Known for its discovery-based, student-centered approach, Scott Freeman’s Biological Science emphasizes higher-order thinking, skill development and active learning. Strategies in the textbook go beyond memorization and guide you in making connections between core concepts and content. In the 8th Edition, Global Edition, cutting-edge and core biology content is seamlessly intertwined with development of skills with an emphasis on metacognition, study strategies and quantitative reasoning.

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Promotes a lifelong skill of problem solving.

This text helps students develop the fundamental lifelong skill of solving problems and interpreting solutions in real world terms in a way that is accessible and easy to apply in many situations. We certainly want students to appreciate the beauty of statistics and connections to so many other disciplines. However, it is even more important for students to be able to apply problem-solving skills to a wide range of academic and career pursuits, in...

This book explores quantum computing as a transformative technology and its applications in cryptography, teleportation, IoT, AI, and Blockchain, and the futurist concept of quantum internet.

"A quintessential work of technological futurism." - James Surowiecki, strategy + business, "Best Business Books 2017 - Innovation"

From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives

Much of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion. In this fascinating, provocative new book, Kevin Ke...

Interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music. Research shows that all humans have a predisposition for music, just as they do for language. All of us can perceive and enjoy music, even if we can't carry a tune and consider ourselves unmusical. This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music. Scholars from biology, musicology, neurology, genetics, computer science, anthropology, psychology, and ...

The latest edition of a highly successful textbook, Mass Spectrometry, Third Edition provides students with a complete overview of the principles, theories and key applications of modern mass spectrometry. All instrumental aspects of mass spectrometry are clearly and concisely described: sources, analysers and detectors. Tandem mass spectrometry is introduced early on and then developed in more detail in a later chapter.

Emphasis is placed throughout the text on optimal utilisation conditions...

The Poetry of Physics explores the intersection of science and art, offering a journey through the physical world, combining scientific insights with poetic reflections.