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eBooks
General Science
Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Science
PUBLISHER: Helicon Publishing
Description: Encyclopedia style entries for a variety of science topics.
Science: Its History and Development
EDITOR: Hope Lourie Killcoyne
Description: Even students who aren't inclined toward the sciences will find this book a great read. It is as much about the history of humanity and our curiosity regarding the world around us as it is an informative survey of our scientific breakthroughs. Included are early achievements--such as the discovery of fire and written language--and modern triumphs of ingenuity such as space exploration, genetics, information technology, and the so-called God Particle. A history of the sciences that is also a history of human creativity, knowledge, experimentation, and invention, this book inspires a love and respect for curiosity, learning, and understanding that is more important than ever.
A Visual History of Science and Technology
AUTHOR: Alberto Hernández Pamplona
Description: This informative book explores some of the greatest figures and movements in science and technology, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophers, including Pythagoras, Democritus, Aristotle, and Euclid, to name a few. It then goes on to study later scientific figures such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, and Albert Einstein. From there, readers learn about the development of technoscience, the fusion of technology with science, which has established solid ground for computers, the internet, and critical projects such as the decoding of the human genome and biomedicine. With captivating images, this book is perfect for any young scientist.
The Nature of Science: Integrating Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Perspectives
AUTHOR: Fernando Espinoza
Description: The role of science in society, along with its nature and development, are commonly misunderstood by students in the social sciences and humanities, and even those studying in the field. Fernando Espinoza shines light on these misconceptions to give readers a deeper understanding of science and its effect and influence upon society, through historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. This book incorporates the mandates by national organizations such as the National Research Council and National Science Teachers Association and is a useful text for required courses of general education majors and science courses for preservice teachers.
Biology, Anatomy, & Physiology
Biology: Understanding Living Matter
EDITOR: Melissa Landon
Description: The study of living matter is an important part of biology. Being able to recognize living matter and differentiate it from nonliving matter is a key component of the science curriculum. This volume is a straightforward, comprehensive guide to the study of living matter: what it is composed of, how it reproduces, how it reacts to the environment around it, and how it evolves. Readers will enjoy the bright photos and engaging information while learning an important part of the study of biology.
The Basics of Animal Systems
AUTHOR: Anne Wanjie
Description: Readers can attend to the precise details of explanations and descriptions as expressed in the Reading Standards for Literacy in Science and Technical Subjects. They'll learn about animal diversity and investigate feeding differences. Animal locomotion, habitats, methods animals use to defend themselves, reproduction, and animal associations and symbioses are explored in depth. This captivating narrative also provides students with informative sidebars to help clarify concepts, including "Closeup" boxes on key topics, "Try This" boxes that encourage students to test experiments, "What Do You Think?" sidebars that pose questions to examine students' reading comprehension, "Applications" boxes that show how biological facts enhance daily life and technology, "Red Herring" sidebars that describe failed biological theories, and "Genetic Perspective" boxes that outline the latest genetic research. This text also includes a biography on Charles Darwin and a timeline.
Understanding The Human Body
AUTHOR: QA International
Description: Through stunning visual content, entirely updated for this new edition, Understanding the Human Body presents the various components of the human anatomy and details their functions. Combining text with charts, diagrams and hyperrealistic illustrations, this reference makes it easy to understand complex biological processes, from cell division to inflammatory reaction, and from phonation to digestion. It is the definitive guide to understanding human biology.
A Closer Look at Biology, Microbiology, and the Cell: Closer Look at Bacteria, Algae, and Protozoa
AUTHOR: Britannica Educational Publishing Staff
Description: Formalizing study of the natural world may seem like a daunting task considering the sheer breadth and variety of living things that inhabit the planet. From the microscopic organisms in the world's most remote locations to those in the human body, evidence of the intricate structures and mechanisms that enable life are ubiquitous and new discoveries constantly reveal new possibilities that demand to be examined. This volume surveys the multitude of subjects that comprise the field of biology and includes an overview of the development of biology, microbiology, and cell theory.
Just Enough Physiology
AUTHOR: James R. Munis
Description: Launched on Oxford Medicine Online in 2012, with the full-text of eight Mayo Clinic Scientific Press (MCSP) print titles and a bank of multiple-choice questions, Mayo Clinic Toolkit provides a single location for resident, fellow, and practicing clinicians to undertake the self-testing necessary to prepare for, and pass, the Boards.Just Enough Physiology takes the user on a guided tour of cardiopulmonary physiology. They will discover how the heart, lungs, and circulation work in extreme environments so that they are better equipped to understand how they function-or malfunction-at the bedside, in the operating room, or in the intensive care unit. Just Enough Physiology will prepare all students and physicians-in-training for Board Exams while also teaching them how to think like a physiologist.Highlights of The Mayo Clinic Toolkit include:- Each title is presented in an enhanced format, allowing the enlargement and download of all figures and images, and linking to external sources referenced in the text.- The multiple-choice questions are designed to mirror those in the Board exam for realistic preparation; they also link back to the relevant title, and allow the user to measure their development through the recording of practice-exam success.- It can be accessed on a range of internet enabled devices, giving residents, fellows, and practicing clinicians the choice to study in locations which suit them- Subscription lengths range from 1-month to a full year.Combining two complimentary resource types into a single location, with enhancements to the print works, the flexibility to choose where and when to study, and the ability to monitor revision progress, Mayo Clinic Toolkit is truly the go-to site for Board preparation.
Forensic Science: A Very Short Introduction
AUTHOR: Jim Fraser
Description: Forensic science is a subject of wide fascination. What happens at a crime scene? How does DNA profiling work? How can it help solve crimes that happened 20 years ago? In forensic science, a criminal case can often hinge on a piece of evidence such as a hair, a blood trace, half a footprint, or a tyre mark. High profile cases such as the Stephen Lawrence enquiry and the Madeleine McCann case have attracted enormous media attention and enhanced this interest in recent years. However, the public understanding of forensic science is poor, and largely based on TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which exploit high-tech imagery for dramatic effect. Forensic science is a complex activity at the interface of science and law. However, it also deals with real life issues and its results are interpreted within unique situations. Complex scientific findings must be considered carefully, dispassionately, and communicated with clarity, simplicity, and precision.In this Very Short Introduction, Jim Fraser introduces the concept of forensic science and explains how it is used in the investigation of crime. He begins at the crime scene itself, explaining the principles and processes of crime scene management. He explores how forensic scientists work; from the reconstruction of events to laboratory examinations. He considers the techniques they use, such as fingerprinting, and goes on to highlight the immense impact DNA profiling has had. Providing examples from forensic science cases in the UK, US, and other countries, he considers the techniques and challenges faced around the world.
Physics
The Science of Physics
AUTHOR: Britannica Educational Publishing Staff
Description: As the foundation for other natural sciences, physics helps us interpret both our most basic and complex observations of the natural world. Physics encompasses such topics as mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics, and electricity, among others, all of which elucidate the nature of matter, its motion, and its relationship to force and energy. This engaging volume surveys some of the major branches of physics, the laws, and theories significant to each. Also chronicled are some of the historical milestones in the field by such great minds as Galileo and Isaac Newton.
Elementary Particles
AUTHOR: Harald Fritzsch
Description: This highly readable book uncovers the mysteries of the physics of elementary particles for a broad audience. From the familiar notions of atoms and molecules to the complex ideas of the grand unification of all the basic forces, this book allows the interested lay public to appreciate the fascinating building blocks of matter that make up our universe.Beginning with a description of the quantum nature of atoms and particles, readers are introduced to the elementary constituents of atomic nuclei: quarks. The book goes on to consider all of the important ideas in particle physics: quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics, the theory of strong interactions, the gauge theories of the weak and electromagnetic interactions, as well as the problem of mass generation. To conclude the book, the ideas of grand unification are described, and finally, some applications to astrophysics are discussed.Your guide to this exciting world is an author who, together with the originator of the idea of quarks, Murray Gell-Mann, has played an important role in the development of the theory of quantum chromodynamics and the concept of grand unification.
A Physicist's View Of Matter And Mind
AUTHOR: Chandre Dharma-Wardana
Description: This is a highly interdisciplinary book straddling physics and complex systems such as living organisms. The presentation is from the perspective of physics, in a manner accessible to those interested in scientific knowledge integrated within its socio-cultural and philosophical backgrounds. Two key areas of human understanding, namely physics and conscious complex systems, are presented in simple language. An optional technical presentation is also given in parallel where it is needed.
Absolutely Small: How Quantum Theory Explains Our Everyday World
AUTHOR: Michael D. Fayer
Description: Physics is a complex and daunting topic, but it is also deeply satisfying--even thrilling. And it is absolutely one you can understand. Absolutely Small develops your intuition for the very nature of things at their most basic and intriguing levels by demystifying the world of quantum science. Just as we can understand the concept of gravity without solving a single equation, author Michael D. Fayer, professor of chemistry at Stanford University, uses examples from the everyday world to help you understand quantum science like never before. Exploring a range of scientific concepts--from particles of light, to probability, to states of matter, to what makes greenhouse gases bad--in considerable depth, he provides readers the answers to questions like: What makes blueberries blue and strawberries red? Does sound really travels in waves? and Why does light behave so differently from any other phenomenon in the universe? Challenging without being intimidating and accessible but not condescending, Absolutely Small liberates physics from its mathematical underpinnings so anyone with curiosity and imagination can explore its beauty.
Chemistry
Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Chemistry
Chemistry: Understanding Substance and Matter
AUTHOR: Britannica Educational Publishing Staff
Description: Without chemistry, bread would not rise, cleaners would not clean, and life itself would not exist. Chemistry is the study of matter and the chemical changes that matter undergoes. The discovery of the atom and how atoms interact with one another has transformed the world. In this illuminating volume, readers learn about the history of chemistry and the concepts they might encounter in an introductory chemistry course, including chemical and volumetric analysis, atomic theory, gravitation, elements and the periodic table, chemical reactions and formulas, and organic and inorganic compounds and bonds. Sidebars highlight key chemists and scientific principles.
Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself
AUTHOR: Cynthia Light Brown
Description: In Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself, kids ages 9 and up will experiment with kitchen materials to discover chemistry. Readers will learn about atoms, molecules, solids, liquids, gases, polymers, the periodic table, the important history of science, and much more. Along the way, they'll make goop, cause chemical reactions, and create delicious treats, and all of it will illustrate important chemistry concepts. Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects is a fun and exciting way for young readers to learn all about chemistry and become scientists right in the kitchen.
Magazines
Natural History
Publisher: Natural History Magazine, Inc.
Full text coverage: Jan 1992 - present
Description: Since its beginning in 1900 as The American Museum Journal, Natural History is the authoritative voice that curious readers turn to for informed insights and understanding of natural phenomena. The magazine’s mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of the world around us.
Academic Journals
Quantum
Title: Quantum
Publisher: National Science Teachers Association
Peer reviewed.
Full text coverage: Jan/Feb 1998 (Vol. 8, no. 3) - Jul/Aug 2001 (Vol. 11, no. 6)
Description: Quantum: The Magazine of Math and Science was a United States-based bimonthly magazine of mathematics and science, primarily physics, designed for young readers.
Database Resources
Websites
BioMed Central: Free access to articles from a variety of journals on science, mathematics, and more.
Ciencia.gov: Ciencia.Science.gov busca en más de 60 bases de datos y en más de 2200 sitios web de 15 agencias federales, ofreciendo 200 millones de páginas de información científica de gran autoridad de los E.E.U.U., incluyendo resultados de investigación y desarollo. Spanish language version of Science.gov.
CiteSeerX: CiteSeerx is an evolving scientific literature digital library and search engine that has focused primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
PLOS: "PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine."
Science.gov: Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
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