The Science Collection: Math, Physics, Chemistry (How The World Works)

This boxed set includes 3 books in the How the World Works series.

Chemistry

This book traces a story of exploration and discovery, from the earliest applications of chemistry by our ancient forebears. For more than 1,000 years alchemists pursued the transformation of matter, until the advent of modern chemistry in the 17th century set us on the path to the complex science of today.

Topics include:
• Prechemistry since prehistory
• Alchemy and the transmutation of metals
• The rise of the scientific method
• Identifying the chemical elements
• Understanding gases
• The nature of the atom
• Organic chemistry
• Chemical analysis

Physics

This book traces the development of physics, from the natural philosophers of the ancient world to cutting-edge experiments in quantum mechanics.

Topics include:
• The nature of matter - first theorized as atoms 2,500 years ago
• Light and optics
• Masses and forces
• The bizarre subatomic world of quantum mechanics
• Our fascination with the stars
• The universe around us, fro the Big Bang to distant galaxies

Math

This book traces humankind's greatest achievements, plotting a journey through the mathematical intellects of the last 4,000 years to where we stand today.

Topics include:
• The Ancient Egyptians and geometry
• The movement of the planets
• Algebra, solid geometry, and the trigonometric tables
• The first computers
• How statistics came to rule our finances
• IMpossible shapes and extra dimensions
• Measuring and mapping the world
• Chaos theory and fuzzy logic
• Set theory and the death of numbers