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Science: general issues
Paperback. Offers a pedagogical theory that promotes experiential learning of model-laden theory and inquiry in science. This book focuses on practical aspects that have repeatedly demonstrated their value in fostering meaningful and equitable learning of physics and other science courses at the secondary school and college levels. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402051517
- ISBN
- 9781402051517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.28
€ 130.28
Paperback. Synthesizes literature and research on scientific inquiry and the nature of science in K-12 instruction. This book also explores the subtleties and challenges of designing curriculum and instruction for integrating inquiry and nature of science. Editor(s): Flick, Lawrence; Lederman, N.G. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402051500
- ISBN
- 9781402051500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 289.13
€ 289.13
Hardback. Design and Technology has evolved in the school curriculum and the British government funds research exploring what learners could do when challenged with design and technology tasks. This book summarizes the lessons learned from this research. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402051142
- ISBN
- 9781402051142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.65
€ 200.65
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Radiation Detectors for Medical Applications, Alushta, Crimea, Ukraine, 19-23 September 2005 Editor(s): Tavernier, Stefaan; Gektin, Alexander; Grinyov, Boris; Moses, William W. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMP; PDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402050923
- ISBN
- 9781402050923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 374.70
€ 374.70
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Radiation Detectors for Medical Applications, Alushta, Crimea, Ukraine, 19-23 September 2005 Editor(s): Tavernier, Stefaan; Gektin, Alexander; Grinyov, Boris; Moses, William W. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMP; PDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402050916
- ISBN
- 9781402050916
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 377.28
€ 377.28
Hardback. This captivating text on university pedagogy aims to show that biochemistry (or any science) is a way of thinking about the world. The author views the classroom through various theoretical perspectives and reviews research into enhanced education techniques. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402049804
- ISBN
- 9781402049804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Radiation Risk Estimates in Normal and Emergency Situations
. Ed(S): Cigna, Arrigo A.; Durante, Marco
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Impact of Radiation Risk Estimates in Normal and Emergency Situations, Yerevan, Armenia, 8-11 September 2005. Editor(s): Cigna, Arrigo A.; Durante, Marco. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; PDX; PHVN; PSAF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1035.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402049552
- ISBN
- 9781402049552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 197.88
€ 197.88
Hardback. The concept of National Systems of Innovation was introduced as a method to describe the various elements which contribute to innovation performance and their interaction. This book compares the innovation structures of a broad set of countries. It provides a compilation of quantitative indicators for international benchmarking. Editor(s): Schmoch, Ulrich; Rammer, Christian; Legler, Harald. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402049170
- ISBN
- 9781402049170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.23
€ 200.23
Hardback. Includes essays that cover a number of central topics in the foundations of physics, including the role of symmetry principles in classical and quantum physics, Einstein's hole argument in general relativity, quantum mechanics and special relativity, quantum correlations, quantum logic, and quantum probability and information. Editor(s): Demopoulos, William; Pitowsky, Itamar. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402048753
- ISBN
- 9781402048753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardback. Sets out an argument against the foundationalist theories of justification, and advocates fresh life for philosophy of science. This book brings together aspects of an ontology of the interpretative constitution of research objects and a holistic picture of science's cognitive structures. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402047121
- ISBN
- 9781402047121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.86
€ 132.86
Paperback. This collection of essays explores the interface between science and politics using the instruments of social studies of science, and provides new insights into their re-alignment under a new regime of governance that requires participation and accountability. Editor(s): Maasen, Sabine; Weingart, Peter. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046988
- ISBN
- 9781402046988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Hardback. Advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology promise great technical breakthroughs. This book reviews the possible uses of these impending technical developments in various industrial, medical, and national security applications. It examines the corresponding ethical, legal, social, economic, and educational issues that these developments raise. Editor(s): Roco, Mihail C.; Bainbridge, William Sims. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046582
- ISBN
- 9781402046582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.80
€ 196.80
Hardback. In the digital revolution we often seem trapped in a Kafkaesque world of technological advances, some desired, some disliked or even feared, which we cannot influence but must accept. This book discusses the need to redress this situation. Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402046407
- ISBN
- 9781402046407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.35
€ 132.35
Hardback. The distinction between the contexts of discovery and justification has left a turbulent wake in the philosophy of science. This book recognizes the need to re-open the debate about the nature, development, and significance of the context distinction, about its merits and flaws. Editor(s): Schickore, Jutta; Steinle, Friedrich. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 251 pages, 1 fig. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402042508
- ISBN
- 9781402042508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardback. Reviews ancient and modern representations and explanations of hierarchies, and compares their relevance in fields, such as language, societies, cities, and living species. This book throws light on concepts and models such as scaling laws, fractals and self-organisation that are fundamental in the dynamics and morphology of complex systems. Editor(s): Pumain, Denise. Series: Methodos Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; JF; KJU; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402041266
- ISBN
- 9781402041266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.59
€ 132.59
Universities and Science in the Early Modern Period
. Ed(S): Feingold, Mordechai; Navarro-Brotons...
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive synthesis of the fecundity of early modern universities, their receptivity to novel scientific ideas, and their contribution to the critical dialogue that vitalized the emergent European scientific community. This title also offers a fresh assessment of how this course of study affected generations of natural philosophers. Editor(s): Feingold, Mordechai; Navarro-Brotons, Victor (University of Valencia). Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JNMN; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402039744
- ISBN
- 9781402039744
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.17
€ 200.17
Paperback. A book that addresses moral reasoning and socioscientific discourse. It provides a theoretical framework to reconsider what a 'functional view' of scientific literacy entails, by examining how nature of science issues, classroom discourse issues, cultural issues contribute to habits of mind about socioscientific content. Editor(s): Zeidler, Dana L. (University of South Florida). Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038556
- ISBN
- 9781402038556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.42
€ 131.42
Hardback. Stars are born and die in clouds of gas and dust, opaque to most types of radiation, but transparent in the infrared. Requiring complex detectors, space missions and cooled telescopes, infrared astronomy is the branch of this discipline to come of age. Editor(s): Cesarsky, Catherine J. (European Southern Observatory); Salama, Alberto. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PG; PHM; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from Space Science Reviews journal, Vol
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038433
- ISBN
- 9781402038433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.20
€ 197.20
Hardback. Presents a well-founded conception of modern science according to which its core consists of particular metaphysical principles. This book explains the principle of induction, the nature of scientific knowledge and scientific reduction. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038372
- ISBN
- 9781402038372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.77
€ 200.77
Hardback. This book brings together powerful ideas and new developments to provide theoretical and practical knowledge to inform progress in science education. The book highlights successful applications of analogies and metaphors, and foreshadows exciting developments. Editor(s): Aubusson, Peter J. (University of Technology); Harrison, Allan G. (Central Queensland University); Ritchie, Stephen M. (James Cook University). Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038297
- ISBN
- 9781402038297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87