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Newton's third rule and the experimental argument for universal gravity
This book provides a reading of Newton’s argument for universal gravity that is focused on the evidence-based, "experimental" reasoning that Newton associates with his program of experimental philosophy. It highlights the richness and complexity of the Principia and also draws important lessons about how to situate Newton in his natural philosophical context. The book has two primary objectiv…
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- 11
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781000449419
- Collation
- ix; 116p;
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- -
- Call Number
- 531.14 NEW M
Motivational profiles in TIMSS mathematics : exploring student clusters acros…
This open access book presents a person-centered exploration of student profiles, using variables related to motivation to do school mathematics derived from the IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data. Statistical cluster analysis is used to identify groups of students with similar motivational profiles, across grades and over time, for multiple participating…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030261832
- Collation
- xi, 144 p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 510.71 MOT M
Transitions in mathematics education
This book examines the kinds of transitions that have been studied in mathematics education research. It defines transition as a process of change, and describes learning in an educational context as a transition process. The book focuses on research in the area of mathematics education, and starts out with a literature review, describing the epistemological, cognitive, institutional and socioc…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319316222
- Collation
- 33 p.
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- -
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- 510.7 TRA t
Sejarah alam Gunung Sewu
Buku ini mengulas sejarah alam Gunungsewu berdasarkan hasil penelitian dari Pusat Penelitian Biologi (P2B-LIPI) yang telah 12 tahun melakukan kegiatan inventarisasi keanekaragaman hayati karst dan gua di Gunungsewu. Selain membahas aspek geologi, geomorfologi, hidrologi, dan speleologi, buku ini juga mengulas aspek hayati, baik yang ada di atas maupun di bawah permukaan. Kemudian tinjauan te…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9786024960018
- Collation
- xvi, 141p. ; ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 551.447 RAH s
The archaeology of human ancestry : power, sex, and tradition
Human social life is constrained and defined by our cognitive and emotional dispositions, which are the legacy of our foraging ancestors. But how difficult is it to reconstruct the social systems and cultural traditions of those ancestors? The Archaeology of Human Ancestry provides a stimulating and provocative answer, in which archaeologists and biological anthropologists set out and demonstra…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780415118620
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- -
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- -
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- 573.3 SHE t
Impact of climate change on agricultural and natural ecosystems
This book illustrates the main results deriving from fourteen studies, dealing with the impact of climate change on different agricultural and natural ecosystems, carried out within the Impact of Climate change On agricultural and Natural Ecosystems (ICONE) project funded by the ALFA Programme of the European Commission. During this project, a common methodology on several Global Change-related…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788884539212
- Collation
- 244 p. : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 551 MAR i
Quantum computing for the quantum curious
This open access book makes quantum computing more accessible than ever before. A fast-growing field at the intersection of physics and computer science, quantum computing promises to have revolutionary capabilities far surpassing “classical” computation. Getting a grip on the science behind the hype can be tough: at its heart lies quantum mechanics, whose enigmatic concepts can be imposing…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030616014
- Collation
- xv, 150p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 530.12 QUA q
Dinaric perspectives on TIMSS 2019 : teaching and learning mathematics and sc…
This open access book brings together national experts from across the Dinaric region to rigorously review IEA’s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019 grade four data to develop a multidimensional and culturally sensitive perspective on their TIMSS 2019 primary-level results. The Dinaric region, named after the Dinaric Alps, is located in South-eastern Europe, and…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030858025
- Collation
- x, 244p. : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 510.71 DIN d
A memory of ice
"In the southern summer of 1972/73, the Glomar Challenger was the first vessel of the international Deep Sea Drilling Project to venture into the seas surrounding Antarctica, confronting severe weather and ever-present icebergs. A Memory of Ice presents the science and the excitement of that voyage in a manner readable for non-scientists. Woven into the modern story is the history of early expl…
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- 9
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781760462949
- Collation
- viii, 246p. : ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 551.4608 ELI a
Control problems for conservation laws with traffic applications
Conservation and balance laws on networks have been the subject of much research interest given their wide range of applications to real-world processes, particularly traffic flow. This open access monograph is the first to investigate different types of control problems for conservation laws that arise in the modeling of vehicular traffic. Four types of control problems are discussed - bound…
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030930158
- Collation
- xvii, 227p, ; ill
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 512.94 CON c
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