Filter by
A fossil history of southern African land mammals
This reference provides comprehensive information on the taxonomy and distribution in time and space of all currently recognized southern African fossil mammals. After an introductory background chapter on southern Africa, mammals, sites and dating, the following chapters are presented by epoch, covering the Eocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene and Holocene. Individual maps provide informatio…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108647243
- Collation
- viii, 315p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 569.0968 AVE f
Instability in geophysical flows
Instabilities are present in all natural fluids from rivers to atmospheres. This book considers the physical processes that generate instability. Part I describes the normal mode instabilities most important in geophysical applications, including convection, shear instability and baroclinic instability. Classical analytical approaches are covered, while also emphasising numerical methods, mecha…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108640084
- Collation
- xi, 327p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.468 SMY i
Deep carbon : past to present
Carbon is one of the most important elements of our planet, and ninety percent of it resides inside Earth's interior. This book summarizes ten years of research by scientists involved in the Deep Carbon Observatory, a global community of 1200 scientists. It is a comprehensive guide to carbon inside Earth, including its quantities, movements, forms, origins, changes over time, and impact on plan…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108677950
- Collation
- xv, 669p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 549.27 DEE d
The proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education …
This book comprises the Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-12), which was held at COEX in Seoul, Korea, from July 8th to 15th, 2012. ICME-12 brought together 4700 experts from 100 countries, working to understand all of the intellectual and attitudinal challenges in the subject of mathematics education as a multidisciplinary research and practice. Thi…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319126883
- Collation
- xviii, 649p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 510.71 CHO t
Science and technology governance and ethics : a global perspective from Euro…
This book analyzes the possibilities for effective global governance of science in Europe, India and China. Authors from the three regions join forces to explore how ethical concerns over new technologies can be incorporated into global science and technology policies. The first chapter introduces the topic, offering a global perspective on embedding ethics in science and technology policy. Cha…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319146935
- Collation
- viii, 173p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 509 MIL s
Advancing culture of living with landslides: volume 1 ISDR-ICL sendai partner…
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume contains peer-reviewed papers from the Fourth World Landslide Forum organized by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), the Global Promotion Committee of the International Programme on Landslides (IPL), University of Ljubljana (UL) and Geological Survey of Slovenia in Ljubljana, Slovenia from May 29 to June 2, 2017. T…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319594699
- Collation
- XXVI, 586 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.307 ADV a
Rangeland systems: process, management and challenges
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresse…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319467092
- Collation
- xv, 661p.: ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 577.4 RAN r
Observing the volcano world : volcano crisis communication
This book provides a comprehensive overview of volcanic crisis research, the goal being to establish ways of successfully applying volcanology in practice and to identify areas that need to be addressed for future progress. It shows how volcano crises are managed in practice, and helps to establish best practices. Consequently the book brings together authors from all over the globe who work w…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319440972
- Collation
- xv, 771p. : ill.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 551.21 OBS o
Uses of technology in lower secondary mathematics education : a concise topic…
Digital technology1is omnipresent in society. Revolutionary technological develop-ments change the character of professional environments, and therefore put new demands on workers (Hoyles, Noss, Kent, & Bakker,2010). Consequently, there arenewdemandsoneducationalsystemsinordertopreparestudentsforfutureprofessions.Importantly, technology also offers opportunities for teaching and learning (see f…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319336664
- Collation
- VII, 34 p.
- Series Title
- ICME-13 Topical Surveys
- Call Number
- 510.712 USE u
How modern science came into the world: four civilizations, one 17th-century …
H. Floris Cohen.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789089642394 (hardbound)
- Collation
- xl, 784 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 509 COH h
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography