Synopses & Reviews
From the author of the number one textbooks in physical science and liberal-arts physics comes the eagerly awaited new text, Conceptual Integrated Science. Hewitt’s critically acclaimed conceptual approach has led science education for 30 years and now tackles integrated science to take student learning to a new level. Using his proven conceptual approach, accessible writing, and fun and informative illustrations, Hewitt and his team of science experts have crafted a text that focuses on the unifying concepts and real-life examples across physics, chemistry, earth science, biology, and astronomy. About Science, Describing Motion, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Energy and Momentum, Gravity, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism, Waves–Sound and Light, The Atom, Nuclear Physics, Investigating Matter, Combining Atoms, Chemical Reactions, Organic Chemistry, The Basic Unit of Life–The Cell, Genetics, The Evolution of Life, Biological Diversity, Human Biology I, Human Biology II, Ecosystems and Environment, Plate Tectonics, Rocks and Minerals, Earth’s Surfaces and Processes, Earth’s Waters and Weather, A Brief History of the Earth, The Solar System, The Universe. For all readers interested in science.
Synopsis
0321687515 / 9780321687517 Conceptual Integrated Science & Laboratory Manual & Practice Book for Conceptual Integrated Science
Package consists of:
0805390383 / 9780805390384 Conceptual Integrated Science
0805390391 / 9780805390391 Practice Book for Conceptual Integrated Science
0805390731 / 9780805390735 Laboratory Manual for Conceptual Integrated Science
Table of Contents
1. About Science
2. Describing Motion
3. Newton’s Laws of Motion
4. Energy and Momentum
5. Gravity
6. Heat
7. Electricity and Magnetism
8. Waves–Sound and Light
9. The Atom
10. Nuclear Physics
11. Investigating Matter
12. Combining Atoms
13. Chemical Reactions
14. Organic Chemistry
15. The Basic Unit of Life–The Cell
16. Genetics
17. The Evolution of Life
18. Biological Diversity
19. Human Biology I
20. Human Biology II
21. Ecosystems and Environment
22. Plate Tectonics
23. Rocks and Minerals
24. Earth’s Surfaces and Processes
25. Earth’s Waters and Weather
26. A Brief History of the Earth
27. The Solar System28. The Universe