Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback / so. Editor(s): Zoche, Peter. Series: Technik, Wirtschaft, Und Politik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; PD; TJK; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783790807905
- ISBN
- 9783790807905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.87
€ 74.87
Paperback. * Gives specific worked examples from the main ecosystems used for undergraduate study -- seashore, lakes/ponds, field and woodland. * Only introductory text specifically focused on field techniques. * Great a how--toa guide that will show student exactly how to carry out each method. Num Pages: 176 pages, 42. BIC Classification: PDN; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 9. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405102445
- ISBN
- 9781405102445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.04
€ 66.04
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins inspires us to look at chemistry through new eyes. Considering the remarkable achievements chemistry has made, he presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry - its structure, core concepts, and contributions to the material comfort and culture of the modern world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 12. Weight in Grams: 104.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683970
- ISBN
- 9780199683970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199232369
- ISBN
- 9780199232369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. In this short book Peter Atkins considers the universal questions to which religions have claimed answers. With economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, Atkins presents what science has to say. While acknowledging the comfort some find in belief, he declares his own faith in science's capacity to reveal the deepest truths. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660544
- ISBN
- 9780199660544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.18
€ 14.99
€ 12.18
Paperback. Through an innovative combination of image and text, Peter Atkins explains the processes involved in chemical reactions. He introduces the 'tool kit' of basic reactions, such as precipitation, corrosion, and catalysis, and shows how these building blocks are brought together in more complex processes such as photosynthesis. Num Pages: 200 pages, Full colour integrated illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668809
- ISBN
- 9780199668809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.86
€ 19.99
€ 15.86
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199683987
- ISBN
- 9780199683987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.99
€ 23.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. This book introduces the author's choice of the ten great ideas of science. It aims to lead the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then present them in an effective manner. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous halftones & figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198609414
- ISBN
- 9780198609414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.47
€ 13.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521535366
- ISBN
- 9780521535366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857385987
- ISBN
- 9780857385987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. Congress' Own Think Tank recaps the OTA experience-it's creation, operation, and circumstances of its closure- and that of organizations attempting to fill the gap since OTA's closure as well as a number of new forces shaping the current context for science and technology issues facing the Congress. Series: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. Num Pages: 140 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNV; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360892
- ISBN
- 9781137360892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFD; PDX; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349250455
- ISBN
- 9781349250455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.46
€ 37.46
Hardcover. This introductory level text is suitable for use by advanced undergraduate and graduate students of computational biology. Written by experienced authors, it provides detailed coverage of many algorithms, including applications and possible modifications. Series: Wiley Series in Mathematical & Computational Biology. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PS; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471872511
- ISBN
- 9780471872511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 326.59
€ 326.59
Paperback. The use of computer programming to model real--life biological systems involves the implementation of a wide variety of different algorithms and models, such as Monte--Carlo Methods and the use of Markov chains. Series: Wiley Series in Mathematical & Computational Biology. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PS; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471872528
- ISBN
- 9780471872528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.34
€ 111.34
Paperback. Featuring 108 Tips for Time Traveller, this title explains how very simple analysis allows the prediction of debacles such as the 3G auction and the subsequent collapse of an industry, whilst simple - minded thinking is dangerous in the context of a world that is predominantly chaotic and out of control. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841124773
- ISBN
- 9781841124773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.10
€ 21.99
€ 19.10
Hardcover. Bayesian statistics uses information from past experience to infer the results of future events. With recent advances in computing power and the development of computer intensive methods for statistical estimation, Bayesian approaches to model estimation have become more feasible and popular. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471486954
- ISBN
- 9780471486954
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.52
€ 136.52
Paperback. The fight for the future of the city street between pedestrians, street railways, and promoters of the automobile between 1915 and 1930. Series: Inside Technology. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 b&w photos, 28 b&w illus. BIC Classification: KNGR; PDR; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- SECOND PRINTING
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262516129
- ISBN
- 9780262516129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.31
€ 43.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. This study examines 17th-century mathematical sciences - astronomy, optics and mechanics - not as abstract ideas, but as vital enterprises that involved practices related to both experience and experiment. Mersenne, Descartes, Pascal, Barrow, Newton, Boyle and the Jesuits are discussed. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; JFCX; PB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139449
- ISBN
- 9780226139449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 40.92
€ 51.99
€ 40.92
Paperback. Considers how science as such has evolved and positioned itself. This book reveals how the two principles of craft and understanding became formalized into a single enterprise, science, that would be carried out by a new kind of person, the scientist. It is useful for aficionados and historians of science. Num Pages: 254 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139494
- ISBN
- 9780226139494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.46
€ 28.46
Paperback. Deals with the efficient numerical solution of challenging nonlinear problems in science and engineering, both in finite dimension (algebraic systems) and in infinite dimension (ordinary and partial differential equations). This title focuses on local and global Newton methods for direct problems or Gauss-Newton methods for inverse problems. Series: Springer Series in Computational Mathematics. Num Pages: 424 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PDE; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642238987
- ISBN
- 9783642238987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.47
€ 102.47
Paperback. Proceedings of a meeting on large scale scientific computing held at the Oberwolfach Mathematical Institute, July 14-19, 1985, under the auspices of the Sonderforschungsbereich 123 of the Univ. of Heidelberg. Series: Progress in Scientific Computing. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCN; PBF; PBW; PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468467567
- ISBN
- 9781468467567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.44
€ 68.44
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691628950
- ISBN
- 9780691628950
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.05
€ 233.05
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 color illus. 75 line drawings 4 maps. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691605869
- ISBN
- 9780691605869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.85€ 59.41
€ 75.85
€ 59.41