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 Environment
Part II Extensive Reading
Text B 20 Questions on Genetically Modi.ed (GM) Foods (Excerpts)
Text C Black Death Left a Mark on Human Genome
Quotations from Famous Scientists
Access to Scienti.c English (Part IV) 科技英语写作
Appendix I 词汇表
Appendix II 图形表达法
Appendix III 公式表达法