Mother Nature's Two Laws: Ringmasters for Circus Earth - Lesson on Entropy, Energy, Critical Thinking, and the Practice of Science (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810243142)

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.

Author: Denny Kirwan
ISBN-10: 9810243146
ISBN-13: 9789810243142
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.79h x 6.40w x 0.75d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2001 pg. 1827