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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780470176979
Edition: 5
ISBN: 0470176970
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 616
Publication Date: December 10, 2007
Publisher: Wiley
Studio: Wiley
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Editorial Review:
"The Sciences, 5th Edition" integrates major concepts from physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, and biology to help anyone become science-literate. Even readers with little or no science background will find this unique book an indispensable guide to understanding the latest headlines, controversies, and scientific developments. The new edition keeps pace with the dynamic nature of the sciences by incorporating the most up-to-date discoveries in all five disciplines.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Sciences: An Integrated Approach
This book contains numerous information. It contains almost everything a college student needs for the basic sciences.
Rating: - Becoming Scientifically Literate in Today's World
I am reading the book in conjunction with The Teaching Company's "The Joy of Science," which is presented by the Professor Hazen. The purpose of both is give you a background in the sciences-Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences and Biology-to make you scientifically literate for today's technical world. This sounds impossible because of the scope of the task. However through clear writing, examples found in the everyday world and excllent illustrations they achieve their goal.
The ... Read More
Rating: - Textbook review
Got here kind of slow but the sender apologized in advance. Could be in better shape but you cant expect perfection now can you?
Rating:  - Good intentions with conceptual problems
The book covers a lot of subjects with the intention of providing a basic aproach to science. There are some lack of precise characterization of important concepts. For instance, it confuses heat with internal energy ( not heat as energy in transit). Also it does not defines mass adequatetly as a measure of inertia, which may cause confusion when one studies relativity. These were problems detected at first sight. I suggest to by, through Amazon, "Integrated Science", by Tillery, Enger and Roos, ... Read More
Rating: - Great for non-Science major
As a business major, satisfying a Science requirement, I have found this book to be informative, interesting and great fun. I believe it to be will written and thorough. Information is wonderfully balanced by illustrations, fyi's and interesting supplemental facts. I have one significant complaint to register with the authors/publishers of this text. The review and discussion questions should be answered either at the end of the book or in the review book. It is extremely disappointing that ... Read More
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