This Very Short Introduction describes the new field of cognitive neuroscience - the study of what happens in the brain when we perceive, think, reason, remember, and act. Focusing on the human brain, Passingham looks at the most recent research in the field, the modern brain imaging technologies, and what the images can and can't tell us.

The goal of this book is to reduce the complexity and clarify the abstractions with concrete visual examples driven by simple python programs.

This book explores the applications of AI and how it can be used to embark on a metaphysical quest to identify the topology of the universe as a prerequisite to implementing a physical model of the dark universe.

Genetics: A Conceptual Approach engages students by focusing on the big picture of genetics concepts and how those concepts connect to one another. The Seventh Edition Digital Update continues its mission by expanding upon the pedagogy, tools, and online resources that have made this title so successful.

New question types, more learning guidelines for students, and an updated art program round out a powerful text, and improvements to the online resources in Macmillan Learning’s Achieve giv...

The third edition of Astronomical Spectroscopy examines the physics necessary to understand and interpret astronomical spectra. It offers a step-by-step guide to the atomic and molecular physics involved in providing astronomical spectra starting from the relatively simple hydrogen atom and working its way to the spectroscopy of small molecules.

Based on UCL course material, this book uses actual astronomical spectra to illustrate the theoretical aspects of the book to give the reader a feel ...

Das erfolgreiche Arbeiten mit organischen Reaktionen erfordert Wissen über Reaktivität, Reaktionsmechanismen, Thermodynamik und weitere Grundlagen der physikalisch-organischen Chemie. Das Lehrbuch vermittelt dieses Wissen. Auch erhältlich: das Arbeitsbuch zum Lehrbuch.

Combining crystal-clear explanations of the laws of the universe with basic exercises (including essential equations and maths), this book covers the minimum that readers should master.

For courses in Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences . Statistical methods applied to social sciences, made accessible to all through an emphasis on concepts Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences introduces statistical methods to students majoring in social science disciplines. With an emphasis on concepts and applications, this book assumes you have no previous knowledge of statistics and only a minimal mathematical background.

It contains sufficient material for a two-semester c...