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Exam board: AQA Level & Subject: GCSE Physics First teaching: September 2016 Next exams: June 2025 To support students in their completion of the required practicals on their GCSE Science (9-1) course, the Collins AQA lab book is the only resource that they need. This lab book will:• provide students with all the information they need to perform their required practicals; including the method, apparatus needed, common mistakes and safety tips• be the one place to record the outcomes of practicals, providing and easy reference for revision• challenge students with extra questions designed to improve analysis, evaluation and maths skills• prepare students for their examinations, with exam-style questions directly linked to the required practicals and apparatus use. Σελίδες: 56, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Looking to bridge the gap between GCSE and A-Level Biology? Look no further than this brilliant Head Start book. It recaps important GCSE topics you’ll need to remember, with clear study notes, examples and practice questions to test your understanding. Then to help you master those big ideas early on, we\'ve added in straightforward explanations of key topics you’ll meet at A-Level. It’s the perfect way to jumpstart your prep, whichever exam board you’re studying! Plus, it also comes with a free Online Edition to read on your pc or tablet. Whilst you\'re getting ahead, why not hone your Maths skills too with our superb guide to Essential Maths Skills for A-Level Biology (9781847623232)! Σελίδες: 40, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Set yourself up for A-Level Physics success with CGP\'s splendid Head Start book - suitable for all exam boards! It\'ll make sure you\'re fully up-to-date with key GCSE topics you’ll need, with superb study notes, examples, and practice questions. Then it\'s time to introduce big new A-Level ideas - all clearly explained from day one. Plus, we’ve included a free Online Edition, to read on your pc or tablet. For more brilliant A-Level prep, check out CGP\'s brilliant guide to Essential Maths Skills for A-Level Physics (9781782944713)! Σελίδες: 52, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Get ahead of the game in A-Level Chemistry with CGP\'s unbeatable Head Start book! It goes over crucial topics you’ll need to remember from GCSE, with crystal-clear study notes, examples, and practice questions - plus it’s suitable for all exam boards. What’s more, we’ve included detailed introductions to important A-Level topics, so you can see what you\'re in for! Plus, this book comes with a free Online Edition, so you can take it on road too. You\'re on a roll - make sure your Maths skills are up to the challenge with CGP\'s marvellous guide to Essential Maths Skills for A-Level Chemistry (9781782944720)! Σελίδες: 56, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

From WW2 code-breaker to Artificial Intelligence - a fascinating account of the remarkable Alan Turing.Alan Turing\'s 1936 paper On Computable Numbers was a landmark of twentieth-century thought. It not only provided the principle of the post-war computer, but also gave an entirely new approach to the philosophy of the mind. Influenced by his crucial codebreaking work during the war, and by practical pioneering of the first electronic computers, Turing argued that all the operations of the mind could be performed by computers. His thesis is the cornerstone of modern Artificial Intelligence. Andrew Hodges gives a fresh analysis of Turing\'s work, relating it to his extraordinary life. Σελίδες: 96, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0112, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

Hints, tips and tricks to learning your times tables with Carol Vorderman If your child finds times tables a little testing then here\'s the answer: straightforward, easy-to-follow tips, hints and advice from Carol Vorderman that will help them remember their tables for ever. There are fun illustrations, shortcuts, clever ways to make some or the harder times tables simpler to learn (and even some harmless cheats that their teacher will approve of!). They can also download a fantastic FREE podcast from the DK website so they can join in with other children saying their tables , AND play the fill-in-the-answer game. Σελίδες: 64, Διαστάσεις: 20.4x20.4cm

Everything in the universe is made up of the elements – including us. Forged in the Big Bang, the elements and their resulting compounds created the solar system, planet Earth, the air we breathe, the water we rely on and the proteins that would become life. In fact, everything in the known Universe is made up of one of the 118 elements of the periodic table – so we really should know something about them! This little book is the perfect guide, listing all the elements\' vital stats, and exploring their astonishing histories and usages in an accessible and easy-to-understand way. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0105, Διαστάσεις: 12x12cm

The UK\'s most trusted A level Mathematics resources With over 900,000 copies sold (plus 1.3 million copies sold of the previous edition), Pearson\'s own resources for Pearson Edexcel are the market-leading and most trusted for AS and A level Mathematics. Our A level Mathematics Statistics and Mechanics Year 1 Practice Book helps you get exam-ready with confidence and practice at the right pace. Coverage: the practice workbooks cover all Pure, Statistics and Mechanics topicsQuantity: the most A level question practice available, with over 2,000 extra questions per bookPractice at the right pace: start with the essentials, build your skills with various practice questions to make connections between topics, then apply this to exam-style questions at the end of each chapterGet exam-ready with confidence: differentiated questions including ‘Bronze, Silver, Gold\' in each chapter, and a mixed problem-solving section for each book, will guide and help you to develop the skills you need for your examsDesigned to be used flexibly, the practice books are fully mapped to the scheme of work and textbooks so you can use them seamlessly in and out of the classroom and all year round. Use them lesson by lesson, topic by topic, for homework, revision and more - the choice is yoursGreat value practice materials that are cheaper than photocopying, saves more time than independently sourcing questions and answers, and are all in one place   Pearson Edexcel AS and A level Mathematics Statistics and Mechanics Year 1/AS Practice Book matches the Pearson Edexcel exam structure and is fully integrated with Pearson Edexcel\'s interactive scheme of work. Practice books are also available offering the most comprehensive and flexible AS/A level Maths practice with over 2000 extra questions. Pearson\'s revision resources are the smart choice for those revising for Pearson Edexcel AS and A level Mathematics – there is a Revision Workbook for exam practice and a Revision Guide for classroom and independent study. Practice Papers Plus+ books contain additional full length practice papers, so you can practice answering questions by writing straight into the book and perfect your responses with targeted hints, guidance and support for every question, including fully worked solutions. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 20x20cm

Concise and reliable study notes – perfect for achieving your best grades in 2025 and 2026.This brilliant CGP book covers all the maths skills needed in AS and A-Level Psychology (the use of maths is required for up to 10% of the marks in the final exams and assessments). It explains Calculations, Graph Skills and Statistics, with clear study notes and step-by-step examples in the context of Psychology. And to make sure you’ve really got to grips with it all, there are practice questions for each topic - with answers included at the back of the book. Σελίδες: 76, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Concise and reliable study notes – perfect for achieving your best grades in 2025 or 2026.This brilliant CGP book covers all the maths skills needed in AS and A-Level Physics (the use of maths is required for up to 40% of the marks in the final exams and assessments). It explains Calculations, Geometry, Trigonometry, Graph Skills and Handling Date, with clear study notes and step-by-step examples in the context of Physics. And to make sure you’ve really got to grips with it all, there are practice questions for each topic - with answers included at the back of the book. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Concise and reliable study notes – perfect for achieving your best grades in 2025 or 2026.This brilliant CGP book covers all the maths skills needed in AS and A-Level Chemistry (the use of maths is required for 20% of the marks in the final exams and assessments). It explains Calculations, Units, Handling Data, Graph Skills and Geometry, with clear study notes and step-by-step examples in the context of Chemistry. And to make sure you’ve really got to grips with it all, there are practice questions for each topic - with answers included at the back of the book. Σελίδες: 72, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

Concise and reliable study notes – perfect for achieving your best grades in 2025 or 2026.This brilliant CGP book covers all the maths skills needed in AS and A-Level Biology (the use of maths is required for 10% of the marks in the final exams and assessments). It explains Calculations, Graph Skills and Statistics, with clear study notes and step-by-step examples in the context of Biology. And to make sure you’ve really got to grips with it all, there are practice questions for each topic - with answers included at the back of the book. Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 21x21cm

When should you adopt an aggressive business strategy? How do we make decisions when we don\'t have all the information? What makes international environmental cooperation possible?Game theory is the study of how we make a decision when the outcome of our moves depends on the decisions of someone else. Economists Ivan and Tuvana Pastine explain why, in these situations, we sometimes cooperate, sometimes clash, and sometimes act in a way that seems completely random.Stylishly brought to life by award-winning cartoonist Tom Humberstone, Game Theory will help readers understand behaviour in everything from our social lives to business, global politics to evolutionary biology. It provides a thrilling new perspective on the world we live in. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

\'A beautifully crafted love letter to physics.\' Nature\'A book more about life and passion than physics. People who have never cared a jot about physics (like me) must read this book.\' SUZANNE O\'SULLIVANThe Consolations of Physics is an eloquent manifesto for physics. In an age where uncertainty and division is rife, Tim Radford, science editor of the Guardian for twenty-five years, turns to the wonders of the universe for consolation. \'A beautiful, inspiring reflection on science, humanity, space, and matter.\' SARAH BAKEWELLFrom the launch of the Voyager spacecraft and how it furthered our understanding of planets, stars and galaxies to the planet composed entirely of diamond and graphite and the sound of a blacksmith\'s anvil; from the hole NASA drilled in the heavens to the discovery of the Higgs Boson and the endeavours to prove the Big Bang, The Consolations of Physics will guide you from a tiny particle to the marvels of outer space. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0613, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Mathematics often gets a bad press. Describing someone as \'calculating\' or \'rational\' is hardly as flattering as being labelled \'artistic\' or \'creative\' and mathematicians in movies or novels are often portrayed as social misfits who rarely get the guy or girl. No wonder some folks say \'oh I don\'t care for mathematics, I was never any good at it\' with a wistful sense of pride.Yet professional mathematicians talk of the subject differently. They look for elegant solutions to problems, revel in playing around with mathematical ideas and talk of the creative nature of mathematics. As the Russian mathematician Sophia Kovalevskaya said \"It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul.\"By looking at some of the history of mathematics, psychological studies into how we come to know mathematics and key ideas in mathematics itself, this book will, if not make you fall in love with mathematics, then at least come to understand its nature a little better. Perhaps after reading, you will even care a little more for it. Σελίδες: 160, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0428, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

What is mathematics, and why is it such a mystery to so many people?Mathematics is the greatest creation of human intelligence. It affects us all. We depend on it in our daily lives, and yet many of the tools of mathematics, such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry, are descended from ancient or non-Western civilizations. Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an accessible introduction to such topics as number-systems, geometry and algebra, the calculus, the theory of the infinite, statistical reasoning and chaos theory. It shows how the history of mathematics has seen progress and paradox go hand in hand - and how this is still happening today. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 12x12cm

Fractals are the geometry of the natural world. They\'re about the broken, wrinkled, wiggly world- the uneven shapes of nature, unlike the idealised forms of Euclidean geometry. We see fractals everywhere; indeed, we are fractals ourselves. Fractal geometry is an extension of classical geometry which can make precise models of physical structures, from ferns to galaxies. It can describe the shape of a cloud as precisely as an architect can describe a house. Introducing Fractals traces the historical development of this mathematical discipline, explores its descriptive powers in the natural world, and then looks at the applications and the implications of the discoveries it has made. As John Archibald Wheeler, protege of Niels Bohr, friend of Albert Einstein and mentor of Richard Feynman has said, \'No one will be considered scientifically literate tomorrow, who is not familiar with fractals.\' Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

\'These essays lift back the skin to reveal something secret and precious, articulating private truths and distilling sensation into language ... this collection is a timely, triumphant celebration of our embodiment\' - iNews Buried beneath layers of flesh, our hearts pump, our lungs inflate, our kidneys filter. These organs, and others, are essential to our survival but remain largely unknown to us. In Beneath the Skin, fifteen writers each explore a different body part: Naomi Alderman unravels the intestines and our obsession with food; Thomas Lynch celebrates the womb as a miracle; AL Kennedy explores the nose\'s striking ability to conjure memories; and Philip Kerr traces the remarkable history of brain surgery. Moving, intimate and often unexpected, this is an awe-inspiring voyage through the mysterious landscape of our bodies. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0806, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Strap in and enjoy the ride!\' JOHN GRIBBIN\'A window seat on a flight to our galaxy\'s sites of outstanding beauty\' MARCUS CHOWN, AUTHOR OF THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO KNOW\'His best yet!\' HENRY GEE, WINNER OF THE 2022 ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE\'Buckle up for the ride of a lifetime\' PHILIP BALL, AUTHOR OF THE BOOK OF MINDS AND BEYOND WEIRDTake a voyage into space to explore the wonders of the galaxy and beyond.With award-winning science writer Brian Clegg as your deep space guide, step on board the starship Endurance and marvel at the fascinating sights of deepest, darkest space.Although our vessel is fictional, the phenomena you will visit, from the vast nebulae that are birthplaces of stars to stellar explosions in vast supernovas, creating the elements necessary for life - or from the planets of other solar systems to the unbelievably supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way - all reflect the best picture current science has to offer.Accompanying Interstellar Tours is an online gallery with over fifty images and videos in full colour, each directly accessible from the page using QR codes.It may never be possible to undertake a voyage through the stars for real. But with Interstellar Tours, you can enjoy the ultimate cruise across the Milky Way. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Life is all around us, abundant and diverse, it is extraordinary. But what does it actually mean to be alive? Nobel prize-winner Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In this book, he takes up the challenge of defining life in a way that every reader can understand. It is a shared journey of discovery; step by step he illuminates five great ideas that underpin biology. He traces the roots of his own curiosity and knowledge to reveal how science works, both now and in the past. Using his personal experiences, in and out of the lab, he shares with us the challenges, the lucky breaks, and the thrilling eureka moments of discovery. To survive the challenges that face the human race today - from climate change, to pandemics, loss of biodiversity and food security - it is vital that we all understand what life is. Σελίδες: 224, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0701, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Every day, most of us will read or watch something in the news that is based on statistics in some way. Sometimes it\'ll be obvious - \'X people develop cancer every year\' - and sometimes less obvious - \'How smartphones destroyed a generation\'. Statistics are an immensely powerful tool for understanding the world, but in the wrong hands they can be dangerous.Introducing you to the common mistakes that journalists make and the tricks they sometimes deploy, HOW TO READ NUMBERS is a vital guide that will help you understand when and how to trust the numbers in the news - and, just as importantly, when not to. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0830, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'Masterly\' New York Times\'Riveting\' Scott Kelly\'Remarkable\' The TimesWhen Richard Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, his goal was simple: to offer paying customers a trip to space by the end of the decade. Seventeen years, countless delays, and one catastrophic crash later, his space tourism dream may finally be on the verge of reality.Now, a New Yorker journalist offers the definitive portrait of the adventurers leading the way to the stars. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews with Virgin\'s lead test pilot, Mark Stucky, Test Gods describes the making of a modern astronaut: from starry-eyed youth to NASA, the Air Force, and Virgin Galactic; and through dozens of gruelling test flights to his first successful trip beyond the earth\'s atmosphere. The result is the most vivid exploration of an astronaut\'s inner life since Tom Wolfe\'s The Right Stuff. It offers an intimate and unique insight into the new space race. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Logic is often perceived as having little to do with the rest of philosophy, and even less to do with real life. In this lively and accessible introduction, Graham Priest shows how wrong this conception is. He explores the philosophical roots of the subject, explaining how modern formal logic deals with issues ranging from the existence of God and the reality of time to paradoxes of probability and decision theory. Along the way, the basics of formal logic are explained in simple, non-technical terms, showing that logic is a powerful and exciting part of modern philosophy. In this new edition Graham Priest expands his discussion to cover the subjects of algorithms and axioms, and proofs in mathematics. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 11x11cm

The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few chapters are about general aspects of mathematical thought. These are followed by discussions of more specific topics, and the book closes with a chapter answering common sociological questions about the mathematical community (such as \"Is it true that mathematicians burn out at the age of 25?\") ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 11.3x11.3cm

Mathematics scares and depresses most of us, but politicians, journalists and everyone in power use numbers all the time to bamboozle us. Most maths is really simple - as easy as 2+2 in fact. Better still it can be understood without any jargon, any formulas - and in fact not even many numbers. Most of it is commonsense, and by using a few really simple principles one can quickly see when maths, statistics and numbers are being abused to play tricks - or create policies - which can waste millions of pounds. It is liberating to understand when numbers are telling the truth or being used to lie, whether it is health scares, the costs of government policies, the supposed risks of certain activities or the real burden of taxes. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Meet Norm. He\'s 31, 5\'9\", just over 13 stone, and works a 39 hour week. He likes a drink, doesn\'t do enough exercise and occasionally treats himself to a bar of chocolate (milk). He\'s a pretty average kind of guy. In fact, he is the average guy in this clever and unusual take on statistical risk, chance, and how these two factors affect our everyday choices. Watch as Norm (who, like all average specimens, feels himself to be uniquely special), and his friends careful Prudence and reckless Kelvin, turns to statistics to help him in life\'s endless series of choices - should I fly or take the train? Have a baby? Another drink? Or another sausage? Do a charity skydive or get a lift on a motorbike? Because chance and risk aren\'t just about numbers - it\'s about what we believe, who we trust and how we feel about the world around us. From a world expert in risk and the bestselling author of The Tiger That Isn\'t (and creator of BBC Radio 4\'s More or Less), this is a commonsense (and wildly entertaining) guide to personal risk and decoding the statistics that represent it. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0605, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the author of the international bestseller How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Your humble alarm clock, digital cameras, the smell of coffee, the glow of a grill, fibre broadband, smoke detectors… all hold secrets about quantum physics. Beginning at sunrise, Chad Orzel reveals the extraordinary science that underpins the simplest activities we all do every day, from making toast to shopping online. It’s all around us, the wonderful weirdness of quantum – you just have to know where to look. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1119, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Looking at the night sky, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s all quiet up there in space. But you’d be wrong. Extreme events are forever unfolding: galaxies explode, cosmic debris hurtles through the heavens and our own Milky Way is on a collision course with the giant Andromeda galaxy. Mayhem moulded the cosmos, shaped life on Earth and at times threatened to end it. With an enduring sense of wonder, through cataclysms great and small, Bob Berman presents a destructive history of our universe. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0506, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In this entertaining and accessible exploration of love, Oxford anthropologist Dr Anna Machin dives into the science behind the myriad types of love that exist in the world, including romantic love, parental love, friendships, love for pets, football teams, religious love and even love for our smartphones. Through original research brought to life by interviews and case studies, and encompassing such fascinating areas as polyamorous relationships, parasocial (love for a celebrity) and sacred loves, this book argues that it is time to stop putting romantic love on a pedestal. By exploring the science that illuminates the benefits of all our different close relationships, Dr Anna Machin encourages us to reconsider the importance of love in our own lives, to interrogate our own experiences, and to reconnect with the heart of what it really means to be human. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0606, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

An Observer Book of the Year A Times Science Book of the Year A New Statesman Book of the Year A Financial Times Science Book of the Year \'Astonishingly bold\' Daily Mail \'It is hard to imagine a more timely book ... much of the modern world will make more sense having read it.\' The Times We live in a world that\'s more interconnected than ever before. Our lives are shaped by outbreaks - of disease, of misinformation, even of violence - that appear, spread and fade away with bewildering speed. To understand them, we need to learn the hidden laws that govern them. From \'superspreaders\' who might spark a pandemic or bring down a financial system to the social dynamics that make loneliness catch on, The Rules of Contagion offers compelling insights into human behaviour and explains how we can get better at predicting what happens next. Along the way, Adam Kucharski explores how innovations spread through friendship networks, what links computer viruses with folk stories - and why the most useful predictions aren\'t necessarily the ones that come true. Now revised and updated with content on Covid-19. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0128, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining things that seem impossible at first glance. In x+y, Eugenia Cheng draws on the insights of higher-dimensional mathematics to reveal a transformative new way of talking about the patriarchy, mansplaining and sexism: a way that empowers all of us to make the world a better place. Using precise mathematical reasoning to uncover everything from the sexist assumptions that make society a harder place for women to live to the limitations of science and statistics in helping us understand the link between gender and society, Cheng\'s analysis replaces confusion with clarity, brings original thinking to well worn arguments - and provides a radical, illuminating and liberating new way of thinking about the world and women\'s place in it. Σελίδες: 272, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0304, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Two scientists, Peter Higgs and François Englert, whose theories predicted its existence, shared a Nobel Prize. The discovery was the culmination of the largest experiment ever run, the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN\'s Large Hadron Collider.But what really is a Higgs boson and what does it do? How was it found? And how has its discovery changed our understanding of the fundamental laws of nature? And what did it feel like to be part of it?Jon Butterworth is one of the leading physicists at CERN and this book is the first popular inside account of the hunt for the Higgs. It is a story of incredible scientific collaboration, inspiring technological innovation and ground-breaking science. It is also the story of what happens when the world\'s most expensive experiment blows up, of neutrinos that may or may not travel faster than light, and the reality of life in an underground bunker in Switzerland.This book will also leave you with a working knowledge of the new physics and what the discovery of the Higgs particle means for how we define the laws of nature. It will take you to the cutting edge of modern scientific thinking. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0714, Διαστάσεις: 13.2x13.2cm

THE PHENOMENAL BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF WHITE HOLESOne of the Best Books of the 21st Century according to The Guardian\'The perfect antidote to the fluff and nonsense around right now. Learn how the world is and how you might just fit in\' Simon MayoThese seven short lessons guide us, with simplicity and clarity, through the scientific revolution that shook physics in the twentieth century and still continues to shake us today. In this mind-bending overview of modern physics, Carlo Rovelli explains Einstein\'s theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, black holes, the complex architecture of the universe, elementary particles, gravity, and the nature of the mind. Not since Richard Feynman\'s celebrated Six Easy Pieces has physics been so vividly, intelligently and entertainingly revealed.Translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre Σελίδες: 96, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Even the most enthusiastic of maths students probably at one time wondered when exactly it would all prove useful in ‘real life’. Well, maths reaches so far and wide through our world that, love it or hate it, we’re all doing maths almost every minute of every day. David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee go in search of the perfect labyrinth, journey back to the second century in pursuit of ‘bubble maths’, reveal the weirdest mathematicians in history and transform the bewildering into the beautiful, delighting us once again.  Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1001, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Mind-inflating\' Wired \'A grand vision of the marvels we\'ve discovered, and the immensity of what we still don\'t understand\' Sunday Times What if the ancient Greeks were right, and the universe really did spring into being out of chaos and the void? How could we know? And what must its first moments have been like? To answer these questions, scientists are delving into all the hidden crevices of creation. Armed with giant telescopes and powerful particle accelerators, they probe the subtle mechanisms by which our familiar world came to be, and try to foretell the manner in which it will end. The result of all this collective effort is a complex tale, stranger at times than even our most ancient creation myths. Yet its building blocks give us the power to work marvels our predecessors could scarcely comprehend. In Genesis, the CERN physicist and bestselling author Guido Tonelli does poetic justice to that great story, the accomplishment of countless minds working together across the ages. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0303, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Maths is everywhere, in everything. It’s in the finest margins of modern sport. It’s in the electrical pulses of our hearts and the flight of every bird. It is our key to secret messages, lost languages and perhaps even the shape of the universe of itself. David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee reveal the mathematics at the farthest reaches of our world – from its role in the plots of novels to how animals employ numerical skills to survive. Along the way they explore what makes a genius, why a seemingly simple problem can confound the best and brightest for decades, and what might be the great discovery of the twenty-first century. As Bertrand Russell once said, ‘mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty’. Banerjee and Darling make sure we see it right again. Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0330, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm