Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Series: Philosophy in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAM3; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384345
- ISBN
- 9780195384345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.14
€ 16.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 11 black and white halftones, 108 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PD; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195385731
- ISBN
- 9780195385731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.27
€ 78.27
Hardcover. Information theory is essentially about correlations, and the novel approach of Bananaworld is to get at what's counterintuitive about quantum information by considering correlations between normally mundane experiences that every reader can relate to. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198718536
- ISBN
- 9780198718536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Krylov Subspace Methods: Principles and Analysis (Numerical Mathematic...
Liesen, Jorg, Strakos, Zdenek
Paperback. Describes the principles and history behind the use of Krylov subspace methods in science and engineering. The outcome of the analysis is very practical and indicates what can and cannot be expected from the use of Krylov subspace methods, challenging some common assumptions and justifications of standard approaches. Series: Numerical Mathematics & Scientific Computation. Num Pages: 408 pages, 43 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PBF; PBWH; PDE; TGB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198739043
- ISBN
- 9780198739043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.53
€ 112.53
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199371624
- ISBN
- 9780199371624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.30
€ 25.30
The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
. Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
Paperback. This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? Editor(s): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199790548
- ISBN
- 9780199790548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.74
€ 72.74
Paperback. Presents an overview of the scientific process for those curious about science practice in today's society, and especially for those considering making a career of science. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDA; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199794652
- ISBN
- 9780199794652
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Condition: New
€ 54.11
€ 54.11
Paperback. This is the only book on the Scientific Revolution that incorporates a world history perspective. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199989331
- ISBN
- 9780199989331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.24
€ 68.24
Paperback. Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution-creation controversy, dividing the blame equally between creationists and scientists: the former for subscribing to various forms of anti-intellectualism, the latter for discounting science education and presenting science as scientism to the public and the media. Num Pages: 275 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sinauer Associates
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878936595
- ISBN
- 9780878936595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.08
€ 82.08
Paperback. Offers author's systematic theological reflections on the relation between Christian revelation and the unfolding story of the universe. This book includes discoveries some maintain their faith by clinging to a pre-scientific worldview; others conclude that perhaps "the universe has outgrown the biblical God who is said to be its creator." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Orbis Books
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570757402
- ISBN
- 9781570757402
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.27
€ 32.99
€ 28.27
Breaking In: Women's Accounts of How Choices Shape STEM Careers (Journ...
Wolverton, Ann, Nagaoka, Lisa, Wolverton, Mim...
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579224288
- ISBN
- 9781579224288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.16
€ 223.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JNM; JNU; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781579224295
- ISBN
- 9781579224295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.21
€ 45.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 471 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591026655
- ISBN
- 9781591026655
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Condition: New
€ 21.96
€ 21.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- ECW Press,Canada Canada
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781770411166
- ISBN
- 9781770411166
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.73
€ 18.99
€ 16.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Adventures Unlimited Press
- Edition
- 3rd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931882170
- ISBN
- 9781931882170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.38
€ 22.38
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812565990
- ISBN
- 9789812565990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.49
€ 47.49
Hardcover. Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think that the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations or "ems." Robin Hanson draws on decades of expertise in economics, physics, and computer science to paint a detailed picture of this next great era in human (and machine) evolution - the age of em. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: KCY; PDR; PDZ; TJFM1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198754626
- ISBN
- 9780198754626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.46
€ 42.99
€ 38.46
New York Scientific: A Culture of Inquiry, Knowledge, and Learning
Hargittai, Istvan, Hargittai, Magdolna
Hardcover. New York city is a world center of science and the memorabilia presented introduce the reader to a culture of learning and of creating new knowledge, venues of great medicine, and a number of exceptional schools graduating world leaders in science. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769873
- ISBN
- 9780198769873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.30
€ 49.30
paperback. Collects the lecture notes of the course "An introduction to computational physics" held in the academic year 2000/01 for students of the University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore at the level of the last two-year undergraduates in physics and chemistry. Series: Publications of the Scuola Normale Superiore / Crm Series. Num Pages: 100 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edizioni della Normale Italy
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788876422645
- ISBN
- 9788876422645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.76
€ 27.76
hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRAB1; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190241025
- ISBN
- 9780190241025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.89
€ 83.89
Geoffrey of Aspall, Part 1: Questions on Aristotle's Physics: Vol. 26 ...
Ashworth, E. Jennifer. Ed(S): Donati, Sylvia
hardcover. Aspall's commentary on Physics poses questions that discuss crucial issues of Aristotle's natural philosophy: matter, form, nature, change, time, the infinite and the continuum, eternity of the world. This major source for studying the introduction of Aristotelianism to Oxford in the mid-13th century is edited in Latin with English translation. Editor(s): Donati, Sylvia. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265994
- ISBN
- 9780197265994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.11
€ 258.11
Geoffrey of Aspall, Part 2: Questions on Aristotle's Physics: Vol. 27 ...
Ashworth, E. Jennifer. Ed(S): Donati, Sylvia
hardcover. Aspall's commentary on Physics poses questions that discuss crucial issues of Aristotle's natural philosophy: matter, form, nature, change, time, the infinite and the continuum, eternity of the world. This major source for studying the introduction of Aristotelianism to Oxford in the mid-13th century is edited in Latin with English translation. Editor(s): Donati, Sylvia. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Edition
- Translation
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266007
- ISBN
- 9780197266007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 211.92
€ 211.92
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.33
€ 34.99
€ 34.33
hardcover. We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Jacobs, Jonathan D. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.90
€ 117.90