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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorScience Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy
Robert M. Hazen, James S. Trefil · 294 pages
Knowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to cultural literacy. But most books on science are often too obscure or too specialized to do the general reader much good.Science Matters is a rare exception-a science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook for introductory courses in high school and college, and yet well-written enough
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 2
Richard Feynman · 592 pages
Modern Quantum Mechanics
J.J. Sakurai · 500 pages
A very standard textbook followed globally for undergraduate and graduate school quantum physics courses.
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 3
Richard Feynman, Robert B. Leighton, Matthew L. Sands · 384 pages
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe · 312 pages
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions. What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman · 352 pages
¿Por qué algunas personas parecen dotadas de un don especial que les permite vivir bien, aunque no sean las que más se destacan por su inteligencia? ¿Por qué no siempre el alumno más inteligente termina siendo el más exitoso? ¿Por qué unos son más capaces que otros para enfrentar contratiempos, superar obstáculos y ver las dificultades bajo una óptica distinta? El libro demuestra cómo la inteli
A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking in the Information Age
Daniel J. Levitin · 304 pages
Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science
Ronald L. Graham, Donald Ervin Knuth, Oren Patashnik · 657 pages
"This book introduces the mathematics that supports advanced computer programming and the analysis of algorithms. The primary aim of its well-known authors is to provide a solid and relevant base of mathematical skills - the skills needed to solve complex problems, to evaluate horrendous sums, and to discover subtle patterns in data. It is an indispensable text and reference not only for computer
Biochemistry
Lubert Stryer · 949 pages
Comprensive textbook and reference of human biochemistry. From basic description important biomoleculed and metabolism advances topics as trancription factors. A Basic understanding Chemistry is required.
How to Think Straight About Psychology
Keith E. Stanovich · 225 pages
Speech and Language Processing: An Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics and Speech Recognition
Dan Jurafsky, James H. Martin · 966 pages
"This book offers a unified vision of speech and language processing, presenting state-of-the-art algorithms and techniques for both speech and text-based processing of natural language. This comprehensive work covers both statistical and symbolic approaches to language processing; it shows how they can be applied to important tasks such as speech recognition, spelling and grammar correction, inf
Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences
Mary L. Boas · 793 pages
Updates the original, comprehensive introduction to the areas of mathematical physics encountered in advanced courses in the physical sciences. Intuition and computational abilities are stressed. Original material on DE and multiple integrals has been expanded.
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain
Maryanne Wolf · 320 pages
In the Book. Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Harper Perennial, 2008. This is an account of how our brains change as we learn to read.
Introduction to Electrodynamics
David J. Griffiths · 576 pages
This is an undergraduate-level text to introduce students to the basic concepts of electrodynamics.
Chemistry: The Central Science
Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay Jr., Bruce E. Bursten · 1,102 pages
The book provides the basis of modern chemistry that every student needs for their professional development and as preparation for more complex chemistry courses. It also offers features that facilitate learning and serve as a guide for students to acquire a conceptual understanding and the skills needed to solve problems. The first five chapters offer a microscopic and phenomenological view of ch
Seeing Voices
Oliver Sacks · 186 pages
A neurologist investigates the world of the deaf, examining their past and present treatment at the hands of society, and assesses the value and significance of sign language.
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School
John Medina · 304 pages
Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know—such as the brain's need for physical activity to work at its best.How do we learn? What exactly do sleep and stress do to our brains? Why is multi-tasking a myth? Why is it so easy to forget—and so important to repeat new knowledge? Is
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan · 457 pages
A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don
Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention
Stanislas Dehaene · 388 pages
A renowned cognitive neuroscientist's fascinating and highly informative account of how the brain acquires readingHow can a few black marks on a white page evoke an entire universe of sounds and meanings? In this riveting investigation, Stanislas Dehaene provides an accessible account of the brain circuitry of reading and explores what he calls the "reading paradox": Our cortex is the product of m
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman · 810 pages
This book covers topics related to the functionality and design of compilers, including: - Compiler structure - Lexical analysis (including regular expressions and finite automata) - Syntax analysis (including context-free grammars, LL parsers, bottom-up parsers, and LR parsers) - Syntax-directed translation - Type checking (including type conversions and polymorphism) -
Physics for Scientists and Engineers
Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett Jr. · 1,248 pages
*A comprehensive, calculus-based introductory physics textbook designed for science and engineering majors. It presents the fundamental principles of physics-from mechanics and thermodynamics to electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics-with a strong emphasis on clear explanation, real-world applications, and systematic problem-solving. The book begins each topic with concrete observations and