Linear Algebra with Applications by W. Keith Nicholson, traditionally published for many years is now being released as an open educational resource and part of Lyryx with Open Texts! Supporting today's students and instructors requires...
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Author:Nicholson, W. KeithSummary: - Author:Miodownik, MarkSummary:
Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: the New York Times best-selling author of Stuff Matters show us the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid "stuff." We...
- Author:Wagstaffe, JohannaSummary:
Follow our little cloud on an adventure through the sky and learn the science behind how it transforms from a simple cumulus cloud to a full-blown hurricane. Beautifully detailed illustrations from award-winning artist Julie McLaughlin...
- Author:Krull, KathleenSummary:
Scientists have a reputation for being focused on their work and maybe even dull. But take another look. Did you know that it's believed Galileo was scolded by the Roman Inquisition for sassing his mom? That Isaac Newton loved to...
- Author:Eagleman, DavidSummary:
The magic of the brain is not found in the parts it's made of but in the way those parts unceasingly reweave themselves in an electric living fabric. And there is no more accomplished and accessible guide than renowned...
- Author:Alter, LloydSummary:
Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle reveals the carbon cost of everything we do and shows how to slash your own carbon footprint by 80% to 2.5 tonnes per year by choosing a life of quality over quantity, and sufficiency over efficiency, as...
- Author:Bullard, LisaSummary:
Earth has a litter problem. How can you help? Join Trina to learn how little pieces of trash can become big problems. Find out safe ways to take care of litter. Do your part to be a planet protector! Discover how to reduce, reuse,...
- Author:Rich, NathanielSummary:
By 1979, we knew nearly everything we understand today about climate change-including how to stop it. Over the next decade, a handful of scientists, politicians, and strategists, led by two unlikely heroes, risked their careers in a...
- Author:Cox, StanSummary:
Losing our Cool shows how indoor climate control is colliding with an out-of-control outdoor climate. In America, energy consumed by home air-conditioning, and the resulting greenhouse emissions, have doubled in just over a decade, and...
- Author:Brooks, ColetteSummary:
How do we make sense of the modern world' Science is a profoundly affecting aspect of contemporary life, and yet the gulf between experts and everyone else is widening. Colette Brooks bridges the gap by playing the role of curious...
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Ever since quitting her job teaching pediatrics at Harvard Medical School in 1980, Helen Caldicott has worked tirelessly for a safe, sustainable, nuclear-free planet, most recently by hosting a weekly radio show featuring...
- Author:Lacroix, MarcelSummary:
L’énergie est devenue un sujet en vogue. Il ne se passe pas une semaine sans qu’on en parle dans les médias. L’augmentation de ses coûts de production et les conséquences de son exploitation sur l’environnement y sont sûrement pour...
- Author:Hamilton, TylerSummary:
Climate change solutions so crazy they just might work! A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla — considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago — fuels this analysis of climate issues...
- Author:Jones-Imhotep, Edward, Adcock, TinaSummary:
Science and technology have shaped not only economic empires and industrial landscapes, but also the identities, anxieties, and understandings of people living in modern times. Made Modern draws together leading scholars from a wide...
- Author:Davis, WadeSummary:
A captivating new book from Wade Davis—award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade—that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia'...
- Author:Denny, MarkSummary:
How do meteorologists design forecasts for the next day's, the next week's, or the next month's weather' Are some forecasts more likely to be accurate than others, and why' Making Sense of Weather and Climate...
- Author:Potvin, PatriceSummary:
Ce livre a pour objectif principal d’aider les enseignants en sciences et technologie du secondaire ainsi que ceux qui veulent le devenir. Il présente des concepts didactiques et des modèles qui sont susceptibles de leur servir dans...
- Author:Melady, JohnSummary:
Marc Garneau, Roberta Bondar, Julie Payette, Robert Thirsk, Chris Hadfield, and more recently, Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirque de Soleil, all have one thing in common: they’re some of the very few Canadians who have been in space...
- Author:Natarajan, PriyamvadaSummary:
Mapping the Heavens provides a tour of the "greatest hits" of cosmological discoveries--the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past century. Priyamvada Natarajan, our guide, explains for a wide audience the science...
- Author:Lawrence, Louise de KirilineSummary:
"Writing with uncanny skill, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence leads us gently into the world of birds. Her perception, intuition and experience give her insights that she here freely shares with us all. "I knew this remarkable lady...
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