Cargando…
In Defense of Science : Why Scientific Literacy Matters.
Today, only a few people outside of the scientific community are conversant with the tradition of science and its many breakthroughs. The rest are scientifically illiterate. So say Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer, authors of In Defense of Science: Why Scientific Literacy Matters. This book ex...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group,
2010.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
MARC
| LEADER | 00000cam a2200000Mi 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | EBOOKCENTRAL_ocn705539061 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20240329122006.0 | ||
| 006 | m o d | ||
| 007 | cr |n|---||||| | ||
| 008 | 110305s2010 xx o 000 0 eng d | ||
| 040 | |a MERUC |b eng |e pn |c MERUC |d EBLCP |d MHW |d OCLCQ |d CCO |d OCLCQ |d DEBSZ |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCF |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d ZCU |d MERUC |d ICG |d VT2 |d OCLCQ |d WYU |d OCL |d DKC |d AU@ |d OCLCQ |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d OCL |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCL | ||
| 020 | |a 9781605907116 | ||
| 020 | |a 1605907111 | ||
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBBG |b BV044151160 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 396954669 | |
| 029 | 1 | |a DEBSZ |b 430947445 | |
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)705539061 | ||
| 050 | 4 | |a Q172 .S64 2011 | |
| 082 | 0 | 4 | |a 500 |
| 049 | |a UAMI | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Spellman, Frank R. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a In Defense of Science : |b Why Scientific Literacy Matters. |
| 260 | |a Lanham : |b Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, |c 2010. | ||
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (223 pages) | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Preface; PROLOGUE. Yurk and Smilodon; Chapter 01. What Is Science?; Chapter 02. Why Science?; Chapter 03. Science in Pop Culture; Chapter 04. Alternative Sciences; Chapter 05. Good Science vs. "Feel Good" Science; Chapter 06. Science, Politics, and Religion; Chapter 07. Please, No Science! I Hate Math!; Chapter 08. Science Is Hard Work--Too Hard!; Chapter 09. Science Is Only for Nerds, Geeks, and Weirdos; Chapter 10. Science Education and Science Careers; Index; About the Authors. | |
| 520 | |a Today, only a few people outside of the scientific community are conversant with the tradition of science and its many breakthroughs. The rest are scientifically illiterate. So say Frank R. Spellman and Joni Price-Bayer, authors of In Defense of Science: Why Scientific Literacy Matters. This book explains why ordinary citizens need to have an understanding of science, its methods, and its groundbreaking discoveries. The authors introduce the most basic scientific concepts in accessible and straightforward language. Along the way they debunk several misconceptions of science and scientists, and. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Print version record. | |
| 590 | |a ProQuest Ebook Central |b Ebook Central Academic Complete | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Science |v Miscellanea. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Information literacy. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Sciences |v Miscellanées. | |
| 650 | 6 | |a Culture de l'information. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Information literacy |2 fast | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Science |2 fast | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Trivia and miscellanea |2 fast | |
| 758 | |i has work: |a In defense of science (Text) |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFwJvpDCtFcpcWRhK3qprq |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork | ||
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Print version: |a Spellman, Frank R. |t In Defense of Science : Why Scientific Literacy Matters. |d Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., ©2010 |z 9781605907352 |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=662255 |z Texto completo |
| 938 | |a EBL - Ebook Library |b EBLB |n EBL662255 | ||
| 994 | |a 92 |b IZTAP | ||