Mother Nature's Two Laws: Ringmasters for Circus Earth - Lessons on Entropy, Energy, Critical Thinking and the Practice of Science - Hardcover

Kirwan, Denny

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810243146 ISBN 13: 9789810243142

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

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.

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Synopsis

Every day brings a fresh barrage of bewildering claims about science and technology. How do 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 practised, and a qualitative understanding of the two most sacred principles in science - the first and second laws of thermodynamics - anyone should be able to make the distinction. This work introduces non-scientists to these topics and provides detailed applications to a variety of areas.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810243146
• ISBN 13: 9789810243142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200