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Reading the Landscape of America, Paperback/May Theilgaard Watts
In this natural history classic, the author takes the reader on field trips to landscapes across America, both domesticated and wild. She shows how to read the stories written in…Catre Magazin -
Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers, Paperback/Karl Menninger
'The historian of mathematics will find much to interest him here . . . while the casual reader is likely to be intrigued by the author's superior narrative ability." "Library…Catre Magazin -
Global Brain Chip and Mesogens, Paperback/Dr Hildegarde Staninger (R) Riet-1
It has been predicted by Computer Scientist that within the next twenty years neural interfaces will be designed that will not only increase the power of the humans senses that…Catre Magazin -
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, 100th Anniversary Edition, Hardcover/Albert Einstein
After completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote a book about relativity for a popular audience. His intention was "to give…Catre Magazin -
Molecular Quantum Electrodynamics, Paperback/D. P. Craig
This systematic introduction to quantum electrodynamics focuses on the interaction of radiation with outer electrons and nuclei of atoms and molecules, answering the long-standing need of chemists and physicists for…Catre Magazin -
Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash, Paperback/Susan Strasser
An unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life-throwing things out-and how it has transformed American society. Susan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the…Catre Magazin -
Linear Programming, Paperback/Vasek Chvatal
For upper-division/graduate courses in operations research/management science, mathematics, and computer science, this text covers basic theory, selected applications, network flow problems, and advanced techniques.Catre Magazin -
Daily Science, Grade 4, Paperback/Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Help your grade 4 students explore standards-based science concepts and vocabulary using 150 daily lessonsA variety of rich resources including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice…Catre Magazin -
Cset Math Test Preparation: Cset Mathematics Test Prep & Practice Test Questions for All Subtests (Cset Math Subtest 1, Subtest 2, & Subtest 3), Paperback/Cset Math Test Prep 2018 &. 2019
Test Prep Book's CSET Math Test Preparation: CSET Mathematics Test Prep & Practice Test Questions for All Subtests (CSET Math Subtest 1, Subtest 2, & Subtest 3) Developed by Test…Catre Magazin -
Intuitive Biostatistics: A Nonmathematical Guide to Statistical Thinking, Paperback/Harvey Motulsky
Intuitive Biostatistics takes a non-technical, non-quantitative approach to statistics and emphasizes interpretation of statistical results rather than the computational strategies for generating statistical data. This makes the text especially useful…Catre Magazin -
Algebra Demystified, Paperback/Rhonda Huettenmueller
Your SOLUTION to mastering ALGEBRA Trying to tackle algebra but nothing's adding up? No problemFactor in Algebra Demystified , Second Edition and multiply your chances of learning this important branch…Catre Magazin -
Conquering the Physics GRE, Paperback/Yoni Kahn
The Physics GRE plays a significant role in deciding admissions to nearly all US physics Ph.D. programs, yet few exam prep books focus on the test's actual content and unique…Catre Magazin -
Calculus Made Easy, Hardcover/Silvanus P. Thompson
Calculus Made Easy has long been the most popular calculus primer, and this major revision of the classic math text makes the subject at hand still more comprehensible to readers…Catre Magazin -
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design, Paperback/Jonathan Wells
Why Darwinism--like Marxism and Freudianism before it--is headed for extinction In the 1925 Scopes trial, the American Civil Liberties Union sued to allow the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution…Catre Magazin -
How Nature Works: The Science of Self-Organized Criticality, Paperback/Per Bak
and acknowledgments Self-organized criticality is a new way of viewing nature. The basic picture is one where nature is perpetually out of balance, but organized in a poised state-the critical…Catre Magazin -
Evolution: The Human Story, 2nd Edition, Hardcover/Alice Roberts
Fully updated with the latest discoveries and research, amazingly realistic illustrations and detailed maps plot eight million years of human development in the context of our genetics, anatomy, behavior, environment,…Catre Magazin -
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe, Paperback/Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. From the very first attempts by…Catre Magazin -
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, Paperback/Richard Holmes
The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to…Catre Magazin -
Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth, Hardcover/Adam Frank
Light of the Stars tells the story of humanity's coming of age as we awaken to the possibilities of life on other worlds and their sudden relevance to our fate…Catre Magazin -
Logic for Computer Science: Foundations of Automatic Theorem Proving, Second Edition, Paperback/Jean H. Gallier
This advanced text for undergraduate and graduate students introduces mathematical logic with an emphasis on proof theory and procedures for algorithmic construction of formal proofs. The self-contained treatment is also…Catre Magazin -
The Deniable Darwin & Other Essays, Hardcover/David Berlinski
This book collects essays published in journals including Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and elsewhere. It centers on three profound mysteries: the existence of the human mind; the existence and diversity…Catre Magazin -
Schaum’s Outline of Statistics, Paperback/Murray R. Spiegel
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too pricey? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 500 fully-solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving…Catre Magazin -
Computational Physics, Paperback/Newman, Mark
A complete introduction to the field of computational physics, with examples and exercises in the Python programming language. Computers play a central role in virtually every major physics discovery today,…Catre Magazin -
A Primer on String Theory, Paperback/Volker Schomerus
Since its conception in the 1960s, string theory has been hailed as one of the most promising routes we have to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity. This book provides…Catre Magazin -
On Gravity: A Brief Tour of a Weighty Subject, Hardcover/A. Zee
Of the four fundamental forces of nature, gravity might be the least understood and yet the one with which we are most intimate. From the months each of us spent…Catre Magazin -
Mushrooms Demystified, Paperback/David Arora
Simply the best and most complete mushroom field guide and reference book, MUSHROOMS DEMYSTIFIED includes descriptions and keys to more than 2,000 species of mushrooms, with more than 950 photographs.…Catre Magazin -
El Libro de la Ciencia, Hardcover/DK
Explore how scientists have sought to explain our world and the universe, and how scientific discoveries have been made. This book on science and the history of science looks at…Catre Magazin -
Mathematical Theory of Computation, Paperback/Zohar Manna
With the objective of making into a science the art of verifying computer programs (debugging), the author addresses both practical and theoretical aspects of the process. A classic of sequential…Catre Magazin -
Planetarium, Hardcover/Raman Prinja
Amazing aspects of the known universe are presented here alongside detailed illustrations from Chris Wormell. Raman Prinja is Professor of Astrophysics at University College London.Catre Magazin -
Making Number Talks Matter: Developing Mathematical Practices and Deepening Understanding, Grades 4-10, Paperback/Cathy Humphreys
Making Number Talks Matter is about the myriad decisions facing teachers as they make this fifteen-minute daily routine a vibrant and vital part of their mathematics instruction. Throughout the book,…Catre Magazin -
Evolution’s Bite: A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins, Hardcover/Peter S. Ungar
What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human species Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth…Catre Magazin -
Topology Illustrated, Hardcover/Peter Saveliev
This book follows a two-semester first course in topology with emphasis on algebraic topology. Some of the applications are: the shape of the universe, configuration spaces, digital image analysis, data…Catre Magazin -
Don’t Be Such a Scientist, Second Edition: Talking Substance in an Age of Style, Paperback/Randy Olson
When Randy Olson first described his life-changing encounter with an acting teacher in Don't Be Such a Scientis t, it seemed like the world of science was on the cusp…Catre Magazin -
Origins of Life, Paperback/Freeman Dyson
How did life on Earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In the second edition of the acclaimed Origins of Life, distinguished scientist and…Catre Magazin -
Quantum Field Theory Demystified, Paperback/David McMahon
Learn quantum field theory relatively easilyTrying to comprehend quantum field theory but don't have infinite time or the IQ of Einstein? No problem! This easy-to-follow guide helps you understand this…Catre Magazin -
Advanced Calculus of Several Variables, Paperback/C. Henry Edwards
In this high-level treatment, the author provides a modern conceptual approach to multivariable calculus, emphasizing the interplay of geometry and analysis via linear algebra and the approximation of nonlinear mappings…Catre Magazin -
Theoretical Mechanics of Particles and Continua, Paperback/Alexander L. Fetter
This two-part text fills what has often been a void in the first-year graduate physics curriculum. Through its examination of particles and continua, it supplies a lucid and self-contained account…Catre Magazin -
Non-Linear Elastic Deformations, Paperback/R. W. Ogden
This classic offers a meticulous account of the theory of finite elasticity. It covers the application of the theory to the solution of boundary-value problems, as well as the analysis of…Catre Magazin -
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery, Hardcover/Sam Kean
The author of the bestseller "The Disappearing Spoon" reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange but true stories. Early studies of the human brain used a simple…Catre Magazin -
A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays, Hardcover/Stephen Hawking
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Published more than two decades ago to great critical acclaim and commercial success, A Brief History of Time has become a landmark volume in science…Catre Magazin -
Stargazers and Gravediggers, Paperback/Immanuel Velikovsky
In this book, Immanuel Velikovsky, in his unmistakably clear and unique style, relates both the writing of and the reaction to the publication of his epochal work Worlds in Collision.…Catre Magazin -
Electromagnetism and Life, Paperback/Robert O. Becker
The environment is now thoroughly polluted by man-made sources of electromagnetic radiation with frequencies and magnitudes never before present. Man's activities have probably changed the earth's electromagnetic background to a…Catre Magazin -
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Hardcover/P. A. M. Dirac
"The standard work in the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, indispensable both to the advanced student and to the mature research worker, who will always find it a fresh source…Catre Magazin -
Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines – And How It Will Change Our Lives, Paperback/Miguel Nicolelis
Imagine living in a world where people use their computers, drive their cars, and communicate with one another simply by thinking. In this stunning and inspiring work, Duke University neuroscientist…Catre Magazin -
Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics, Paperback/Paul L. Houston
This text teaches the principles underlying modern chemical kinetics in a clear, direct fashion, using several examples to enhance basic understanding. It features solutions to selected problems, with separate sections…Catre Magazin -
Quick Calculus: A Self-Teaching Guide, Paperback/Daniel Kleppner
Quick Calculus 2nd Edition A Self-Teaching Guide Calculus is essential for understanding subjects ranging from physics and chemistry to economics and ecology. Nevertheless, countless students and others who need quantitative…Catre Magazin -
Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words, Paperback/Albert Einstein
An inspiring collection of essays, in which Albert Einstein addresses the topics that fascinated him as a scientist, philosopher, and humanitarian Divided by subject matter--``Science,`` ``Convictions and Beliefs,`` ``Public Affairs,``…Catre Magazin -
The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, Hardcover/Isaac Newton
This book is a complete volume of Newton's mathematical principles relating to natural philosophy and his system of the world. Newton, one of the most brilliant scientists and thinkers of…Catre Magazin -
Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas, Paperback/Ronald Stoyan
The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas heralds a new era of celestial cartography. It is an innovative, practical tool to choose and find stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Usually, deep…Catre Magazin -
My View of the World, Paperback/Erwin Schrodinger
A Nobel prize winner, a great man and a great scientist, Erwin Schrodinger has made his mark in physics, but his eye scans a far wider horizon: here are two…Catre Magazin -
Sample Size Calculations: Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, Paperback/Paul Mathews
Sample Size Calculations: Practical Methods for Engineers and Scientists presents power and sample size calculations for common statistical analyses including methods for means, standard deviations, proportions, counts, regression, correlation, and…Catre Magazin -
The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference, Paperback/Ian Hacking
Historical records show that there was no real concept of probability in Europe before the mid-seventeenth century, although the use of dice and other randomizing objects was commonplace. Ian Hacking…Catre Magazin -
How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics, Paperback/N. Katherine Hayles
In this age of DNA computers and artificial intelligence, information is becoming disembodied even as the "bodies" that once carried it vanish into virtuality. While some marvel at these changes,…Catre Magazin -
The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy’s Big Questions, Hardcover/David J. Eicher
Over the past decade, astronomers, planetary scientists, and cosmologists have answered - or are closing in on the answers to - some of the biggest questions about the universe. David…Catre Magazin -
Fearless Symmetry: Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers, Paperback/Avner Ash
Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. Written in a friendly style for a…Catre Magazin -
Quadrivium: The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music, & Cosmology, Hardcover/Miranda Lundy
The quadrivium-the classical curriculum-comprises the four liberal arts of number, geometry, music, and cosmology. It was studied from antiquity to the Renaissance as a way of glimpsing the nature of…Catre Magazin -
Elements of Gas Dynamics, Paperback/H. W. Liepmann
The increasing importance of concepts from compressible fluid flow theory for aeronautical applications makes the republication of this first-rate text particularly timely. Intended mainly for aeronautics students, the text will…Catre Magazin -
How We Talk: The Inner Workings of Conversation, Hardcover/N. J. Enfield
An expert guide to how conversation works, from how we know when to speak to why huh is a universal word We all had teachers who scolded us over the…Catre Magazin -
Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race, Paperback/Stephanie Nolen
A female world-record-setting pilot, Jerrie Cobb was recruited in 1959 to take the astronaut tests. She excelled, so the doctor who supervised the selection of NASA's Mercury astronauts recruited additional…Catre Magazin -
Creating Scientific Controversies: Uncertainty and Bias in Science and Society, Paperback/David Harker
For decades, cigarette companies helped to promote the impression that there was no scientific consensus concerning the safety of their product. The appearance of controversy, however, was misleading, designed to…Catre Magazin -
Computers and Intractability: A Guide to the Theory of NP-Completeness, Paperback/Michael R. Garey
A readable, straightforward guide by two authors with extensive experience in the field. This text shows how to recognize NP-complete problems and offers practical suggestions for dealing with them effectively.…Catre Magazin -
In Search of the Multiverse: Parallel Worlds, Hidden Dimensions, and the Ultimate Quest for the Frontiers of Reality, Hardcover/John Gribbin
Critical acclaim for John Gribbin ````The master of popular science.```` -- Sunday Times (London) ````Gribbin explains things very well indeed, and there's not an equation in sight.```` -- David Goodstein,…Catre Magazin -
Stochastic Processes and Filtering Theory, Paperback/Andrew H. Jazwinski
This unified treatment of linear and nonlinear filtering theory presents material previously available only in journals, and in terms accessible to engineering students. Its sole prerequisites are advanced calculus, the…Catre Magazin -
Beautiful Geometry, Paperback/Eli Maor
If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about…Catre Magazin -
Atom: A Single Oxygen Atom’s Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth… and Beyond, Paperback/Lawrence M. Krauss
Now in paperback: the book in which the author of the national bestseller The Physics of Star Trek traces the history of the cosmos by telling the story of a…Catre Magazin -
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Paperback/P. A. M. Dirac
"The standard work in the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, indispensable both to the advanced student and to the mature research worker, who will always find it a fresh source…Catre Magazin -
Astronomy for All Ages: Discovering the Universe Through Activities for Children and Adults, Paperback/Philip S. Harrington
Kids and adults can explore outer space from their own backyards with this handy book of unusual and engaging activities. By simply looking up at the sky- with the unaided…Catre Magazin -
No Bullshit Guide to Math and Physics, Paperback/Ivan Savov
Often calculus and mechanics are taught as separate subjects. It shouldn't be like that. Learning calculus without mechanics is incredibly boring. Learning mechanics without calculus is missing the point. This…Catre Magazin -
The New Quantum Universe, Paperback/Tony Hey
The principles of quantum mechanics are the basis of everything in the physical world--from atoms to stars, from nuclei to lasers. Quantum paradoxes and the eventful life of Schroedinger's Cat…Catre Magazin -
Category Theory in Context, Paperback/Emily Riehl
Category theory has provided the foundations for many of the twentieth century's greatest advances in pure mathematics. This concise, original text for a one-semester course on the subject is derived…Catre Magazin -
Introduction to Stochastic Processes, Paperback/Erhan Cinlar
This clear presentation of the most fundamental models of random phenomena employs methods that recognize computer-related aspects of theory. The text emphasizes the modern viewpoint, in which the primary concern…Catre Magazin -
Everyday Math Demystified, Paperback/Stan Gibilisco
Solve your math troubles with DeMYSTiFieD If you cannot tell the difference between your Roman and Arabic numerals, or if when someone asks 'what is pi' you say ``delicious,`` you…Catre Magazin -
Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age, Paperback/Bill McKibben
Passionate, succinct, chilling, closely argued, sometimes hilarious, touchingly well-intentioned, and essential." --Margaret Atwood, The New York Review of Books Nearly fifteen years ago, in The End of Nature , Bill…Catre Magazin -
Calculus on Manifolds: A Modern Approach to Classical Theorems of Advanced Calculus, Paperback/Michael Spivak
This little book is especially concerned with those portions of "advanced calculus" in which the subtlety of the concepts and methods makes rigor difficult to attain at an elementary level.…Catre Magazin -
Caveman Chemistry: 28 Projects, from the Creation of Fire to the Production of Plastics, Paperback/Kevin M. Dunn
Half a million years ago our ancestors learned to make fire from scratch. They crafted intricate tools from stone and brewed mind-altering elixirs from honey. Their descendants transformed clay into…Catre Magazin -
Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory: The Theoretical Minimum, Hardcover/Leonard Susskind
The third volume in the bestselling physics series cracks open Einstein's special relativity and field theory Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce…Catre Magazin -
Yo Contengo Multitudes: Los Microbios Que Nos Habitan y Una Mayor Vision de la V Ida – I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View/Ed Yong
Yo contengo multitudes ya es considerado una obra fundamental de ciencia divulgativa -como lo fue en su momento El gen ego sta-. Un libro fascinante y rompedor que cambiarde mil…Catre Magazin -
An Introduction to Differential Equations and Their Applications, Paperback/Stanley J. Farlow
Intended for use in a beginning one-semester course in differential equations, this text is designed for students of pure and applied mathematics with a working knowledge of algebra, trigonometry, and…Catre Magazin -
A New Kind of Science, Hardcover/Stephen Wolfram
Challenging the traditional mathematical model of scientific description, a scientist proposes a new dynamic computational approach that utilizes simple codes to generate patterns of ultimate complexity.Catre Magazin -
Principia Mathematica – Volume Three, Paperback/Alfred North Whitehead
An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Printing Of Volume III Of III With Additional Errata To Volumes I And II: Part V - SERIES (Continued) - Well Ordered Series - Finite And…Catre Magazin