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Scientific Research In World War II : What Scientists Did In The War

Denialism : How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms The Planet, And Threatens Our Lives

On Being A Scientist : A Guide To Responsible Conduct In Research

The Science Of James Bond : From Bullets To Bowler Hats To Boat Jumps, The Real Technology Behind 007’s Fabulous Films

The Sciencebook : Everything You Need To Know About The World And How It Works

  • The Sciencebook : Everything You Need To Know About The  World And How It Works
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    [authors, Matthias Delbrück ... et al.]
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    Book, National Geographic, 2008
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    A delight for the casual reader, yet so complete and wide-ranging that science buffs and students will welcome it, The Science Book encapsulates centuries of scientific thought in one richly illustrated volume. The Science Book offers both a general overview of topics for the browsing reader and more specific information for those seeking deeper insight into a particular subject. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     BROWSING (MAIN)  Q162 .S416 2008  DUE 04-07-10

Improving The Climate For Undergraduate Teaching And Learning In STEM Fields

  • Improving The Climate For Undergraduate Teaching And  Learning In STEM Fields
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    Roger G. Baldwin, editor
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    Book, Jossey-Bass, 2009
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    Chapters discuss: OL {list-style:disc} P:{margin-left 60px}The climate for undergraduate teaching and learning in STEM fields Supportive teaching and learning strategies in STEM education Advancing STEM teaching and learning with research teams Facilitating reforms in STEM undergraduate education: an administrative perspective Discipline-based efforts to enhance undergraduate STEM education The National Perspective: Fostering the Enhancement of STEM Undergraduate Education Preparing STEM Doctoral Students for Future Faculty Careers Climate Change: Creating Conditions Conducive to Quality STEM Undergraduate Education In each of these chapters, contributors provide an illuminating analysis of problems facing STEM education and suggest actions needed to strengthen STEM undergraduate education in a time when science and technology competence are more important than ever. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (LOWER LEVEL)  LB2361.5 .I46 2009  AVAILABLE

Extreme Scientists : Exploring Nature’s Mysteries From Perilous Places

Revolutionising The Sciences : European Knowledge And Its Ambitions, 1500-1700

  • Revolutionising The Sciences : European Knowledge And Its Ambitions, 1500-1700
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    Peter Dear
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    Book, 2nd ed, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
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    The second edition of this successful text has been updated and expanded in the light of recent scholarship, offering greater treatment of key topics such as alchemy and medicine.This book covers an increasingly popular subject among both history students and the general public. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     (UPPER LEVEL)  Q127.E8 D433 2009  NEW BOOK(MAIN)

The Age Of Wonder : How The Romantic Generation Discovered The Beauty And Terror Of Science

  • The Age Of Wonder : How The Romantic Generation  Discovered The Beauty And Terror Of Science
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    Richard Holmes
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    Book, Pantheon Books, 2009
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    A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. Richard Holmes?s extraordinary evocation of this age of wonder shows how great ideas and experiments?both successes and failureswere born of singular (and often lonely) dedication, and how science began to be viewed as one with the imagination. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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     BROWSING (MAIN)  Q127.G4 H65 2008  AVAILABLE

The Essential Galileo

The Scientific Life : A Moral History Of A Late Modern Vocation

Every Living Thing : Man’s Obsessive Quest To Catalog Life, From Nanobacteria To New Monkeys

The Nature Of Difference : Sciences Of Race In The United States From Jefferson To Genomics

The Essentials Of Science, Grades 7-12 : Effective Curriculum, Instruction, And Assessment

Contemporary Perspectives On Science And Technology In Early Childhood Education