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Unlike the rest of life on the planet (as far as we know), humans have evolved with an insatiable desire to make sense of the world around us. Our senses are not equipped to see the universe as it is, and routinely let us down in that quest-the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781678039226Author Mark BoswellFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Lulu Press IncPublisher Lulu Press Inc

Design and Science addresses the inter-relationship, in both historical and contemporary contexts, between design thinking and design processes and scientific and medical research methods. Contributors address the parallels between research methodologies...

Chemistry plays a key role in conquering diseases, solving energy problems, addressing environmental problems, providing the discoveries that lead to new industries, and developing new materials and technologies for national defense and homeland security...

Available for the first time, a smaller, abridged edition of FLORA BRITANNICA Illustrated throughout in colour, and organised thermatically rather than botanically, THE CONCISE makes available for the first time, at an affordable price, the fruits of...

The Nobel Prizes is the official yearbook of the Nobel Foundation. This edition provides extensive information about the 2023 laureates: their Nobel Prize lectures and their autobiographies, as well as presentation speeches and background about the Nobel...

Imagine you are a voyager who can overcome the restrictions of time, space, environment, and size. Your odyssey begins on an asteroid caught in the gravitational pull of planet Earth. From this vantage point, you are witness to spectacular storms,...

This book is full of clear notes and exam-style practice questions covering every A2 Biology topic for the AQA Exam Board. The whole thing's designed to make revision straightforward - everything you need to know is explained simply and thoroughly,...

single copy, $10.00; 2-5 copies, $8.00 each; 6 or more copies, $6.50 each).Book InformationISBN 9780309062381Author National Research CouncilFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint National Academies PressPublisher National Academies Press

Edexcel's resources for the 2008 specification.Book InformationISBN 9781405896078Author (UYSEG) University of York Science Education GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Edexcel LimitedPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams)...

Learning the basic laws of physics - mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity, quantum mechanics - can be a struggle. But when that master of deduction, Sherlock Holmes, leads the way, those difficult concepts become crystal clear. Colin Bruce brings...

Applications in modern biotechnology and molecular medicine often require simulation of biomolecular systems in atomic representation with immense length and timescales that are far beyond the capacity of computer power currently available. As a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Australian Book Industry Awards, International Book of the Year 2016. Short-listed for British Book Industry Awards, Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2016 (UK)...

Have you ever wondered why, despite their adorable exterior, rabbits haven't taken over the world? Are you struggling to land a date? Or bend a free kick like Beckham? These questions - though frustrating and sometimes absurd - are more than just matters...

Reaching back as far as Babylon (for the origins of mathematics) and the Etruscans (who thought they could handle lightning), this book takes us through the revolutions in electrical communications and technology that made the theory of relativity...

Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine. ...

Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps? - the...

Why do weather forecasters get it wrong? What are the best tactics for playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" and "The Weakest Link"? And what is the link between a tin of baked beans and a men's urinal? These and many other questions are answered in...

In her fantastically disgusting international bestseller, Mary Roach dives into the strange wet miracles of science that operate inside us after every meal SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY WINTON PRIZE 2014 'Almost every page made me laugh out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848106628Author Gallagher BelindaFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Miles Kelly Publishing LtdPublisher Miles Kelly Publishing LtdDimensions(mm) 220mm...

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This book (with free Online Edition) is full of detailed revision notes and clear diagrams for OCR 21st Century GCSE Biology. It's designed to make revision straightforward - each section is split into a topic per page, with questions at the end to...

This book (with free Online Edition) is full of clear revision notes and diagrams for Higher Level OCR 21st Century GCSE Core Science. It includes a section on 'Ideas About Science', loads of exam advice and revision summary questions. Everything's...

Zero, zip, nada, zilch. It's all too easy to ignore the fascinating possibilities of emptiness and non-existence, and we may well wonder what there is to say about nothing. But scientists have known for centuries that nothing is the key to understanding...

Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited volume of science questions and answers from New Scientist magazine. From ripples in...

Do Polar Bears Get Lonely? is the third compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following the phenomenal success of Does Anything Eat Wasps? (2005) and the even...

This book (with free Online Edition) is full of clear revision notes and diagrams for Foundation Level OCR Gateway GCSE Core Science. It includes a section on 'How Science Works', loads of exam advice and revision summary questions. Everything's simply...

This book (with free Online Edition) is full of detailed revision notes and clear diagrams for every major GCSE Biology course. It's designed to make revision straightforward - each section is split into a topic per page, with questions at the end to...

Swearing, it turns out, is an incredibly useful part of our linguistic repertoire. Not only has some form of swearing existed since the earliest humans began to communicate, but it has been shown to reduce physical pain, help stroke victims recover their...

The Burning Question reveals climate change to be the most fascinating scientific, political and social puzzle in history. It shows that carbon emissions are still accelerating upwards, following an exponential curve that goes back centuries. One reason...

If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN.Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction?What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee,...

A new science dictionary full of clear, straightforward explanations of the key terms and concepts from KS2 and up. It offers hundreds of useful examples and illustrations. It follows the success of the "Junior Illustrated Maths Dictionary". It is...

This handbook specifically targets the mathematical elements of A Level Science, whichever specification you're following. Includes plenty of practice questions in different contexts to increase confidence, worked examples and model answers for revision...

This Student Book has been written by experienced teachers and subject experts specifically for the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specification, providing differentiated content to support, stretch and challenge all abilities. How Science Works is integrated...

Following the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specifications, this Revision Guide uses an accessible and concise approach to recap the essential knowledge students need to succeed. A checklist at the end of each unit clearly lists what students need to know and...

Following the 2011 AQA GCSE Science specifications, this Revision Guide uses an accessible and concise approach to recap the essential knowledge students need to succeed. A checklist at the end of each unit clearly lists what students need to know and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857625076Author Joel LevyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint QUAD PublishingPublisher New Burlington Books

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller: but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to find out everything that has...

Written specifically for Edexcel's International GCSE Biology qualification, in a clear and engaging style that students find easy to understand, this book includes a wide range of activities and exercises for self-study as well as examination style...

Exclusively endorsed by OCR for GCE Biology.Book InformationISBN 9780435691806Page Count 280Imprint HeinemannPublisher Pearson Education LimitedWeight(grams) 814gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 220mm * 13mm