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唐屋中学高年级理科部分阅读书单
Recommendations from the Science Department
Maths Department 数学部分
Edwin A Abbott Flatland - classic of science (and mathematical) fiction, charmingly illustrated by author, describes the journeys of A. Square and his adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions).
Alex Bellos Alex’s Adventures in Numberland - in search of weird and wonderful mathematical phenomena,
Alex Bellos travels across the globe and meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany and a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan.
Alex Bellos Here’s Looking at Euclid
Chemistry Department 化学部分
Hugh Aldersey Periodic Tales - the phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller Periodic Tales packed with Williams fascinating stories and unexpected information about the building blocks of our universe.
Peter Atkins What is Chemistry? - Atkins encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, to understand its central concepts and to see how it contributes not only towards our material comfort, but also to human culture.
Knight Butler Civilisation One John Emsley Molecules at an Exhibition - what is it in chocolate that makes us feel good when we eat it? What's the secret of Coca-Cola?
John Emsley takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful, some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives.
The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison - was Napoleon killed by the arsenic in his wallpaper? How did Rasputin survive cyanide poisoning? John Emsley offers a fascinating account of five of the most toxic elements - arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium.
Molecules of Murder - describes ten highly toxic molecules which are of particular interest due to their use in notorious murder cases.
John Farndon The Great Scientists
Sam Kean The Disappearing Spoon - why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? This fascinating tale follows carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the scientists who discovered them.
Michael S Russell The Chemistry of Fireworks
Oliver Sacks Uncle Tungsten Memories of a Chemical Boyhood –radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy’s adventures and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.
Physics Department 物理部分
Neil de Grasse Tyson Astrophysics for people in a hurry
Carlo Rovelli Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Chad Orzel How to teach Relativity to your dog How to teach Quantum Physics to your dog
