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Physical Science, 5/e
Bill Tillery, Arizona State University

The World Around You

Chapter 1 Outline


Objects and Properties

Quantifying Properties

Measurement Systems

Standard Units for the Metric System

  • Length

  • Mass

A Closer Look: The Leap Second

  • Time

Metric Prefixes

Understandings from Measurements

  • Data

  • Ratios and Generalizations

  • A Ratio Called Density

  • Symbols and Equations

The Nature of Science

  • The Scientific Method

  • Explanations and Investigations

  • Laws and Principles

  • Models and Theories

A Closer Look: Problem Solving