TY - BOOK AU - Shipman,James T. AU - Wilson,Jerry D. AU - Todd,Aaron W. AU - Higgins,C.A. TI - An introduction to physical science SN - 9780538451482 : AV - Q161.2 .S44 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston PB - Houghton Mifflin Co. KW - Physical sciences N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Measurement -- Motion -- Force and motion -- Work and energy -- Temperature and heat -- Waves -- Optics and wave effects -- Electricity and magnetism -- Atomic physics -- Nuclear physics -- The chemical elements -- Chemical bonding -- Chemical reactions -- Organic chemistry -- Place and time -- The solar system -- Moons and small solar system bodies -- The universe -- The atmosphere -- Atmospheric effects -- Structural geology and plate tectonics -- Minerals, rocks and volcanoes -- Surface processes -- Geologic time -- Appendixes: Seven base units of the international system of units (SI). Solving mathematical problems in science. Equation rearrangement. Analysis of units. Positive and negative numbers. Powers-of-10 notation. Significant figures. Psychrometric tables. Seasonal star charts -- Glossary ER -