Entering Research provides practical guidance to support a wide diversity of students in successfully navigating their first research experience

For students whose experience with science has been primarily in the classroom, it can be difficult to identify and contact potential mentors, and to navigate the transition to a one-on-one, mentor-student relationship. This is especially true for those who are new to research, or who belong to groups that are underrepresented in research. The Enteri...

An easy-to-implement resource for any introductory earth science course.

Kortz and Smay bring their highly successful tutorial approach to this easy-to-implement resource for introductory earth science courses. The brief activities here get students actively involved in the practical application of earth science concepts, while helping them navigate common pitfalls and misconceptions. Activities are built around answering crucial questions and increase in conceptual difficulty as students pro...

A modern, scientific approach to teaching our changing planet.

Geology is everywhere in our daily lives, in the materials and resources extracted from the Earth, in the alarming rates of climate change and in the major catastrophes as a result of earth’s processes. Understanding our earth has never been more important and this text leads the way by fully integrating the study of climate science into the core introductory geology curriculum, offering a text that places our changing climate a...

The bestselling guide to evidence-based medicine and healthcare Required reading in many medical and healthcare institutions, How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing met...

One of the field's most respected introductory texts, Modern Physics provides a deep exploration of fundamental theory and experimentation. Appropriate for second-year undergraduate science and engineering students, this esteemed text presents a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and methods that form the basis of modern physics, including examinations of relativity, quantum physics, statistical physics, nuclear physics, high energy physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. A balanced ped...

Dig into the details of classic and contemporary studies in social psychology with this up-dated collection

Exploring the key ideas in social psychology, this collection of classic and contemporary readings includes accounts of specific experimental findings as well as more general articles summarizing studies on such topics as attraction, prejudice, and aggression. The new edition adds 15 new readings while retaining a number of classics by leading psychological thinkers such as Stanley Milg...

Developers often struggle when first encountering the cloud. Learning about distributed systems, becoming familiar with technologies such as containers and functions, and knowing how to put everything together can be daunting. With this practical guide, you'll get up to speed on patterns for building cloud native applications and best practices for common tasks such as messaging, eventing, and DevOps.

Authors Boris Scholl, Trent Swanson, and Peter Jausovec describe the architectural building ...

Now fully revised and updated in its second edition, An Introduction to Conservation Biology is well suited for a wide range of undergraduate courses, as both a primary text for conservation biology courses and a supplement for ecological and environmental science courses. This new edition has been expanded and updated with hundreds of new examples, explanations, citations, and figures to enhance learning and excitement for the subject. Coverage of recentconservation biology events in the new...

Ostberlin im Sommer 1989: Mirco Watzke steckt in der Klemme. Der sonst so vorbildliche Schüler der Klasse 7a hat Ärger mit den blöden FDJlern, und der Einzige, der ihm dabei helfen kann, ist ausgerechnet der unheimliche Neue aus der Parallelklasse...

In "Kinderland" erzählt Mawil von Freundschaft, Mut und Vertrauen, einer Kindheit zwischen Jungen Pionieren und Kirche, von "verschwundenen" Vätern und heimlich belauschtem Getuschel übers "rübermachen", von der "Angabe des Todes" und eine...

Kompakte Einführung in Deutschlands Sozialstruktur

- Eine systematische und kompakte Einführung in die Begriffe und Konzepte der Sozialstrukturanalyse.

- Der Band vermittelt die theoretischen Grundlagen der Sozialstrukturforschung und der Erklärung sozialer Ungleichheit.

- Die Autoren stellen hierfür ausgewählte, aktuelle Daten zu grundlegenden Bereichen der Sozialstruktur Deutschlands und Europas vor.

UTB basics - Lehrbücher mit einem klaren Konzept:

- Definitionen, Zusammenfassungen, ...