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The story of science ; from the writings of Aristotle to the big bang theory / by Bauer, Susan Wise.(CARDINAL)347134;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-294) and index.Part I. The beginnings. The first science texts: The first written attempt to explain the physical world in physical terms -- Beyond man: The first big-picture accounts of the universe -- Change: The first theory of evolution -- Grains of sand: The first use of mathematics to measure the universe -- The void: The first treatise on nature to dispense entirely with the divine -- The Earth-centered universe: The most influential science book in history -- The last ancient astronomer: An alternate explanation for the universe, with better mathematics, but no more proof -- Part II. The birth of the method. A new proposal: A challenge to Aristotle, and the earliest articulation of the scientific method -- Demonstration: The refutation of one of the greatest ancient authorities through observation and experimentation -- The death of Aristotle: The overthrow of ancient authority in favor of observations and proofs -- Instruments and helps: Improving the experimental method by distorting nature and extending the senses -- Rules of reasoning: Extending the experimental method across the entire universe -- Part III. Reading the earth. The genesis of geology: The creation of the science of the earth -- The laws of the new science: Two different theories are proposed as explanations for the Earth's present form -- A long and steady history: Uniformitarianism becomes the norm -- The unanswered question: Calculating the age of the Earth -- The return of the grand theory: Continental drift -- Catastrophe, redux: Bringing extraordinary events back into Earth's history -- Part IV. Reading life (with special reference to us). -- Biology: The first systematic attempt to describe the history of life -- Natural selection: The first naturalistic explanation for the origin of species -- Inheritance: The laws, and mechanisms, of heredity revealed -- Synthesis: Bringing cell-level discoveries and the grand story of evolution together -- The secret of life: Biochemistry tackles the mystery of inheritance -- Biology and destiny: The rise of neo-Darwinist reductionism, and the resistance to it -- Part V. Reading the cosmos (reality). Relativity: The limits of Newtonian physics -- Damn quantum jumps: The discovery of subatomic random swerves -- The triumph of the Big Bang: Returning to the question of beginnings, and contemplating the end -- The butterfly effect: Complex systems, and the (present) limits of our understanding.Far too often, public discussion of science is carried out by journalists, voters, and politicians who have received their science secondhand. The Story of Science shows us the joy and importance of reading groundbreaking science writing for ourselves and guides us back to the masterpieces that have changed the way we think about our world, our cosmos, and ourselves. Able to be referenced individually, or read together as the narrative of Western scientific development, the book leads readers from the first science texts by the Greeks through 20th-century classics in biology, physics, and cosmology. The Story of Science illuminates everything from mankind's earliest inquiries to the butterfly effect. Each chapter recommends one or more classic books and provides accounts of crucial contributions to science, sketches of the scientist-writers, and explanations of the mechanics underlying each concept. The Story of Science reveals science to be a dramatic undertaking practiced by some of history's most memorable characters. It reminds us that scientific inquiry is a human pursuit -- an essential, often deeply personal, sometimes flawed, frequently brilliant way of understanding the world.

Subjects: Science;

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The mathematics of Oz : mental gymnastics from beyond the edge / by Pickover, Clifford A.(CARDINAL)329147;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-348) and index.

Subjects: Puzzles and games.;

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The unlikely master genius [large print] / by Kelly, Carla,author.(CARDINAL)753640;

"Sailing Master Able Six, Royal Navy, is a man like no other. To call him a mere polymath is to sell him short. Someone with his extraordinary gifts should rise to the top, unless it is the 1800s, where pedigree and money govern Regency society, as sure as Napoleon seeks world domination. A bastard raised in a Scottish workhouse with nothing in his favor except his amazing mind, Able must navigate life ashore on half-pay during the uneasy Truce of Amiens, and find a way to provide for his charming bride Meridee Bonfort, a gentlewoman to be sure, but lacking a dowry. Assisted by two sea captains acquainted with his startling abilities, Able finds himself teaching mathematics and seamanship at St. Brendan the Navigator School, which is itself an experiment, taking boys like Able from workhouses and training them to serve the fleet in wartime. Meridee has agreed to invite four lads who need extra attention into their home in raffish, unsavory Portsmouth. Calling themselves the Gunwharf Rats, these St. Brendan lads show promise in an unpromising world. Can a sailing master-turned-teacher uncover their potential? Can Meridee find a way to nurture young hearts bruised too soon by life? What will happen when war breaks out again? And what is it about Able Six, the unlikely master genius? Volume One: The St. Brendan Series"--

Subjects: Large print books.; Sea fiction.; Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Ship captains; Husband and wife; Man-woman relationships; Teacher-student relationships; Teenage boys; Schools;

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SQL for data analysis : advanced techniques for transforming data into insights / by Tanimura, Cathy,author.;

1. Analysis with SQL -- 2. Preparing data for analysis -- 3. Time series analysis -- 4. Cohort analysis -- 5. Text analysis -- 6. Anomaly detection -- 7. Experiment analysis -- 8. Creating complex data sets for analysis -- 9. Conclusion.

Subjects: SQL (Computer program language); Mathematical statistics.;

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The seven pillars of statistical wisdom / by Stigler, Stephen M.,author.(CARDINAL)738463;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index.Aggregation : from tables and means to least squares -- Information : its measurement and rate of change -- Likelihood : calibration on a probability scale -- Intercomparison : within-sample variation as a standard -- Regression : multivariate analysis, Bayesian inference, and causal inference -- Design : experimental planning and the role of randomization -- Residual : scientific logic, model comparison, and diagnostic display."A summary of the seven most consequential ideas in the history of statistics, ideas that have proven their importance over a century or more and yet still define the basis of statistical science in the present day. Separately each was a radical idea when introduced, and most remain radical today when they are extended to new territory. Together they define statistics as a scientific field in a way that differentiates it from mathematics and computer science, fields which partner with statistics today but also maintain their separate identities. These "pillars" are presented in their historical context, and some flavor of their development and variety of forms is also given in historical context. The framework of these seven is quite different from the usual ways statistical ideas are arranged, such as in most courses on the subject, and thus they give a new way to think about statistics."--

Subjects: Statistics; Mathematical statistics;

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A new kind of science / by Wolfram, Stephen,1959-(CARDINAL)733374;

Machine generated contents note: Preface ix -- 1 The Foundations for a New Kind of Science I -- 2 The Crucial Experiment 23 -- 3 The World of Simple Programs 51 -- 4 Systems Based on Numbers 115 -- 5 Two Dimensions and Beyond 169 -- 6 Starting from Randomness 223 -- 7 Mechanisms in Programs and Nature 297 -- 8 Implications for Everyday Systems 363 -- 9 Fundamental Physics 433 -- 10 Processes of Perception and Analysis 547 -- 11 The Notion of Computation 637 -- 12 The Principle of Computational Equivalence 715 -- Notes 849 -- Index 1201.This work presents a series of dramatic discoveries never before made public. Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments---illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics---Wolfram shows how their unexpected results force a whole new way of looking at the operation of our universe. Wolfram uses his approach to tackle a remarkable array of fundamental problems in science: from the origin of the Second Law of thermodynamics, to the development of complexity in biology, the computational limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory of physics, and the interplay between free will and determinism.

Subjects: Cellular automata.; Computational complexity.;

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Ideas that matter : the concepts that shape the 21st century / by Grayling, A. C.(CARDINAL)347664;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-411) and index.Absolutism -- Accommodation Theory -- Activism -- Advertising -- Aesthetics -- Biodiversity -- Bioethics -- Biology -- Biopoiesis -- Black consciousness -- Black holes -- Black power -- Buddhism -- Business ethics -- Capitalism -- Catholicism -- Christianity -- Civilization -- Class -- Cloning -- Cognitive Science -- Cognitive therapy -- Communism -- Consequentialism -- Consumerism -- Creationism -- Daoism (Taoism) -- Democracy -- Deontology -- Economics -- Education -- Egoism -- Enlightenment -- Epistemology -- Equality -- Ethics -- Ethics, history of -- Ethnocentrism -- Euthanasia -- Evolution -- Existentialism -- Experimental philosophy -- Falsifiability -- Fascism -- Feminism -- Freedom of speech -- Fundamentalism -- Future, the -- Game theory -- Globalization -- Hinduism and Brahmanism -- History -- Humanism -- Human rights -- Identity -- Internet -- Intuitionism, mathematical and logical -- Irrationalism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Justice -- Law -- Liberalism -- Liberty -- Logic -- Logic, fallacies of informal -- Love -- Marxism -- Meaning, theory of -- Metaphysics -- Mind, philosophy of -- Multiculturalism -- Nationalism -- Neoconservatism -- Neurophilosophy -- Neuroscience -- Orthodox Christianity -- Philosophy -- Politics -- Positivism and logical positivism -- Postmodernism -- Privacy -- Protestantism -- Psychoanalysis -- Psychology -- Punishment -- Quantum mechanics -- Racism -- Realism -- Relativism -- Relativity -- Religion -- Romanticism -- Skepticism -- Science -- Scientific revolutions -- Secularism -- Slavery -- Socialism -- Sociobiology -- Standard model -- String theory -- Technology -- Terrorism -- Tolerance -- Totalitarianism -- Truth -- Utopia -- Vegetarianism -- Verificationism -- Virtue ethics -- War -- War crimes -- Wealth -- Westernization -- Xenophobia -- Zeitgeist.Ideas can, and do, change the world. Just as Marxism, existentialism, and feminism shaped the last century, so fundamentalism, globalization, and bioethics are transforming our world now. In "Ideas that Matter," renowned philosopher A.C. Grayling provides a personal dictionary of the ideas that will shape our world in the decades to come. With customary wit, fire, and erudition, Grayling ranges across the gamut of essential theories, movements, and philosophies--from animal rights to neurophilosophy to war crimes--provoking and elucidating throughout--Book jacket.

Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Knowledge, Theory of.; Philosophy.; Philosophy;

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What a dream! [video-enabled device] by Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;

"Children will use their knowledge of math, science, and art to blast their way into imaginary lands from earth to sky and everywhere in between. Develop math skills and number sense, learn to make 3D animations, experiment with colors, sharpen motor skills and hand-eye coordination"--Publisher description.Ages 5-7.Grades K-2.

Subjects: Educational games.; Launchpads.; Mobile apps.; Playaway Launchpad.; Video games.; Art; Mathematics; Science;

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The World of physics. a small library of the literature of physics from antiquity to the present : the Aristotelian cosmos and the Newtonian system / by McAdoo, Dale.(CARDINAL)747214; Motz, Lloyd,1909-2004.(CARDINAL)345735; Weaver, Jefferson Hane.(CARDINAL)747213;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Basic physics / Richard P. Feynman -- On the meaning of physical theories / Max Born -- The fundaments of theoretical physics / Albert Einstein -- Dynamical laws and statistical laws / Max Planck -- How science grows / Gerald Holton -- Novum organum / Francis Bacon -- The Gorgon's eye / Jerome Lettvin -- Hamlet's mill / Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend -- Stonehenge : a neolithic computer / Gerald S. Hawkins -- The dawn of science / George Sarton -- The cosmology of ancient Egypt / J.M. Plumley -- Enuma Elish--'The Babylonian Genesis' / Thorkild Jacobsen -- Genesis 1-2 -- Hymn of creation -- Kena Upanishad -- Bhagavadgita -- Tao-te Ching / Lao Tzu -- I Ching (Book of changes) -- The pre-Socratics / Reginald E. Allen -- Timaeus / Plato -- Natural science and its principles / Aristotle -- Letter to Herodotus / Epicurus -- A method of treating mechanical problems / Archimedes -- On the nature of the universe / Lucretius -- Almagest / Claudius Ptolemy --Energy / Thomas Young -- The source of the heat which is excited by friction / Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford -- The mechanical equivalent of heat / Julius Robert Mayer -- On the mechanical equivalent of heat / James Prescott Joule -- Interaction of natural forces / Hermann Helmholtz -- The motive power of heat / Nicolas Sadi Carnot -- The second law of thermodynamics / Rudolf Clausius -- Heat and thermodynamics / William Thomson, Lord Kelvin -- Statistical mechanics / Josiah Willard Gibbs -- Application of the second law of thermodynamics ; Statistical mechanics / Ludwig Boltzmann -- The second law of thermodynamics / Max Planck -- Statistical mechanics and the second law of thermodynamics / Percy Williams Bridgman -- Principles of philosophy / René Descartes -- Treatise on light / Christian Huygens -- Interference of light / Thomas Young -- Experimental researches in electricity / Michael Faraday -- A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field / James Clerk Maxwell.Time / Saint Augustine -- Guide for the perplexed / Moses ben Maimon -- On experimental science / Roger Bacon -- Essence and unity / Ramón Lull -- Book of vexations / Paracelsus -- On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres / Nicholas Copernicus -- On the infinite universe and worlds / Giordano Bruno -- Dialogue concerning the two chief world systems / Galileo Galilei -- The dream / Johannes Kepler -- Mathematical principles of natural philosophy ; Rules of reasoning in philosophy ; Optics / Isaac Newton -- Newton, the man / John Maynard Keynes -- Laputa / Jonathan Swift -- The monadology / Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz -- Evolution of the solar system / Pierre Simon de Laplace -- Restoring force / Robert Hooke -- Kinetic theory of gases / Daniel Bernoulli -- A theory of natural philosophy / Roger G. Boscovich -- New system of chemical philosophy / John Dalton -- Determining the relative masses of molecules and the proportations in which they form compounds / Amedeo Avogadro -- Free and elastic molecules / John James Waterston -- Atoms and electricity / Michael Faraday --

Subjects: Physics;

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Improbable / by Fawer, Adam,1970-(CARDINAL)466844;

After nightfall, David Caine inhabits a world of risk, obsession, rich rewards, and sudden, destructive downfalls. A compulsive gambler possessing a brilliant mathematical mind - and an uncanny ability to calculate odds in the blink of an eye - he prowls the underground poker clubs of Manhattan, winning more than he loses. But Caine is a man prone to crippling epileptic incidents - and one night he makes a costly miscalculation, suffering the most intense seizure he has ever experienced. And his life spins madly out of control." "Desperate to regain his equilibrium, he agrees to test an experimental drug with unnerving side effects. Suddenly he is having visions of the past, present, and future; either peering through a window into an alternate reality or teetering on the precipice of a psychotic breakdown. Chemistry and destiny have colluded to grant David Caine the astonishing ability to foresee the consequences of his actions and the probability of various outcomes, both good and terrible." But with his "gift" comes grave danger, for he is not the only one who knows his secret. Frightening powers operating from the shadows now want him for their own, forcing Caine to seek help from a most improbable ally - a beautiful rogue CIA agent skilled in the death arts - on a desperate race for survival with his sanity hanging by the slenderest of threads.

Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Compulsive gamblers; Epileptics; Medicine, Experimental; Drugs; Visions; Medication.;

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