Extensively field-tested and fine-tuned over many years, and designed specifically for a one-year course, JC McKeown's Classical Latin: An Introductory Course offers a thorough, fascinating, and playful grounding in Latin that combines the traditional grammatical method with the reading approach. In addition to grammar, paradigms, and readings, each chapter includes a variety of extraordinarily well-crafted exercises that reinforce the grammar and morphology while encouraging the joy of linguistic and cultural discovery.

"Aspects of Roman History 82BC--AD14" examines the political and military history of Rome and its empire in the Ciceronian and Augustan ages. It is an indispensable introduction to this central period of Roman History for all students of Roman history, from pre-university to undergraduate level. This is the first book since H.H. Scullard's "From the Gracchi to Nero", published two generations ago, to offer a full introductory account of one of the most compelling and vital periods in the history of Europe. "Aspects of Roman History 82BC--AD14": brings to life the great figures of Pompey, Caesar, Antony, Cleopatra and Augustus, and explores how power was gained, used and abused; covers the lives of women and slaves, the running of the empire and the lives of provincials, and religion, culture and propaganda; offers both a survey of the main topics and a detailed narrative through the close examination of sources; and, introduces students to the problems of interpreting evidence, and helps develop the knowledge and skills needed to further the study of ancient history.

Ancient Greek Religion provides an introduction to the fundamental beliefs, practices, and major deities of Greek religion. Focuses on Athens in the classical period Includes detailed discussion of Greek gods and heroes, myth and cult, and vivid descriptions of Greek religion as it was practiced Ancient texts are presented in boxes to promote thought and discussion, and abundant illustrations help readers visualize the rich and varied religious life of ancient Greece Revised edition includes additional boxed texts and bibliography, an 8-page color plate section, a new discussion of the nature of Greek “piety,” and a new chapter on Greek Religion and Greek Culture

Over the past two decades, no field of scientific inquiry has had a more striking impact across a wide array of disciplines–from biology to physics, computing to meteorology–than that known as chaos and complexity, the study of complex systems. Now astrophysicist John Gribbin draws on his expertise to explore, in prose that communicates not only the wonder but the substance of cutting-edge science, the principles behind chaos and complexity. He reveals the remarkable ways these two revolutionary theories have been applied over the last twenty years to explain all sorts of phenomena–from weather patterns to mass extinctions. Grounding these paradigm-shifting ideas in their historical context, Gribbin also traces their development from Newton to Darwin to Lorenz, Prigogine, and Lovelock, demonstrating how–far from overturning all that has gone before–chaos and complexity are the triumphant extensions of simple scientific laws. Ultimately, Gribbin illustrates how chaos and complexity permeate the universe on every scale, governing the evolution of life and galaxies alike.

Since humans first looked towards the heavens, they have attempted to predict and explain the motions of the sun, moon, and planets. This book describes the theories of planetary motion that have been developed through the ages, from the homocentric spheres of Eudoxus to Einstein's general theory of relativity. It emphasizes the interaction between progress in astronomy and in mathematics, demonstrating how the two have been inextricably linked since Babylonian times.

Accounting for the enormous and amazing development cosmology has made in the past ten years, this long awaited second edition of Malcolm Longair's highly appreciated textbook has been extensively and thoroughly updated.It tells the story of modern astrophysical cosmology from the perspective of one of its most important and fundamental problems a " how did the galaxies come about? Longair uses this approach to introduce the whole of what may be called "classical cosmology." Moreover he describes how the study of the origin of galaxies and larger-scale structures in the Universe has provided us with unique and direct information about the physics of the very early Universe.The material is presented in an informal pedagogical manner. This includes a comprehensive introduction to relativistic astrophysics needed for the clarification of cosmological ideas.

Here are ten examples of the different kinds of mysteries scientists have yet to crack, some plausible theories and a few less likely ones. Find out why these questions, and others like them, remain, and when- or indeed whether- we might get some answers. Take a tour of how some of the big gaps in our knowledge are being probed and how much there is still to know.

John Robbins, the man who started the "food revolution" with the ground-breaking Diet for a New America, boldly posits that, collectively, our personal diet can save ourselves and the world. His latest book presents compelling new information regarding the fields of nutrition, heart disease and cancer, agribusiness, and bioengineering. It discusses the latest discoveries about the relationships between diet and longevity, aging, and vitality. Armed with powerful statistics, fascinating viewpoints, and incisive exposes, Robbins argues for adopting a vegetarian diet for personal well-being as well as for the well-being of the planet.

This textbook has its origins in a course that I began developing at Union College in the mid-1980s to teach physics to life science students in a way that would interest them and show the connections of fundamental physics to modern biology and medicine. From my own research experiences and interests in biophysics, I know that almost all areas of modern life sciences integrally involve physics in both experimental techniques and in basic understanding of process or function. However, I and many colleagues with whom I have spoken have been unhappy over the years with published attempts to direct a textbook to this audience. Most such texts are watered down engineering physics books with occasional added sections on related biology topics that are easy to skip over or assign students to read on their own. As I set out to write this textbook, I had certain definite goals in mind. I wanted to write a book that was truly directed at life science students, one that integrated modern biology, biophysics, and medical techniques into the presentation of the material. Believing in the less is more credo, I chose to omit certain standard topics that are usually included in texts for this audience, while expanding on topics that have more relevance to the life and biomedical sciences. From my experience teaching to these students, I also wanted a book that would be shorter and could be fully covered in a two-semester course. Although students at Union College and comparable institutions taking this introductory course have all had some calculus, only algebra and trigonometry are used in the main body of the text. At this level, I believe that calculus adds little to the understanding of the material and can detract from focusing on the basic physical ideas. However, I have sprinkled in optional boxed calculations that do use some calculus where I felt they truly added to the discussion (averaging less than one box per chapter). These “sidebars” can be omitted without any loss of continuity. The order of topics for this text follows a more or less traditional sequence. An exception to this is the presentation of one-dimensional mechanics through forces and energy before introducing vectors and generalizing to motion in more than one dimension. This allows students to focus on the physics concepts of kinematics, forces, and energy without being distracted by the ideas of vector analysis. Beyond the order of topics, the presentation of material is unique in that, wherever possible, themes from biology or medicine are used to present the physics material. The material speaks to life science students. Rather than optional sections at the end of occasional chapters, life science themes are plentiful and integral to the text. The role of these topics here is more fundamental, as can be gleaned from a list of some examples.

At last, here’s what you should’ve learned in high school biology! This paperback edition is an Everyman’s humorous look at the real differencesbiological, historical, psychologicalbetween men and womenwith fun and provocative insight into what really drives behavior and interactions between men and women. Men talk about women to men. Women talk about men to women. Men and women talk to each other (or try to) about relationships. It’s Not You, It’s Biology provides insight, ammunition, snappy comebacks, and interesting cocktail party banter for everyone who ever wondered why we do what we do vis-a-vis the opposite sex. It’s Freakonomics for the Relationship-Challenged.

Ice cream as we recognize it today has been in existence for at least 300 years, though its origins probably go much further back in time. Though no one knows who invented ice cream. The first ice cream making machine was invented by Nancy Johnson, of Philadelphia, in the 1840s. The Science of Ice Cream begins with an introductory chapter on the history of ice cream. Subsequent chapters outline the physical chemistry underlying its manufacture, describe the ingredients and industrial production of ice cream and ice cream products respectively, detail the wide range of different physical and sensory techniques used to measure and assess ice cream, describe its microstructure (i.e. ice crystals, air bubbles, fat droplets and sugar solution), and how this relates to the physical properties and ultimately the texture that you experience when you eat it. Finally, some suggestions are provided for experiments relating to ice cream and ways to make ice cream at home or in a school laboratory. The Science of Ice Cream is ideal for undergraduate food science students as well as for people working in the ice cream industry. It is also accessible to the general reader who has studied science to A level and provides teachers with ideas for using ice cream to illustrate scientific principles.

Are you the innovative type, the cook who marches to a different drummer -- used to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Are you interested in the science behind what happens to food while it's cooking? Do you want to learn what makes a recipe work so you can improvise and create your own unique dish? More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why is medium-rare steak so popular? Why do we bake some things at 350 F/175 C and others at 375 F/190 C? And how quickly does a pizza cook if we overclock an oven to 1,000 F/540 C? Author and cooking geek Jeff Potter provides the answers and offers a unique take on recipes -- from the sweet (a "mean" chocolate chip cookie) to the savory (duck confit sugo). This book is an excellent and intriguing resource for anyone who wants to experiment with cooking, even if you don't consider yourself a geek. Initialize your kitchen and calibrate your tools Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook Play with your food using hydrocolloids and sous vide cooking Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, chemist Hervé This, and xkcd

掠食人類的夢境，並給予宿主超能力的「蟲」已經出現長達10年之久。藥屋大助在搭乘通往學校的電車上遇見名叫詩歌的少女，彼此互相吸引。然而詩歌卻是從收容「附蟲者」的國家機密設施溜出來的逃犯。因此，特別環境保全事務局命令最優秀的密探，也是最強附蟲者的「郭公」出動，打算毫不留情地追殺詩歌！懷抱夢想的人們，其痛切而強烈的願望，正在刻劃著聖夜——這是一樁關於男孩遇上女孩，最美麗又最惡劣的故事！

原　　作：賀東招二 原本生活平靜的高中女生─千鳥，某天班上突然轉來一個來自海外戰區的轉學生─相良宗介，受過戰爭訓練的宗介以千鳥的保護者自居，讓千鳥困擾不已，然而其實宗介是受人之託前來執行任務……

纯白的修女从天而降，来到自己房间。 “这怎么可能啊……” 上条当麻低语着。但那名修女装扮的少女却表示，她是从魔法的世界逃到这里来的。 这里是将“超能力”认知为“一般科学”的反超自然学园都市。 上条对这个自称“禁书目录”的神秘少女言行相当怀疑。然而真正的魔法师，却在两人面前出现了……