The Resource Mother nature's two laws : ringmasters for circus earth : lessons on entropy, energy, critical thinking, and the practice of science, A.D. Kirwan, Jr
Mother nature's two laws : ringmasters for circus earth : lessons on entropy, energy, critical thinking, and the practice of science, A.D. Kirwan, Jr
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 173 pages)
- Contents
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- Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1. Mother Nature s Two Laws: What Are They and Why Must We Heed Them?; 2. The Faces of Energy; 3. The Faces of Entropy; 1. The Scientific Protocol and Critical Thinking; 2. E4: Energy, Entropy, Economics, Environment; 3. Global Warming?; 4. Circus Earth Follies, Critical Thinking, and the Scientific Protocol; Index
- Isbn
- 9781281869678
- Label
- Mother nature's two laws : ringmasters for circus earth : lessons on entropy, energy, critical thinking, and the practice of science
- Title
- Mother nature's two laws
- Title remainder
- ringmasters for circus earth : lessons on entropy, energy, critical thinking, and the practice of science
- Statement of responsibility
- A.D. Kirwan, Jr
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kirwan, A. D
- Dewey number
- 536/.7
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC311
- LC item number
- .K57 2000eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Thermodynamics
- Entropy
- Critical thinking
- Technology
- Global warming
- SCIENCE
- Critical thinking
- Entropy
- Global warming
- Technology
- Thermodynamics
- Thermodynamica
- Label
- Mother nature's two laws : ringmasters for circus earth : lessons on entropy, energy, critical thinking, and the practice of science, A.D. Kirwan, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1. Mother Nature s Two Laws: What Are They and Why Must We Heed Them?; 2. The Faces of Energy; 3. The Faces of Entropy; 1. The Scientific Protocol and Critical Thinking; 2. E4: Energy, Entropy, Economics, Environment; 3. Global Warming?; 4. Circus Earth Follies, Critical Thinking, and the Scientific Protocol; Index
- Control code
- 52742026
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 173 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281869678
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52742026
- Label
- Mother nature's two laws : ringmasters for circus earth : lessons on entropy, energy, critical thinking, and the practice of science, A.D. Kirwan, Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1. Mother Nature s Two Laws: What Are They and Why Must We Heed Them?; 2. The Faces of Energy; 3. The Faces of Entropy; 1. The Scientific Protocol and Critical Thinking; 2. E4: Energy, Entropy, Economics, Environment; 3. Global Warming?; 4. Circus Earth Follies, Critical Thinking, and the Scientific Protocol; Index
- Control code
- 52742026
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxv, 173 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781281869678
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)52742026
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