Encyclopedia of Science

I am an engineer and a volunteer tutor in science and mathematics for grade 8-9 students. This is one of the best books covering the essential scientific concepts in non mathematical form that I have used which also makes it great book to supplement mathematically oriented physical science text even at the first year college level. It covers Physics (as Force, Motion, Energy, Light and Electricity) Chemistry, Biology and the Natural sciences. It's short on human biology, but one must grasp the essence of animal biology which is common first. Each section is well organized by topic with a concise paragraph supported by plenty of colored illustration. Furthermore it has some simple examples of where the concept is used in real life or a supporting experiment that one can perform at home. Well dome DK. This is an encyclopedia geared for young adolescents or any one with a curious mind. Therefore it requires some guidance in selecting topics, however it is sufficiently well organized that one you can pick a section i.e. earth science and follow page after page.

This is a big book, full of great information. I was a bit disappointed that it didn't include much information regarding sub-categories of science like microbiology, and didn't even have a section on Physics! It is, however, filled with tons of info. on biology and chemistry.

I bought the book for my wife to increase her knowledge of science. It's somewhat directed at adolescents, but it's immensely useful for anyone who only learned science through many of our public schools. The explanations are concise, clear, and often go into the history of science, which I believe is essential. It hits all areas of science and shows how they tie into one another. My only complaint in what I've seen is the treatment of global warming. The authors present this as scientific fact that the earth is warming according to computer models and will increase greatly in the coming years. They fail to mention that the models are full of flaws and have had an unacceptably low predictive validity, and they also do not mention that a very large number of climatologists completely or largely reject the hypothesis. As a science book, they should stick to science, and the hypothesis of man-made global warming is more about the corruption of the scientific process with money than it is true science.