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  1. Objects and Properties
  2. Quantifying Properties
  3. Measurement Systems
  4. Standard Units for the Metric System
    1. Length
    2. Mass
    3. Time
  5. A Closer Look: The Leap Second
  6. Metric Prefixes
  7. Understanding from Measurements
    1. Data
    2. Ratios and Generalizations
    3. The Density Ratio
  8. Symbols and Equations
  9. The Nature of Science
    1. The Scientific Method
    2. Explanations and Investigations
    3. Scientific Laws
    4. Models and Theories
  10. Science, Nonscience, and Pseudoscience
    1. From Experimentation to Application
    2. Science and Nonscience
    3. Pseudoscience
    4. Limitations of Science





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