Towson University - Earth and Space Science - PHSC 303 - Hermann - Spring 2025 - Selected Chapters Only

Taught by Professor Hermann IMPORTANT: Please use your student email address (if you have one) when completing the checkout process. Overview Science In Our Lives includes physics, chemistry, cosmology (astronomy), geology, meteorology, and oceanography in an approachable manner. The text was written with the belief that students are capable of understanding almost any scientific principle if presented to them in a way that connects with their previous personal or academic experience, is of sufficient interest to entice learning of new concepts, and is written as if a real person is talking to them at their own level. The text presents concepts to students in a simple, step-by-step understandable way while communicating at a mature level. It assumes minimal science background while respecting normal adult intelligence. To aid in this, useful analogies are given throughout the text that connect difficult concepts to familiar everyday experiences. As with most texts, each chapter begins