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Hardcover. * Provides an accessible overview of the current most widely used methods for sensitivity analysis. * Opens with a detailed worked example to explain the motivation behind the book. * Includes a range of examples to help illustrate the concepts discussed. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470870938
ISBN
9780470870938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.94

Hardback. This work is a guide to the principles behind sensitivity analysis. It suggests suitable methods for particular types of problem, which allows a greater understanding of the entire causal assessment chain. This makes the impact of source uncertainties and framing assumptions more transparent. Editor(s): Saltelli, A.; Chan, K.; Scott, E. M. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471998921
ISBN
9780471998921
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.90

Paperback. Many of the things discovered by accident are important in our everyday lives: Teflon, Velcro, nylon, x--rays, penicillin, safety glass, sugar substitutes, and polyethylene and other plastics. Series: Wiley Science Editions. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations; portraits. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471602033
ISBN
9780471602033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268029883
ISBN
9780268029883
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Paperback. Presents what you need to know about modern physics, the universe and our place in the world in seven lessons. In this introduction to modern physics, the author explains Einstein's theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 284 x 10. Weight in Grams: 110.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141981727
ISBN
9780141981727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Professor Bryan Sykes provides a first-hand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line and shows how it is being used to track our genetic ancestors. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Corgi
Condition
New
SKU
9780552152181
ISBN
9780552152181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Uranium, carbon, iron, titanium, gold, silver and silicon - former BP CEO John Browne explains how seven elements are shaping the 21st century, for good and for bad. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780224367
ISBN
9781780224367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardback. 9% nothing, but the thoughts it will inspire are massive. Illustrator(s): Jamison, Lee. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897979
ISBN
9780801897979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.24
€ 68.91

Paperback. 9% nothing, but the thoughts it will inspire are massive. Illustrator(s): Jamison, Lee. Num Pages: 256 pages, 45, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801897986
ISBN
9780801897986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.74

Paperback. A classic exploration of the sea, this work includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNCS1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229383
ISBN
9780571229383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846685323
ISBN
9781846685323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

hardcover. A serious and seriously entertaining exploration of the dark and varied obsessions that the civilized West has had with decapitated heads and skulls." Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404541
ISBN
9780871404541
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783780563
ISBN
9781783780563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.95

Paperback. In this introduction to philosophy of biology, Kim Sterelny and Paul E. Griffiths present both the science and the philosophical context necessary for a critical understanding of the debates shaping biology at the end of the 20th century. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 halftones, 25 line drawings, further reading. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773049
ISBN
9780226773049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. Presenting two plays, "ICSI" and "Taboos", this title dramatizes the social transformations and contested viewpoints created by advances in reproductive science and technology. It includes a DVD that provides video of the ICSI injection process as viewed through a microscope. Num Pages: 136 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299227944
ISBN
9780299227944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.70

Hardcover. Tracking the emergence of a new and distinctive way of thinking about sex represented by the unalterable, simple, and visually compelling binary of the X and Y chromosomes, this title examines the interaction between cultural gender norms and genetic theories of sex from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present, postgenomic age. Num Pages: 312 pages, 21 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX; PSAK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226084688
ISBN
9780226084688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.05
€ 78.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDX; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325613
ISBN
9780226325613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.90

Hardcover. Takes us deep into the sea to introduce an astonishing cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures that make the salty depths their home. This title educates us with the wealth of life in the sea-and reminding us of the need to protect it. Num Pages: 216 pages, 26 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226678726
ISBN
9780226678726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.84

Paperback. When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. Written with a diver's love of the ocean, a novelist's skill at storytelling, the author takes us deep into the sea to introduce an astonishing cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures that make the salty depths their home. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSVW73. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226678764
ISBN
9780226678764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Hardcover. The potential of fMRI is extraordinary. It allows us to observe brain activity in real time, build an understanding of thoughts and motivations, and discern unconscious biases. In a limited but real way we can now 'read minds'. Barbara Sahakian and Julia Gottwald explain the science, and consider the ethical implications of using these techniques. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 figures including a 4 page colour plate section. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752882
ISBN
9780198752882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

Paperback. Larson shows how the seemingly broad-based eugenics movement was in fact a series of distinct campaigns by small groups of determined individuals for legislation at the state level. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBD; JMU; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801855115
ISBN
9780801855115
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.30

Hardcover. The natural world is full of unusual relationships, and negotiation between life-forms striving to survive is evolution at its most diverse and awe-inspiring. This title takes us on a voyage of discovery into the world of unusual natural histories, focusing on extraordinary interactions involving animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Illustrator(s): Crump, Alan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 120 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; WNC; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226121857
ISBN
9780226121857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. By the author of "The Emperor's New Mind", this is an exploration of what modern physics has to tell us about the mind, and a visionary description of what a new physics might look like. It is also a speculation on the biological process that makes consciousness what it is. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099582113
ISBN
9780099582113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. "Nature" has published news about the history of life ever since its first issue in 1869. This work brings together 19 review articles written for "Nature" over the past decade. Topics include major extinction events, homeotic genes and body plans and the origin and evolution of the primates. Editor(s): Gee, Henry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 92 illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PSAJ; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226284972
ISBN
9780226284972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

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