I Used To Know That Science

Author : Marianne Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1606524690
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That: Science written by Marianne Taylor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know why we are able to see light and hear sound? What is the Earth made of? How does the body produce energy? And, most important, does any of this matter? In I Used to Know That: Science, Marianne Taylor will answer those questions and more and will tell you why the answers are vital to us and to the scientists working on the cutting edge of scientific research. In this book, you will learn about: Physics-Energy and Electricity: How electricity is generated; how heat moves from one place to another; the relationship between electricity and magnetismForces: The four fundamental forces; the origins of the universe; the composition and behavior of planets, stars and galaxies; the basic laws of mechanical physics Waves, Radiation and Space: How waves behave and how they affect us; the electromagnetic spectrum; radioactivity Chemistry-The Periodic Table: How to read the table; how atoms work; chemical bonds and reactionsFuels, Air and Pollution: Chemicals, both helpful and dangerous, in the air; crude oil and its useful chemicals; live cycle assessments Metals: The Earth’s structure; metals and alloys; construction materials Organic Chemistry: Natural polymers and their usefulness; nutrition; which chemicals are harmful Biology-Human (and Other) Bodies: The body’s systems-circulatory, skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, reproductive, respiratory and sensoryCell Biology: The structure of a cell; how photosynthesis works; what hormones do Evolution and Environment Ecology: The origins of life; how the eukaryotic cell evolved; mutation and natural selection; population, predation and extinction Genetics: what chromosomes are; how you inherit genetic traits; reproduction and cloning I Used to Know That: Science is a necessary read for anyone who wants to understand the modern scientific world and how the general principles of physics, chemistry, and biology affect our everyday lives.

Author : Marianne Taylor
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843179318
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That written by Marianne Taylor and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-03-18 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a look at all the sciences: biology, for example the human body, cell biology and genetics; chemistry, including the periodic table, fuels and pollution, metals and alloys; and physics, such as the laws of energy and electricity, forces and the universe, waves, radiation and space. I Used To Know That: General Science is an easy and accessible trip down memory lane, helping you remember all those useful things from school which you have now forgotten.

Author : Mike Goldsmith
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0753463024
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everything You Need to Know About Science written by Mike Goldsmith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic information about science for young children, arranged in five chapters.

Author : Will Williams
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843179407
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That written by Will Williams and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the physical world of rivers, glaciers and coasts; the human world of population changes and migration; agriculture, including farming, GM foods and the green revolution; and industry, from tourism to ports and old industry. I Used To Know That: Geography is an accessible yet fun way to revisit all the stuff you have forgotten from your school days.

Author : Lesley Levene
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 160652304X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That: Philosophy written by Lesley Levene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher." -Ambrose Bierce, Epigrams If a tree falls and no one hears it, does it make a sound? I Used to Know That: Philosophy examines this and many other related questions. Spanning over some two-and-a-half thousand years of philosophical thought, this book covers the main highlights, from Pythagoras and Heraclitus, to Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, to Descartes, Kierkegaard, Marx, and Sartre. From the Socratic method to structuralism, you'll get an overview of all the major theories, presented in an easy-to-understand and engaging format. This lively, fun-to-read compendium explains how philosophy began and uncovers the thinkers and movements that have used it in both brilliant and frightening ways. It includes: Short biographies of all the great philosophers, from the early Greeks to the modern greats All the main -isms and -ologies, from atomism to utilitarianism, via epistemology and ontology Quips, quotes, and conundrums to impress your friends at your next dinner party So if you ever paused to wonder about the origin of the phrase "platonic love" or why Nietzsche came to believe that "God is dead," this is the book for you. It will refresh and enlighten you, and it may even make you stop and reflect on the larger questions of life. Because after all, as Socrates said, "the unexamined life is not worth living."

Author : E. Brian Davies
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191527432
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science in the Looking Glass written by E. Brian Davies and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-06-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do scientific conjectures become laws? Why does proof mean different things in different sciences? Do numbers exist, or were they invented? Why do some laws turn out to be wrong? In this wide-ranging book, Brian Davies discusses the basis for scientists' claims to knowledge about the world. He looks at science historically, emphasizing not only the achievements of scientists from Galileo onwards, but also their mistakes. He rejects the claim that all scientific knowledge is provisional, by citing examples from chemistry, biology and geology. A major feature of the book is its defence of the view that mathematics was invented rather than discovered. While experience has shown that disentangling knowledge from opinion and aspiration is a hard task, this book provides a clear guide to the difficulties. Full of illuminating examples and quotations, and with a scope ranging from psychology and evolution to quantum theory and mathematics, this book brings alive issues at the heart of all science.

Author : Caroline Taggart
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1606522671
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That written by Caroline Taggart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This small but mighty collection will trigger your memory with fun facts you learned in school-from adverbs to the Pythagorean Theorem. Witty, engaging, entertaining-a book you'll pick up again and again. Author Caroline Taggart discovered two things while researching this book and talking with other people: One, everybody had been to school. And two, they had all forgotten entirely different things. Contained in this handy little book are the facts that you learned in school, but may not remember completely or accurately. Covering a variety of subjects, this book features all the most important theories, equations, phrases, and rules we were all taught years ago. Rediscover: * History: The first president to occupy the White House was John Adams in 1800 * Religion: The seven deadly sins and the names of the twelve apostles * Literature: In which Shakespearean play "The quality of mercy" speech appears * Science: The periodic table of elements devised by a Russian chemist in 1889 includes the symbol for lead (Pb), silver (Ag), tin (Sn), and gold (Au) * Nature: How photosynthesis works The information-presented in easy-to-retain, bite-sized chunks-is accurate and up-to- date. It will touch a chord with anyone old enough to have forgotten half of what they learned at school. Here is a perfect gift for every perennial student.

Author : Penny Johnson
Publisher : Quercus Books
ISBN 13 : 9781780878621
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 50 Amazing Things Kids Need to Know about Science written by Penny Johnson and published by Quercus Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains 50 different scientific and/or technological phenomena in easy-to-understand words and images.

Author : Chris Waring
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843179334
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That written by Chris Waring and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brush up on your mental arithmetic, including percentages, averages and recurring decimals or work on your trigonometry skills, from Pythagoras Theorem to triangle areas and angles. I Used To Know That: Maths is a fun and accessible way to re-visit all those useful tips and maths tricks that you have forgotten from your school days.

Author : Patrick Scrivenor
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843179350
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Used to Know That written by Patrick Scrivenor and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence construction. Also includes parts of speech and how to improve your spelling and vocabulary. I Used To Know That: English is an accessible yet fun way to revisit the English language while enjoying a walk down memory lane - and remembering the stuff you really shouldn't have forgotten...