Homework Helpers: Earth Science

Homework Helpers: Earth Science
Author: Phil Medina
Publisher: Career Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781564147677

Covers all the topics included in a typical one-year earth science curriculum.

Homework Helpers: Earth Science

Homework Helpers: Earth Science
Author: Phil Medina
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1601638493

Homework Helpers: Earth Science covers all of the topics typically included in a high school or undergraduate course, including: How to understand "the language of rocks." The events that we see in the sky and how they affect us. Earthquakes and what they can tell us about the inside workings of our world. How to understand the weather and what the weatherman is saying. Homework Helpers: Earth Science is loaded with practical examples using everyday experiences. Every topic includes a number of simple tricks to make even the toughest ideas understandable and memorable. Each chapter ends with practice questions and explanations of answers. As a reference tool Homework Helpers: Earth Science can be used as a preview of tomorrow--s class or a reinforcement of today--s. It will leave students with a firm grasp of the material and the confidence that will inspire a deeper understanding.

Homework Helpers: Biology, Revised Edition

Homework Helpers: Biology, Revised Edition
Author: Matthew Distefano
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2011-09-15
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1601636628

Homework Helpers: Biology is a user-friendly review book that will make any student—or those trying to help them—feel like he or she has a private Biology tutor. The book covers all of the topics included in a typical one-year Biology curriculum, including: An approach to the study of biology using the scientific method and the skills and equipment used by most biologists. The concept of the cell as the unit of structure and function of all life. DNA and the chemical processes of inheritance. The evolution of life on this planet and how humans are part of the process. The study of the environments of life and how all life is interconnected on this planet. Each chapter includes detailed questions that allow students to assess how well they’ve mastered each idea. Not only does the author provide the right answers to these self-study questions, but also detailed explanations of why the wrong answers are wrong.

The Good Earth

The Good Earth
Author: David McConnell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2014-02-16
Genre: Earth sciences
ISBN: 9781259094996

The authors emphasize three scientific themes: scientific literacy, Earth science and the human experience and the science of global change. They have included numerous examples of human interaction with the Earth that can serve as entry points for students to appreciate the nature of science.

Homework Helpers: Trigonometry

Homework Helpers: Trigonometry
Author: Denise Szecsei
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1601638442

The essential help you need when your trigonometry textbook just isn’t making the grade! Trigonometry includes concepts that have both a geometric and an algebraic component. Homework Helpers: Trigonometry covers all of the topics in a typical trigonometry class, including: The unit circle Trigonometric functions Inverse trigonometric functions Identities Graphical analysis Applications This book also contains a review of the algebraic and geometric ideas that are the foundation of trigonometry. Let a longtime teacher with a PhD in mathematics give you the boost you need to pass the class, prepare for an AP course, or just strengthen your skills.

Earth Science

Earth Science
Author: Thomas McGuire
Publisher:
Total Pages: 774
Release: 2004-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780877201960

An introduction to the study of earth science. Suitable for grades 8-12, this book helps students understand the fundamental concepts of earth science and become familiar with the Earth Science Reference Tables.

Homework Helpers: Pre-Calculus

Homework Helpers: Pre-Calculus
Author: Denise Szecsei
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2007-04-25
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1601638450

This title in the Homework Helpers series will reinforce mathematical foundations and bolster students' confidence in pre-calculus. The concepts are explained in everyday language before the examples are worked. Good habits, such as checking your answers after every problem, are reinforced. There are practice problems throughout the book, and the answers to all of the practice problems are included. The problems are solved clearly and systematically, with step-by-step instructions provided. Particular attention is placed on topics that students traditionally struggle with the most. While this book could be used to supplement a standard pre-calculus textbook, it could also be used by college students or adult learners to refresh long-forgotten concepts and skills. Homework Helpers: Pre-Calculus is a straightforward and understandable introduction to differential calculus and its applications. It covers all of the topics in a typical Calculus class, including: Linear functions Polynomials Rational functions Exponential functions Logarithmic functions Systems of equations This book also contains a review of the pre-calculus concepts that form the foundation on which calculus is built.

Earth Science

Earth Science
Author: Mead A. Allison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 962
Release: 2006
Genre: Earth sciences
ISBN: 9780030735448

Welcome to Mars

Welcome to Mars
Author: Buzz Aldrin
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426322062

The Apollo 11 astronaut invites young people to evaluate Mars as a potential planet for human colonization, and describes what Mars residents might experience while traveling to and living on the Red Planet.