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Matter is the raw material of the universe. Discover how the immense variety of matter - stars, mountains, plants, people - is generated by a limited number of chemical elements that combine in simple, well-defined ways. Consider carbon, a relatively common atom with many faces: diamond, which is the hardest known mineral; graphite, which is among the softest known substances; and carbon nanotubes, which are 300 times stronger than steel and have remarkable electrical properties.
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They were madly in love. The perfect couple. That was the story everyone in South River believed...until Gin Talcott and Adam Archer are found shot in their bed. Adam is dead at the scene. Gin is fighting for her life. Detectives Greta Jessup and Finn Pate are assigned to the case. Greta has a long history with Gin’s first husband, Eddie, and is determined to protect his 18-year-old twins. Piper discovered the bodies. Daniel is missing—and so is Adam’s gun.
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What a disappointment!
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Empower parents, Not governments
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Solid story!
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- Henrik B. Rasmussen
- 09-24-21
bettered my understanding
I now better understand of what stuff is made. Mist interesting is how molecules can be manipulated to produce different things.
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- Slysne
- 05-18-18
An amazing job!
This covered so much territory and made me wish I paid more attention in chemistry... loved it.
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- Ali
- 01-17-19
refreshing material
informative and storytelling
it was nice refreshing experience for some subjects and enjoyed new subjects
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- evolence@yahoo.com
- 09-23-19
An overview of matter
The course presents an overview of the nature of matter. Half of the course deals in classical chemistry terms. The other half of the course deals with applied materials science and covers topics like polymers, recycling, super conductors, transistors, etc. If you want a course that is all hard core chemistry, you might do better looking elsewhere.
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- 01-27-16
Excellent
Excellent program. Well presented and fascinating to listen too. Great subject matter. Highly recommend to explain the knowledge of the world around us.
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- Andrew Humphrey
- 05-30-18
Great for college chem students!
Awesome narration and really enjoyable to listen to in the car. I definitely recommend it to any first year chem student.
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- Greg Lindsay
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Great for a technical audience
What made the experience of listening to The Nature of Matter: Understanding the Physical World the most enjoyable?
The book covered a very wide variety of chemistry subjects, from sub-atomic, atomic, and molecular interactions to the science of building materials, foods, dyes, aerospace materials, and more. Very educational and well organized. Parts of it were somewhat technical: at least an introductory college level. If you think a chapter is slightly dry, just wait for the later chapters.
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- oregon
- 03-02-22
David Ball knows his stuff.
I enjoyed this book. Mr. Ball did an excellent job writing and narrating this course. Definitely recommended.
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- Charles Blythe
- 02-23-22
Putting the pieces together
I am going to re-listen to this most excellent series of lectures that has linked so many disparate aspects of the physical world through clear insightful description of the basics then followed with rational permutations that make the many cases a logical confirmation of those basic principles. These are so information rich I need a second pass to gain a more detailed understanding of this material.
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- Alex Sànchez
- 05-29-23
Useless managers
Who is the useless manager at audible that makes reviews required? Stars are enough
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