Claves y enclaves de la ciencia moderna. Los siglos XVI y XVII

El presente texto da una visión general de los principios básicos de la Química orgánica de una manera rápida y concisa y luego, sobre la base de estos cimientos, reconsidera ciertas partes con mayor detalle.

Los conocimientos de la biología celular, además de interesantes, son fundamentales para comprender los procesos de la vida y el impacto que todos los seres vivos tienen en nuestro mundo. La obra pretende brindar herramientas de análisis para que los estudiantes reconozcan diferentes fenómenos biológicos desde una perspectiva científica, y que contribuyan a la reflexión sobre el cuidado del ambiente, especialmente de su entorno inmediato. Los bloques que se desarrollan son los siguientes: La biología como ciencia de la vida; Características y componentes de los seres vivos; La...

Physics I: The Gymnasium of the Mind provides undergraduate students with a valuable opportunity to acquire the knowledge and the abilities that are evaluated in the PISA project (Program for International Student Assessment) and will be indispensable in later professional and personal life. The objective of this book is to use carefully analyzed and selected phenomena and adequately designed didactic activities to enable students to become involved and discover that they can learn physics, and with the knowledge and abilities learned, allow them to grow intellectually, emotionally, and...

Charles Darwin stands as a towering figure in the history of science, who changed the direction of modern thought in establishing the basis of evolutionary biology. These letters offer a fascinating window onto his daily experience, scientific observations, personal concerns and friendships, affording a unique glimpse of Darwin as both naturalist and family man. From his early years at Edinburgh University up to the publication of The Origin of Species in 1859, the letters in this volume chart the most exciting years of Darwin's life, including the voyage of the Beagle and the subsequent...