Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Kostas Kampourakis
yhteensä 26 hakutulosta
Teaching Biology in Schools
An indispensable tool for biology teacher educators, researchers, graduate students, and practising teachers, this book presents up-to-date research, addresses common …
Uncertainty
Scientific knowledge is the most solid and robust kind of knowledge that humans have because of the self-correcting character inherent in its own processes. Nevertheless, …
The Philosophy of Biology
This book brings together for the first time philosophers of biology to write about some of the most central concepts and issues in their field from the perspective of biology …
Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science
A Guardian "e;Favourite Reads-as Chosen by Scientists"e; Selection"e;Tackles some of science's most enduring misconceptions."e;-DiscoverA falling apple inspired …
Turning Points
An accessible introduction to core concepts in evolution for lay readers, which shows that random events have played a critical role in the development of lifeCritical historical …
How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters
This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical …
Philosophy of Science for Biologists
Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to …
What is Scientific Knowledge?
What Is Scientific Knowledge? is a much-needed collection of introductory-level chapters on the epistemology of science. Renowned historians, philosophers, science educators, and …
Understanding Evolution
Current books on evolutionary theory all seem to take for granted the fact that students find evolution easy to understand when actually, from a psychological perspective, it is a …
Making Sense of Genes
What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and …
How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters
This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical …
Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science
A Guardian “Favourite Reads—as Chosen by Scientists” Selection“Tackles some of science’s most enduring misconceptions.”—DiscoverA falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into …