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An introduction to physical science

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This textbook, written for the first-year college non- science major, presents basic concepts in the five major areas of physical science: physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, and meteorology. We make these concepts easily accessible to students by developing them in a logical rather than a chronological fashion and by discussing them in the context of everyday experience. Chapter 1 begins with the fundamental concepts of measurement. From these fundamentals, we move on progressively to the concepts of motion, force, energy, wave motion, heat, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics. These concepts are then used to develop the principles of chemistry, astronomy, meteorology, and geology. The text is readily adaptable to either a one- or two-semester course, as its past success has demonstrated.

We have treated each discipline both descriptively and quantitatively, with the relative emphasis on each of these two approaches left to the discretion of the instructor. To those who wish to emphasize the descriptive approach in teaching physical science, we recommend using only the Questions at the end of each chapter and omitting the Exercises. In this edition, we have placed most derivations of equations in the Appendix to provide the quantitative emphasis for those who desire it without distracting those who do not.

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Ketersediaan

2024-3339

501 Shi i

Perpustakaan Diplomasi

Tersedia

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

501 Shi i

Penerbit

Canada : D.C. Heath and Company., 1990

Deskripsi Fisik

xix, 630 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-669-20000-X

Klasifikasi

501

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

Ed. 6

Subjek

Science--Theory
Physical--Science

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

James T. Shipman

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