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Product Identifiers

PublisherFacts On File, Incorporated

ISBN-100816076103

ISBN-139780816076109

eBay Product ID (ePID)79644617

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages232 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameSolid Matter

SubjectPhysics / Condensed Matter, General, Mechanics / Solids, Chemistry / General

Publication Year2011

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaScience

AuthorJoseph A. Angleo

FormatHardcover

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2010-018626

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromNinth Grade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.4/1

SynopsisThe human use of solid materials began when a prehistoric ancestor of modern man picked up a stone and used it as a tool. The Paleolithic period, or Old Stone Age, represents the longest phase in human development. Scientists often divide this large expanse of time up into three smaller periods: the Lower Paleolithic period, the Middle Paleolithic period, and the Upper Paleolithic period. The most important development to occur during the Paleolithic period was the evolution of the human species from a near-human apelike creature (referred to as Homo erectus) into a modern human being (or Homo sapien). Supported by a generous quantity of full-color illustrations and interesting sidebars, Solid Matter introduces the basic characteristics and properties of solid matter. It briefly describes the cosmic connection of the elements, leading readers through several key events in human pre-history that resulted in more advanced uses of matter in the solid state., States of Matter is a six-volume set that covers many significant aspects of physical science, including atoms, the structure and properties of matter, the nature of nuclear and chemical reactions, the. behavior of matter in motion, and how energy and matter interact within the universe. Designed to complement science curricula, the books present the key concepts, terms; and technologies used by scientists and engineers in dealing with matter in its more common states here on Earth (namely, gaseous, liquid, solid)and matter in its more extreme states, such as plasma and Bose-Einstein condensates. Solid Matter presents many of the most important scientific achievements and technical developments leading to the discovery and understanding of the five states of matter. By understanding matter, scientists have also learned how to manipulate it in its different states, and a discussion of the practical uses of matter over the course of history is included. This book also addresses the evolution of the study of matter, from the discovery of the atom in ancient Greece to such major breakthroughs of the last 100 years as the Periodic Table of the Elements. The volume also includes information on basic concept of matter matter in the Stone Age silicon-based solar cells carbon, uses of metals, characteristics of radiocarbon dating mass, volume, and density Newton's laws of motion The book contains more than 40 color photographs and four-color line illustrations, Sidebars, the periodic table, a chronology, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internet resources, and an index. States of Matter is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who wish to learn about the discovery and use of matter and all its intriguing properties. Book jacket., Introduces the basic characteristics and properties of solid matter. It briefly describes the cosmic connection of the elements, leading readers through several key events in human pre-history that resulted in more advanced uses of matter in the solid state.

LC Classification NumberQC176.A56 2011