Statistics has evolved from methods of collecting and recording data to a science that plays a vital role in: decision-making; research; development of social and economic policy and planning; production strategies; management; and quality of goods and... Zobraziť viac
This comprehensive text provides a detailed overview of the molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of cancer and its treatment. Written by an international panel of researchers, specialists and practitioners in the field, the text discusses... Zobraziť viac
This 1987 book studies electricity and magnetism, their relation to each other, and to light, and shows how the problem of light led to the special theory of relativity. It moves to modern physics, where particles may behave like waves and vice versa... Zobraziť viac
This work focuses on the unobserved components model (UCM) approach rather than general state space modeling. It provides enough theory so that readers understand the underlying mechanisms while keeping the mathematical rigor to a minimum. Zobraziť viac
Designed for use within a junior/senior level geometry course, the topics covered in this text will enable the student to enhance their geometric skills, solve problems with a variety of old and new techniques (constructing models, conjectures,... Zobraziť viac
This is one of the first books to provide a textbook exposition of the literature on how to measure accurately the 'effects' of a 'treatment, ' such as a drug, educational program, or tax regime, on a response variable like an illness, GPA, or income.... Zobraziť viac
Epithelial Cell Culture contains chapters by experts on epithelial cells derived from the airway, intestine, pancreas, kidney and bladder, genital ducts, mammary glands, skin glands and appendages, and keratinocytes. Zobraziť viac
Elliott Sober explores how the concept of evidence applies to creationism, natural selection and common ancestry. Zobraziť viac
A highly accessible alternative approach to basic statistics Praise for the First Edition: "Certainly one of the most impressive little paperback 200-page introductory statistics books that I will ever see . . . it would make a good nightstand book for... Zobraziť viac
Was exchange an early agent of human evolution or is it merely a de novo artifact of modern civilisation? Here, Haim Ofek explores the impact of market forces on human evolution, from the feed-as-you-go strategy typical of primates to the development... Zobraziť viac
Late-1990s developments in the study of thermophiles have had considerable significance on theories of evolution. These micro-organisms are able to thrive at temperatures near or even above 100 degrees Celsius, and scientists have begun to study their... Zobraziť viac
The first of fifteen updated editions of the collected Mathematical Games of Martin Gardner, king of recreational mathematics. Zobraziť viac
Genetic algorithms are used in science and engineering for problem solving and as computational models. This brief introduction enables readers to implement and experiment with genetic algorithms on their own. The descriptions of applications and... Zobraziť viac
First-hand 'popular physics' book by very famous theoretical physicist. Zobraziť viac
Widely adopted, this uniquely comprehensive text introduces the techniques and concepts of statistics in human and physical geography. Unlike other texts that gloss over the conceptual foundations and focus solely on method, the book explains not only... Zobraziť viac
"Biology Inquiries" offers educators a handbook for teaching middle and high school students engaging lessons in the life sciences. Inspired by the National Science Education Standards, the book bridges the gap between theory and practice. With... Zobraziť viac
This book presents the first comprehensive set of principles for an ethics of science communication. We all want to communicate science ethically, but how do we do so? What does being ethical when communicating science even mean? The authors argue that... Zobraziť viac
Offering a new approach to scientific explanation, this book focuses initially on the explaining act itself. From that act, a "product" emerges: an explanation. To understand what that product is, as well as how it can be evaluated in the sciences,... Zobraziť viac
Veteran science writer Boyce Rensberger takes readers to the front lines of cell research with some of the brightest investigators in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. He maintains that the solutions to the most pressing challenges facing... Zobraziť viac
This new book updates the exceptionally popular Numerical Analysis of Ordinary Differential Equations... Zobraziť viac
