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The book is designed to provide you with dictionaries of terms in science, physics, chemistry and biology to make science simpler for you. The terms have been arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Suitable explanations of terms that have come into public domain recently also find mention. The standard of explanation has been kept at a level of understanding expected from an average secondary and senior secondary student. Illustrations and examples, at appropriate places, have been given. Readers who have not made a special study of any science subject will have also be able to grasp the definitions. A glossary of Nobel Prize winners and their contributions is an added attraction. #v&spublishers

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Publié par	V & S Publishers
Date de parution	01 février 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789350573327
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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DISCLAIMER
While every attempt has been made to provide accurate and timely information in this book, neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for errors, unintended omissions or commissions detected therein. The author and publisher make no representation or warranty with respect to the comprehensiveness or completeness of the contents provided.
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Contents
Publisher's Note
Introduction
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        I
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        P
        Q
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Appendices Appendix – I
Appendix – II
Appendix – III
Appendix – IV
Appendix – V
Appendix – VI
Appendix – VII
Appendix – VIII
Appendix – IX
Publisher's Note
Innumerable books are available in the market on science and its allied branches, like, physics, chemistry, and biology et al, both as textbook and reference manual. Written for different age-groups and class, quite a number of these books come replete with jargon-filled terms; and just fail to connect with readers’ inclination and curiosity level. On top of that, new words keep finding their way into the books every other day. Every new addition contributes to difficulty in comprehending the matter.
An average reader is interested only in knowing what a specific word means without getting lost with heavy sounding inputs.
Following an open-ended discussion with a cross-section of students and other stakeholders we realised that many books on science (physics, chemistry and biology) take readers’ understanding of scientific terms for granted and make short passing references while alluding to the term in the text. Presentations of this nature in no way assist readers in understanding the subject properly.
You need to suffer no longer.
V&S Publishers has come out with four dictionaries of terms; in science, physics, chemistry and biology. These have been compiled to help readers grasp the meaning of popular scientific terms. For easy reference terms have been arranged alphabetically. Terms that have come into the reckoning even in the early 2012 have been incorporated and suitably explained in such a way that an average secondary and senior secondary student can grasp them easily. High resolution images, illustrations and examples, where appropriate, have been added for reader's convenience. For all readers, who have not made a special study of any science subject, explanations of terms will be found to be easily comprehensible.
An attempt has been made to include important scientific charts, tables, constants, conversion tables as appendices to make this dictionary more useful. A glossary of Nobel Prize winners and their contributions is an added attraction.
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Introduction
Why Study Science?
Let's look at why we must have a working knowledge of science in everyday life.
Science is the study of the world around us – we learn all about the world that we live in – how things work, what living things there are, how things happen, etc. Science is the study supported by logic and reasoning. Learning science is all about examining properties of a thing in a systematic manner, endorsed by validation of the theoretical knowledge through the scientific experimentation and research, etc.
Science helps us, so to say, to separate grain from the chaff – there are a lot of misrepresentations on the television, the internet, and by word of mouth. If we arrive at the truth by learning science, we won't fall for all those inaccuracies!
Scope
Studying science equips us with the essential skills that make us employable, be that in a scientific or non-scientific arena. Science enables us to become more confident, gain proficiency with figures and calculations that prove invaluable when it comes to future employment. The ‘mathematical application within science’ is more than just putting numbers into formulae; it involves analysing data and understanding trends in the same way that businessmen might examine market data or sales figures. Problem solving is another key skill that needs to be mastered within science.
How is Science Classified?
Science can be classified in the following broad categories:
Biology – Biology is the study of anything that is alive; there are many sub-categories like microbiology, botany, and zoology.
Learning how living things work helps us to understand our own body and our health
Learning how living things survive helps us to understand why people act the way they do
Learning how living things are connected helps us to see why we should preserve our planet
Physical Science – Physical Science includes those sciences that study living and non-living things. These sciences are physics, chemistry, earth sciences (geology, meteorology, oceanography, etc), and astronomy (studying the stars and other planets).
Learning how the universe works helps us to understand why things happen
Learning how the earth came into existence helps us to understand why the world is the way it is
Learning how the earth works helps us to survive earthquakes, tornadoes, and tsunamis
Learning how the universe works helps us to see connections between all things
Social Science – These are sciences dealing with human beings. Some examples of social sciences include anthropology, geography, economics, and history.
Learning how people interact helps us to get along with others better
Learning how the world works helps us to be more successful
Learning what people have done in the past helps us to avoid making the same mistakes
Learning how people in different cultures live helps us to understand them and avoid conflicts
Application
Everything around us concerns about science…
Cooking involves process like condensation, evaporation, boiling… Inner metabolism of our body can be understood through study of biology which is part of science… The transportation, navigation, constructions and many others involves calculations, physics, logical and critical thinking – part of science. Geologists study about the ages of our World and fossils, shifting of continental shelves, occurrences of natural phenomenon all related to Science. Science starts with observation and most ends with a theory, prediction, anything which improves our daily lives.
Employability
The skills acquired by studying science are versatile and are applicable to any profession; a foundation in science can lead to a huge variety of career options in all sectors. Study of science is obviously relevant to many science-related jobs, such as engineering, information technology, medicine, psychology, sports science, biotechnology, animal health, forensics or astronomy, but they are also significant to working in banking, journalism, teaching, television, marketing, law, photography, art restoration, media and film production, and so on.
Benefits
In addition to providing students with useful skills and making them highly employable, it has been shown that achieving further qualifications in science brings greater rewards in monetary terms in future employment when compared to other subjects. The research carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2005 showed that students of chemistry and physics earn on average 30% more than those studied other subjects.
Without science we wouldn't have all the great inventions that we have amongst us today.
It makes one understand nature and how they exist.
Scientific conclusions are arrived through trials and errors. By trials and errors we make new inventions. Those precious cell phones to teenagers, those cars we rely on, the understanding of animals, the rainforests we study, the understanding of our need for trees to create oxygen, that's all science.
Science helps our understanding of nature and needs. Our cutting of rainforests might have continued at a higher rate than it is now if it wasn't for scie