Study Guide to accompany The Sciences: An Integrated Approach, 4th Edition
by James Trefil (George Mason Univ.); Robert M. Hazen (George Mason Univ.)Edition: 4th
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Pub. Date: 2003-05-01
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Summary
Work more effectively and gauge your progress along the way! Designed to be used alongside Trefil's The Sciences, 4 th Edition, this Study Guide contains many elements that foster student success. Included are chapter reviews, learning objectives, key chapter concepts and key concept charts. The ties between science and math are reinforced with key formulas and equations. Links to scientists and their findings are outlined to help improve your comprehension of key subject area concepts.The Sciences, 4th Edition integrates major concepts from physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology to help anyone become science-literate. Even readers with little or no science background will find this unique book an indispensable guide to understanding the latest headlines, controversies, and scientific developments. The new edition keeps pace with the dynamic nature of the sciences by incorporating the most up-to-date discoveries in all five disciplines.
Author Biography
James Trefil has authored or coauthored numerous books on science for the general audience. He serves as a regular contributor and science consultant for Smithsonian Magazine and as a science commentator on National Public Radio Robert M. Hazen is the Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University and Staff Scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory
Table of Contents
| Science: A Way of Knowing | |
| Science Through the Day: Sunrise | p. 2 |
| The Role of Science | p. 2 |
| Making Choices | p. 2 |
| Why Study Science? | p. 3 |
| The Scientific Method | p. 4 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 11 |
| Science in the Making | p. 12 |
| The Science of Life | p. 13 |
| Other Ways of Knowing | p. 14 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 17 |
| Technology | p. 22 |
| Thinking More About Research | p. 25 |
| The Ordered Universe | |
| Science Through the Day: Cause and Effect | p. 30 |
| The Night Sky | p. 30 |
| Science in the Making | p. 32 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 33 |
| The Birth of Modern Astronomy | p. 34 |
| The Birth of Mechanics | p. 37 |
| Science in the Making | p. 38 |
| The Science of Life | p. 43 |
| Isaac Newton and the Universal Laws of Motion | p. 45 |
| Momentum | p. 49 |
| Technology | p. 52 |
| The Universal Force of Gravity | p. 52 |
| Thinking More About Order | p. 57 |
| Energy | |
| Science Through the Day: Morning Routine | p. 62 |
| The Great Chain of Energy | p. 62 |
| Scientifically Speaking | p. 62 |
| Science in the Making | p. 67 |
| Forms of Energy | p. 67 |
| Science in the Making | p. 70 |
| The Interchangeability of Energy | p. 74 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 74 |
| The Science of Life | p. 76 |
| The First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy Is Conserved | p. 78 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 79 |
| Science in the Making | p. 80 |
| Technology | p. 81 |
| Thinking More About Energy | p. 81 |
| Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics | |
| Science Through the Day: A Hot Breakfast | p. 86 |
| Nature's Direction | p. 86 |
| Coming to Terms with Heat | p. 88 |
| Technology | p. 90 |
| Specific Heat Capacity | p. 91 |
| Heat Transfer | p. 91 |
| Technology | p. 95 |
| The Science of Life | p. 95 |
| The Science of Life | p. 97 |
| The Second Law of Thermodynamics | p. 98 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 101 |
| Science in the Making | p. 105 |
| Consequences of the Second Law | p. 106 |
| The Science of Life | p. 107 |
| Thinking More About Entropy | p. 107 |
| Electricity and Magnetism | |
| Science Through the Day: The Hidden Force | p. 111 |
| Nature's Other Forces | p. 111 |
| Static Electricity | p. 111 |
| Science in the Making | p. 113 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 116 |
| Magnetism | p. 117 |
| The Science of Life | p. 119 |
| Batteries and Electric Circuits | p. 120 |
| The Science of Life | p. 120 |
| Technology | p. 123 |
| The Science of Life | p. 127 |
| Two Kinds of Electric Circuits | p. 129 |
| Connections Between Electricity and Magnetism | p. 129 |
| Magnetic Effects from Electricity | p. 130 |
| Technology | p. 131 |
| The Science of Life | p. 132 |
| Electrical Effects from Magnetism | p. 133 |
| Technology | p. 135 |
| Science in the Making | p. 135 |
| Thinking More About Electromagnetism | p. 136 |
| Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation | |
| Science Through the Day: The Radio | p. 141 |
| The Nature of Waves | p. 141 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 145 |
| The Science of Life | p. 147 |
| The Electromagnetic Wave | p. 149 |
| Science in the Making | p. 150 |
| The Electromagnetic Spectrum | p. 157 |
| Technology | p. 159 |
| Technology | p. 161 |
| The Science of Life | p. 163 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 165 |
| Thinking More About Electromagnetic Radiation | p. 167 |
| Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity | |
| Science Through the Day: Waiting at the Stoplight | p. 172 |
| Frames of Reference | p. 172 |
| Relativity and the Speed of Light | p. 175 |
| Science in the Making | p. 175 |
| Special Relativity | p. 176 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 180 |
| The Science of Life | p. 181 |
| General Relativity | p. 185 |
| Thinking More About Relativity | p. 189 |
| The Atom | |
| Science Through the Day: A Deep Breath | p. 193 |
| The Smallest Pieces | p. 193 |
| The Structure of the Atom | p. 198 |
| When Matter Meets Light | p. 200 |
| Spectroscopy | p. 205 |
| The Science of Life | p. 207 |
| Science in the Making | p. 207 |
| Technology | p. 207 |
| The Periodic Table of the Elements | p. 210 |
| Science News | p. 213 |
| Thinking More About Atoms | p. 213 |
| Quantum Mechanics | |
| Science Through the Day: Digital Pictures | p. 217 |
| The World of the Very Small | p. 217 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 220 |
| Probabilities | p. 221 |
| Wave-Particle Duality | p. 222 |
| Technology | p. 225 |
| The Science of Life | p. 226 |
| Wave-Particle Duality and the Bohr Atom | p. 226 |
| Science News | p. 228 |
| Science in the Making | p. 228 |
| Thinking More About Quantum Mechanics | p. 229 |
| Atoms in Combination: The Chemical Bond | |
| Science Through the Day: Throwing Things Away | p. 233 |
| Our Material World | p. 233 |
| Electron Shells and the Chemical Bond | p. 233 |
| Types of Chemical Bonds | p. 235 |
| States of Matter | p. 242 |
| Technology | p. 247 |
| Science in the Making | p. 248 |
| Chemical Reactions and the Formation of Chemical Bonds | p. 249 |
| The Science of Life | p. 255 |
| Technology | p. 258 |
| The Science of Life | p. 259 |
| Thinking More About Atoms in Combination | p. 260 |
| Properties of Materials | |
| Science Through the Day: Hauling Gear | p. 264 |
| Materials and the Modern World | p. 264 |
| The Strengths of Materials | p. 266 |
| Electrical Properties of Materials | p. 269 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 272 |
| Magnetic Properties of Materials | p. 273 |
| Microchips and the Information Revolution | p. 274 |
| Technology | p. 277 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 282 |
| The Science of Life | p. 284 |
| Science News | p. 284 |
| Thinking More About Properties of Materials | p. 285 |
| The Nucleus of the Atom | |
| Science Through the Day: Radioactivity Around Us | p. 289 |
| Empty Space, Explosive Energy | p. 289 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 290 |
| The Organization of the Nucleus | p. 291 |
| Radioactivity | p. 294 |
| Science in the Making | p. 295 |
| The Science of Life | p. 300 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 303 |
| Energy from the Nucleus | p. 305 |
| Technology | p. 309 |
| Science in the Making | p. 310 |
| Science News | p. 310 |
| Thinking More About The Nucleus | p. 311 |
| The Ultimate Structure of Matter | |
| Science Through the Day: Looking at Sand | p. 315 |
| Of What Is the Universe Made? | p. 315 |
| Discovering Elementary Particles | p. 318 |
| Technology | p. 319 |
| The Science of Life | p. 321 |
| The Elementary Particle Zoo | p. 321 |
| Science in the Making | p. 322 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 323 |
| The Four Fundamental Forces | p. 326 |
| Science News | p. 329 |
| Thinking More About Particle Physics | p. 330 |
| The Stars | |
| Science Through the Day: Sunshine | p. 334 |
| The Nature of Stars | p. 334 |
| Measuring the Stars with Telescopes and Satellites | p. 335 |
| The Anatomy of Stars | p. 338 |
| The Science of Life | p. 340 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 342 |
| Technology | p. 343 |
| The Variety of Stars | p. 343 |
| The Life Cycles of Stars | p. 346 |
| Science News | p. 353 |
| Thinking More About Stars | p. 353 |
| Cosmology | |
| Science Through the Day: A Glowing Charcoal Fire | p. 358 |
| Galaxies | p. 358 |
| The Redshift and Hubble's Law | p. 362 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 364 |
| The Big Bang | p. 365 |
| The Evolution of the Universe | p. 371 |
| Dark Matter and Ripples at the Beginning of Time | p. 376 |
| The End of the Universe | p. 377 |
| Science News | p. 378 |
| Thinking More About Cosmology | p. 378 |
| The Earth and Other Planets | |
| Science Through the Day: The Sun and the Moon | p. 382 |
| The Sun and Its Planets | p. 382 |
| The Nebular Hypothesis | p. 385 |
| The Science of Life | p. 388 |
| The Formation of Terrestrial Planets | p. 389 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 390 |
| Technology | p. 392 |
| The Science of Life | p. 394 |
| The Outer Solar System | p. 396 |
| Science in the Making | p. 400 |
| Science in the Making | p. 401 |
| The Science of Life | p. 403 |
| Science in the Making | p. 403 |
| Science News | p. 405 |
| Thinking More About Planets | p. 405 |
| Plate Tectonics | |
| Science Through the Day: Windblown Sand | p. 410 |
| The Dynamic Earth | p. 410 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 410 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 419 |
| Plate Tectonics: A Unifying View of the Earth | p. 420 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 422 |
| Science in the Making | p. 423 |
| The Science of Life | p. 427 |
| Another Look at Volcanoes and Earthquakes | p. 428 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 432 |
| Technology | p. 432 |
| Science News | p. 433 |
| Thinking More About Plate Tectonics | p. 433 |
| Cycles of the Earth | |
| Science Through the Day: A Seaward Breeze | p. 438 |
| Cycles Small and Large | p. 438 |
| The Hydrologic Cycle | p. 440 |
| The Science of Life | p. 443 |
| The Science of Life | p. 444 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 445 |
| Science in the Making | p. 448 |
| The Atmospheric Cycle | p. 448 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 453 |
| Technology | p. 455 |
| The Rock Cycle | p. 455 |
| The Science of Life | p. 459 |
| Science in the Making | p. 461 |
| Science News | p. 463 |
| Thinking More About Cycles | p. 463 |
| Ecology, Ecosystems and the Environment | |
| Science Through the Day: Life Under the Sand | p. 468 |
| Ecology and Ecosystems | p. 468 |
| The Law of Unintended Consequences | p. 472 |
| Science in the Making | p. 473 |
| Threats to the Global Ecosystem and Environment | p. 474 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 475 |
| Technology | p. 475 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 485 |
| Science News | p. 486 |
| Thinking More About Global Warming | p. 486 |
| Strategies of Life | |
| Science Through the Day: The Diversity of Life | p. 490 |
| The Organization of Living Things | p. 490 |
| What Is Life? | p. 492 |
| Science in the Making | p. 494 |
| Classifying Living Things | p. 495 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 499 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 499 |
| Survival: A New Look at the Life Around You | p. 503 |
| Strategies of Fungi | p. 503 |
| Science in the Making | p. 505 |
| Strategies of Plants | p. 505 |
| Strategies of Animals | p. 508 |
| Science News | p. 513 |
| Thinking More About Life's Strategies | p. 513 |
| Molecules of Life | |
| Science Through the Day: An Afternoon Snack | p. 518 |
| Organic Molecules | p. 518 |
| Science in the Making | p. 521 |
| Proteins: The Workhorses of Life | p. 521 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 525 |
| The Science of Life | p. 527 |
| Carbohydrates | p. 529 |
| Lipids | p. 531 |
| Technology | p. 533 |
| Minerals and Vitamins | p. 534 |
| Science News | p. 537 |
| Thinking More About The Molecules of Life | p. 537 |
| The Living Cell | |
| Science Through the Day: Sunburn! | p. 541 |
| The Nature and Variety of Cells | p. 541 |
| Science in the Making | p. 542 |
| How Does a Cell Work? | p. 542 |
| Metabolism: Energy and Life | p. 551 |
| Cell Division | p. 556 |
| Science News | p. 561 |
| Thinking More About Cells | p. 562 |
| Classical and Modern Genetics | |
| Science Through the Day: A Family Resemblance | p. 566 |
| Classical Genetics | p. 566 |
| DNA and the Birth of Molecular Genetics | p. 570 |
| The Genetic Code | p. 575 |
| The Science of Life | p. 583 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 584 |
| Technology | p. 585 |
| Science News | p. 586 |
| Thinking More About Genetics | p. 586 |
| The New Science of Life | |
| Science Through the Day: A Break in the Case | p. 591 |
| The Technology of Genes | p. 591 |
| Technology | p. 594 |
| Copying DNA--The PCR Process | p. 595 |
| Cloning | p. 597 |
| Curing Disease | p. 599 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 604 |
| AIDS | p. 607 |
| Science News | p. 610 |
| Thinking More About Drug Design | p. 610 |
| Evolution | |
| Science Through the Day: Day's End | p. 614 |
| The Fact of Evolution | p. 614 |
| Chemical Evolution | p. 618 |
| Science by the Numbers | p. 622 |
| The Ongoing Process of Science | p. 623 |
| Natural Selection and the Development of Complex Life | p. 624 |
| Science in the Making | p. 627 |
| The Evolution of Human Beings | p. 633 |
| Science News | p. 636 |
| Thinking More About Evolution | p. 637 |
| Appendices | |
| Human Anatomy | p. 1 |
| Units and Numbers | p. 8 |
| The Geological Time Scale | p. 13 |
| Selected Physical Constants and Astronomical Data | p. 17 |
| Properties of the Planets | p. 17 |
| The Chemical Elements | p. 18 |
| Glossary | p. A20 |
| Credits | p. A47 |
| Index | p. 1 |
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