Welcome to the series of Science of Everyday Things. My company is to explain how scientific phenomena can be understood by observing common, real-world events. From radiance to echolocation to buoyancy, the series will clue the most big principles that underlay these phenomena and explore their application in everyday life. To encourage cross-disciplinary study, There are many forms of entries will draws on application 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 postscript to the series will expand coverage of these four topics and explore new areas, such as mathematics. Real-Life of Physics This volume contains 40 entries, each covering a different scientific phenomenon or principle. The entries are grouped together under common categories, with the categories arranged, in general, from the most basic to the most complex. Readers searching for a specific topic should consult the table of contents or the general subject index. Within each entry, readers will find the following rubrics:
- Concept Defines the scientific principle or theory around which the entry is focused.
- How It Explains the work of n principles or theory in straightforward, step-by-step language.
- Genuine Applications Describes how the marvel can be seen in regular occasions.
- Where to Learn More Includes books, articles, and Internet locales that contain additional data about the point.
Each entry of science every day also evolve a “Key Terms” section that defines important concepts discussed in the text. Finally, each volume includes numerous illustrations, graphs, tables, and photographs. In addition, readers will find the comprehensive general subject index valuable in accessing the data. About the Editor, Author, and Advisory Board Neil Schlager and Judson Knight would like to thank the members of the advisory board for their assistance with this volume. The advisors were instrumental in defining the list of topics, and reviewed each entry in the volume for scientific accuracy and reading level. The advisors include university-level academics as well as high school teachers; their names and affiliations are listed elsewhere in the volume.(science every day )
NEIL SCHLAGER is the president of Schlager Information Group Inc., an editorial services company. Among his article and encylopedia are When Technology Fails (Gale, 1994); How Products Are Made (Gale, 1994); the St. James Press Gay and Lesbian Almanac (St. James Press, 1998); Best Literature By and About Blacks (encyclopedia , Introduction 2000); Contemporary Novelists, 7th ed. (St. James Press, 2000); and Science and Its period (7 vols., encyclopedia , 2000-2001). His article and encyclopedia have won many awards, including three RUSA awards from the American Library Association, two Reference Books Bulletin/Booklist Editors’
Choice nominations, two New York Public Library Outstanding Reference awards, and a CHOICE award for best academic book. Judson Knight is a freelance writer, and author of numerous books on subjects ranging from science to history to music. His work on science book includes Science, Technology, and Society, 2000 B.C.-A.D. 1799 (U*X*L, 2002), as well as extensive contributions to encyclopedia;s seven-volume Science and Its Times (2000-2001). As a writer on history, Knight has published Middle Ages Reference Library (2000), Ancient Civilizations (1999), and a volume in U*X*L’s African American Biography series (1998). Knight’s publications in the realm of music include Parents Aren’t Supposed to Like It (2001), an overview of contemporary performers and genres, just as Abbey Road to Zapple Records: A Beatles Encyclopedia (Taylor, 1999). His wife, and daughter live in Atlanta
Comments and Suggestions Your opinions on this series and suggestions for future editions are most welcome. Please write: The Editor, www.quranmualim. com, Hafiz Abdul Hameed
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Science of Everyday Things Vol. 1 – Chemistry
Science of Everyday Things Vol. 2 – Physics
Science of Everyday Things Vol. 3 – Biology
Science of Everyday Things Vol. 4 – Earth Science
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