Conceptual physical science / Paul G. Hewitt, City College of San Francisco, John Suchocki, Saint Michael's College, Leslie A. Hewitt.

Includes index.

Prologue -- Part One: Physics. -- Patterns of motion and equilibrium -- Newton's laws of motion -- Momentum and energy -- Gravity, projectiles, and satellites -- Fluid mechanics -- Thermal energy and thermodynamics -- Heat transfer and change of phase -- Static and current electricity -- Magnetism and electromagnetic induction -- Waves and sound -- Light -- Part Two: Chemistry. -- Atoms and the periodic table -- The atomic nucleus and radioactivity -- Elements of chemistry -- How atoms bond and molecules attract -- Mixtures -- How chemicals react -- Two classes of chemical reactions -- Organic compounds -- Part Three: Earth science. -- Rocks and minerals -- Plate tectonics and Earth's interior -- Shaping Earth's surface -- Geologic time -reading the rock record -- The oceans, atmosphere, and climatic effects -- Driving forces of weather -- Part Four: Astronomy. -- The solar system -- Stars and galaxies -- The structure of space and time.