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Science & Technology
Hardback. Examines features of curriculum policy across the TIMSS countries, especially the role of textbooks and curriculum guides. This book portrays similarities and differences in mathematics curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; McKnight, Curtis C.; Valverde, Gilbert A.; Houang, Richard T. (Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA); Wiley, David E. (Northwestern University, USA). Num Pages: 276 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 725.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344360
- ISBN
- 9780792344360
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€ 131.39
€ 131.39
Hardback. Which goals and standards guide science education across the world? This first report of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) explores this question by examining the data collected in TIMSS Curriculum Analysis. It also portrays similarities and differences in science curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; Raizen, S.; Britton, E. D.; Bianchi, Leonard J.; Wolfe, Richard G. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 759.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344384
- ISBN
- 9780792344384
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€ 195.91
€ 195.91
Hardback. Discusses the unfocused nature of US mathematics and science curricular intentions, textbooks, and teacher practices. This title offers the premise that producers of US textbooks and curriculum guides have attempted to answer calls for curricular reform by adding new content to existing materials instead of devoting time to restructuring them. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H.; McKnight, Curtis C.; Raizen, S. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 527.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344407
- ISBN
- 9780792344407
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Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Paperback. The report summarizes data from the TIMSS curriculum analysis and integrates it with teacher questionnaire data from the US, Japan, and Germany on science and mathematics topic coverage and instructional practices. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H. Num Pages: 164 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JN; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 388.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344414
- ISBN
- 9780792344414
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Condition: New
€ 122.96
€ 122.96
Hardback. In this volume of philosophical and scientific essays, 24 authors from a dozen countries, East and West, explore issues in the theoretical practices of the sciences, with particular attention to theoretical physics. The volume is dedicated to the Bulgarian philosopher of science, Azarya Polikarov. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 420 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 828.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344445
- ISBN
- 9780792344445
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€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Deals with oscillation theory. This title considers the two-term linear differential equations Lny + p(x)y = 0, where Ln is a disconjugate operator of order n and p(x) has a fixed sign. It pays attention to the equation y(n) + p(x)y = 0. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344476
- ISBN
- 9780792344476
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Condition: New
€ 127.74
€ 127.74
Hardback. Explores the metaphysical foundations of science and the way these throw a scientific light on metaphysics. This book is suitable for theoretical physicists and philosophers of science. It discusses fundamental issues in the quantum domain, and includes 16 scientific and philosophical essays. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Horne, M.; Stachel, J. J. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344520
- ISBN
- 9780792344520
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€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Marketing of High Tech Know How, St. Petersburg, Russia, June 1994 Editor(s): Rabkin, Yakov. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 4. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344568
- ISBN
- 9780792344568
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Condition: New
€ 125.23
€ 125.23
Hardback. The papers presented here are grouped under three headings: advanced powderless and powder processing; engineering ceramic monoliths and composites; and advances in mechanical, thermal and physical properties through processing. Editor(s): Babini, Gian Nicola; etc. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries 3: High Technology. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCQ; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 915.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344582
- ISBN
- 9780792344582
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Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardback. Suicide prevention is still neglected by governments and public health authorities, despite the fact that in several Western countries suicide has become the primary cause of death among younger age groups. The selected papers here express the need for a holistic viewpoint in suicide management. Editor(s): De Leo, Diego; Schmidtke, Armin; Diekstra, Rene F. W. Num Pages: 243 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344681
- ISBN
- 9780792344681
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Condition: New
€ 192.14
€ 192.14
Euclidean Quantum Gravity on Manifolds with Boundary
Esposito, Giampiero; Kamenshchik, A. Yu (Russ...
Hardback. Beginning with a review of the physical and mathematical motivations for studying physical theories in the presence of boundaries, this text emphasizes electrostatics, vacuum Maxwell theory and quantum cosmology. The Feynman propagator is studied in Minkowski space-time and in curved space-time. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 335 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 655.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344728
- ISBN
- 9780792344728
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Condition: New
€ 124.79
€ 124.79
hardcover. Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Allen G. Debus Editor(s): Theerman, Paul Harold; Parshall, Karen Hunger. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JF; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344773
- ISBN
- 9780792344773
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Condition: New
€ 130.98
€ 130.98
Hardback. The subjects of general relativity and cosmology have grown significantly in different directions during the 1990s. This volume highlights and reviews current developments in these fields. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 715.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344780
- ISBN
- 9780792344780
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Microbial Degradation Processes in Radioactive Waste Repository and in...
. Ed(S): Wolfram, J. H.; Rogers, Robin D.; Ga...
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, 9-12 May 1996 Editor(s): Wolfram, J. H.; Rogers, Robin D.; Gazso, Lajos G. (National Research Institute for Radiobiology and Radiohygiene, Budapest, Hungary). Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 1. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNH; THK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344889
- ISBN
- 9780792344889
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Condition: New
€ 193.02
€ 193.02
Hardback. Aims at giving an account of the central characteristics and problems of the orthodox notion of consequentialist economic rationality and at showing how the formal core of classical decision theory can be defended against objections and incorporated into a coherentist notion of practical reason. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 980.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344933
- ISBN
- 9780792344933
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Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Hardback. Contains contributions which were presented at the Fifth International Geostatistics Congress held in Wollongong, Australia, in September 1996. This book includes papers that provide a comprehensive account of the geostatistics, including theoretical developments and applications. Editor(s): Baafi, E. Y.; Schofield, N. A. Series: Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics. Num Pages: 665 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; RBG; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 665
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344964
- ISBN
- 9780792344964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.25
€ 362.25
Hardback. This book seeks to extend our understanding of the faulting process of natural earthquakes as a complex system. Concepts of stochastic scaling and non-linear scaling law are introduced to represent such complex phenomena of earthquake activities at local, regional and global levels. Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344995
- ISBN
- 9780792344995
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Condition: New
€ 123.54
€ 123.54
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute and Seminaire de mathematiques superieures, Montreal, Canada, July 3-14, 1995 Editor(s): Hurtubise, Jacques; Lalonde, Francois; Sabidussi, G. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345008
- ISBN
- 9780792345008
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.68
€ 191.68
Physics and Materials Science of High Temperature Superconductors, IV
. Ed(S): Kossowsky, Ram; Jelinek, Miroslav; N...
hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Strbske Pleso, Slovak Republic, July 21-27, 1996 Editor(s): Kossowsky, Ram; Jelinek, Miroslav; Novak, Josef. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 3. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345015
- ISBN
- 9780792345015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.75
€ 244.75
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Bardolino, Italy, 21-26 June 1996 Editor(s): Minisci, Francesco. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 3. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNRP; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345022
- ISBN
- 9780792345022
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Condition: New
€ 250.52
€ 250.52
Hardback. In the period between the two World Wars, Stanislaw Lesniewski, the Polish logician, created his system of the foundations of mathematics, a system comprising three deductive theories: protothetic, ontology, and mereology. This volume is a collection of the major contributions to protothetic. Editor(s): Srzednicki, Jan T.J.; Stachniak, Zbigniew. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345046
- ISBN
- 9780792345046
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Condition: New
€ 246.86
€ 246.86
Hardback. The general idea advocated in this work is to start from complicated mathematical models describing wave motion as it results from the rules of continuum mechanics, and then to find a simpler viewpoint that still keeps everything essential preserved. Series: Texts in the Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345084
- ISBN
- 9780792345084
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Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Hardback. Includes reviews of molecular biology of orchids, mycorrhiza, embryology, ethnobotany and research in Japan. This book serves the need of orchid scientists and growers and botanists in general. Editor(s): Arditti, Joseph; Pridgeon, Alec. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345169
- ISBN
- 9780792345169
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Condition: New
€ 248.72
€ 248.72
Hardback. Selected, reviewed and revised papers from the International Conference on Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation held at The American Museum of Natural History in New York on 28-30 July 1994 Editor(s): Birstein, Vadim J.; Waldman, John; Bemis, William E. Series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSP; PSVW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 276 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1230.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES, 4
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345176
- ISBN
- 9780792345176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.64
€ 245.64