Features: Second edition has been updated with a new chapter on Nonparametric Estimation; a significant update to the chapter on Statistical Decision Theory; and other updates throughoutNo requirement for heavy calculus, and simple questions throughout the text help students check their understanding of the materialEach chapter also includes a set of exercises that range in level of difficultySelf-contained, and can be used by the students to understand the theoryChapters and sections marked ...

The key concepts of science explained in 50 insightful essays

An entertaining, authoritative and inspiring visual account of the first moon landing

Het morgenrood, de halo, de regenboog en fata morgana’s, daar hebben we allemaal wel eens van gehoord. Maar wie kent de ring van Bishop, de bogen van Lowitz, de onderzon of de groene flits? Deze hemelverschijnselen ontstaan door een wisselwerking tussen licht en atmosferische deeltjes. Veel optische verschijnselen zie je makkelijk over het hoofd, maar als je weet waar je op moet letten, kan iedereen ze waarnemen. Aan de hand van honderden kleurenfoto’s, verhelderende tekeningen en compute...

In dit fascinerende en prachtig geïllustreerde boek legt de wereldvermaarde paleontoloog Michael Benton uit hoe dinosauriërs zich gedroegen. Hij bespreekt de evolutie, het gedrag, de fysiologie en het uitsterven van dinosaurussen. Omdat de forensische technologie zich snel ontwikkelt, krijgen paleontologen steeds meer inzicht in het dagelijks leven van dinosaurussen. Dit boek legt op toegankelijke wijze uit wat de wetenschappers hebben gevonden. De prachtige, speciaal gemaakte illustraties,...

CALCULUS, Metric, 9th Edition, provides you with the strongest foundation for a STEM future. James Stewart's Calculus, Metric series is the top-seller in the world because of its problem-solving focus, mathematical precision and accuracy, and outstanding examples and problem sets. Selected and mentored by Stewart, Daniel Clegg and Saleem Watson continue his legacy and their careful refinements retain Stewart's clarity of exposition and make the 9th Edition an even more usable learning tool.

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James Stewart's Calculus, Metric series is the top-seller in the world because of its problem-solving focus, mathematical precision and accuracy, and outstanding examples and problem sets. Selected and mentored by Stewart, Daniel Clegg and Saleem Watson continue his legacy of providing students with the strongest foundation for a STEM future. Their careful refinements retain Stewart’s clarity of exposition and make the 9th edition even more usable as a teaching tool for instructors and as a...

Unlike most probability textbooks, which are only truly accessible to mathematically-oriented students, Ward and Gundlach’s Introduction to Probability reaches out to a much wider introductory-level audience. Its conversational style, highly visual approach, practical examples, and step-by-step problem solving procedures help all kinds of students understand the basics of probability theory and its broad applications. The book was extensively class-tested through its preliminary edition, ...

How women were removed from the Scientific Revolution, and what we lost as a result.

The running joke in Europe for centuries was that anyone in a hurry to die should call the doctor. As far back as ancient Greece, physicians were notorious for administering painful and often fatal treatments and charging for the privilege. For the most reliable, effective treatment, the ill and injured went to the women in their life. This system lasted hundreds of years and it took less than a cent...