The Addison-Wesley Science Handbook (Helix Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0201766523 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 281 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
How many acres are there in a square mile? When was the Jurassic period? How many electrons are in an atom of nitrogen? Perpetual science students Coleman and Dewar present this basic resource for scientific facts--a must for students, science writers, and anyone who just wants to understand the world around them. 200 charts and graphs.
A Customer said Fulfills a need, but needs better proof reading. There is a definite need for a book like this. However, some more careful pre-publishing review would have helped. For example, the permeability of free space is given wrong, consistently, by a factor of 10^"Fulfills a need, but needs better proof reading" according to A Customer. There is a definite need for a book like this. However, some more careful pre-publishing review would have helped. For example, the permeability of free space is given wrong, consistently, by a factor of 10^20. The formulas for Coulomb's law, and the Biot-Savart law, have the. 0. The formulas for Coulomb's law, and the Biot-Savart law, have the. "An excellent reference source for general science" according to A Customer. Although there are some errors, this is the best general reference source I have encountered. Considering its breath of information, its accesibility, and its cost, this is an excellent reference for high schools and high school and college students. The organization of the b. "Good reference book for school homeworks" according to Jaime R. Castro Cano. From High School to college I Found this book very useful as a quick reference guide for any subject, you can find any formula or any constant that you need while doing a homework, youll find it quickly and you wont lose time consulting any other book.As other revieweres said
It has a broader scope, containing biographies of scientists, glossaries, and bibliographies for further reading, but is considerably more expensive. Many pages have interesting, humorous quotations such as, "Imagination is more important than knowledge" --Albert Einstein; "There is no sin except stupidity" --Oscar Wilde; "The great tragedy of science--the slaying of a beautiful theory by an ugly fact." --T. Academic and public libraries will want multiple copies of this handbook. From Booklist This n