Science of Everyday Things, Volumes 1-4

1600 pages | 2002 | DJVU | 4x5 Mb 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. Links (4x5 Mb) Quote: http://rapidshare.com/files/144407465/Science_of_Everyday_Things__Volumes_1_www.softarchive.net.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/144409485/Science_of_Everyday_Things__Volumes_2_www.softarchive.net.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/144407501/Science_of_Everyday_Things__Volumes_3_www.softarchive.net.rar http://rapidshare.com/files/144409628/Science_of_Everyday_Things__Volumes_4_www.softarchive.net.rar Reader Softwares (DJVU, PRC, LIT, PDF...): Quote:http://rapidshare.com/files/138511543/Reader_Softwares__www.softarchive.net.rar