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Capstone Global Library Ltd Katie Blows Her Top
Katie Woo has science on her mind. She's doing a science experiment and building her own volcano. But when her project gets out of control, Katie gets mad. Can Katie keep from blowing her top?
£8.46
Transcript Verlag Van Gogh TV’s “Piazza Virtuale”: The Invention of Social Media at documenta IX in 1992
Piazza virtuale by the group of artists known as Van Gogh TV was not only the biggest art project ever to appear on television, but from a contemporary point of view the project was also a forerunner of today's social media. The ground-breaking event that took place during the 100 days of documenta IX in 1992 was an early experiment with entirely user-created content. This is the first book-length study of this largely forgotten experiment: It documents the radicality of Piazza virtuale's approach, the novel programme ideas and the technical innovations. It also allows, via QR codes, direct access to videos from the show, which until now have been inaccessible.
£29.69
Monthly Review Press,U.S. Teach Me!: Kids Will Learn When Oppression is the Lesson
This is the story of a novel experiment in teaching at an inner-city American high school. Murray Levin left his teaching at Harvard in 1993 to teach students in Boston whose lives were brutalized by poverty and gang wars. While exploring the seeming refusal of many students to learn, the book describes the flowering of an effective pedagogical experiment. In the students' own words, "Why do we need to know all these details? We need stuff about how to think better. How to see what you see, the cause and effect. Everything in our life stops us from thinking clear." The book contains inspiring stories of young people overcoming the odds to learn.
£35.96
Little, Brown & Company The Case Study of Vanitas, Vol. 4
Noe and Vanitas's flight through the catacombs comes to an abrupt end and the matter of the vampire abductions takes an unexpected turn...What "experiment" is the man who knows Vanitas's past plotting in the catacombs beneath Paris?
£10.99
Pearson Education Limited Rigby Star Guided Red Level: Next Door Pets Single
Genre: Modern humorous story with a predictable structure and patterned language. Learning Objectives:Word Recognition Strand 5: Explore and experiment with sounds, words, and texts. Language Comprehension Strand 8: Use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences.
£8.45
Princeton University Press Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time by Vladimir Nabokov
Nabokov's dream diary, published for the first time--and placed in biographical and literary context On October 14th, 1964, Vladimir Nabokov, a lifelong insomniac, began a curious experiment. Over the next eighty days, immediately upon waking, he wrote down his dreams, following the instructions he found in An Experiment with Time by the British philosopher John Dunne. The purpose was to test the theory that time may go in reverse, so that, paradoxically, a later event may generate an earlier dream. The result--published here for the first time--is a fascinating diary in which Nabokov recorded sixty-four dreams (and subsequent daytime episodes) on 118 index cards, which afford a rare glimpse of the artist at his most private. More than an odd biographical footnote, the experiment grew out of Nabokov's passionate interest in the mystery of time, which influenced many of his novels, including the late masterpiece Ada. Insomniac Dreams, edited by leading Nabokov authority Gennady Barabtarlo, presents the text of Nabokov's dream experiment, illustrated with a selection of his original index cards, and provides rich annotations and analysis that put them in the context of his life and writings. The book also includes previously unpublished records of Nabokov's dreams from his letters and notebooks and shows important connections between his fiction and private writings on dreams and time.
£20.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Introduction To Probability, An: With Mathematica®
The main objective of this text is to facilitate a student's smooth learning transition from a course on probability to its applications in various areas. To achieve this goal, students are encouraged to experiment numerically with problems requiring computer solutions.
£55.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sensorimotor Control and Learning: An introduction to the behavioral neuroscience of action
A comprehensive introduction for undergraduate students. Principals of Sensorimotor Control and Learning presents an integrated picture of sensorimotor behaviour. It provides integrated coverage of: brain and behaviour, perception and action, theory and experiment, performance (kinematics and kinetics of behaviour) and outcomes.
£74.99
Flapjack Press After the Storm
An inspirational collection containing the unabridged scripts of Rose Condo's three acclaimed poetry theatre shows: The Geography of Me, How to Starve an Artist and The Empathy Experiment. In The Geography of Me, Rose journeys through foreign and familiar lands, recounting hilarity and heartbreak, and disarming even the most reluctant of armchair travellers. How to Starve an Artist is a series of poems and stories about creative nourishment and how to feed your 'inner artist'. It was runner up in the Best Spoken Word Show category at the Saboteur Awards 2017. The Empathy Experiment asks if you could survive for one day without your phone - and if empathy is facing extinction, are smartphones are to blame? Rose explores tech addiction and compassion using herself as the test subject ... but does her experiment work? Winner Best Spoken Word Show, Gtr Manchester Fringe Festival 2019. After the Storm also includes QR codes to access accompanying music by Eleonora Rosca, full colour artwork by Jen McDonald, and a Foreword by Tina Sederholm.
£10.04
Canongate Books The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission that Changed our Understanding of Madness
Shortlisted for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book PrizeNamed a Best Book of 2020 by The Guardian * The Telegraph * The TimesIn the early 1970s, Stanford professor Dr Rosenhan conducted an experiment, sending sane patients into psychiatric wards; the result of which was a damning paper about psychiatric practises. The ripple effects of this paper helped bring the field of psychiatry to its knees, closing down institutions and changing mental health diagnosis forever.But what if that ground-breaking and now-famous experiment was itself deeply flawed? And what does that mean for our understanding of mental illness today? These are the questions Susannah Cahalan asks in her completely engrossing investigation into this staggering case, where nothing is quite as it seems.
£9.99
Design Originals Zenspirations Dangle Designs, Expanded Workbook Edition
Zenspirations dangles are unique patterns that add interest and texture to any design. Although they may look complicated, they are actually quite easy to create! All you need is a pen, a piece of paper and your imagination. Gifted calligrapher and designer Joanne Fink shares her fun and relaxing techniques for adding dangle patterns to your drawings. Whether you like to journal, draw or doodle, you'll find intriguing ideas here for crafting, designing and decorating with dangle patterns. This expanded edition includes a bonus workbook section that gives you a place to play, experiment and create new, exciting dangle designs. This is where you can practice drawing all the dangle design components, experiment with new techniques and develop your own unique dangle style.
£6.48
Little, Brown Book Group The Awakening: Book 2 of the Darkest Powers Series
Chloe Saunders used to be a normal teenage girl - or so she thought. Then she learned the shocking truth - she is a walking science experiment. Genetically altered at birth by a sinister group of scientists known as the Edison Group, Chloe is an aberration - a powerful necromancer who can see ghosts and even raise the dead, often with terrifying consequences. Even worse, her growing powers have made her a threat to the surviving members of the Edison Group, who have decided it's time to end their experiment - permanently ...Now Chloe is running for her life with three other supernatural teenagers - a charming sorcerer, a troubled werewolf and a temperamental young witch. Together they have a chance for freedom - but can Chloe trust her new friends?
£9.99
Pearson Education Limited Rigby Star Guided Quest Red: Red Level: Which Is Different?
Genre: Simple non-fiction Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Explore and experiment with sounds, words and texts. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Know that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom.
£8.35
The University of Chicago Press Split and Splice: A Phenomenology of Experimentation
An esteemed historian of science explores the diversity of scientific experimentation. The experiment has long been seen as a test bed for theory, but in Split and Splice, Hans-Jörg Rheinberger makes the case, instead, for treating experimentation as a creative practice. His latest book provides an innovative look at the experimental protocols and connections that have made the life sciences so productive. Delving into the materiality of the experiment, the first part of the book assesses traces, models, grafting, and note-taking—the conditions that give experiments structure and make discovery possible. The second section widens its focus from micro-level laboratory processes to the temporal, spatial, and narrative links between experimental systems. Rheinberger narrates with accessible examples, most of which are drawn from molecular biology, including from the author’s laboratory notebooks from his years researching ribosomes. A critical hit when it was released in Germany, Split and Splice describes a method that involves irregular results and hit-or-miss connections—not analysis, not synthesis, but the splitting and splicing that form a scientific experiment. Building on Rheinberger’s earlier writing about science and epistemology, this book is a major achievement by one of today’s most influential theorists of scientific practice.
£24.43
Basic Books The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II: The New Millennium Edition: Mainly Electromagnetism and Matter
"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight.Timeless and collectible, the lectures are essential reading, not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman.
£48.90
Basic Books The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. I: The New Millennium Edition: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat
The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publications that have remained definitive and introductory to physics for decades. Ranging from the basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Timeless and collectible, the lectures are essential reading, not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman.
£44.61
Facet Publishing The Experimental Library: A Guide to Taking Risks, Failing Forward, and Creating Change
Libraries that experiment are better positioned to adapt to rapidly changing environments and evolving user needs and behaviors. This guide shows how to draw from new approaches and technologies to harness experimentation as a tool for testing ideas and responding to change. It borrows ideas and inspiration from the startup sector to teach you how to take a human-centered and design thinking-based perspective on problem solving.Coverage includes: why experimentation is possible on any budget and can be undertaken by anyone in any organisation. ways to foster a culture of experimentation which recognises the importance of incorporating curiosity into work and daily life. examples of experimentation from academic, public and school libraries as well as non-library settings. how to engage users in testing to identify the pros and cons of a prototype. guidance on employing IDEEA (Ideate, Design, Experiment, Engage, Assess) as a five-part process for trying out ideas by formulating prototypes. This book is essential reading for library and information professionals who want to pioneer change and experiment in their library.
£50.00
Little, Brown Book Group The Awakening: Book 2 of the Darkest Powers Series
Chloe Saunders used to be a normal teenage girl - or so she thought. Then she learned the shocking truth - she is a walking science experiment. Genetically altered at birth by a sinister group of scientists known as the Edison Group, Chloe is an aberration - a powerful necromancer who can see ghosts and even raise the dead, often with terrifying consequences. Even worse, her growing powers have made her a threat to the surviving members of the Edison Group, who have decided it's time to end their experiment - permanently . . .Now Chloe is running for her life with three other supernatural teenagers - a charming sorcerer, a troubled werewolf and a temperamental young witch. Together they have a chance for freedom - but can Chloe trust her new friends?
£9.99
Royal Society of Chemistry Prebiotic Photochemistry: From Urey–Miller-like Experiments to Recent Findings
Photochemistry is an important facet in the study of the origin of life and prebiotic chemistry. Solar photons are the unique source of the large amounts of energy likely required to initiate the organisation of matter to produce biological life. The Miller–Urey experiment simulated the conditions thought to be present on the early earth and supported the hypothesis that under such conditions complex organic compounds could be synthesised from simpler inorganic precursors. The experiment inspired many others, including the production of various alcohols, aldehydes and organic acids through UV-photolysis of water vapour with carbon monoxide. This book covers the photochemical aspects of the study of prebiotic and origin of life chemistry an ideal companion for postgraduates and researchers in prebiotic chemistry, photochemistry, photobiology, chemical biology and astrochemistry.
£169.00
Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Homunculus (Omnibus) Vol. 1-2
Nakoshi Susumu, age 34, is living out of his car. Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name--but not so little that he'll agree to be the subject of a scientific experiment. An unnerving medical student is stalking him and offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum to test trepanation: the ability to draw out a sixth sense by drilling into the skull. Nakoshi refuses. When Nakoshi's beloved car is towed, though, he finally agrees to cash and the operating table. At first, the experiment seems to bear no fruit, and Nakoshi's life is unchanged. That is, until Nakoshi realizes his vision has warped in his left eye...showing him a twisted homunculus inside a normal human.
£24.99
Pearson Education Limited Rigby Star Guided Quest Rec Red Level: My Chinese New Year
Genre: Recount. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Explore and experiment with sounds, words and texts. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Extend their vocabulary, exploring the meanings and sounds of new words.
£8.27
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd Paul Klee Sticker Art Shapes
This book contains six of his most famous paintings and, with over 75 large-sized stickers, it allows both children and adults to experiment themselves, placing the re-usable stickers on different paintings to see how small - and large - changes, completely change a work of art.
£6.95
Little, Brown & Company Angels of Death Episode.0, Vol. 5
Angels and devils come together as the underground experiment begins! With each floor of the basement finalized by its respective “angel,” the building welcomes its first visitor—an older woman who knows all about Gray’s past, and her “devil” isn’t far behind...
£10.99
Headline Publishing Group The Lake House
Frannie O'Neill's life turned upside down when she and FBI maverick Kit Brennan rescued six incredible winged children from the school that created them. Now the young flock wants to go back to the couple, and Frannie and Kit are suing for custody. But when the case involves the most extraordinary creatures ever to land on this earth, someone will ensure there is no happy ending. Only Max, the most remarkable of the children, knows that another, terrifying biological experiment is taking place in the labs of a brilliant but evil surgeon, Dr Ethan Kane. But to complete his experiment he needs the ultimate prize - Max herself. And as the children dream of returning to the happy safety of the lake house, where for a few precious months they flew free, Kane moves ever closer...
£9.99
Park Books Experimental Zone: An Interdisciplinary Investigation on the Spaces and Practices of Collaborative Research
Experimental Zone documents a remarkable experiment in spatial research at the interdisciplinary laboratory Image Knowledge Gestaltung at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Every two months, for four years, researchers reconfigured a 350-square meter workspace for forty scientists. The design-based collaborative experiment's focus was on the interrelation of space and knowledge production: What spatial qualities are required by interdisciplinary teams for their research work? With some 300 striking and straightforward graphics, Experimental Zone presents the findings of the experiment. It highlights the spatial conditions under which individual and collaborative research unfold, overlap, or merge and reveals the characteristics of an architecture that fosters interdisciplinary. The experiment's innovative interdisciplinary approach is also reflected in the book's design, with each of the five chapters and the comprehensive visual material reflecting publishing traditions in design, architecture, and the humanities.
£31.50
Pearson Education Limited Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon, a retarded adult, undergoes a brain operation which dramatically increases his intelligence. Charlie becomes a genius. But can he cope emotionally? Can he develop relationships? And how do the psychiatrists and psychologists view Charlie—as a man or as the subject of an experiment like the mouse Algernon?
£16.69
Barefoot Books, Incorporated The Bread Pet: A Sourdough Story
Cora promises to keep Uncle JB’s Bread Pet alive but didn’t anticipate its exponential growth! She needs to come up with a solution -- and fast! This whimsical STEM story of family, creativity and community will inspire young makers to experiment and share their gifts with others. Includes sourdough starter and sourdough bread recipes.
£8.23
Pearson Education Limited Rigby Star Guided Reception: Pink Level: Who Can Curly See? Pupil Book (single)
genre: Fantasy story with familiar characters Learning Objective: Word Recognition Strand 5: Explore and experiment with sounds and words. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Know that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom
£8.27
Springer London Ltd Mathematical and Computer Programming Techniques for Computer Graphics
Provides a comprehensive and detailed coverage of the fundamentals of programming techniques for computer graphics Uses lots of code examples, encouraging the reader to explore and experiment with data and computer programs (in the C programming language)
£116.99
Little, Brown & Company A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 4 (manga)
The horrifying experiment to make Accelerator into an all-powerful Level Six has commenced--and it involves the wholesale slaughter of the little sisters cloned from Mikoto Misaka. Can Touma find a way to stop the seemingly invincible Accelerator? Could it be that weakness is stronger than strength could ever be?
£10.99
Penguin Books Ltd Madhouse
''An absolutely brilliant read'' Patrick Kielty, Late Late Show, RTÉBlisteringly honest . . . hilarious, traumatic, joyful and terrifying. Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy read!' Liz Nugent''Gloriously unabashed . . . vibrant, poignant and surprisingly hopeful'' Irish Times I grew up in a psychiatric experiment crossed with an alcoholic experiment. . . . a place run by two people who were extraordinarily drunk and guarded by a potentially vicious dog with a brain tumour.PJ Gallagher spent much of his childhood knocking back Lucozade with the local alcoholics in his parents'' northside pub. But the chaos that reigned for his first ten years was nothing compared to what happened when - having lost the pub - his mum took in six psychiatric patients from the local hospital to give them ''care in the community''.Worst. Idea. Ever.Madhouse is PJ''s riotous life st
£10.99
WW Norton & Co The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
Prohibition has long been portrayed as a “noble experiment” that failed, a newsreel story of glamorous gangsters, flappers and speakeasies. Now Lisa McGirr dismantles this myth to reveal a much more significant history. Prohibition was the seedbed for a pivotal expansion of the federal government and the genesis of America’s contemporary penal state.
£21.99
Basic Books The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set: The New Millennium Edition
"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning a book that has remained a definitive introduction to physics for decades. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable theories as general relativity and quantum mechanics, Feynman's lectures stand as a monument of clear exposition and deep insight. Now, we are reintroducing the printed books to the trade, fully corrected, for the first time ever, and in collaboration with Caltech. Timeless and collectible, the lectures are essential reading, not just for students of physics but for anyone seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Feynman.
£171.00
Usborne Publishing Ltd Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Weather
What are rainbows made of? How hot is the sun? When do hurricanes happen? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this fascinating information book, with over 60 flaps to lift. There’s also a quiz, a make your own water cycle experiment, and Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for more amazing facts.
£10.99
Pan Macmillan Space Oddities
Harry Cliff is a particle physicist based at the University of Cambridge and carries out research with the LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. His 2015 TED talk 'Have We Reached the End of Physics?' has been viewed nearly 3 million times. He is the author of How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch.
£17.09
The Crowood Press Ltd Colour and Textures in Jewellery
Decorative textures and colour are integral to the design of every piece of jewellery. This beautiful book covers a range of techniques and materials, which can be used to bring excitement, meaning and interest to your designs. Written by two experienced designer-makers and tutors, it encourages you to experiment, make samples, bend the rules (safely) and see what results are possible, before following the detailed technical advice to apply the techniques to your work. Topics covered include: embossing - techniques include hammering, stamping and roll printing to imprint a pattern, design and details onto the surface of the work. Heat application is covered and techniques include reticulation, granulation and casting. Further ideas and techniques cover the use of removing metal; colour techniques incorporating coloured metals in a piece of jewellery and the use of mixed media i.e. resin, wood, glass, anodised aluminium and gemstones. There are exercises that demonstrate a technique and experiment with the process, including
£27.50
Oxford University Press Higgs: The invention and discovery of the 'God Particle'
The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? What does it tell us about the Universe? Did the discovery announced on 4 July 2012 finish the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort? The short answer is yes. The Higgs field is proposed as the way in which particles gain mass - a fundamental property of matter. It's the strongest indicator yet that the Standard Model of physics really does reflect the basic building blocks of our Universe. Little wonder the hunt and discovery of this new particle produced such intense media interest. Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, looking at how the concept of a Higgs field was invented, how the vast experiment was carried out, and its implications on our understanding of all mass in the Universe.
£17.59
Eye Books Appius and Virginia
Virginia Hutton embarks upon an experiment. She will take an ape and raise it as a human child. She purchases an infant orangutan and names him Appius. She clothes him, feeds him, and puts him to bed in a cot every night. As Appius grows older, she teaches him to dress himself, to speak, to read, to stand and walk up straight, to eat his meals at the dining table with a knife and fork. She teaches him how to be human. The young orangutan is not always a willing student. His relationship with Virginia becomes fraught and flits between that of mother and child, teacher and student, scientist and experiment. But as Appius gains knowledge he moves ever closer to the one discovery Virginia does not want him to make: that of his true origins. Appius and Virginia explores the ongoing conflict between nature and nurture. It is also a chilling and unforgettable portrait of loneliness.
£15.19
Soberscove Press Learning by Doing at the Farm: Craft, Science and Counterculture in Modern California
Beginning in 1968, the University of California, Irvine, was host to an experiment in intercultural exchange and artistic and social scientific learning through practice. Located on the edges of William Pereira's California Brutalist campus, the Farm was a space for craftspeople from Guatemala, Mexico, and Samoa to demonstrate their skills; a laboratory for new methods in education and research; and an unexpected countercultural gathering site. Learning by Doing at the Farm reflects upon this unusual experiment, which brought together Cold War politics, modern development, and indigenous peoples drawn into the strange intellectual and cultural circumstances of 1960s California. Through a critical introduction and previously unpublished archival documentation, this book offers a glimpse of various actors' dreams of what the Farm could become and the collaborations that actually unfolded there.
£17.50
David R. Godine Publisher Inc Birds Beasts and Flowers
D H Lawrence (1885-1930) made a contribution to poetry that, in the words of Louis Bogan, "Can now be recognized as one of the most important, in any language, of our time." "Birds, Beasts, and Flowers!" was his first great experiment into the form of free verse. This edition re-sets the text in the format of the first edition.
£12.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd My New Haircut: Early Concepts: Shapes
Who knew that haircuts could be all different shapes? Well, when you are a poodle you can experiment with all kinds of new hairdos. This hilarious hairstyle search offers a simple visual introduction to math that will make readers laugh again and again. Join in the fun as mathematics and comedy come together for a clever introduction to shapes and vocabulary building.
£9.99
C & T Publishing Purr-fect Patchwork: 16 Appliqué, Embroidery & Quilt Projects for Modern Cat People
Embrace your inner cat lady with contemporary cat-themed projects! Play with texture and style to create 16 unique projects from bags and décor to seven different quilts. Use dozens of techniques from basic piecing, hand embroidery, and machine sewing for a vintage-meets-modern aesthetic. Experiment with different textiles and fabrics to create bags, accessories, home décor, and quilts.
£19.99
Luath Press Ltd The Dean's Diaries: Being a True & Factual Account of the Doings & Dealings of the Dean & Dons of St Andrew's College
A collection of diary entries from the dean of the fictional St. Andrew's College, Edinburgh. Longsuffering and cantankerous, he documents the comings and goings of eccentric professors, academic triumphs and failures and the disastrous outcome of a physics department’s experiment resulting in the magnetisation of the number 42 bus.
£8.99
BIS Publishers B.V. Inspired by Method: Creative tools for the design process
What is inspiration? Can there be a method for finding inspiration? Inspired by Method is both a guide to and a source of inspiration.Designing involves individuality and a systematic approach, which we may apply consciously or subconsciously, depending on the project. The 5D-method for inspiration, created by Alexandra Martini, is an incisive little tool that you can use in any design process. It takes away the fear of starting a new project. This method uses the following five dimensions: Formal-Aesthetic Dimension, Haptic Dimension, Production Dimension, Cultural Dimension and Interactive Dimension. It will help you analyse, experiment with and realise your ideas. The first phase of the book will get you started. The second phase encourages you to experiment and explore some unusual paths.For all budding creatives who are involved with design, in any way, that want to deepen their knowledge and intellectual portfolio professionally and develop their design skills further. The book provides orientation, guidance and methodology.
£29.43
HarperCollins Publishers Lab Skills for SQA Assessment – National 5 Chemistry Lab Skills for the revised exams of 2018 and beyond: Learn the Skills of Scientific Inquiry
Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: Chemistry First Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018 Covers all required techniques and apparatus Provides practice in all skills of scientific inquiry Supports Assignment work National 5 Chemistry Lab Skills is designed to support you when undertaking the practical work required for your SQA exam and assignment.It includes eleven experiments covering the required skills of scientific inquiry and will:· guide you through the experiments with clear aims, methods, apparatus lists and safety tips· connect each experiment to your course with underlying chemistry and learning outcomes· provide one place to record your results with write-in spaces· help you revise for your exams with check your understanding and exam-style questions.· include precautions to help you ensure your results are accurate, valid and reliable.· provide assignment advice with each experiment to help you develop your own research· allow you to check your answers at the back of the book
£6.12
Sourcebooks, Inc The Science Spell Book: Magical Experiments for Kids
Embrace your inner alchemist and explore the magic of science through amazing experiments you can do at home!Have you ever wished you could cast a real spell with the wave of a magic wand? Have you ever wanted to mix a real color-changing potion? Now kids can perform magical feats with a few simple ingredients and a little help from science.Kids will learn about physics, biology, chemistry, and more through 25 dazzling experiments and activities including: Elixir of Enlightenment-brew a stunning color-changing tea! Chaotic Calling-learn about chaos theory while creating art with a pendulum! Fluorescent Feast-create a meal that glows under a black light! North Divination-make a homemade compass! and more!Written by biochemist Cara Florance, Science Spells is the perfect way to engage kids while teaching them about science. Each experiment includes simple instructions, diagrams to follow along with, and an explanation of the science behind each magical experiment.
£12.99
Westland Books Sing of Life
In this inspired linguistic experiment, she seeks to capture that spark and give it new life by chiselling Tagoreâs prose-poetry into intense poems that invite us to re-engage with Gitanjali. Contemplative and courageous, this is a reimagining of Tagore and his work for a new generation of readers.
£26.59
Collective Ink Meaning in Absurdity – What bizarre phenomena can tell us about the nature of reality
This book is an experiment. Inspired by the bizarre and uncanny, it is an attempt to use science and rationality to lift the veil off the irrational. Its ways are unconventional: weaving along its path one finds UFOs and fairies, quantum mechanics, analytic philosophy, history, mathematics, and depth psychology. The enterprise of constructing a coherent story out of these incommensurable disciplines is exploratory. But if the experiment works, at the end these disparate threads will come together to unveil a startling scenario about the nature of reality. The payoff is handsome: a reason for hope, a boost for the imagination, and the promise of a meaningful future. Yet this book may confront some of your dearest notions about truth and reason. Its conclusions cannot be dismissed lightly, because the evidence this book compiles and the philosophy it leverages are solid in the orthodox, academic sense.
£11.24