Thomas Morel tells the story of subterranean geometry, a forgotten discipline that developed in the silver mines of early modern Europe. Mining and metallurgy were of great significance to the rulers of early modern Europe, required for the silver bu...Lasīt vairāk
This book is the first complete biography of George Minchin Minchin (18451914), professor of applied mathematics at the Royal Indian Engineering College. Minchins extraordinary range of accomplishments offers a unique inside view of the major techn...Lasīt vairāk
A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand todays cultures of prediction.The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replic...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Mar-2024, Other book format, Izdevniecība: MIT Press, ISBN-13: 9780262379052)
A probing examination of the dynamic history of predictive methods and values in science and engineering that helps us better understand todays cultures of prediction.The ability to make reliable predictions based on robust and replic...Lasīt vairāk
This book is the first complete biography of George Minchin Minchin (18451914), professor of applied mathematics at the Royal Indian Engineering College. Minchins extraordinary range of accomplishments offers a unique inside view of the major techn...Lasīt vairāk
Aspiring and Inspiring is a collection of essays from successful women and gender minority mathematicians on what it takes to build a career in mathematics. The individual essays are intended to advise, encourage, and inspire mathematicians throug...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores a range of issues central to STEM and 21st Century education. It explores research into the relationships between creativity, critical thinking and STEM Education from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It examines ma...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 22-Dec-2022, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009267304)
Underground Mathematics tells the story of a forgotten discipline: subterranean geometry. Through vivid case studies, it tells how geometry was used in metallic mines, from surveying to mapmaking, by practitioners using esoteric manuscripts. The boo...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores a range of issues central to STEM and 21st Century education. It explores research into the relationships between creativity, critical thinking and STEM Education from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It examines ma...Lasīt vairāk
Over its 2,700-year history, the Maya became one of the most complex and dominant indigenous civilizations in pre-Columbian America. They became masters in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM, as evident through the archaeologic...Lasīt vairāk
At the dawn of Europes Scientific Revolution, China was a major world power. With million-person cities, vast navies, and a robust trade in luxury goods, China was a country of marvels. The Central Kingdom was also a country of invention. This fas...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rosen Young Adult, ISBN-13: 9781725341357)
The archaeological evidence of Tenochtitlan isnt just impressive from a historical perspective, it is also remarkable from a STEM standpoint, too. After all, it reveals one overwhelming fact about the Aztecs: they were a highly advanced civilizatio...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rosen Young Adult, ISBN-13: 9781725341500)
Over its 2,700-year history, the Maya became one of the most complex and dominant indigenous civilizations in pre-Columbian America. They became masters in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics or STEM, as evident through the archaeologic...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Rosen Young Adult, ISBN-13: 9781725341449)
The ancient Greeks lived thousands of years ago. However, their discoveries about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are out-of-date or old-fashioned. In fact, some of the ideas and inventions they dreamed up so long ago are useful to...Lasīt vairāk
