Science of Everyday Things 4 Volume set

This 4-vol. set illustrates the importance of scientific and mathematical principles through their use in everyday life. Each volume focuses on a specific scientific discipline – biology, chemistry, earth sciences and physics – offering students an in-depth understanding of each discipline and its theories. Creating a sense of real-life relevance for students, the Science of Everyday Things expands on the explanations of scientific principles and concepts using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, and presents theories in their everyday applications. Some of the entries covered include: how osmosis is used in dehydrating fruit; how the principles of aerodynamics are applied to cars; Charles law and the chemical reaction that sets off an airbag; how algorithms are used to figure out the NCAA playoff tournaments; and more. Each volume the Science of Everyday Things presents approximately 40-50 entries and includes photos, diagrams, sidebars containing short glossaries and interesting facts and details relating to each principle.
Welcome to Science of Everyday Things. Our aim
is to explain how scientific phenomena can be
understood by observing common, real-world
events. From luminescence to echolocation to
buoyancy, the series will illustrate the chief principles
that underlay these phenomena and
explore their application in everyday life. To
encourage cross-disciplinary study, the entries
will draw on applications from a wide variety of
fields and endeavors.
Science of Everyday Things initially comprises
four volumes:
Volume 1: Real-Life Chemistry
Volume 2: Real-Life Physics
Volume 3: Real-Life Biology
Volume 4: Real-Life Earth Science
Future supplements to the series will expand
coverage of these four areas and explore new
areas, such as mathematics.