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Physics in Mind: A Quantum View of the Brain
by Werner R. LoewensteinNo one can escape a sense of awe when reflecting on the workings of the mind: we see, we hear, we feel, we are aware of the world around us. But what is the mind? What do we mean when we say we are "aware” of something? What is this peculiar state in our heads, at once utterly familiar and bewilderingly mysterious, that we call awareness or consciousness? In Physics in Mind, eminent biophysicist Werner R. Loewenstein argues that to answer these questions, we must first understand the physical mechanisms that underlie the workings of the mind. And so begins an exhilarating journey along the sensory data stream of the brain, which shows how our most complex organ processes the vast amounts of information coming in through our senses to create a coherent, meaningful picture of the world. Bringing information theory to bear on recent advances in the neurosciences, Loewenstein reveals a web of immense computational power inside the brain. He introduces the revolutionary idea that quantum mechanics could be fundamental to how our minds almost instantaneously deal with staggering amounts of information, as in the case of the information streaming through our eyes. Combining cutting-edge research in neuroscience and physics, Loewenstein presents an ambitious hypothesis about the parallel processing of sensory information that is the heart, hub, and pivot of the cognitive brain. Wide-ranging and brimming with insight, Physics in Mind breaks new ground in our understanding of how the mind works.
Physics of Everyday Phenomena (Eighth Edition)
by W. Thomas Griffith Juliet W. BrosingThe Physics of Everyday Phenomena, Eighth Edition, introduces students to the basic concepts of physics using examples of common occurrences in everyday life. Intended for use in a one-semester or two-semester course in conceptual physics, this book is written in a narrative style, frequently using questions designed to draw the reader into a dialogue about the ideas of physics. This inclusive style allows the book to be used by anyone interested in exploring the nature of physics and explanations of everyday physical phenomena. Beginning students will benefit from the large number of student aids and the reduced math content. Professors will appreciate the organization of the material and the wealth of pedagogical tools.
Physics of the Human Body
by Richard P. McCallRichard P. McCall's fascinating book explains how basic concepts of physics apply to the fundamental activities and responses of the human body, a veritable physics laboratory. Blood pumping through our veins is a vital example of Poiseuille flow; the act of running requires friction to propel the runner forward; and the quality of our eyesight demonstrates how properties of light enable us to correct near- and far-sightedness. Each chapter discusses a fundamental physics concept and relates it to the anatomy and physiology of applicable parts of the body. Topics include motion, fluids and pressure, temperature and heat, speech and hearing, electrical behaviors, optics, biological effects of radiation, and drug concentrations. Clear and compelling, with a limited amount of math, McCall's descriptions allow readers of all levels to appreciate the physics of the human physique. Physics of the Human Body will help curious high school students, undergraduates with medical aspirations, and practicing medical professionals understand more about the underlying physics principles of the human body.
Physics: A Conceptual World View (7th edition)
by Larry Kirkpatrick Gregory E. FrancisDesigned specifically for non-majors, PHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW provides an engaging and effective introduction to physics using a flexible, fully modular presentation ideal for a wide variety of instructors and courses. Incorporating highly effective Physics Education Research pedagogy, the text features an ongoing storyline describing the development of the current physics "world view," which provides students with an understanding of the laws of nature and the context to better appreciate the importance of physics. The text's appealing style and minimal use of math also help to make complex material interesting and easier to master, even for students normally intimidated by physics or math. For instructors who want to incorporate more problem-solving skills and quantitative reasoning, the optional, more detailed, "Problem Solving to Accompany Physics: A Conceptual World View" student supplement reveals more of the beauty and power of mathematics in physics. The text can also be customized to fit any syllabus through Cengage Learning's TextChoice custom solution program. In addition, the new Seventh Edition includes a thoroughly revised art program featuring elements such as balloon captions and numerous illustrations to help students better visualize and understand key concepts.
Physik
by Paul A. Tipler Gene Moscajenny WagnerDas Standardwerk in der rundum erneuerten Auflage - der gesamte Stoff bis zum Bachelor: jetzt auch mit spannenden Einblicken in die aktuelle Forschung! Verständlich, einprägsam, lebendig und die perfekte Prüfungsvorbereitung, mit unzähligen relevanten Rechenbeispielen und Aufgaben - dies ist Tiplers bekannte und beliebte Einführung in die Experimentalphysik. Klar und eingängig führt Tipler den Leser durch die physikalische Begriffs- und Formelwelt illustriert von unzähligen liebevoll gestalteten Farbgrafiken. Studienanfänger - egal, ob sie Physik im Hauptfach studieren oder ob es als Nebenfach auf dem Lehrplan steht - finden hier Schritt für Schritt den klar verständlichen Einstieg in die Physik mittels · Verständlicher Aufarbeitung des Prüfungsstoffes · Zahlreichen prüfungsrelevanten Übungsaufgaben · Anschaulichen Grafiken · Durchgehender Vierfarbigkeit · Übersichtlichem und farbkodiertem Layout · Ausgearbeiteten Beispielaufgaben, vom Text deutlich abgesetzt · Zusammenfassungen zu jedem Kapitel mit den wichtigsten Gesetzen und Formeln für jede Prüfung · Schlaglichtern, die aktuelle Themen aus Forschung und Anwendung illustrieren · Problemorientierter Einführung in die mathematischen Grundlagen. Aus dem Inhalt: Mechanik; Schwingungen und Wellen; Thermodynamik; Elektrizität und Magnetismus; Optik; Relativitätstheorie; Quantenmechanik; Atom- und Molekülphysik; Festkörperphysik und Teilchenphysik . Beispielaufgaben zum Nachvollziehen und zum selbst Üben vermitteln die notwendige Sicherheit für anstehende Klausuren und mündliche Prüfungen. Sämtliche Übungsaufgaben sind außerdem im Arbeitsbuch zu diesem Lehrbuch ausführlich besprochen und durchgerechnet. Erweitert wird der studienrelevante Inhalt um zahlreiche Kurzeinführungen in spannende aktuelle Forschungsgebiete verfasst von namhaften Forschern der deutschsprachigen Forschungslandschaft. Die Autoren Paul A. Tipler promovierte an der University of Illinois über die Struktur von Atomkernen. Seine ersten Lehrerfahrungen sammelte er an der Wesleyen University of Connecticut. Anschließend wurde er Physikprofessor an der Oakland University, wo er maßgeblich an der Entwicklung des Lehrplans für das Physikstudium beteiligt war. Inzwischen lebt er als Emeritus in Berkeley, California. Gene Mosca hat über viele Jahre Physikkurse an amerikanischen Universitäten (wie Emporia State, University of South Dakota, Annapolis) gegeben und Web-Kurse entwickelt. Als Koautor der dritten und vierten englischen Ausgabe hat er die Studentenmaterialien gestaltet. Jenny Wagner (Hrsg. ) . . . .
Physiological Basis of Aging and Geriatrics (Fourth Edition)
by Paola S. TimirasThis Fourth Edition offers a complete profile of the aging process at all levels, from molecules and cells to demography and evolution. The text includes aspects of individual, comparative, and differential aging, and discussions of theories and mechanisms of aging.
Physiology (Fifth Edition)
by Linda S. CostanzoThis book offers a comprehensive overview of core physiologic concepts at the organ system and cellular levels.
Pick the Lock
by A.S. KingFrom Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family.Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father who confines Jane&’s mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she&’s at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she suddenly gains access to the files for a lifetime of security-camera videos—her lifetime.A.S. King's latest surrealist masterpiece follows Jane&’s bizarre and brilliant journey to reconnect with her mother by breaking out of her shell and composing a punk opera.
Picture Us In The Light
by Kelly Loy Gilbert"Picture me madly in love with this moving, tender, unapologetically honest book."-Becky Albertalli, #1 best-selling author of Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Winner of the California Book Award and Stonewall Honor! Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. But when he discovers a taped-up box in his father's closet filled with old letters and a file on a powerful Bay Area family, he realizes there's much more to his family's past than he ever imagined.Danny has been an artist for as long as he can remember and it seems his path is set, with a scholarship to RISD and his family's blessing to pursue the career he's always dreamed of. Still, contemplating a future without his best friend, Harry Wong, by his side makes Danny feel a panic he can barely put into words. Harry's and Danny's lives are deeply intertwined and as they approach the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that shook their friend group to its core, Danny can't stop asking himself if Harry is truly in love with his girlfriend, Regina Chan.When Danny digs deeper into his parents' past, he uncovers a secret that disturbs the foundations of his family history and the carefully constructed façade his parents have maintained begins to crumble. With everything he loves in danger of being stripped away, Danny must face the ghosts of the past in order to build a future that belongs to him.
Pieces of a Girl
by Stephanie KuehnertA raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert, the author of Ballads of Suburbia and regular Rookie contributor, survive and thrive. Told in varied narrative styles, including journal entries, original illustration, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the memoir of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to become a strong young woman after years and years trapped in a cycle that sometimes seemed to have no escape.
Pied
by Avione LeeFor fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, join Min on a musical adventure, inspired by the Pied Piper fairy tale, as he discovers his lost magical culture and finds his place in a new world.Min Wickford has never ridden in a flying ferry boat, had a tornado clean his room, or gotten in mounds of trouble by a mischievous weasel, because Min is the kind of kid who always does what he is told and never gets into trouble. Until one day when he plays a musical pipe and his entire school falls to the ground, like their souls were snatched from their bodies. With one note, the secret his uncle kept from him for years is out, and Min is quickly swept into the quirky and colorful hidden world of Pipers, persons who can turn melody into magic. But Min soon learns he is different, even among Pipers, because he is a Pied Piper, the kind of Piper that&’s vilified and targeted in the Piper world. His best chance of blending in is acceptance into an exclusive Piper Association where all members are protected from harm. Forced to hide his Pied identity while mastering his new powers, Min must pass a series of magical, musical trials. But what he is hiding just might be the very thing he needs to succeed.
Pierre Bourdieu (Key Sociologists)
by Richard JenkinsThis short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieu's thought is a model of clarity and insight. Where Bourdieu's own writings are often complex, even ambiguous, Richard Jenkins is direct, concise and to the point. He emphasizes Bourdieu's contributions to theory and methodology while also dealing in detail with his substantive studies of education, social stratification and culture. His book provides the best short English-language introduction to Bourdieu's work.'As Jenkins points out in the final pages of his book, criticism can be the sincerest form of flattery. I particularly relished his critical approach to the work of Bourdieu and believe that he has written a timely introduction which both undergraduates and experienced teachers will find stimulating and enjoyable.'- Mike Hepworth, University of Aberdeen
Piers Plowman: The A Version
by Miceal F. VaughanThe fourteenth-century Piers Plowman is one of the most influential poems from the Age of Chaucer. Following the character Will on his quest for the true Christian life, the three dream narratives that make up this work address a number of pressing political, social, moral, and educational issues of the late Middle Ages. Míċeál F. Vaughan presents a fresh edition of the A version, an earlier and shorter version of this great work.Unlike the B and C versions, there is no modern, affordable edition of the A version available. For the first time in decades, students and scholars of medieval literature now have access to this important work. Vaughan’s clean, uncluttered text is accompanied by ample glossing of difficult Middle English words. An expansive introduction, which includes a narrative summary of the poem, textual notes, detailed endnotes, and a select bibliography frame the text, making this edition ideal for classroom use.This is the first classroom edition of the A version since Thomas A. Knott and David C. Fowler’s celebrated 1952 publication. Based on an early-fifteenth-century manuscript from the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, Vaughan’s text offers a unique rendition of the poem, and it is the first modern edition not to attribute the poem to William Langland. By conservatively editing one important witness of Piers Plowman, Vaughan takes a new generation of students to an early version of this great medieval poem.
Pillaging the Empire: Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750 (Latin American Realities Ser.)
by Robert M. Levine Kris Lane Kris E LaneBetween 1500 and 1750, European expansion and global interaction produced vast wealth. As goods traveled by ship along new global trade routes, piracy also flourished on the world’s seas. Pillaging the Empire tells the fascinating story of maritime predation in this period, including the perspectives of both pirates and their victims. Brushing aside the romantic legends of piracy, Kris Lane pays careful attention to the varied circumstances and motives that led to the rise of this bloodthirsty pursuit of riches, and places the history of piracy in the context of early modern empire building. This second edition of Pillaging the Empire has been revised and expanded to incorporate the latest scholarship on piracy, maritime law, and early modern state formation. With a new chapter on piracy in East and Southeast Asia, Lane considers piracy as a global phenomenon. Filled with colorful details and stories of individual pirates from Francis Drake to the women pirates Ann Bonny and Mary Read, this engaging narrative will be of interest to all those studying the history of Latin America, the Atlantic world, and the global empires of the early modern era.
Pimpernelles 01: The Pale Assassin
by Patricia ElliottEugenie de Boncoeur is growing up in Paris, unaware that her guardian has contracted her to marry the sinister spymaster known as 'le Fantome' when she turns sixteen. She finds herself falling for the handsome lawyer, Guy Deschamps, but there is little time for romance; France is descending into chaos as the Revolution takes hold. Soon Eugenie is fleeing for her life. Her brother Armand has become involved in a plot to save the King from the guillotine, the mob is searching for aristocrats, and le Fantome, the pale assassin, is on their trail - desperate for revenge.
Pimpernelles 02: The Traitor's Smile
by Patricia ElliottEugenie de Boncoeur has fled the violence of the French Revolution to find sanctuary in England at the home of her cousin, Hetta. At first, the two girls find themselves at loggerheads: Hetta can't understand Eugenie's preoccupation with clothes and appearance, and scorns her politics. Soon, however, they are drawn together by a shared sense of danger, for across the Channel waits the vengeful Pale Assassin, determined to claim Eugenie for himself. With her brother's life at stake, how can she refuse his dreadful bargain? But it will mean sacrificing her chance of love and returning to Paris in the grip of the Terror. Eugenie must now decide her destiny - with or without Hetta's help.
Pinned
by Sharon G. FlakeAward-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities.Autumn and Adonis have nothing in common and everything in common. Autumn is outgoing and has lots of friends. Adonis is shy and not so eager to connect with people. But even with their differences, the two have one thing in common--they're each dealing with a handicap. For Autumn, who has a learning disability, reading is a painful struggle that makes it hard to focus in class. But as her school's most aggressive team wrestler, Autumn can take down any problem. Adonis is confined to a wheelchair. He has no legs. He can't walk or dance. But he's a strong reader who loves books. Even so, Adonis has a secret he knows someone like Autumn can heal. In time, Autumn and Adonis are forced to see that our greatest weaknesses can turn into the assets that forever change us and those we love. Told in alternating voices, Pinned explores issues of self-discovery, friendship, and what it means to be different.
Pinocchio (Union Square Kids Unabridged Classics)
by Carlo CollodiPinocchio, in Carlo Collodi's original version, is an adventure-filled, menacing fairy tale with a moral. Made by the woodcarver Geppetto, the puppet Pinocchio dreams of becoming a real child. But his unrestrained curiosity, dishonesty, and selfishness put him in constant peril. As he journeys from the deceptive &“Field of Miracles,&” where he plants gold coins to make them grow, to the land where lazy boys turn into donkeys, Pinocchio's path is paved with mistakes, willfulness, and danger.And all the while his nose keeps growing bigger and bigger and bigger every time he tells a fib, so all the world can see what a liar he is . . .
Pirate
by Duncan FalconerWhen elite operative John Stratton is sent to Yemen by the Secret Intelligence Service to track down a suspected al-Qaeda cell, he thinks he knows what he is dealing with. But when he and his colleagues get captured by Somali pirates, all bets are off. Stratton discovers what it is like to be held hostage by ruthless men who have a deadly agenda ? men for whom Stratton and his colleagues are just bargaining chips. And this is no ordinary hostage situation: Stratton has stepped right into the middle of a massive and sickening jihadist operation. Fighting trained warriors who know no fear, Stratton?s skill and ingenuity will be tested as never before as he battles for his life and for the values he holds dear?
Pizza Features
by John LarkinEric Underwood is what some people would call a loser and a westie, but he?s doing the best he can. He didn?t get the looks, he doesn?t get the luck, and even when he does get the girl, it never seems to last for long. So far he?s abandoned Veronica to the sharks (two-legged and otherwise), been told he?ll be travelling to England with his grandma, been caught snogging his pillow, been banished to the shed?and that?s only the beginning! Eric?s story will make you feel good about yourself!
Pizzeria Kamikaze (Pizzeria Kamikaze)
by Etgar Keret Asaf HanukaPresented for the first time in full color, award-winning writer Etgar Keret (The Seven Good Years) and Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Asaf Hanuka’s (The Realist) powerful graphic novel, Pizzeria Kamikaze, is a most unexpected story of love, loss, and escape. Mordy wanted to get away. Now condemned to an afterlife exclusively for all victims of suicide, he still has to attend a crappy job in a place no less crappy than the place he came from. When he discovers that his beloved ex-girlfriend is there too, he embarks on much needed road trip through an absurdist and fantastical landscape to find her. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Plain Kate
by Erin BowA debut novel that's as sharp as a knife's point.Plain Kate lives in a world of superstitions and curses, where a song can heal a wound and a shadow can work deep magic. As the wood-carver's daughter, Kate held a carving knife before a spoon, and her wooden charms are so fine that some even call her "witch-blade" -- a dangerous nickname in a town where witches are hunted and burned in the square.
Planet Work: Rethinking Labor and Leisure in the Anthropocene
by James Armstrong Jennifer K. Ladino Amanda Adams Ted Geier Sharon O'Dair Ryan Hediger David Rodland Sinan Akilli Daniel Clausen Matt Wanat Will Elliot Kevin Maier Jo ReyLabor and labor norms orient much of contemporary life, organizing our days and years and driving planetary environmental change. Yet, labor, as a foundational set of values and practices, has not been sufficiently interrogated in the context of the environmental humanities for its profound role in climate change and other crises. This collection of essays demonstrates the urgent need to rethink models and customs of labor and leisure in the Anthropocene. Recognizing the grave traumas and hazards plaguing planet Earth, contributors expose fundamental flaws in ideas of work and search for ways to redirect cultures toward more sustainable modes of life. These essays evaluate Anthropocene frames of interpretation, dramatize problems and potentials in regimes of labor, and explore leisure practices such as walking and storytelling as modes of recasting life, while a coda advocates reviving notions of work as craft.
Plant and Soil Science: Fundamentals and Applications
by Rick ParkerThis book combines the basic knowledge of plant and soil science, in an easy to read and teach format, and provides practical real world application for information learned. Organized into twenty-eight chapters, each chapter features learning objectives, key terms, tables, charts, illustrations and color photographs to aid the learning and teaching process.
Plantation Kingdom: The American South and Its Global Commodities (The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Series)
by Sven Beckert Richard Follett Barbara M. Hahn Peter CoclanisHow global competition brought the plantation kingdom to its knees.In 1850, America’s plantation economy reigned supreme. U.S. cotton dominated world markets, and American rice, sugarcane, and tobacco grew throughout a vast farming empire that stretched from Maryland to Texas. Four million enslaved African Americans toiled the fields, producing global commodities that enriched the most powerful class of slaveholders the world had ever known. But fifty years later—after emancipation demolished the plantation-labor system, Asian competition flooded world markets with cheap raw materials, and free trade eliminated protected markets—America’s plantations lay in ruins.Plantation Kingdom traces the rise and fall of America’s plantation economy. Written by four renowned historians, the book demonstrates how an international capitalist system rose out of slave labor, indentured servitude, and the mass production of agricultural commodities for world markets. Vast estates continued to exist after emancipation, but tenancy and sharecropping replaced slavery’s work gangs across most of the plantation world. Poverty and forced labor haunted the region well into the twentieth century.The book explores the importance of slavery to the Old South, the astounding profitability of plantation agriculture, and the legacy of emancipation. It also examines the place of American producers in world markets and considers the impact of globalization and international competition 150 years ago. Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study.