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Author(s): Rodney Cotterill
ISBN(s): 9780521451475, 0521451477
Edition: 2
File Details: PDF, 37.16 MB
Year: 2008
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0521451477 
ISBN 13: 9780521451475
Author: Rodney Cotterill

With a new prologue and two new chapters, The Material World, 2nd Edition, is a beautifully illustrated, full color, expanded account of the highly praised Cambridge Guide to the Material World. Using the cosmos as a backdrop, this volume delivers a fascinating journey of Nature’s materials, transitioning from the atom to the living organism to consciousness itself. Rodney Cotterill seamlessly blends the physics, chemistry, astronomy and biology of Nature to portray matter with all its elegance and flaws. He connects concepts and pinpoints commonalities between the inorganic and organic domains. Written with the non-specialist in mind, end of chapter summaries provide succinct overviews of individual topics. Through the breadth of topics and engaging prose, this book is a superb introduction to those intrigued by the material world we live in.

The Material World 2nd Table of contents:

Part 1: The Foundations of Matter and Energy

  • Chapter 1: What is the Material World?
    • Introduction to the scientific method
    • Defining matter and energy
    • Scales of observation (macroscopic vs. microscopic)
  • Chapter 2: The Atom: Building Blocks of Everything
    • Historical development of atomic theory
    • Protons, neutrons, and electrons
    • Atomic number and mass number
    • Isotopes
  • Chapter 3: The Periodic Table: Organizing the Elements
    • Development of the periodic table
    • Groups and periods
    • Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids
    • Trends in atomic properties
  • Chapter 4: Chemical Bonding: How Atoms Connect
    • Ionic bonding
    • Covalent bonding
    • Metallic bonding
    • Intermolecular forces
  • Chapter 5: States of Matter and Phase Changes
    • Solids, liquids, gases, and plasma
    • Phase transitions (melting, boiling, freezing, condensation, sublimation, deposition)
    • Energy changes during phase transitions
  • Chapter 6: Energy: The Driver of Change
    • Forms of energy (kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, electrical, nuclear)
    • Conservation of energy
    • Energy transformations
    • Introduction to thermodynamics (laws of thermodynamics)

Part 2: Chemical Reactions and Their Dynamics

  • Chapter 7: Chemical Reactions: Rearranging Atoms
    • Types of chemical reactions (synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, combustion)
    • Balancing chemical equations
    • Redox reactions
  • Chapter 8: Acids, Bases, and pH
    • Definitions of acids and bases
    • The pH scale
    • Neutralization reactions
  • Chapter 9: Solutions and Mixtures
    • Types of mixtures (homogeneous, heterogeneous)
    • Solubility
    • Concentration
  • Chapter 10: Organic Chemistry: The Chemistry of Carbon
    • Introduction to organic compounds
    • Hydrocarbons
    • Functional groups
    • Polymers

Part 3: Forces, Motion, and Waves

  • Chapter 11: Forces and Motion: How Things Move
    • Newton’s Laws of Motion
    • Gravity
    • Friction
    • Work, power, and energy in mechanics
  • Chapter 12: Waves: Energy in Motion
    • Types of waves (transverse, longitudinal)
    • Properties of waves (amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed)
    • Sound waves
    • Light waves (electromagnetic spectrum)
  • Chapter 13: Electricity and Magnetism
    • Electric charge and current
    • Circuits (series and parallel)
    • Magnets and magnetic fields
    • Electromagnetism

Part 4: Energy Resources and Environmental Applications

  • Chapter 14: Nuclear Energy and Radioactivity
    • Atomic nucleus and nuclear forces
    • Radioactive decay
    • Nuclear fission and fusion
    • Applications and risks of nuclear energy
  • Chapter 15: Energy Resources and Sustainability
    • Fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas)
    • Renewable energy sources (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal)
    • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Chapter 16: The Chemistry and Physics of the Environment
    • Atmospheric chemistry (ozone layer, greenhouse effect)
    • Water chemistry and pollution
    • Soil chemistry
    • Climate change

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