The Scientific Companion, 2nd Ed.: Exploring the Physical World with Facts, Figures, and Formulas

by Cesare Emiliani

Book Overview

Comprehensible to the layman, sufficiently detailed for the student, this invaluable reference covers the basic facts, equations, key terms and concepts in physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471133248
• ISBN13: 9780471133247
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

The SCIENCE TEACHER's Companion

The Scientific Companion by Cesare Emiliani is one of the most important reference works on the shelves in my high school science classroom. I wore out my copy of the first edition and snapped up a copy of the second edition when it came out in 1995. It is primarily a physical science reference, but I think it would prove useful as a reference for a life science teacher also. It has a lot of those physical science facts and equations that you need, but don't want to memorize: the mass of a proton and a neutron in atomic mass units, the masses and mass numbers of all the isotopes, the names of the quarks, conversion factors, a great periodic table, and lots of other basic stuff. Each chapter is a concise refresher course on a basic physical science subject. I think you'll find this book as indispensable as I do.