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Making machines with pulleys / by Oxlade, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)343232;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is a pulley? -- How pulleys work -- A simple pulley -- Compound pulleys -- A compound pulley system -- Pulleys in history -- Pulley belts -- Making a pulley belt -- Pulleys in complex machines -- Facts and fun."A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to pulleys. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of pulleys. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--940L
Subjects: Pulleys; Simple machines;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Making machines with levers / by Oxlade, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)343232;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is a lever? -- How levers work -- Different levers -- Levers in history -- Make some scales -- Changing forces and motion -- Magnifying motion -- Everyday levers -- Levers in complex machines -- Facts and fun."A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to the lever. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of levers. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--610L
Subjects: Levers; Simple machines;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Nature's blueprint : supersymmetry and the search for a unified theory of matter and force / by Hooper, Dan,1976-(CARDINAL)479216;
Discovery! -- The birth of a new science -- Dirac's symmetry -- From simplicity to chaos-- and back again -- The world as we know it -- The birth of supersymmetry -- Unity in all things -- The hunt begins -- Bang! -- The machine -- In search of beauty and truth -- The LHC choose-your-own-adventure story!
Subjects: Supersymmetry.; Unified field theories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The blank slate : the modern denial of human nature / by Pinker, Steven,1954-(CARDINAL)332272;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-489) and index.pt. 1. The blank slate, the noble savage, and the ghost in the machine -- The official theory -- Silly putty -- The last wall to fall -- Culture vultures -- The slate's last stand -- pt. 2. Fear and loathing -- Political scientists -- The holy trinity -- pt. 3. Human nature with a human face -- The fear of inequality -- The fear of imperfectibility -- The fear of determinism -- The fear of nihilism -- pt 4. Know thyself -- In touch with reality -- Out of our depths -- The many roots of our suffering -- The sanctimonious animal -- pt. 5. Hot buttons -- Politics -- Violence -- Gender -- Children -- The arts -- pt. 6. The voice of the species -- Appendix: Donald E. Brown's list of human universals.
Subjects: Nature and nurture.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 13
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Making machines with springs / by Oxlade, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)343232;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is a spring? -- How springs work -- Squeezing, stretching and bending springs -- Spring jobs -- Springs in history -- A spring catapult -- Storing energy with springs -- Rubber band power -- Springs in complex machines -- Facts and fun."A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to springs. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of springs. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--640L
Subjects: Simple machines; Springs (Mechanism);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Making machines with screws / by Oxlade, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)343232;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What are screws? -- How screws work -- Fixing with screws -- Screw threads -- Working with nuts and bolts -- Lifting and gripping with screws -- Making a screw jack -- Moving materials with screws -- Make an Archimedean screw -- Screws in complex machines -- Facts and fun."A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to screws. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of screws. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--910L
Subjects: Screws; Simple machines;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A dictionary of science. by Law, Jonathan,editor.(CARDINAL)683588;
Machine generated contents note: A Dictionary of Science -- Atomic Theory Chronology -- Big-Bang Theory (Feature) -- Biochemistry Chronology -- Cell Biology Chronology -- Cosmology Chronology -- Crystal Defects (Feature) -- Electronics Chronology -- El Nino (Feature) -- Explosives Chronology -- Genetically Modified Organisms (Feature) -- Learning in Animals (Feature) -- Microscopy Chronology -- Moon Exploration Chronology -- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Feature) -- Plastics Chronology -- Polymers (Feature) -- Refrigeration (Feature) -- Solar System (Feature) -- Telescopes, Optical Astronomical (Feature) -- Vitamins Chronology -- Appendices -- SI units -- Fundamental constants -- The solar system -- Geological time scale -- Simplified phylogenetic tree for plants -- Simplified phylogenetic tree of the animal kingdom -- The periodic table.This dictionary contains more than 9,500 entries on all aspects of chemistry, physics, biology (including human biology), earth sciences, computer science, and astronomy. This fully revised edition includes hundreds of new entries, bringing it fully up to date in areas such as nanotechnology, quantum physics, molecular biology, genomics, and the science of climate change. Supported by more than 200 diagrams and illustrations, the dictionary features recommended web links for many entries, accessed and kept up-to-date via the Dictionary of Science companion website.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Theory of time travel / by Loh-Hagan, Virginia,author.(CARDINAL)617541;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.What is the universe? -- What is space-time? -- How do black holes support time travel? -- Could wormholes be used for time travel? -- What are cosmic strings? -- How would time machines work? -- Who studied time travel?."Explore the dark side of space in Out of this World, a new and exciting series for struggling readers. Is time travel possible? How do black holes theoretically support time travel? These and other fascinating questions are discussed in the Theory of Time Travel title using considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage struggling readers. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance reading comprehension. Sidebars include hands-on experiments, spotlight biographies on women in science, tech connections, and far out facts"--Grades 4-6550L
Subjects: Space and time; Time travel; Wormholes (Physics);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The signal and the noise : why so many predictions fail-- but some don't / by Silver, Nate,1978-(CARDINAL)401158;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-514) and index.A Catastrophic failure of prediction -- Are you smarter than a television pundit? -- All I care about is W's and L's -- For years you've been telling us that rain is green -- Desperately seeking signal -- How to drown in three feet of water -- Role models -- Less and less and less wrong -- Rage against the machines -- The poker bubble -- If you can't beat 'em ... -- A climate of healthy skepticism -- What you don't know can hurt you.Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair's breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger. Drawing on his own groundbreaking work, Silver examines the world of prediction.1260L
Subjects: Forecasting.; Forecasting; Forecasting; Bayesian statistical decision theory.; Knowledge, Theory of.;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 23
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Making machines with wheels and axles / by Oxlade, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)343232;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What are wheels and axles? -- How wheels and axles work -- Wheels and axles in history -- Moving on wheels -- Changing force and motion -- Lifting with a wheel and axle -- Gear wheels -- Making gear wheels -- Wheels and axles in complex machines -- Facts and fun."A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to wheels and axles. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of wheels and axles. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging."--600L
Subjects: Axles; Simple machines; Wheels;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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