Absolutely small
Subtitle: how quantum theory explains our everyday world
By: Michael D. Fayer
Publisher: AMACOM
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780814414880
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Schrödinger's cat; title: Size is absolute; title: Some things about waves; title: The photoelectric effect and Einstein's explanation; title: Light: waves or particles?; title: How big is a photon and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle; title: Photons, electrons, and baseballs; title: Quantum racquetball and the color of fruit; title: The hydrogen atom: the history; title: The hydrogen atom: quantum theory; title: Many electron atoms and the periodic table of elements; title: The hydrogen molecule and the covalent bond; title: What holds atoms together - diatomic molecules; title: Bigger molecules: the shapes of polyatomic molecules; title: Beer and soap; title: Fat, it's all about the double bonds; title: Green house gases; title: Aromatic molecules; title: Metals, insulators, and semiconductors; title: Think quantum.