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Investigative Science Learning Environment - When Learning Physics Mirrors Doing Physics (Paperback): Eugenia Etkina Investigative Science Learning Environment - When Learning Physics Mirrors Doing Physics (Paperback)
Eugenia Etkina
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The goal of this book is to introduce a reader to a new philosophy of teaching and learning physics - Investigative Science Learning Environment, or ISLE (pronounced as a small island). ISLE is an example of an "intentional" approach to curriculum design and learning activities (MacMillan and Garrison 1988 A Logical Theory of Teaching: Erotetics and Intentionality). Intentionality means that the process through which the learning occurs is as crucial for learning as the final outcome or learned content. In ISLE, the process through which students learn mirrors the practice of physics.

Anxiety, Volume 103 (Hardcover): Gerald Litwack Anxiety, Volume 103 (Hardcover)
Gerald Litwack
R4,804 Discovery Miles 48 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Anxiety, the latest volume in the Vitamins and Hormones series first published in 1943, and the longest-running serial published by Academic Press, provides up-to-date information on the roles that hormones and other factors play in anxiety and stress. Each volume focuses on a single molecule or disease that is related to vitamins or hormones, with the topic broadly interpreted to include related substances, such as transmitters, cytokines, growth factors, and others thoroughly reviewed.

Popularizing Science - The Life and Work of JBS Haldane (Hardcover): Krishna Dronamraju Popularizing Science - The Life and Work of JBS Haldane (Hardcover)
Krishna Dronamraju
R1,198 Discovery Miles 11 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

J.B.S. Haldane (1892-1964) is widely appreciated as one of the greatest and most influential British scientists of the 20th century, making significant contributions to genetics, physiology, biochemistry, biometry, cosmology, and other sciences. More remarkable, then, is the fact that Haldane had no formal qualification in science. He made frequent appearances in the media, making pronouncements on a variety of poignant topics including mining disasters, meteorites, politics, and the economy, and was a popular scientific essay writer. Haldane also was famed for conducting painful experiments on himself, including several instances in which he permanently himself. A staunch Marxist and convert to Hinduism, Haldane lived a diverse, lively and interesting life that is still revered by today's science community. A biography of Haldane has not been attempted since 1968, and that book provided an incomplete account of the man's scientific achievement. "The Life and Works of J.B.S. Haldane" serves to fix this glaring omission, providing a complete biographical sketch written by Krishna Dronamraju, one of the last living men to have worked personally with Haldane. A new genre of biographies of 20th-century scientists has come into being, and thus far works have been written about men like Einstein, Oppenheimer, Bernal, Galton, and many more; the inclusion of Haldane within this genre is an absolute necessity. Dronamraju evaluates Haldane's social and political background, as well as his scientific creativity and accomplishments. Haldane embodies a generation of intellectuals who believed and promoted knowledge for its own sake, and that spirit of scientific curiosity and passion is captured in this biography.

Scotland's Science - Stories of pioneering science, engineering and medicine (1550-1900) (Hardcover, Hardback ed.): John... Scotland's Science - Stories of pioneering science, engineering and medicine (1550-1900) (Hardcover, Hardback ed.)
John M. Ellis
R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sputnik to Smartphones - A Half-Century of Chemistry Education (Hardcover): Mary Virginia Orna Sputnik to Smartphones - A Half-Century of Chemistry Education (Hardcover)
Mary Virginia Orna
R5,833 Discovery Miles 58 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book describes the profound changes that occurred in the teaching of chemistry in western countries in the years immediately following the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, in 1957. With substantial government and private funding, chemistry educators introduced new curricula, developed programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of chemistry teachers, conceived of new models for managing chemistry education, and experimented with a plethora of materials for visualization of concepts and delivery of content. They also began to seriously study and apply findings from the behavioral sciences to the teaching and learning of chemistry. Now, many chemistry educators are contributing original research in the cognitive sciences that relates to chemistry education. While Sputnik seemed to signal the dawn of far-reaching effects that would take place in political, diplomatic, and strategic, as well as in educational spheres, the seeds of these changes were sown decades before, mainly through the insight and actions of one individual, Neil Gordon, who, virtually singlehandedly, launched the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the Journal of Chemical Education. These two institutions provided the impetus for the United States to eventually become the undisputed leader in chemistry education worldwide.

The Foundations of Physical Organic Chemistry - Fifty Years of the James Flack Norris Award (Hardcover): E. Thomas Strom, Vera... The Foundations of Physical Organic Chemistry - Fifty Years of the James Flack Norris Award (Hardcover)
E. Thomas Strom, Vera V. Mainz
R5,820 Discovery Miles 58 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the history and fundamentals of the physical organic chemistry discipline. With the recent flowering of the organic synthesis field, physical organic chemistry has seemed to be shrinking or perhaps is just being absorbed into the toolkit of the synthetic chemist. The only Nobel Prize that can be reasonably attributed to a physical organic chemist is the 1994 award to George Olah, although Jeffrey I. Seeman has recently made a strong case that R. B. Woodward was actually a physical organic chemist in disguise (I). 2014 saw the awarding of the 50th James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry. James Flack Norris was an early physical organic chemist, before the discipline received its name. This book provides insight into the fundamentals of the field, and each chapter is devoted to a major discovery or to noted physical organic chemists, including Paul Schleyer, William Doering, and Glen A. Russell.

Modern Science Proves Intelligent Design - The Information System Worldview (Paperback): Ken Pedersen Modern Science Proves Intelligent Design - The Information System Worldview (Paperback)
Ken Pedersen
R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A History of Immunology (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Arthur M. Silverstein A History of Immunology (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Arthur M. Silverstein
R2,384 Discovery Miles 23 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Written by an immunologist, this book traces the concept of immunity from ancient times up to the present day, examining how changing concepts and technologies have affected the course of the science. It shows how the personalities of scientists and even political and social factors influenced both theory and practice in the field. With fascinating stories of scientific disputes and shifting scientific trends, each chapter examines an important facet of this discipline that has been so central to the development of modern biomedicine. With its biographical dictionary of important scientists and its lists of significant discoveries and books, this volume will provide the most complete historical reference in the field.
Written in an elegant style by long-time practicing immunologist
Discusses the changing theories and technologies that guided the field
Tells of the exciting disputes among prominent scientists
Lists all the important discoveries and books in the field
Explains in detail the many Nobel prize-winning contributions of immunologists"

Atoms in Chemistry - From Daltons Predecessors To Complex Atoms And Beyond 1044 (Hardcover): Carmen Giunta Atoms in Chemistry - From Daltons Predecessors To Complex Atoms And Beyond 1044 (Hardcover)
Carmen Giunta
R5,799 Discovery Miles 57 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dalton's theory of the atom is generally considered to be what made the atom a scientifically fruitful concept in chemistry. To be sure, by Dalton's time the atom had already had a two-millenium history as a philosophical idea, and corpuscular thought had long been viable in natural philosophy (that is, in what we would today call physics).
Atoms in Chemistry will examine episodes in the evolution of the concept of the atom, particularly in chemistry, from Dalton's day to our own. It begins with an overview of scientific atomic theories from the 17th through 20th centuries that analyzes corpuscular theories of matter proposed or entertained by natural philosophers in the 17th century. Chapters will focus on philosophical and religious conceptions of matter, 19th-century organic structural theories, the debate surrounding the truth of the atomic-molecular theory, and physical evidence accumulated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that suggested that atoms were actually real, even if they were not exactly as Dalton envisioned them. The final chapter of this book takes the reader beyond the atom itself to some of the places associated with the history of scientific atomism. As a whole, this volume will serve as a passport to important episodes from the more than 200-year history of atoms in chemistry.

A Biblical Response to Covid-19 (Hardcover): Bishop Harvey Spencer A Biblical Response to Covid-19 (Hardcover)
Bishop Harvey Spencer
R688 R610 Discovery Miles 6 100 Save R78 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bishop Harvey Spencer never thought he'd witness a pandemic-just as he never expected to see the election of a Black president, the election of a female vice president (Black or otherwise), or an insurrection. But all of those things have happened, and our lives have been forever altered. In this book, he seeks to discover what God is trying to reveal to us by letting COVID-19 run rampant. By studying the Bible, he discovered it is not silent when it comes to fighting an infectious disease. He answers questions such as: - How did ancient Israel fight the spread of another infectious disease-leprosy? - What does the Bible tell us about quarantining individuals who are sick or may be sick? - Why do some elected officials continue to display a lack of leadership amid the pandemic? The author also examines what the Bible says about using face coverings, what the world has done to fight other outbreaks of disease, and similarities between COVID-19 and other deadly viruses. Get simple, practical explanations from the Bible that will help you understand the spread of COVID-19-and how to protect yourself-with A Biblical Response to COVID-19.

Creating Modern Neuroscience: The Revolutionary 1950s (Hardcover): Gordon M Shepherd MD, DPhil Creating Modern Neuroscience: The Revolutionary 1950s (Hardcover)
Gordon M Shepherd MD, DPhil
R2,369 Discovery Miles 23 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For modern scientists, history often starts with last week's journals and is regarded as largely a quaint interest compared with the advances of today. However, this book makes the case that, measured by major advances, the greatest decade in the history of brain studies was mid-twentieth century, especially the 1950s. The first to focus on worldwide contributions in this period, the book ranges through dozens of astonishing discoveries at all levels of the brain, from DNA (Watson and Crick), through growth factors (Hamburger and Levi-Montalcini), excitability (Hodgkin and Huxley), synapses (Katz and Eccles), dopamine and Parkinson's (Carlsson), visual processing (Hartline and Kuffler), the cortical column (Mountcastle), reticular activating system (Morruzzi and Magoun) and REM sleep (Aserinsky), to stress (Selye), learning (Hebb) and memory (HM and Milner). The clinical fields are also covered, from Cushing and Penfield, psychosurgery and brain energy metabolism (Kety), to most of the major psychoactive drugs in use today (beginning with Delay and Deniker), and much more.
The material has been the basis for a highly successful advanced undergraduate and graduate course at Yale, with the classic papers organized and accessible on the web. There is interest for a wide range of readers, academic, and lay because there is a focus on the creative process itself, on understanding how the combination of unique personalities, innovative hypotheses, and new methods led to the advances. Insight is given into this process through describing the struggles between male and female, student and mentor, academic and private sector, and the roles of chance and persistence. The book thus provides a new multidisciplinary understanding of the revolution that created the modern field of neuroscience and set the bar for judging current and future advances.

Science History - A Traveler's Guide (Hardcover): Mary Virginia Orna Science History - A Traveler's Guide (Hardcover)
Mary Virginia Orna
R5,537 Discovery Miles 55 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For nearly 20 years, the author, Mary Virginia Orna has led Science History tours to Europe and other parts of the world. Given the broad popularity of her tours among those in the scientific community, the ACS initiated a symposium on the topic as well as this book. The goals of both the Orna-led tours and this book include learning science through travel to sites where the science actually happened and describing how such travel can interface with the professional goals of chemists in academe, industry, and other areas of endeavor. This book makes it possible to plan a scientifically-oriented visit to well-known scientific sites armed with information not necessarily available on the internet or in guidebooks.

Science in the Contemporary World - An Encyclopedia (Hardcover, New): Eric G. Swedin Science in the Contemporary World - An Encyclopedia (Hardcover, New)
Eric G. Swedin
R3,235 Discovery Miles 32 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This work is a unique introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age. Space exploration. Cloning. The Internet. In the past, such modern scientific marvels would have been dismissed as the wildest excesses of science fiction. Yet the age in which humans discovered DNA-the blueprint of all life on earth-has also seen the development of terrifying weapons capable of destroying all such life, as well as a heightened public consciousness about science and technology. An authoritative reference survey of the modern age of scientific discovery, Science in the Contemporary World is a scholarly yet accessible chronicle of scientific achievement from the discovery of penicillin to the latest developments in space exploration and cloning. Over 200 A-Z entries cover the full spectrum of contemporary science, with emphasis on its diverse nature.

Chemical Technology in Antiquity (Hardcover): Seth C. Rasmussen Chemical Technology in Antiquity (Hardcover)
Seth C. Rasmussen
R5,821 Discovery Miles 58 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Chemistry is intimately involved in the development of the oldest known civilizations, resulting in a range of chemical technologies that not only continue to be part of modern civilized societies, but are so commonplace that it would be hard to imagine life without them. Such chemical technology has a very long and rich history, in some cases dating back to as early as 20,000 BCE. Chemistry Technology in Antiquity aims to present the discovery, development, and early history of a range of such chemical technologies, with the added goal of including a number of smaller subjects often ignored in the presentation of early chemical technology. While the book does not aim to be a comprehensive coverage of the full range of chemical technologies practiced during antiquity, it provides a feel and appreciation for both the deep history involved with these topics, as well as the complexity of the chemical processes that were being utilized at such a very early time period.

An Introduction to Entomology - or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: With Plates (Paperback): William Kirby An Introduction to Entomology - or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: With Plates (Paperback)
William Kirby
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Classical Tour Through Italy, An. Mdcccii (Paperback): John Chetwode Eustace A Classical Tour Through Italy, An. Mdcccii (Paperback)
John Chetwode Eustace
R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Gathering Cloud (Paperback): J. R. Carpenter The Gathering Cloud (Paperback)
J. R. Carpenter
R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise - a Fragment (Paperback): Charles Babbage The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise - a Fragment (Paperback)
Charles Babbage
R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Anatomy & Embalming - A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and... Anatomy & Embalming - A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to This Subject (Hardcover)
Albert John Nunnamaker, Charles O Dhonau
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Language and the Study of Language (Paperback): William Dwight Whitney Language and the Study of Language (Paperback)
William Dwight Whitney
R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A System of Mechanical Philosophy (Paperback): John Robison A System of Mechanical Philosophy (Paperback)
John Robison
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback): Thomas Henry Huxley Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews (Paperback)
Thomas Henry Huxley
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Life of Sir Isaac Newton (Paperback): Sir David Brewster Life of Sir Isaac Newton (Paperback)
Sir David Brewster
R564 Discovery Miles 5 640 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Natural History of the Sperm Whale - to Which Is Added a Sketch of a South-Sea Whaling Voyage, in Which the Author Was... The Natural History of the Sperm Whale - to Which Is Added a Sketch of a South-Sea Whaling Voyage, in Which the Author Was Personally Engaged (Paperback)
Thomas Beale
R638 Discovery Miles 6 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Chance and Luck (Paperback): Richard Anthony Proctor Chance and Luck (Paperback)
Richard Anthony Proctor
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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