학생들은 일반적으로 학교 교육을 통하여 새로운 지식을 배우고 익히게 되는 동시 에 일상의 경험을 통하여 사회에 적응하고 생활하는 데 필요한 지식이나 지혜를 얻게 된다. 저자의 경험으로는 학생들이 학교에서 배우는 지식과 일상생활의 관찰을 통하여 배우는 지식을 별개로 생각하는 경향이 있으며, 학교에서 배운 지식을 일상생활에 응용하고 적용하는 노력이 부족한 것 같다. 따라서 이 책은 학생들로 하여금 생활 속에서 경험을 통하여 알게 된 실험적 결과들을 과학 분야에 대한 지식으로 변환하여 사용할 수 있는 능력을 배양하는 데 목적을 두고 저술되었다.

즉, 학생들이 수업 또는 일상생활을 통하여 알게 된 내용을 바탕으로 주어진 문제 들을 스스로 해결하도록 유도하는 논리적 사고력의 향상에 목표를 두고 있다. 한 예로서 수학시간에 배운 내용을 과학과목에 적용하고 활용하는 능력을 향상시키는 동시에 자신이 알고 있는 지식을 명료하게 논리적으로 설명하기 위하여 수학의 필요성을 간단히 설명하였다.

과학에 흥미를 가진 학생들을 위해 저술되었으나, 과학기술 사회를 보다 잘 이해 하고자 하는 인문사회계열 학생 및 예체능계열 학생들에게도 도움이 되리라 판단한다. 학문별로 분리되어 있는 자신의 지식을 통합하여 논리적인 사고력을 바탕으로 융․복합적 사고력을 향상시킴으로서 자연과학분야에서 일어나는 문제점을 해결하고 이를 통하여 새로운 것들을 개발하고 활용하는 능력을 배양하는데 도움이 되었으면 한다

CHAPTER 01. 일반인들에게 수학은 어떤 모습일까?

1.1 언어로서의 수학-사칙연산의 의미와 활용 ··········································· 1

1.2 과학에서 미적분의 의미와 활용 ···························································· 4

1.3 함수의 최댓값과 최솟값에 대한 조건들의 응용 ·································· 8

1.4 이공계 분야의 전문가들은 수식을 어떻게 활용하나? ······················ 10

1.5 좌표계는 왜 필요하며 어떤 좌표계가 있는가? ································· 16

1.6 물리량의 표현법 ··················································································· 19

1.7 물리현상들을 설명하기 위한 수식들은 어떤 것이 있나? ················ 28

1.8 관찰과 논리적 사고 ············································································· 28

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CHAPTER 02. 과학에서의 힘과 운동

2.1 우리가 알고 있는 물체의 운동 ··························································· 35

2.2 물체의 평형 ·························································································· 69

2.3 가속도 ??를 가지고 운동하는 물체의 최대속도································ 75

2.4 물체의 운동 ·························································································· 77

2.5 물체의 충돌 ·························································································· 98

2.6 만유인력과 중력 ················································································· 102

2.7 회전운동 ······························································································ 105

2.8 무중력 상태에서 일어나는 현상과 인공위성 ··································· 110

2.9 압력과 부력 ························································································ 119

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CHAPTER 03. 파동은 어떠한 특성을 가지고 있을까?

3.1 파의 운동 ···························································································· 130

3.2 정상파 ································································································· 132

3.3 악기에서의 음색 ················································································· 141

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CHAPTER 04. 유체의 특성 및 열과 관련된 현상들은 무엇이 있나?

4.1 부력 ····································································································· 152

4.2 온도와 열 ···························································································· 163

4.3 압력, 온도 및 부피사이의 관계 ························································ 168

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CHAPTER 05. 전기와 자기는 어떤 특성들을 가지고 있을까?

5.1 전기에 대한 기초개념 ········································································ 198

5.2 자기에 대한 기초개념 ········································································ 245

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CHAPTER 06. 일상생활에서 관측되는 빛의 특성과 활용

6.1 빛의 기본특성 ·················································································· 267

6.2 빛의 반사와 굴절 ············································································· 273

6.3 빛의 복굴절 ························································································ 288

6.4 빛의 산란과 흡수 ··············································································· 290

6.5 파란하늘과 붉은 아침과 저녁노을 ··················································· 298

6.6 물체의 크기와 색 ··············································································· 302

6.7 렌즈와 거울 ······················································································ 306

6.8 빛의 간섭과 회절 ··············································································· 312

6.9 정면경 만들기 ···················································································· 315

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