The Facts on File Physics Handbook

The Facts on File Physics Handbook
Author: Diagram Group
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2006
Genre: Physics
ISBN: 1438109598

Presents a physics overview that contains a glossary, brief biographies, a chronology of important events in physics, and a compendium of formulas.

The Facts on File Biology Handbook

The Facts on File Biology Handbook
Author: Diagram Group
Publisher: Facts on File
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780816058778

Features information on such subjects as botany, cell membranes, fossils, synthesis, and zygotes, and includes biographies of key figures, including Frances Bacon, Jacques Yves-Cousteau, and Jonas Edward Salk.

The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook

The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook
Author: Joseph A. Angelo
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2009
Genre: Science
ISBN: 143811690X

Contains a referential glossary of astronomy-related terms, biographies of important astronomers and astronauts, and a chronology of notable events contributing to the science.

The Facts on File Guide to Research

The Facts on File Guide to Research
Author: Jeff Lenburg
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1438110405

The Facts On File Guide to Research is a comprehensive guide to doing thorough and accurate research. It includes a detailed listing of available resources and explains general research methods and proper citation of sources. An invaluable reference, this book helps researchers make use of the many new resources available today. Divided into four sections, this easy-to-use guide helps students and general readers prepare for research papers and class studies. Step-by-step guides, detailed explanations, and valuable appendixes covering style guides, such as APA. MLA, and The Chicago Manual of Style, combine to create an incredibly authoritative accessible reference.

The Facts on File Algebra Handbook

The Facts on File Algebra Handbook
Author: Deborah Todd
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Algebra
ISBN: 1438109520

Contains a history of the subject of algebra with over 350 entries providing definitions and explanations of related topics, plus brief biographies of over 100 mathematicians.

Physics

Physics
Author: Alfred B. Bortz
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1438109806

Contains a history of physics providing definitions and explanations of related topics and brief biographies of scientists of the twentieth century.

Particle Physics: a Very Short Introduction

Particle Physics: a Very Short Introduction
Author: Frank Close
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-11-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 019287375X

Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe.

Encyclopedia of Physics

Encyclopedia of Physics
Author: Joe Rosen
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2009
Genre: Physics
ISBN: 1438110138

Presents an alphabetical and comprehensive reference guide with more than 600 entries dealing with physics and mathematics.

Survival

Survival
Author: Xavier Maniguet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 454
Release: 1994-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780816025183

Provides information on how to survive the major threats to human life, cold, heat, thirst, and physical exertion, and provides tips about how to survive in a group

Basic Library Skills, 5th ed.

Basic Library Skills, 5th ed.
Author: Carolyn Wolf
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2010-03-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0786451610

This brand new edition of Wolf's acclaimed work provides a self-contained, short course in essential library skills for patrons of college, high school and public libraries. The intent is to provide a quick and easy way to learn to do library research. The exercises contained herein give students hands-on experience by applying rules stated in the text to situations that approach real "research problems." Subjects addressed include a brief tour of the library; card catalogs and cataloging systems; filing rules; online public access catalogs; subject searching; bibliographies; book reviews and parts of a book; dictionaries; encyclopedias; handbooks; atlases; gazetteers; periodicals; newspapers; online database searching and reference sources; literature and criticism; e-books; government information and government documents; biographies; business, career and consumer information; non-print materials and special services; online computer use in libraries and schools; and hints for writing term papers. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.