El quehacer de la ciencia

Para muchos estudiantes de geología, debido a su poca preparación en matemáticas y geometría, la resolución de problemas en que se aplica algún tipo de proyección ha supuesto un duro obstáculo, de tal modo que las prácticas de algunas asignaturas, como Geografía Estructural y Cartografía se transformaban en un muro difícil de salvar. A esta dificultad había que añadir la escasez de textos que abordan esta materia desde el punto de vista del geólogo. A partir de esta experiencia los autores han elaborado un libro que pretende ser una valiosa ayuda para el estudiante. El presente ...

Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore -- there are huge yawning voids in our basic notions of how the world works. Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson team up to explore everything we don't know about the universe, and while introducing the biggest mysteries in physics, they also helpfully demystify many complicated things we do know. And although the universe is full of weird things that don't make any sense, Cham and Whiteson make a case that the questions we can't answer are as interesting as the ones we can, and they invite...

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.

Biographies and bibliographies of members are included in many of the volumes. Lists of members are usually given on covers of the numbers.