Unit 1 Understanding Science

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Exploring the Physical Universe: the Scienti.c Method

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Science and Scienti.c Thinking

    Text C The Method of Science

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 2 Robots

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A How ASIMO Works

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B More Information about ASIMO

    Text C The ATHLETE Rover

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 3 Communication

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Analog and Digital Communications

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Speed and Capacity of a Communications Channel

    Text C Your Next Phone May Change and Receive Data Through This Incredible Screen

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 4 Electronic Devices

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A How Bluetooth Works

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B How DNA Computers Will Work

    Text C What You Need to Know about Apple’s New iPhone 5

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

  Access to Scienti.c English (Part I) 科技英语的文体特征及词汇特点概述

Unit 5 Mechanical Design

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Introduction to Mechanical Design

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Manufacturing

    Text C Linkages

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 6 Force

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Force of Friction

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B It’s Dynamic! Laws of Motion and Speed

    Text C Force Diagrams

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 7 Challenges New Energy Are Facing

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Wind Power Found to Affect Local Climate

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B To Make Natural Gas a Good Fuel, Find the “Super Emitters”

    Text C New Carbon Capture Plant Turning Emissions into Baking Soda

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 8 Modeling

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Models as a Research Tool

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Economic Models

    Text C Exemplifying Theory

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

  Access to Scienti.c English (Part II) 科技英语的句法特征

Unit 9 Introduction to Algorithms

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Introduction to Algorithms

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Computer Crime

    Text C What is Cloud Computing?

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 10 Neuroscience

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Sleep: The Brain’s Housekeeper

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Why Concept Cells?

    Text C This Is Your Brain in Meltdown

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 11 Internet of Things

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A The Internet of Things

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B “Smart” Homes not Far Away

    Text C Implications of Advancement in Various Technological Capabilities

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 12 3D Printing

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Method and Apparatus for Production of Three-Dimensional Objects by Stereolithography

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B What Is 3D Printing and How Exactly Does It Work?

    Text C How 3D Printing Will Turn Manufacturing on Its Head

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

  Access to Scienti.c English (Part III) 科技英语长句翻译

Unit 13 Navigational Technologies

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A GPS Overview

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Basics of Navigation

    Text C The Chinese BeiDou Satellite Navigation System

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 14 Sound

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Ultrasound

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Sound Waves

    Text C Applications of Sound

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 15 New Materials: Nanomaterials

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A New Materials: Nanomaterials

  Part II Extensive Reading

    Text B Nanomaterial Science

    Text C Applications of Nanomaterials

  Quotations from Famous Scientists

Unit 16 Are Our Genes Safe Any More?

  Part I Close Reading

    Text A Risk of GMOs and GM Foods to Human Health and the Environmen