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Aircraft Weight and Balance for the Professional Pilot

Aviation Books Series, #15

by Stephen Walmsley ...

Series Book 15 - Aviation Books Series
Despite aircraft coming in many shapes and sizes, they all have weight and balance limitations that pilots must carefully check before every flight. Operating outside of these limits can be very dangerous, and in some cases, an aircraft might not even leave the ground. Fortunately, pilots have a range of tools available to ensure their aircraft is fit for flight.From the author of the popular ... Read more

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Despite aircraft coming in many shapes and sizes, they all have weight and balance limitations that pilots must carefully check before every flight. Operating outside of these limits can be very dangerous, and in some cases, an aircraft might not even leave the ground. Fortunately, pilots have a range of tools available to ensure their aircraft is fit for flight.From the author of the popular
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World in the Balance

The Historic Quest for an Absolute System of Measurement

by Robert P. Crease ...

“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The EconomistMillions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

“Shows that the story of metrology . . . can in the right hands make for a riveting read.”—The EconomistMillions of transactions each day depend on a reliable network of weights and measures. But achieving such a network was anything but easy, as Robert P. Crease, physicist and philosopher, demonstrates in this endlessly fascinating, always entertaining look at just how this international system
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Head First Physics

A learner's companion to mechanics and practical physics (AP Physics B - Advanced Placement)

by Heather Lang ...

Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who "just don't get it."Head First Physics offers a format that's rich in visuals and ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Wouldn't it be great if there were a physics book that showed you how things work instead of telling you how? Finally, with Head First Physics, there is. This comprehensive book takes the stress out of learning mechanics and practical physics by providing a fun and engaging experience, especially for students who "just don't get it."Head First Physics offers a format that's rich in visuals and
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Successful Science Communication

Telling It Like It Is

Edited by David J. Bennett, Richard C. Jennings ...

In the 25 years since the 'Bodmer Report' kick-started the public understanding of science movement, there has been something of a revolution in science communication. However, despite the ever-growing demands of the public, policy-makers and the media, many scientists still find it difficult to successfully explain and publicise their activities or to understand and respond to people's hopes and ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

In the 25 years since the 'Bodmer Report' kick-started the public understanding of science movement, there has been something of a revolution in science communication. However, despite the ever-growing demands of the public, policy-makers and the media, many scientists still find it difficult to successfully explain and publicise their activities or to understand and respond to people's hopes and
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The Metric Calendar, a Metric Diary

by Vincent van Mechelen ...

Brainwashed into thinking that the calendar you and 'everyone else' use is perfectly normal? A chaotic calendar in which months are made to vary in length from 28 to 31 days; an unnatural calendar which passes over the existence of solstices and equinoxes, thus in its ignorance having the year begin at a totally arbitrary moment; a split, polycyclic calendar whose dates do not tell you anything ... Read more

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Brainwashed into thinking that the calendar you and 'everyone else' use is perfectly normal? A chaotic calendar in which months are made to vary in length from 28 to 31 days; an unnatural calendar which passes over the existence of solstices and equinoxes, thus in its ignorance having the year begin at a totally arbitrary moment; a split, polycyclic calendar whose dates do not tell you anything
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Photodetectors

Materials, Devices and Applications

by Elsevier Science ...

Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
Photodetectors: Materials, Devices and Applications discusses the devices that convert light to electrical signals, key components in communication, computation, and imaging systems.In recent years, there has been significant improvement in photodetector performance, and this important book reviews some of the key advances in the field.Part one covers materials, detector types, and devices, and ... Read more

$234.99 CAD

Photodetectors: Materials, Devices and Applications discusses the devices that convert light to electrical signals, key components in communication, computation, and imaging systems.In recent years, there has been significant improvement in photodetector performance, and this important book reviews some of the key advances in the field.Part one covers materials, detector types, and devices, and
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Community Data

Creative Approaches to Empowering People with Information

by Rahul Bhargava ...

Community Data offers a new toolkit for data storytelling in community settings, one purpose-built for goals like inclusion, empowerment, and impact. Data science and visualization has spread into new domains it was designed for - community organizing, education, journalism, civic governance, and more. The dominant computational methods and processes, which have not changed in response, are ... Read more

$31.29 CAD

Community Data offers a new toolkit for data storytelling in community settings, one purpose-built for goals like inclusion, empowerment, and impact. Data science and visualization has spread into new domains it was designed for - community organizing, education, journalism, civic governance, and more. The dominant computational methods and processes, which have not changed in response, are
... Read more
The Science of Measurement

A Historical Survey

by Herbert Arthur Klein ...

Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
"Klein is both a skilled reporter and a wide-ranging humanistic scholar. The book is popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical — always solid and entertaining." — Los Angeles Times.Although the topic of measurement might seem to lend itself to a dry-as-dust treatment, this book is just the opposite: an engrossing, easy-to-read study that treats a multifaceted topic with wit ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

"Klein is both a skilled reporter and a wide-ranging humanistic scholar. The book is popular and learned, witty and serious, literary and mathematical — always solid and entertaining." — Los Angeles Times.Although the topic of measurement might seem to lend itself to a dry-as-dust treatment, this book is just the opposite: an engrossing, easy-to-read study that treats a multifaceted topic with wit
... Read more
Self-Governance in Science

Community-Based Strategies for Managing Dangerous Knowledge

by Stephen M. Maurer ...

Commercial and academic communities use private rules to regulate everything from labor conditions to biological weapons. This self-governance is vital in the twenty-first century, where private science and technology networks cross so many borders that traditional regulation and treaty solutions are often impractical. Self-Governance in Science analyzes the history of private regulation, ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Commercial and academic communities use private rules to regulate everything from labor conditions to biological weapons. This self-governance is vital in the twenty-first century, where private science and technology networks cross so many borders that traditional regulation and treaty solutions are often impractical. Self-Governance in Science analyzes the history of private regulation,
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5. Lavoro ed energia

by Michelangelo Fazio ...

Series Book 5 - Esercizi di Fisica
54 problemi con soluzioniAll’inizio vi sono alcune note di teoria.22 quesiti con risposta interattiva Vero / Falso; spiegazioni dettagliate richiamate da ciascun esercizio con ritorno all'esercizio stesso; autovalutazione e ripetizione dei quesiti.23 problemi con la loro soluzione9 problemi da risolvere da parte dello studente, con il risultato finale.Una raccolta sufficiente e necessaria per ... Read more

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54 problemi con soluzioniAll’inizio vi sono alcune note di teoria.22 quesiti con risposta interattiva Vero / Falso; spiegazioni dettagliate richiamate da ciascun esercizio con ritorno all'esercizio stesso; autovalutazione e ripetizione dei quesiti.23 problemi con la loro soluzione9 problemi da risolvere da parte dello studente, con il risultato finale.Una raccolta sufficiente e necessaria per
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Analytical Techniques for Biomedical Nanotechnology

Edited by Ajeet Kaushik, Sesha S. Srinivasan, Yogendra Kumar Mishra ...

Series series IOP ebooks
Nanotechnology is essential in the development of advanced technologies for medicine and healthcare. Advances depend on the ability to study these materials and nano-biotechnologies using advanced analytical techniques. Providing a comprehensive overview of analytical techniques for applications in biomedical nanotechnology at both the fundamental and applied level, this book provides a broad ... Read more

$174.99 CAD

Nanotechnology is essential in the development of advanced technologies for medicine and healthcare. Advances depend on the ability to study these materials and nano-biotechnologies using advanced analytical techniques. Providing a comprehensive overview of analytical techniques for applications in biomedical nanotechnology at both the fundamental and applied level, this book provides a broad
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Antes del Big Bang

by Ender Enrique González Socorro ...

Sabemos que el mundo está hecho de átomos y 3 partículas elementales masivas: dos quarks y el electrón. Si bien es cierto que existen otras partículas elementales necesarias para que se formen los átomos, los gluones, que no tienen masa y mantienen unidos a los quarks formando los protones y los neutrones, los cuales a su vez forman el núcleo atómico. Y de los fotones, que tampoco tienen masa y ... Read more

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Sabemos que el mundo está hecho de átomos y 3 partículas elementales masivas: dos quarks y el electrón. Si bien es cierto que existen otras partículas elementales necesarias para que se formen los átomos, los gluones, que no tienen masa y mantienen unidos a los quarks formando los protones y los neutrones, los cuales a su vez forman el núcleo atómico. Y de los fotones, que tampoco tienen masa y
... Read more
Tout ce que j'ai vécu : Quand les lois non écrites m'ont empêché de maigrir

percutant, #1

by Nicholas Gagnon ...

Series Book 1 - percutant
La perte de poids ne devrait pas être une souffrance. Pourtant, on nous bombarde de règles contradictoires qui finissent par nous décourager. Ce livre est un témoignage et un guide pratique pour ceux qui veulent enfin comprendre comment maigrir sans se priver de tout ce qu'ils aiment.Loin des promesses magiques, cet ouvrage propose une approche fondée sur le bon sens, la science de la satiété et ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

La perte de poids ne devrait pas être une souffrance. Pourtant, on nous bombarde de règles contradictoires qui finissent par nous décourager. Ce livre est un témoignage et un guide pratique pour ceux qui veulent enfin comprendre comment maigrir sans se priver de tout ce qu'ils aiment.Loin des promesses magiques, cet ouvrage propose une approche fondée sur le bon sens, la science de la satiété et
... Read more
Effetto della quantità di carica sulle proprietà strutturali e sulla stabilità di quadrieliche di guanosine: analisi mediante diffrazione dei raggi X

by Giacomo Caracciolo ...

Il lavoro descritto riguarda l’analisi delle proprietà di aggregazione sopramolecolare e lo studio del polimorfismo di sistemi liquido-cristallini liotropici formati da quadrieliche di guanosine. E’ noto che la guanosina ed alcuni suoi derivati danno luogo in acqua ad un peculiare fenomeno di autoassemblaggio che porta alla formazione di tetrameri stabili e, per impilamento dei tetrameri, alla ... Read more

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Il lavoro descritto riguarda l’analisi delle proprietà di aggregazione sopramolecolare e lo studio del polimorfismo di sistemi liquido-cristallini liotropici formati da quadrieliche di guanosine. E’ noto che la guanosina ed alcuni suoi derivati danno luogo in acqua ad un peculiare fenomeno di autoassemblaggio che porta alla formazione di tetrameri stabili e, per impilamento dei tetrameri, alla
... Read more
Validation of Chromatography Data Systems

Ensuring Data Integrity, Meeting Business and Regulatory Requirements

by Robert D McDowall ...

Series Book 20 - RSC Chromatography Monographs
Guiding chromatographers working in regulated industries and helping them to validate their chromatography data systems to meet data integrity, business and regulatory needs. This book is a detailed look at the life cycle and documented evidence required to ensure a system is fit for purpose throughout the lifecycle. Initially providing the regulatory, data integrity and system life cycle ... Read more

$271.99 CAD

Guiding chromatographers working in regulated industries and helping them to validate their chromatography data systems to meet data integrity, business and regulatory needs. This book is a detailed look at the life cycle and documented evidence required to ensure a system is fit for purpose throughout the lifecycle. Initially providing the regulatory, data integrity and system life cycle
... Read more
Pillole matematiche

I numeri tra umanesimo e scienza

by Piergiorgio Odifreddi ...

Il titolo vorrebbe suggerire che “una pillola matematica al giorno leva il medico di torno”. La malattia da curare è l’analfabetismo matematico di cui soffre il mondo intero, in generale, e il nostro paese, in particolare. Risulta da anni che i ragazzi hanno un grande deficit nelle competenze di italiano e di matematica, e le due cose non sono separate: “leggere, scrivere e far di conto” era l ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Il titolo vorrebbe suggerire che “una pillola matematica al giorno leva il medico di torno”. La malattia da curare è l’analfabetismo matematico di cui soffre il mondo intero, in generale, e il nostro paese, in particolare. Risulta da anni che i ragazzi hanno un grande deficit nelle competenze di italiano e di matematica, e le due cose non sono separate: “leggere, scrivere e far di conto” era l
... Read more
The Impulse Response Bible

by Past To Future ...

Welcome to the world of impulse responses! This book is designed to guide you on a journey of discovery, learning how to capture and use impulse responses (IRs) to shape and transform the sound of your music and audio recordings.Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, this book will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to take full advantage of the power and versatility ... Read more

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Welcome to the world of impulse responses! This book is designed to guide you on a journey of discovery, learning how to capture and use impulse responses (IRs) to shape and transform the sound of your music and audio recordings.Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned professional, this book will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to take full advantage of the power and versatility
... Read more
Anxiety Control Eat Better not More

by Fabian Vartez ...

We have all felt anxiety or worry from time to time, especially when a person has to face situations that can be stressful such as speaking in public or going to a job interview. This occurs because anxiety is a common and normal emotion of people in the face of stressful and uncertain situations and the emotion fulfills a useful function that allows us to adapt to life. This type of anxiety can ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

We have all felt anxiety or worry from time to time, especially when a person has to face situations that can be stressful such as speaking in public or going to a job interview. This occurs because anxiety is a common and normal emotion of people in the face of stressful and uncertain situations and the emotion fulfills a useful function that allows us to adapt to life. This type of anxiety can
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Respira y adelgaza

by Tadashi Yoshida ...

¿SABÍAS QUE APRENDIENDO A RESPIRAR BIEN PUEDES PERDER PESO MÁS FÁCILMENTE?Casi todas las personas respiran mal, y esto les dificulta adelgazar. Tendemos a respirar superficialmente, utilizando solo una parte de nuestra capacidad pulmonar. Esto queda demostrado cuando realizamos prácticas tan saludables para la salud como la meditación, donde se realiza una respiración más completa. Además, los ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

¿SABÍAS QUE APRENDIENDO A RESPIRAR BIEN PUEDES PERDER PESO MÁS FÁCILMENTE?Casi todas las personas respiran mal, y esto les dificulta adelgazar. Tendemos a respirar superficialmente, utilizando solo una parte de nuestra capacidad pulmonar. Esto queda demostrado cuando realizamos prácticas tan saludables para la salud como la meditación, donde se realiza una respiración más completa. Además, los
... Read more
El arte de la tesis doctoral

Todo lo que necesita saber y nunca encontró en un mismo libro sobre cómo hacer una tesis doctoral

by José Ramos Vivas ...

Es probable que el alumno que ingresa en un programa de doctorado en ciencias no sea del todo consciente de sus intereses. Alguien le tiene que explicar lo que es el factor de impacto de las publicaciones, cuál es el papel de un revisor de artículos científicos, lo que hace el editor de una revista, qué valor tiene publicar en una revistilla o lo que supone hacerlo en Nature o Science.Debería ... Read more

$9.76 CAD

Es probable que el alumno que ingresa en un programa de doctorado en ciencias no sea del todo consciente de sus intereses. Alguien le tiene que explicar lo que es el factor de impacto de las publicaciones, cuál es el papel de un revisor de artículos científicos, lo que hace el editor de una revista, qué valor tiene publicar en una revistilla o lo que supone hacerlo en Nature o Science.Debería
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The Overproduction of Truth

Passion, Competition, and Integrity in Modern Science

by Gianfranco Pacchioni ...

The way science is done has changed radically in recent years. Scientific research and institutions, which have long been characterized by passion, dedication and reliability, have increasingly less capacity for more ethical pursuits, and are pressed by hard market laws. From the vocation of a few, science has become the profession of many -- possibly too many. These trends come with consequences ... Read more

$24.79 CAD

The way science is done has changed radically in recent years. Scientific research and institutions, which have long been characterized by passion, dedication and reliability, have increasingly less capacity for more ethical pursuits, and are pressed by hard market laws. From the vocation of a few, science has become the profession of many -- possibly too many. These trends come with consequences
... Read more
Optofluidics, Sensors and Actuators in Microstructured Optical Fibers

Edited by Stavros Pissadakis, Stefano Selleri ...

Combining the positive characteristics of microfluidics and optics, microstructured optical fibres (MOFs) have revolutionized the field of optoelectronics. Tailored guiding, diffractive structures and photonic band-gap effects are used to produce fibres with highly specialised, complex structures, facilitating the development of novel kinds of optical fibre sensors and actuators.Part One outlines ... Read more

$234.99 CAD

Combining the positive characteristics of microfluidics and optics, microstructured optical fibres (MOFs) have revolutionized the field of optoelectronics. Tailored guiding, diffractive structures and photonic band-gap effects are used to produce fibres with highly specialised, complex structures, facilitating the development of novel kinds of optical fibre sensors and actuators.Part One outlines
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How to Lower the Cholesterol In 30 days

by Ricardo Ripoll ...

If you're reading this, then you're probably very concerned about cholesterol. If you're worried it's because you've read statistics that suggest high cholesterol can be terribly harmful.Whether the focus of your concern is particularly on yourself or because someone you know has been diagnosed with high levels of "bad" cholesterol, the truth is that we can all begin to learn more about this ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you're reading this, then you're probably very concerned about cholesterol. If you're worried it's because you've read statistics that suggest high cholesterol can be terribly harmful.Whether the focus of your concern is particularly on yourself or because someone you know has been diagnosed with high levels of "bad" cholesterol, the truth is that we can all begin to learn more about this
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Measuring Time

Frequency measurements and related developments in physics

by Masatoshi Kajita ...

Series series IOP Expanding Physics
This fascinating book recounts the importance of precise measurements and their inherent uncertainty, before telling the story of humankind’s efforts to define and measure time with increasing accuracy and the effect this has on science. The effort to master time culminated in the development of modern atomic clocks. The most accurate clocks ever constructed. These advanced devices are accurate to ... Read more

$119.99 CAD

This fascinating book recounts the importance of precise measurements and their inherent uncertainty, before telling the story of humankind’s efforts to define and measure time with increasing accuracy and the effect this has on science. The effort to master time culminated in the development of modern atomic clocks. The most accurate clocks ever constructed. These advanced devices are accurate to
... Read more

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