Mathematics and Science

In this book, Claire Voisin provides an introduction to algebraic cycles on complex algebraic varieties, to the major conjectures relating them to cohomology, and even more precisely to Hodge structures on cohomology.

The idea of a balance of nature has been a dominant part of Western philosophy since before Aristotle, and it persists in the public imagination and even among some ecologists today.

When mathematician Hermann Weyl decided to write a book on philosophy, he faced what he referred to as "e;conflicts of conscience"e;--the objective nature of science, he felt, did not mesh easily with the incredulous, uncertain nature of philosophy.

Lowenheim's theorem reflects a critical point in the history of mathematical logic, for it marks the birth of model theory--that is, the part of logic that concerns the relationship between formal theories and their models.

This is the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based.

This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, by two of the field's leading authorities.

This collection of new and original papers on mathematical aspects of nonlinear dispersive equations includes both expository and technical papers that reflect a number of recent advances in the field.

This book introduces a new class of non-associative algebras related to certain exceptional algebraic groups and their associated buildings.

Jesus and Darwin do battle on car bumpers across America.

By the end of the eighteenth century, the French dominated the world of science.

Fun math puzzles based on the Twelve Labors of HerculesHow might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have used mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors?

Why the battle between superstition and science is far from overFrom uttering a prayer before boarding a plane, to exploring past lives through hypnosis, has superstition become pervasive in contemporary culture?

China's stunning diversity of natural habitats--from parched deserts to lush tropical forests--is home to more than 10 percent of the world's mammal species.

Why our approaches to Alzheimer's and dementia are problematic and contradictoryDue to rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing, and the projections are grim.

From two of the world's great physicists-Stephen Hawking and Nobel laureate Roger Penrose-a lively debate about the nature of space and timeEinstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.

This book considers the so-called Unlikely Intersections, a topic that embraces well-known issues, such as Lang's and Manin-Mumford's, concerning torsion points in subvarieties of tori or abelian varieties.

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Venezuela has an immensely rich bird fauna, with 1,381 known species, many of them found nowhere else in the world.

Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957.

Convolution and Equidistribution explores an important aspect of number theory--the theory of exponential sums over finite fields and their Mellin transforms--from a new, categorical point of view.

Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in this illuminating selection of personal papers from the Albert Einstein Archives.

Written by leading experts in the field, Stellar Spectral Classification is the only book to comprehensively discuss both the foundations and most up-to-date techniques of MK and other spectral classification systems.

Handbook of Adhesives and Surface Preparation provides a thoroughly practical survey of all aspects of adhesives technology from selection and surface preparation to industrial applications and health and environmental factors.

This book is an overview of the strategies to generate high-quality films of one-dimensional semiconductor nanostructures on flexible substrates (e.

Rock iguanas of the West Indies are considered to be the most endangered group of lizards in the world.

Do you find yourself attempting to memorize facts and mimicking examples simply to make it through algebra?

Chances Are is the first book to make statistics accessible to everyone, regardless of how much math you remember from school.

The follow-on to the best-selling That's Not in My American History Book explains in everyday language both the ordinary and the bizarre technological marvels that we take for granted and the laws of nature that serve as the baseline for life on earth.

Volume IFor the fly fisher seeking to catch more and bigger trout, fishing nymphs--patterns that mimic the larval stage of mayflies--can be a surefire approach.

Chasing the lightning-fast bonefish across the south Pacific, Florida, and the Caribbean is for many anglers a near obsession, and this is the handbook to such fly-fishing adventure.

Go-to guidance for designing, implementing, and managing effective sustainability programs and their management systems Moving past vague concepts, buzzword overloads, superficial efforts, and flavor-of-the-month misdirections, Sustainability Programs presents a pragmatic, step-by-step approach to creating and managing adaptable, organization-wide sustainability programs to achieve People, Planet, and Profit (3P) objectives with least cost, effort, and risk.

This outstanding guide is filled with scores of practical observations on all of the trout foods of importance to fly fishers.

Este manual se hace necesario como material de consulta por parte de estudiantes y profesionales; aporta conocimiento a la auto ecología de muchas especies fitoplanctónicas, aplicable, en algún momento, al manejo de dichas poblaciones tanto en su ambiente natural como en ambientes controlados.

From the acclaimed author of Fragrance of Grass comes a meditation on water and nature, fishing and growing older.

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Discover how visualization turns data into action Tableau gives you the power to understand your data and put it in a format that is appealing and meaningful for everyone who needs to see it.

Originally published in 2003, Covered Waters is a "e;forgotten classic"e; by Joseph Heywood.

Greatand unforgettable stories about the passion of fishing by some of the world's best writers.

Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

A remnant from the age of the dinosaur, the serpent was originally a symbol of arcane knowledge from the old gods.

On July 20, 1969, Americans had their eyes and ears glued to their TVs and radios.

Dive beneath the waves to meet 80 of the ocean's strangest and most surprising inhabitants.

Blackhatonomics explains the basic economic truths of the underworld of hacking, and why people around the world devote tremendous resources to developing and implementing malware.

Many of the battles of the civil rights movement have been fought and won, but the world is still far from colorblind.

A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly worlds that shaped his early life and thoughtDescribed by Voltaire as ';perhaps a man of the most universal learning in Europe,' Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (16461716) is often portrayed as a rationalist and philosopher who was wholly detached from the worldly concerns of his fellow men.

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle beckon curious beachcombers with miles of wave-swept Gulf coastline.

Covering everything from fossilised dinosaurs to intelligent apes, this is an accessible guide to one of the most important scientific theories of all time.

Should pregnancy and childbirth be transformed, in order for women to be free?

From quarks to computing, this fascinating introduction covers every element of the quantum world in clear and accessible language.

Does being a Christian in the modern scientific age require intellectual suicide?