States Of Matter States Of Mind

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Institute Of Physics Publishing
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 384 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. This Book Is Written For Everyone Who Never Understood Chemistry Or Physics At School And Still Wants To.

Publishers Description: States of Matter, States of Mind is an easy-to-read introduction to the way the physical world is put together and stays together. The book presents the fundamental ideas and particles of the makeup of the universe to enable understanding of matter and why it behaves in the way it does. Written in an engaging manner, the book explains some of the intricate details and grand schemes of life and the universe, by making analogies with common everyday examples. For example, the recipe for a cake tells us nothing of how good the cake tastes, but is a model of the food, and a scientific model is no closer to the reality of the materials than a recipe is to the mouth-watering flavor of the cake.Illustrated with helpful cartoons, this book provides a vast knowledge of atoms and atmospheres. The first several chapters introduce terms and fundamental ideas while later chapters deal successively with particles and systems, from the electron to the universe as a system. Each new idea introduced builds upon the last. A user-friendly bibliography provides references for further reading.

ISBN: 0750304189