Exploring Integrated Science -

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Résumé :
This text applies an intuitive question-based approach that connects a breadth of topics in physics applying both cosmic and nano-sized perspectives. It tackles such contemporary topics as the structure of both the universe and the atom and the mathematical laws that apply to them.

Sommaire:
Our Universe: Where Are We? Numbers in Our World: How Do We Reach Infinity and Beyond? Energy: Why Can Sunlight Power the World? Atoms: Why Are the Elements So Different from Each Other? Combining Atoms: How Do Atoms Bond? Fluids: How Does Water Flow? Materials: Why Is Steel Strong and Glass Fragile? Polymers: Why Is Rubber Elastic? Sparks in Nature: What Is Electricity? Odor: Why Can We Smell Perfume? Sound: Why Can We Hear Music? Nature's Solar Cells: Why Are Leaves Green? Vision: Why Can We See Sunlight? Biopolymers: Why Does Life Use Polymers? Proteins: Who Does All the Work? RNA: Jack of All Trades, Master of None? DNA: What Determines the Structure of DNA? Information: Does DNA Compute? Nanoworld: Why Can a Gecko Climb a Wall? Complexity: Why Do We Need Only a Small Number of Genes? Evolution: Why Are There Many Species? Relativity: Why Does E = mc2? Quantum Mechanics I: Why Are There Black Lines in the Spectrum of the Sun? Quantum Mechanics II: Is Nature Counterintuitive? Complex Numbers Laws Equations Units Prefixes Constants Sizes Credits Periodic Table Electromagnetic Spectrum Index