Foundations of Astrophysics provides a contemporary and complete introduction to astrophysics for astronomy and physics majors. With a logical presentation and conceptual and quantitative end-of-chapter problems, the material is accessible to introductory astrophysics students taking a two-semester survey course.

Previous editions of this popular textbook offered an accessible and practical introduction to numerical analysis. An Introduction to Numerical Methods: A MATLAB (R) Approach, Fourth Edition continues to present a wide range of useful and important algorithms for scientific and engineering applications. The authors use MATLAB to illustrate each numerical method, providing full details of the computed results so that the main steps are easily visualized and interpreted.

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Wie oog heeft voor de wereld boven zijn hoofd, zal zich vaak verwonderen. Of het nu gaat om de adembenemende variatie in wolken of het kleurenspel bij regenbogen, halo's, poollicht en zonsondergang. Of om onvoorstelbare sterrenstelsels, fonkelende planeten en de wassende maan als veranderlijke kunstwerken aan de nachtelijke hemel.

In dit boek beschrijven Helga van Leur en Govert Schilling alles wat er overdag en 's nachts te zien is aan het uitspansel. Van wolkentypen, optische verschijnselen ...

Na het grote succes van Het grote economieboek – vijf ballen in NRC – brengt Noordboek nu de jargonvrije, rijk geïllustreerde gids voor de wetenschap op de markt. Het grote wetenschapsboek biedt een ingang naar meer dan honderd sleutelideeën en ontdekkingen van ’s werelds grootste wetenschappers. De informatie wordt gepresenteerd in een duidelijke lay-out met prachtige mindmaps en overzichtelijke samenvattingen. We komen te weten waarom de ideeën van Copernicus controversieel waren, ...

The iconic series that started it all returns- accompanying an 8-part programme narrated by David Attenborough, Planet Earth III takes you closer than ever to the world's most fascinating animals and landscapes - and humanity's irrevocable impact upon them. There are over 100 billion planets in our galaxy. Only one is home to life. Ranging across seven dramatic habitats, from the depths of the ocean, to the scorching desert and into the to the darkest jungle, Planet Earth III showcases places...

This book develops the mathematical tools essential for students in the life sciences to describe interacting systems and predict their behavior. From predator-prey populations in an ecosystem, to hormone regulation within the body, the natural world abounds in dynamical systems that affect us profoundly. Complex feedback relations and counter-intuitive responses are common in nature; this book develops the quantitative skills needed to explore these interactions.

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Since the time of Aristotle, there had been a clear divide between the three kingdoms of animal, vegetable, and mineral. But by the eighteenth century, biological experiments, and the wide range of new creatures coming to Europe from across the world, challenged these neat divisions. Abraham Trembley found that freshwater polyps grew into complete individuals when cut.

This shocking discovery raised deep questions: was it a plant or an animal? And this was not the only conundrum. What of cora...