| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 758 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Gale virtual reference library.
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| Summary |
"Provides students and researchers with an easy-to-understand introduction to the fundamentals of physical science. This helpful resource provides high school and undergraduate researchers with a solid foundation to begin their study of physical science. The volume begins with a helpful introduction to the field, followed by over 100 detailed entries. Entries range from 1-5 pages in length and include a detailed overview of the topic, written in clear, understandable language. Entries also include key terms, related fields and are further supplemented with photos, illustrations, charts, models and diagrams. Coverage in this volume is diverse, providing helpful guidance to the full spectrum of physical science studies, including: Properties & States of Matter, Properties of Elements, Chemical Bonding & Equations, Gravity, Force, Motion & Power, Energy, Electricity, Magnetic Forces, Heat & Termperature, Nuclear Energy."-- Amazon. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acoustics -- Aeronautics and aviation -- Air-quality monitoring -- Algebra -- Antiballistic missile defense systems -- Applied mathematics -- Applied physics -- Artificial intelligence -- Atmospheric sciences -- Audiology and hearing aids -- Automated processes and servomechanisms -- Avionics and aircraft instrumentation -- Barometry -- Bioengineering -- Biofuels and synthetic fuels -- Biomathematics -- Biomechanical engineering -- Biomechanics -- Bionics and biomedical engineering Biophysics -- Bose condensates -- Bridge design and barodynamics -- Calculus -- Ceramics -- Chaotic systems -- Charge-coupled devices -- Civil engineering -- Climate engineering -- Climate modeling -- Climatology -- Communication -- Communications satellite technology -- Computer engineering -- Computer graphic -- Computer languages, compilers, and tools -- Computer science -- Cracking -- Cryogenics -- Cryptology and cryptography -- Detergents -- Digital logic -- Diode technology -- Distillation -- Earthquake engineering -- Electrical engineering -- Electrical measurement -- Electric automobile technology -- Electrochemistry -- Electromagnet technologies -- Electrometallurgy -- Electronic materials production -- Electronics and electronic engineering -- Electron spectroscopy analysis -- Engineering -- Engineering mathematics -- Engineering seismology -- Environmental chemistry -- Environmental engineering -- Fiber-optic communications -- Fiber technologies -- Fluid dynamics -- Fuel cell technologies -- Geometry -- Glass and glassmaking -- Graphene -- Gravitational radiation -- Heat-exchanger technologies -- Hybrid vehicle technologies -- Hydraulic engineering -- Information technology -- Integrated-circuit design -- Laser interferometry -- Laser technologies -- Light-emitting diodes -- Liquid crystal displays -- Liquid crystal technology -- Lithography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Magnetic storage -- Mechanical engineering -- Metallurgy -- Meteorology -- Mineralogy -- Mirrors and lenses -- Nanotechnology -- Nuclear technology -- Numerical analysis -- Ocean and tidal energy technologies -- Optics -- Parallel computing -- Pattern recognition (science) -- Petroleum extraction and processing -- Photography science -- Photonics -- Planetology and astrogeology -- Polymer science -- Propulsion technologies -- Radio -- Radio astronomy -- Scanning probe microscopy -- Space environments for humans -- Space science -- Spectroscopy -- Surface and interface science -- Telephone technology and networks -- Telescopy -- Temperature measurement -- Terrestrial magnetism -- Time measurement -- Transistor technologies -- Transuranic elements -- Weight and mass measurement. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Physical sciences -- Textbooks.
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Physical sciences. |
| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Electronic books.
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Franceschetti, Donald R., 1947-
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| Other Form: |
Print version. Principles of physical science. Ipswich, MA : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc., 2017 9781682173268 1682173267 (OCoLC)958097349 |
| ISBN |
9781682173275 (electronic book) |
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1682173275 (electronic book) |
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9781682173268 (hardcover) |
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1682173267 (hardcover) |
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