachieving scientific literacy /$cRobert M. Hazen and James Trefil.
250 $a1st Anchor Books ed.
260 $aNew York :$bAnchor Books,$c1992, c1991.
300 $axix, 294 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $a"First published ... in 1991"--T.p. verso.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-282) and index.
505 0 $a 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 -- Particle physics: all matter is really made of quarks and leptons -- Astronomy: stars live and die -- 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: the surface of the earth is constantly changing -- Earth cycles: the earth operates in many 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 -- Evolution: all forms of life evolved by natural selection -- Ecosystems: all life is connected.
650 0 $aScience$xPopular works.
700 1 $aTrefil, James S.,$d1938-
948 $a10/13/1999$b10/13/1999
999 $aQ 162 H36 1992$wLC$c1$i31786100597589$d6/23/2004$f6/23/2004$g1 $lCIRCSTACKS$mNULS$n2$rY$sY$tBOOK$u11/16/1995$o.STAFF. Pieces: 00001