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Fayer, Michael D.
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Quantum theory -- Popular works.
Quantum chemistry -- Popular works.
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Absolutely small : h...
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Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / Michael D. Fayer.
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Fayer, Michael D.
New York : AMACOM, c2010.
Subjects
Quantum theory -- Popular works.
Quantum chemistry -- Popular works.
ISBN:
9780814414880
0814414885
Description:
ix, 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Schrödinger's cat -- Size is absolute -- Some things about waves -- The photoelectric effect and Einstein's explanation -- Light: waves or particles? -- How big is a photon and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Photons, electrons, and baseballs -- Quantum racquetball and the color of fruit -- The hydrogen atom: the history -- The hydrogen atom: quantum theory -- Many electron atoms and the periodic table of elements -- The hydrogen molecule and the covalent bond -- What holds atoms together - diatomic molecules -- Bigger molecules: the shapes of polyatomic molecules -- Beer and soap -- Fat, it's all about the double bonds -- Green house gases -- Aromatic molecules -- Metals, insulators, and semiconductors -- Think quantum.
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This book makes the field of quantum theory understandable to nonscientists, without oversimplifying and without bogging down in complicated math. It uses clear explanations, real-world examples, and diagrams instead of dense equations to help you understand.
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Aiea Public Library
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