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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “eric s swanson”
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  • Science and Society

    Understanding Scientific Methodology, Energy, Climate, and Sustainability

    by Eric S. Swanson, Melanie L. Good ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This undergraduate textbook educates non-science majors—our future policy makers—on how science works, the rules that underpin our existence, our impact on nature, and nature's impact on us. The book provides a concise, historically based, non-mathematical treatment of modern physics relevant to societal issues. It challenges readers to examine the problems we face (and their own beliefs) in light ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Science and Society

    Understanding Scientific Methodology, Energy, Climate, and Sustainability

    by Eric S. Swanson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This undergraduate textbook educates non-science majors—our future policy makers—on how science works, the rules that underpin our existence, our impact on nature, and nature's impact on us. The book provides a concise, historically based, non-mathematical treatment of modern physics relevant to societal issues. It challenges readers to examine the problems we face (and their own beliefs) in light ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Science Matters (New Edition, Expanded and Updated)

    Achieving Scientific Literacy

    by Robert M. Hazen, James Trefil ...
    A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and Trefil [are] unpretentious—good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did.”—The New York Times Book ReviewKnowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Chemistry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Atkins ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as largely incomprehensible, a subject that was fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In this Very ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • What a Wonderful World

    One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff

    by Marcus Chown ...
    With wit, colour and clarity, What A Wonderful World quickly and painlessly brings us up to speed on how the world of the 21st century works. From economics to physics and biology to philosophy, Marcus Chown explains the complex forces that shape our universe.Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • General Relativity 1: Newton vs Einstein

    by Robert Piccioni ...
    Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are the two major pillars of 20th century physics. These theories, launched within five years of one another, revolutionized our understanding of nature. They utterly dismantled the conceptual basis of Newtonian physics that had been the gold standard of science for over 200 years, and introduced radically new concepts that defy human intuition. These theories may ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Living with the Stars

    How the Human Body is Connected to the Life Cycles of the Earth, the Planets, and the Stars

    by Karel Schrijver, Iris Schrijver ...
    Living with the Stars tells the fascinating story of what truly makes the human body. The body that is with us all our lives is always changing. We are quite literally not who we were years, weeks, or even days ago: our cells die and are replaced by new ones at an astonishing pace. The entire body continually rebuilds itself, time and again, using the food and water that flow through us as fuel ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • What is Chemistry?

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Atkins ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Most people remember chemistry from their schooldays as a subject that was largely incomprehensible, fact-rich but understanding-poor, smelly, and so far removed from the real world of events and pleasures that there seemed little point, except for the most introverted, in coming to terms with its grubby concepts, spells, recipes, and rules. Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In What is ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Cosmic Numbers

    The Numbers That Define Our Universe

    by James D Stein ...
    Our fascination with numbers begins when we are children and continues throughout our lives. We start counting our fingers and toes and end up balancing checkbooks and calculating risk. So powerful is the appeal of numbers that many people ascribe to them a mystical significance. Other numbers go beyond the supernatural, working to explain our universe and how it behaves.Cosmic Numbers, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Science 1001

    Absolutely everything that matters in science

    by Paul Parsons ...
    Science 1001 provides clear and concise explanations of the most fundamental and fascinating scientific concepts. Distilled into 1001 bite-sized mini-essays arranged thematically, this unique reference book moves steadily from the basics through to the most advanced of ideas, making it the ideal guide for novices and science enthusiasts.Whether used as a handy reference, an informal self-study ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Time's Second Arrow

    Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature

    by Robert M. Hazen, Michael L. Wong ...
    A distinguished geoscientist and rising-star astrobiologist offer a stunning new theory upending 150 years of established science—and an inspiring new vision of our universe.Of the codified laws of nature, famously, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Nuclear Energy

    An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes

    by Raymond L. Murray, Keith E. Holbert ...
    Nuclear Energy is one of the most popular texts ever published on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy. This newest edition continues the tradition of offering a holistic treatment of everything the undergraduate engineering student needs to know in a clear and accessible way. The book presents a comprehensive overview of radioactivity, radiation protection, nuclear ... Read more

    $71.99 USD