Everything around us is made of 'stuff', from planets, to books, to our own bodies. Whatever it is, we call it matter or material substance. It is solid; it has mass. But what is matter, exactly? We are taught in school that matter is not continuous, but discrete. As a few of the philosophers of ancient Greece once speculated, nearly two and a half thousand years ago, matter comes in 'lumps', and science has relentlessly peeled away successive layers...

Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter.

"In this interactive picture book, young readers squish, squeeze, and jiggle matter on the page, using their imagination to conduct simple lab experiments. They learn that matter comes in all shapes and sizes and can change from solid to liquid to gas. Back matter includes a real-world experiment for investigating matter"--

The following topics are presented in this book: thermodynamic and diffusion processes at the physicochemical level surfaces, defects and their physicochemical characteristics physicochemical phenomena physicochemical detection technologies

The following topics are presented in this book: thermodynamic and diffusion processes at the physico-chemical level surfaces, defects and their physico-chemical characteristics physico-chemical phenomena physico-chemical detection technologies.

Green's functions, named for the mathematician who developed them in the 1830s, possess applications in many areas of physics. This volume presents the basic theoretical formulation, followed by specific applications, and is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals in the area of condensed matter physics. Beginning with a description of Green's function in classical physics from a modern point of view, the text progresses...

What keeps us from floating away? Earth's gravity! This invisible force keeps our feet on the ground and the moon in our sky. This title introduces young students to the awesome power of gravity, on our planet and in the black holes in galaxies far away.

Discover how the immense variety of matter (stars, mountains, plants, people) is made by a limited number of elements that combine in simple ways. In these engaging lectures, no scientific background is needed to appreciate everyday miracles like a bouncing rubber ball or water's astonishing power to dissolve. Knowledge of materials drives the development of civilization.