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Hardback. There is surprisingly little known about affect in science education. Despite periodic forays into monitoring students' attitudes-toward-science, the effect of affect is often overlooked. This work gathers together contemporary theorizing in this axiomatic area. Scholars model the relationship between cognition and affect in science education. Editor(s): Alsop, Stephen. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402038075
- ISBN
- 9781402038075
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€ 131.75
€ 131.75
Hardback. Presenting an account of education that places critical inquiry at the core of education in general and science education in particular, this title explains the nature of science, paying attention to scientific methodology and scientific modeling and at the same time showing their relevance in the science classroom. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402037696
- ISBN
- 9781402037696
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€ 380.79
€ 380.79
Hardback. 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: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402037535
- ISBN
- 9781402037535
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€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardback. Includes 40 papers presented at the 4th ESERA conference held in The Netherlands, in August 2003. The papers presented at the conference deal with actual issues in the field, such as the learning of scientific concepts and skills, scientific literacy, informal science learning, science teacher education, modeling in science education. Editor(s): Boersma, Kerst; Goedhart, Martin; Jong, Onno de (Utrecht University); Eijkelhof, Harrie. Num Pages: 517 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402036729
- ISBN
- 9781402036729
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Condition: New
€ 373.92
€ 373.92
From Cells to Proteins: Imaging Nature across Dimensions: Proceedings ...
. Ed(S): Evangelista, Valtere; Barsanti, Laur...
paperback. How deep we can see inside Nature's smallest secrets? Will it be possible some day in the near future to investigate living structures at atomic level? This book offers information on how much information we are able to obtain in the exploration of the inner details of biological specimens in their native structure and composition. Editor(s): Evangelista, Valtere; Barsanti, Laura; Passarelli, Vincenzo; Gualtieri, Paolo. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1279.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402036156
- ISBN
- 9781402036156
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Condition: New
€ 376.35
€ 376.35
From Cells to Proteins: Imaging Nature Across Dimensions
. Ed(S): Evangelista, Valtere; Barsanti, Laur...
Hardback. Deals with the implementation of laser beam and stage scanning systems incorporating confocal optics or multiphoton microscopy; the advent of electro-optical detectors with great sensitivity, linearity, and dynamic range; and, the possibility of 2D fast image enhancement, reconstruction, restoration, and the application of luminescence techniques. Editor(s): Evangelista, Valtere; Barsanti, Laura; Passarelli, Vincenzo; Gualtieri, Paolo. Series: NATO Security Through Science Series B (Closed). Num Pages: 479 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1900.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 479
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402036149
- ISBN
- 9781402036149
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€ 392.57
€ 392.57
Hardback. Addresses key issues concerning visualization in the teaching and learning of science at any level in educational systems. This book focuses on visualization in science education. It draws on the insights from cognitive psychology, science, and education. It unites these with the practice of science education. Editor(s): Gilbert, Professor John K. Series: Models and Modeling in Science Education. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402036125
- ISBN
- 9781402036125
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€ 129.66
€ 129.66
The Science of Nature in the Seventeenth Century. Patterns of Change i...
. Ed(S): Anstey, Peter R.; Schuster, John A. ...
hardcover. The seventeenth century marked a critical phase in the emergence of modern science. The papers in this book focus on patterns of change in natural philosophy in the seventeenth century, aiming to encourage the use and articulation of this category in the historiography of science. Editor(s): Anstey, Peter R.; Schuster, John A. (University of Sydney). Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2005th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402036033
- ISBN
- 9781402036033
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Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Hardback. Explores reading and interpretation practices related to visual materials - here referred to as inscriptions - that accompany texts. This book reveals what it takes to interpret, read, and understand visual materials, and what it takes to engage inscriptions in a critical way. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033759
- ISBN
- 9781402033759
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Condition: New
€ 73.06
€ 73.06
Hardback. Covers the conclusions and recommendations that are derived from a study of ten teachers in Hong Kong as they tried to change their practice following a reform of the Hong Kong assessment system. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 695.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033742
- ISBN
- 9781402033742
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€ 195.66
€ 195.66
Hardback. Gives an overview of the state of research by Turkish philosophers and historians of science. This title covers the topics that address issues in methodology, causation, and reduction, and include philosophy of logic and physics, philosophy of psychology and language, and Ottoman science studies. Editor(s): Irzik, Gurol; Guzeldere, Guven. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033322
- ISBN
- 9781402033322
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€ 200.31
€ 200.31
Hardback. One of the most basic problems in the philosophy of science involves determining the extent to which nature is governed by laws. This volume presents an introduction describing the historical, logical and philosophical background of the problems. It explains the relationship between laws of nature and causal laws. Editor(s): Faye, Jan; Needham, Paul; Scheffler, Uwe; Urchs, Max. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402032578
- ISBN
- 9781402032578
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€ 233.06
€ 233.06
Hardback. Jaakko Hintikka is one of the most creative figures in contemporary philosophy. This volume gathers essays from some of Hintikka's colleagues and former students exploring his influence on their work. It includes a comprehensive overview of Hintikka's philosophy and an annotated bibliography of Hintikka's work. Editor(s): Kolak, Daniel; Symons, John. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402032103
- ISBN
- 9781402032103
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Condition: New
€ 134.84
€ 134.84
Hardback. Classification is the essential first step in science. This book defines science to include the social sciences and humanities. It is unpacked into its constituent elements: the phenomena studied, the data used, the theories employed, the methods applied, and the practices of scientists. These five elements are then classified in turn. Series: Information Science and Knowledge Management. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030949
- ISBN
- 9781402030949
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Condition: New
€ 250.36
€ 250.36
Hardback. Is wrong science always or even usually bad science? This work contains essays that argue by example that much of the past's rejected science, wrong in retrospect though it may be - and sometimes markedly so - was nevertheless sound and exemplary of enduring standards that transcend the particularities of culture and locale. Editor(s): Buchwald, Jed Z. (California Institute of Technology); Franklin, Allan. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030475
- ISBN
- 9781402030475
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Condition: New
€ 132.26
€ 132.26
Hardback. Demonstrates how sociocultural factors are incorporated in the process of yielding of theories. This book analyses mechanisms of the generation of scientific theories and shows that those are changed in the process of historical development of science. It proposes an original conception of a structure and dynamics of scientific knowledge. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402030451
- ISBN
- 9781402030451
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€ 202.42
€ 202.42
Hardback. This is the first volume in a series aimed at considering the scientific enterprise in light of recent developments in logic and philosophy. This work explores new ways of achieving the integration of science in all its diversity. Editor(s): Rahman, Shahid; Symons, John; Gabbay, Dov M.; Bendegem, Jean Paul van. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 636 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1072.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402028076
- ISBN
- 9781402028076
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Condition: New
€ 253.39
€ 253.39
The Cassini-Huygens Mission: Orbiter In Situ Investigations Volume 2
. Ed(S): Russell, C. T.; Russell, Christopher...
hardcover. Larger than Galileo with a much greater communication bandwidth, the joint NASA-ESA Cassini-Huygens mission returns scientific data from the solar system's most exotic planet, Saturn. This book is the second volume, in a three volume set, that describes the Cassini/Huygens mission. Editor(s): Russell, C. T.; Russell, Christopher T. Num Pages: 526 pages, 213 black & white illustrations, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PG; PH; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Number of pages
- 526
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402027734
- ISBN
- 9781402027734
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Condition: New
€ 131.03
€ 131.03
Hardback. Synthesizes the literature and research on scientific inquiry and the nature of science in K-12 instruction. Suitable for researchers and teachers, this book explores the subtleties and challenges of designing curriculum and instruction for integrating inquiry and nature of science. Editor(s): Flick, L.B.; Lederman, N.G. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 456 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402026713
- ISBN
- 9781402026713
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Condition: New
€ 291.77
€ 291.77
The Reception of the Galilean Science of Motion in Seventeenth-Century...
. Ed(S): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Pro...
hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the fortune of Galileo's theory of motion in Europe and of the various physical, mathematical, and ontological arguments that were used in favour and against it. Editor(s): Palmerino, Carla Rita; Thijssen, Professor Johannes M. M. H. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; PDX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402024542
- ISBN
- 9781402024542
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Condition: New
€ 133.53
€ 133.53