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Peter Higgins distills centuries of work into one delightful narrative that celebrates the mystery of numbers and explains how different kinds of numbers arose and why they are useful. Full of historical snippets and interesting examples, the book ranges...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647643065Author Bob MustinFormat PaperbackPage Count 98Imprint Gridley Fires BooksPublisher Gridley Fires BooksWeight(grams) 216g

This book is dedicated to the 120th birth anniversary of the famous Georgian Academician Nikoloz Muskhelishvili. Works of academician N. Muskhelishvili had a great impact in the further development of the elasticity theory and deferential and integral...

From the time of Vannevar Bush and World War II, academic research has played a role in the nation's economy. Vannevar Bush, national science advisor to both Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman, stated that major investments in research should...

Research in science education has recognised the importance of presenting physical science within a history and philosophy of science (HPS) perspective in order to facilitate students' understanding. The objective of this study is to present a framework...

Computational biology involves the use of techniques including applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, chemistry, and biochemistry to solve biological problems usually on the molecular level. The core...

Many of contemporary society's myriad problems can be traced to aberrant behaviour. Behavioural psychology has been applied to a wide range of problems which include, but are not limited to the following: (a) Anxiety disorders (obsessive-compulsive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781573563352Author Joseph A. Angelo, Jr.Format HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Oryx Press IncPublisher Oryx Press Inc

Advances in Plasma Physics ResearchBook InformationISBN 9781560729464Author Francois GerardFormat HardbackPage Count 281Imprint Nova Science Publishers IncPublisher Nova Science Publishers IncWeight(grams) 740g

A Selection of the Scientific American Book ClubProfiling 50 of the world's most popular playthings-including their history, trivia, and the technology involved-this guide uncovers the hidden science of toys. Discover how an Etch A Sketch writes on its...

107 with treatments that affect the arousal of the animals is also implied on the basis of the behavioral changes induced in the lesioned animals by amphetamine administration and by changes in the motivational circumstances under which the animals are...

There is an increasing number of buildings that require informed decisions to be made about their continued safety and serviceability. Although social and economic issues are often all-important influences, the technical issues nevertheless need to be...

This volume contains the contributions to the INTERNATIONAL SUMMER INSTITUTE ON THEORETICAL PHYSICS 1980 held from September 1st to September 12th in Bad Honnef, Germany. This Institute was organized by Wuppertal University. It was the eleventh in a...

General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way organisms 'make a living' in nature. At the heart of this - their func tional biology - is the...

This volume consists of lectures delivered at the Sixth Inter national Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs held at Islamabad from June 15 to July 2, 1981. The College used to be held at one of the scenic hill resorts of Pakistan,...

Functional analysis owes its OrIgms to the discovery of certain striking analogies between apparently distinct disciplines of mathematics such as analysis, algebra, and geometry. At the turn of the nineteenth century, a number of observations, made...

Enzyme technology continues to maintain a high degree of interest both in the academic and industrial communities. Since the last Enzyme Engineering Conference held in Bad Neuenahr, Federal Republic of Germany, two years ago, an increasing emphasis has...

Electronic funds transfer (EFT) systems include a wide range of computer-based payment systems and sources that substitute electronic and digital transfers for movements of cash and paper checks. A few years ago some people were predict ing that EFT...

As new faculty members in the Section of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, we began collaborating on research into assessment and treatment of sexual problems in the fall of 1975. Although each of us arrived with clinical and research in...

This book collects all the lectures presented during the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "Photoreception and Sensory Transduction in Aneura1 Organisms," held in Villa Le Pianore (Versi1ia, Italy), September 3-14, 1979. In order to publish the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781461589419Author James WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 458Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Weight(grams) 808g

The 1976 Cargese Summer Institute was devoted to the study of certain exciting developments in quantum field theory and critical phenomena. Its genesis occurred in 1974 as an outgrowth of many scientific discussions amongst the undersigned, who decided...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781461579748Author Egon MatijevicFormat PaperbackPage Count 297Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc.Weight(grams) 459g

Over the last decade the world has experienced a growing interest in problems associated with the nonmedical use of drugs. This interest has corresponded to areal growth in the extent, diversity, and social impact of the use of alcohol and drugs in many...

Writing a textbook on microbial genetics in about 200 pages was un doubtedly a difficult task, but I have been encouraged by the response from both students and lecturers to the first edition. The requirement for a second edition is also a measure of...

Major societal challenges of a global nature include climate change, efficient energy supply, environmental sustainability, and health care. Science & Technology Policy (S&T) policy is an essential contributor to dealing with these challenges;...

Broadband is a key enabler of the information society, increasing productivity and competitiveness across all sectors of the economy. Unlike traditional n- rowband connections, broadband provides high speed, always-on connections to the Internet and...

Using a social-psychological approach, the new edition of this book remains solidly grounded in theory and research, while also providing useful information to help individuals examine their own feelings about-and cope with-death and grieving. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580370134Author Tammy K WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Mark Twain MediaPublisher Mark Twain MediaWeight(grams) 340g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646425099Author Michelle R MontgomeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of Colorado

Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Manual is designed to accompany a two-semester, college sequence of courses for human anatomy and physiology. It presents detailed structural and functional information for all eleven organ systems in the human...

Apolipoproteins are proteins that bind lipids (oil-soluble substances such as fat and cholesterol) to form lipoproteins. They transport the lipids through the lymphatic and circulatory systems. Apolipoproteins also serve as enzyme cofactors, receptor...

Climate change poses a variety of challenges for water management, and there is a need to develop methods for understanding and managing risk. While much has been written about the projected impacts of climate change at the continental or regional scale,...

Climate change is a complex, crosscutting issue that poses risks to many existing environmental and economic systems, including agriculture, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health. A 2009 assessment by the United States Global Change Research...

Provides first time integrated approach to R and D-project, -pipeline and -department management from a micro-, meso- and macroscopic view. Derives 21 easy and ready to apply rules for a better design and a superior control of R and D without losinf...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews101 Things Everyone Should Know About Science employs a completely user-friendly Q & A format to introduce readers to key concepts in biology, chemistry, physics, earth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783832549633Author Rhoddy A. Viveros MuñozFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Logos Verlag Berlin GmbHPublisher Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH

There has been, and continues to be, an explosion of interest in developing new small science centers that is changing the world of museums. This handbook is designed to be a one-stop source for future and current centers, and anyone interested in the...

Where do scientific terms come from? Why are they so similar in so many languages? How was the new nomenclature spread across the world? The Language of Science analyses the development of scientific vocabulary from its basic origins in everyday...

In the early 1990s, people predicted the death of privacy, an end to the current concept of 'property,' a paperless society, 500 channels of high-definition interactive television, world peace, and the extinction of the human race after a takeover...