Science in Our World (Custom Edition), 2nd edition

Published by Pearson Learning Solutions (February 11, 2019) © 2019

  • Edward J. Tarbuck (Emeritus) Illinois Central College
  • Frederick K Lutgens
  • Paul G. Hewitt City College of San Francisco
  • Nivaldo J. Tro Santa Barbara City College
  • Lisa A. Urry Mills College at Northeastern University
  • Noel Meyers University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Michael L. Cain New Mexico State University
  • Steven A. Wasserman University of California
  • Peter V. Minorsky Mercy College
  • Jane B. Reece

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Science in Our World (Custom Edition)
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Title overview

This custom edition is published for the Australian Catholic University.

It has been compiled from:

Conceptual Physics, 12th Edition, Global Edition by Hewitt

Campbell Biology, 11th Edition, Australian and New Zealand Edition by Urry et al.

Introductory Chemistry, 6th Edition, Global Edition by Tro

Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 12th Edition, Global Edition by Tarbuck & Lutgens

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Table of contents

  • Week 1: Introduction to Science
  • An Introduction to Geology (Chapter 1, pp. 39-41, Tarbuck & Lutgens)
  • The Chemical World (Chapter 1, pp. 37-42, 45, Tro)
  • Evolution, the Themes of Biology, and Scientific Inquiry (Chapter 1, pp. 16-22, Urry et al.)
  • About Science (Chapter 1, pp. 34-40, 43, Hewitt)

  • Week 2: Chemistry - Our Chemical World
  • Measurement and Problem Solving (Chapter 2, pp. 73-76, Tro)
  • Matter and Energy (Chapter 3, Tro)

  • Week 3: Chemistry - Matter
  • Atoms and Elements (Chapter 4, pp. 133-145, Tro)
  • Molecules and Compounds (Chapter 5, pp. 167-175, Tro)
  • Chemical Reactions (Chapter 7, pp. 241-249, Tro)

  • Week 4: Physics - Light and Sound
  • Vibrations and Waves (Chapter 19, Hewitt)
  • Sound (Chapter 20, Hewitt)
  • Properties of Light (Chapter 26, Hewitt)
  • Color (Chapter 27, Hewitt)
  • Reflection and Refraction (Chapter 28, Hewitt)
  • Answers (Odd-Numbered Answers, pp. 766-768, 772-776, Hewitt)

  • Week 5: Physics - Electricity
  • Electric Current (Chapter 23, Hewitt)
  • Answers (Odd-Numbered Answers, pp. 769-771, Hewitt)

  • Week 6: Physics - Force and Motion
  • Newton's First Law of Motion (Chapter 2, pp. 52, 58-60, Hewitt)
  • Linear Motion (Chapter 3, pp. 67-73, Hewitt)
  • Newton's Second Law of Motion (Chapter 4, Hewitt)
  • Newton's Third Law of Motion (Chapter 5, pp. 101-105, 111-113, Hewitt)
  • Answers (Odd-Numbered Answers, pp. 751-752, Hewitt)

  • Week 7: Astronomy - Charting the Heavens
  • An Introduction to Geology (Chapter 1, pp. 47-50, Tarbuck & Lutgens)
  • Touring Our Solar System (Chapter 24, Tarbuck & Lutgens)

  • Week 8: Planet Earth - Plate Tectonics
  • An Introduction to Geology (Chapter 1, pp. 51-52, 55 Tarbuck & Lutgens)
  • Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds (Chapter 2, Tarbuck & Lutgens)
  • Earth's Evolution Through Geologic Time (Chapter 22, Tarbuck & Lutgens)

  • Week 9: Climate and Soils on Planet Earth
  • Weathering and Soil (Chapter 6, Tarbuck & Lutgens)
  • Global Climate Change (Chapter 21, Tarbuck & Lutgens)

  • Week 10: Ecology and Biosphere
  • An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere (Chapter 52, Urry et al.)
  • Answers (Appendix A, p. A-47, Urry et al.)

  • Week 11: Community Ecology
  • Community Ecology (Chapter 54, Urry et al.)
  • Answers (Appendix A, pp. A-48- A-49, Urry et al.)

  • Week 12: Ecosystem and Restoration
  • Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology (Chapter 55, pp. 1280-1287, 1292, Urry et al.)

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