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_aThe new everyday science explained / _cby Curt Suplee. |
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_aWashington, D.C. : _bNational Geographic Society, _c2004. |
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_a272 p. : _bcol. ill. _c29 cm. |
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_g1. _tMatter and Motion -- _tIt's all downhill from here -- _tOrders of magnitude -- _tGetting started -- _gNewton I. _tInertia -- _gNewton II. _tF=MA -- _gNewton III. _tEqual and opposite -- _tNeither created nor destroyed -- _tCan't stop on a dime -- _tFriction as friend -- _tFriction: formidable foe -- _tLooking for leverage -- _tWedges and wheels -- _tAnimals at work -- _tTo stick or not to stick -- _tPressure and gases -- _tPascal's liquid assets -- _tMaking steel float -- _tA turbulent world -- _tTaking Bernoulli for a ride -- _tMaking waves -- _tReflection and refraction -- _tResonance and interference -- _tTurning up the heat -- _tHow heat gets around -- _tHeat and weather -- _tThe effects of Coriolis -- _g2. _tForces of Nature -- _tThe four forces -- _tA situation of gravity -- _tGravity's many shapes -- _tAttraction from afar -- _tMagnetism and our lives -- _tGetting charged -- _tElectricity in motion -- _tTo conduct or not to conduct -- _tAround and around -- _tResistance: pros and cons -- _tNow you see it... -- _tLight of many colors -- _tManaging light for fun and profit -- _tOf sunlight and Earth -- _tMaking light bend -- _tFocusing on worlds near and far -- _tBeyond visible light -- _tAt the cutting edge of light -- _tMaking light speak -- _tIn our own image -- _tThe photoelectric effect -- _tInner sanctum -- _g3. _tThe Right Stuff -- _tElements: personality kids -- _tGetting together -- _tOdd couples -- _tWe're the stuff of stars -- _tSkeletons of substance -- _tMarriages of convenience -- _tLet's drink to water! -- _tFresh water: not here -- _tSeeking balance: pH -- _tChemistry for contractors -- _tThose amazing halogens -- _tHalogens and the environment -- _tAshes to ashes, rust to rust -- _tIt's what's for dinner -- _tCarbon's black magic -- _tA world of fuels -- _tEndless variations on a theme -- _g4. _tThe Chemistry of Life -- _tWhat is life, anyway? -- _tCells without walls -- _tTurning sunlight into food -- _tLife runs on sugar -- _tTurning on your body heat -- _tGetting going -- _tFats: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- _tThe building blocks of life -- _tHormones: the body's semaphores -- _tHow cells change as they stay the same -- _tYour personal bar code for life -- _tSpecies: It's a family affair -- _tEvolution: nature's test drives -- _tThe death of a cell -- _tCells that never die -- _tTwo killers on the rise -- _tWe're all Trojan horses -- _tBacteria of the world -- _tViral invaders -- _tVaccines and viruses -- _tThe body's immune system -- _tWar in a lymph node -- _tThe enemy within -- _tNervous systems -- _tNerves and muscles -- _tPutting flex in your step -- _tBorn to beat -- _tHeart attacks and brain attacks -- _tRunning on rust -- _tBeing good to your gut -- _tThe magic of the liver -- _tVitamins and minerals -- _tBones and teeth -- _tBlood: the liquid organ -- _tBasics of the brain -- _tSeeing and believing -- _tPerception--or confusion? -- _tSounds of a lifetime -- _tTaste and smell -- _tThresholds of pain -- _tEmotion and behavior -- _tDrugs of pleasure -- _tSleep and dreams -- _tIntimations of mortality -- _tIndex -- _tAcknowledgments and Additional Reading -- _tCredits. |
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