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100 1 _aSuplee, Curt.
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245 1 4 _aThe new everyday science explained /
_cby Curt Suplee.
263 _a0403
264 1 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNational Geographic Society,
_c2004.
300 _a272 p. :
_bcol. ill.
_c29 cm.
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_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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