{"product_id":"the-sciences-9781119845782","title":"The Sciences","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Science: A Way of Knowing: How do you know what you know? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Ordered Universe: Why do planets appear to wander slowly across the sky? 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Energy: Why must animals eat to stay alive? 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Heat and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Why is it easier to make an omelet from an egg than to make an egg from an omelet? 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Electricity and Magnetism: What is lightning? 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation: What is color? 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity: Can a human ever travel faster than the speed of light, at \"warp speed\"? 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Atom: Why are there so many different materials in the world? 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Quantum Mechanics: How can the electron behave like both a particle and a wave? 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Atoms in Combination: The Chemical Bond: How does blood clot? 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Materials and Their Properties: How have computers gotten so much faster? 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Nucleus of the Atom: How do scientists determine the age of the oldest human fossils? 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Ultimate Structure of Matter: How can antimatter be used to probe the human brain? 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Stars: How much longer can the Sun sustain life on Earth? 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Cosmology: Will the universe end? 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Earth and Other Planets: Is Earth the only planet with life? 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Plate Tectonics: Can we predict destructive earthquakes? 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Earth's Many Cycles: Will we ever run out of fresh water? 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Ecology, Ecosystems, and the Environment: Are human activities affecting the global environment? 520\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Strategies of Life: What is life? 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Living Cell: What is the smallest living thing? 576\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Molecules of Life: What constitutes a healthy diet? 600\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Classical and Modern Genetics: Why do offspring resemble their parents? 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The New Science of Life: How did scientists develop a vaccine for COVID 19? 653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Evolution: How did life emerge on the ancient Earth? 685\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex I-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional appendices available online only\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407170019671,"sku":"9781119845782","price":123.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119845782.jpg?v=1730498420","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sciences-9781119845782","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}