Space, Science & the Environment

An in-depth selection of articles from Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society.

Each title in The Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society Singles presents 60-70 articles showing the maths behind our daily lives, explaining to students how and why maths works, and allowing readers to better understand how disciplines such as algebra, geometry, calculus, and others affect what we do every day. This outstanding reference is appropriate for both high school and undergraduate programmes, making the content readily accessible to public library patrons as well.

The articles are written in clear language and presented in a uniform, easily readable format. Every article begins with standard, ready reference top matter which includes the category, fields of study (such as geometry, measurements, communication) and a brief summary. The heart of the essay discusses the interconnections of mathematics, including its meaning, history and usage. Every essay ends with a list of sources for further reading and see-also cross-references.

Space, Science & the Environment Table of Contents:

Accident Reconstruction; Animals; Astronomy; Bees; Black Holes; Brain; Carbon Dating; Carbon Footprint; Caves and Caverns; Chemotherapy; Climate Change; Clouds; Coral Reefs; Crystallography; Deforestation; Diagnostic Testing; Disease Survival Rates; Doppler Radar; Earthquakes; Elementary Particles; Elevation; Energy; Extinction; Farming; Fertility; Fingerprints; Firearms; Floods; Forest Fires; Game Theory; Genetics; Geometry of the Universe; Geothermal Energy; Gravity; Green Mathematics; Growth Charts; Hurricanes and Tornadoes; Infectious Disease, Tracking; Intelligence Quotients; Interplanetary Travel; Joints; LD50/Median Lethal Dose; Life Expectancy; Light; Lightning; Maps; Molecular Structure; Moon; Nanotechnology; Nervous System; Nutrition; Pacemakers; Planetary Orbits; Plate Tectonics; Predator-Prey Models; Pregnancy; Psychological Testing; Radiation; Recycling; Relativity; Satellites; Solar Panels; Stethoscopes; SunSpots; Synchrony and Spontaneous Order; Telescopes; Temperature; Tides and Waves; Transplantation; Ultrasound; Universal Constant; Viruses; Vision Correction; Volcanoes; Water Quality; Weather Prediction; Weather Scales; Weightless Flight; Wind and Wind Power.