Description
Book SynopsisPaul G. Hewitt
Former silver-medal boxing champion, sign painter, uranium prospector, and soldier, Paul began college at the age of 27, with the help of the GI Bill. He pioneered the conceptual approach to teaching physics at the City College of San Francisco. He has taught as a guest teacher at various middle schools and high schools, the University of California at both the Berkeley and Santa Cruz campuses, and the University of Hawaii at both the Manoa and Hilo campuses. He also taught for 20 years at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, which honored him with its Outstanding Educator Award in 2000. He is the author of Conceptual Physics and a co-author of Conceptual Physical Science and Conceptual Physical Science Explorations (with John Suchocki and Leslie Hewitt Abrams).
Suzanne Lyons
Suzanne received her B.A. in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. She earned her M.A.
Table of Contents
- About Science
PART I. PHYSICS
- Describing Motion
- Newton's Laws of Motion
- Momentum and Energy
- Gravity
- Heat
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Waves: Sound and Light
PART II. CHEMISTRY
- Atoms and the Periodic Table
- The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
- Investigating Matter
- Chemical Bonds and Mixtures
- Chemical Reactions
- Organic Chemistry
PART III. BIOLOGY
- The Basic Unit of Life: The Cell
- Genetics
- The Evolution of Life
- Diversity of Life on Earth
- Human Biology I: Control and Development
- Human Biology II: Care and Maintenance
- Ecology
PART IV. EARTH SCIENCE
- Plate Tectonics: The Earth System
- Rocks and Minerals
- Earth's Surface: Land and Water
- Surface Processes
- Weather and Climate
- Environmental Geology
PART V. ASTRONOMY
- The Solar System
- The Universe
- Appendix A: On Measurement and Unit Conversion
- Appendix B: Linear and Rotational Motion
- Appendix C: More on Vectors
- Appendix D: Exponential Growth and Doubling Time
- Appendix E: Physics of Fluids
- Appendix F: Chemical Equilibrium