Illustrates, simplifies, and humor-coats the important principles of classical and modern genetics and their...
(07/25/07) Illustrates, simplifies, and humor-coats the important principles of classical and modern genetics and their experimental bases, with amusing anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain inheritance and sex determinationSee less
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This book is a good introductory level look at Statistics. The authors cover what the subject of Statistics is, the...
(07/25/07) This book is a good introductory level look at Statistics. The authors cover what the subject of Statistics is, the history of Statistics, some of the theories and terms, and also shows some applications of the subject. The weakness of the book is that there are a lot of formulas given and not enough discussion of how those formulas are derived, so one would need to use other statistics texts to supplement the material. Thus this book cannot stand alone. On the other hand, if one is just trying to get an overview of the subject, then there is a lot to skip over. The authors do make a humorous presentation of the material, so those that are looking for an overview may find this a more enjoyable introduction to the subject. There is also a lot to do with Statistics that the book does not mention. It does cover probabilities, but when it comes to distributions it focuses only on Standard Normal distributions. I don't believe it ever mentions Uniform, Poisson, or other types of...See less
Industry Reviews "A wonderfully goofball vision. Serious madness for the whole human family." Book Jacket - Richard Gere...
(07/25/07) Industry Reviews "A wonderfully goofball vision. Serious madness for the whole human family." Book Jacket - Richard Gere "Like its predecessor, 'The Cartoon History of the Universe II' is a delight. Charming, irreverent, with a true global perspective, it's a better way to learn human history than 90 percent of the school textbooks." Book Jacket - Carl Sagan "Superb artistry and stand-up wit! 'The Cartoon History of the Universe II' is a gift to those of us who love to laugh and who love to learn." Book Jacket - Lynn JohnstonSee less
Larry Gonick's Celebrated Series The Cartoon History of the Universe is a unique fusion of world history and the comics...
(07/25/07) Larry Gonick's Celebrated Series The Cartoon History of the Universe is a unique fusion of world history and the comics medium, a work of serious scholarship and a masterpiece of popular literature. Praised by historians as a narrative and interpretive tour be force, Gonick's clever illustrations deliver important information with a deceptively light tone, reaching us about the people and events that have shaped our world.This long-awaited new volume covers the Middle Ages around the globe, including the origin and spread of Islam; West Africa and the cross-Saharan trade; Central Asia and the Byzantine Empire; the European Dark Ages and the Crusades; the Mongol conquests; the Black Death; the Ottoman Empire; the Italian Renaissance; and the rise of Spain, leading up to Columbus's departure for the New World. Highlighting key events and retrieving oft-neglected historical connections, Gonick offers an historical survey that is at once multicultural, humanistic, skeptical, and...See less
Industry Reviews YA Using the ecological collapse of Easter Island as an example of a failing environment, the authors...
(07/25/07) Industry Reviews YA Using the ecological collapse of Easter Island as an example of a failing environment, the authors present the historical, scientific, and ethical backgrounds to the environmental challenges faced currently, and in the near future, by all humanity. Nothing less than the fate of life on Earth lies in the balance, which makes for an engrossing plot, made more poignant by the scientific research and data that back it up. Black-and-white cartoons clearly explain, define, and graphically display terms, events, and situations. They also impart both an awareness of the destructive behavior of humankind and its consequences while imparting a sense of hope for the future. The foreword, the brief notations dispersed throughout the drawings, and the bibliography provide information about sources used in formulating the book. Gonick's humor helps to lighten the dark realization of what is happening to the Earth. Teens will be drawn to the format, the short chapters, and the...See less
It's been said that before physics students can fly with Feynman they need to walk with Halliday and Resnick. Those of...
(07/25/07) It's been said that before physics students can fly with Feynman they need to walk with Halliday and Resnick. Those of us who are still toddling along, however, need Larry Gonick. Gonick's characteristically quirky drawings are teamed with physicist Art Huffman's prose to produce lessons like this: picture Sir Isaac Newton driving a Mack truck labeled "Big Inertia." Ike is talking into a CB radio, saying: "Breaker one nine: force overcomes inertia and produces acceleration. Do you read?" As the jacket copy says, "If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit-card bill--if you imagine that Ohm's law dictates how long to meditate--if you believe that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car," here's the book for you.See less
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