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Mother Nature's Two Laws
A. D. Kirwan
其他書名
Ringmasters for Circus Earth : Lessons on Entropy, Energy, Critical Thinking, and the Practice of Science
出版World Scientific, 2000
主題Science / Physics / GeneralScience / Mechanics / Thermodynamics
ISBN98102431469789810243142
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Kk9qDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Every day brings a fresh barrage of bewildering claims about science and technology. How non-scientists tell the difference between the hyperbole and those developments that are important? With a modest amount of critical thinking, an understanding of how science is practiced, and a qualitative understanding of the two most sacred principles in science ? the first and second laws of thermodynamics ? anyone can make the distinction. Critical thinking and the practice of science are not emphasized in undergraduate science courses for non-scientists, while exposure to the first and second laws is usually reserved for physical science and engineering majors. This book introduces non-scientists to these topics and provides detailed applications to a variety of topics.