Science & Maths
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Uranus: A Collection of Interesting Stories, Facts and Trivia about Mythical Creatures, Unsolved Mysteries, The Human Body, Space and Much More!
Attention all knowledge-seekers, hilarity indulgers, and Uranus inspectors!
Welcome to 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Uranus, a glorious, witty, and fact-filled compendium of stupendous and stupid knowledge! You’ll want to know it all!
This book is literally brimming with knowledge. There are ten chapters which all have ten headline facts in them, and in those ten facts are many factoids and titbits.
The subject matter varies across the book, focusing on subjects such as historical mysteries, mythical animals, the human body, culinary calamities, and Uranus. The topics are humorously detailed and are designed to be engaging and fun for the readers. The book, however, still prioritizes the acquisition of information and is educational for any and all.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Uranus is designed to be read by anyone in the family, from a child to a grandparent. The book contains some silly topics and touches on areas that might be confusing for young readers, so it’s important to discuss the knowledge with children that read it to pique their curiosity and guide any further research they may want to do. Encouraging children to create a quiz using this book is a great way to engage their creativity and discuss the bizarre facts hidden within!
This book contains:
- A broad spectrum of knowledge from many areas of study in the natural and human world
- No politics! The book doesn’t marginalize, nor does it seek to bully. The book is about facts of the world and detailing the truth of our history, not to indoctrinate anyone.
- Humorous writing that focuses on positivity and the entertainment factor.
- If you’re not smiling, ‘hmm’ing, or giggling then you’re not getting it!
The message of 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Uranus is that learning doesn’t just happen within four walls with an adult standing at the front of it.
Children should be excited to learn, and the book provides a wide range of topics to help them find what they’re interested in. They’re encouraged to consider their passions and try to self-educate in a world that can often discourage it.
Fun for the whole family!
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AQA GCSE 9-1 Combined Science Revision Cards (Biology, Chemistry & Physics): Ideal for the 2024 and 2025 exams (Collins GCSE Grade 9-1 Revision)
Exam Board: AQA
Level: GCSE Grade 9-1
Subject: Combined Science
First Teaching: September 2016, First Exams: June 2018
Suitable for the 2023 and 2024 examsFour different card types Revise, Memorise, Test and Practical cover everything you need to revise and test for each topic. Practise in short bursts and mix up the cards to familiarise yourself with the topics and different question types.
· 200 topic-based GCSE revision cards
· How to Use cards include revision tips and games
· Revise cards provide a recap of the key facts you need to know for each topic
· Memorise cards include the most important scientific terms, definitions and equations
· Test cards feature quick-fire questions to test your understanding and recall
· Practical cards allow you to review all required practicalsAlso available for GCSE Chemistry (9780008353902), Biology (9780008353896), Physics (9780008353919) and KS3 Science (9780008398729).
This e-book is a replica of the print title. It is possible some sections of the print book can be written in – please bear in mind that you will need a pen and notebook in order to complete these sections.
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Calculated Bets: Computers, Gambling, and Mathematical Modeling to Win (Outlooks)
This is a book about a gambling system that works. It tells the story of how the author used computer simulations and mathematical modeling techniques to predict the outcome of jai-alai matches and bet on them successfully – increasing his initial stake by over 500% in one year! His results can work for anyone: at the end of the book he tells the best way to watch jai-alai, and how to bet on it. With humour and enthusiasm, Skiena details a life-long fascination with computer predictions and sporting events. Along the way, he discusses other gambling systems, both successful and unsuccessful, for such games as lotto, roulette, blackjack, and the stock market. Indeed, he shows how his jai-alai system functions just like a miniature stock trading system. Do you want to learn about program trading systems, the future of Internet gambling, and the real reason brokerage houses don’t offer mutual funds that invest at racetracks and frontons? How mathematical models are used in political polling? The difference between correlation and causation? If you are curious about gambling and mathematics, odds are this book is for you!Read more
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CAR T: A New Cure for Cancer, Autoimmune and Inherited Disease
For most of modern medicine, cancer drugs have been developed the same way: by designing molecules to treat diseased cells. Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell therapy, commonly referred to as CAR T therapy, is a revolutionary cell-based immunotherapy treatment that breaks this mold.
A patient’s cells are transformed through genetic engineering and reinfused into the bloodstream, allowing the cells to identify and eliminate their targets better than they naturally can. For many patients, this translates to a long-term remission or cure.
As an early pioneer in cell therapies using dendritic macrophages to treat prostate cancer, Dr. William Haseltine now sees the immense potential for CAR T. In his latest book, he describes how CAR T cell therapy works, the potential and possibilities of integrating mRNA technology, current uses to treat cancer and ongoing efforts that adapt this system to treat other illnesses, including heart disease, HIV/AIDS and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Darwin’s Sandcastle: Evolution’s Failure in the Light of Scripture and the Scientific Evidence
Why are brilliant and logical scientists not reasonable on the question of the ultimate cause of the unity, diversity, and complexity of life on Earth? We wrongly think that an accurate view of life’s origins can be deduced by science and logic alone apart from faith and humble submission to God’s Word. Without the light of God’s Word, unbelievers have built up an edifice, a theory of life’s origins known as Darwinian Evolution, which they believe is an impregnable fortress. In our Darwin-dominated society, blind chance, mutation, and natural selection have received most of the glory for the unity, diversity, and complexity of life on Earth. It’s about time this philosophy is seen for what it is: a sandcastle on the beach, in the face of the rising tide.Read more
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Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism (Philosophical Dialogues on Contemporary Problems)
After lives filled with deep suffering, 74 billion animals are slaughtered worldwide every year on factory farms. Is it wrong to buy the products of this industry?
In this book, two college students – a meat-eater and an ethical vegetarian – discuss this question in a series of dialogues conducted over four days. The issues they cover include: how intelligence affects the badness of pain, whether consumers are responsible for the practices of an industry, how individual choices affect an industry, whether farm animals are better off living on factory farms than not existing at all, whether meat-eating is natural, whether morality protects those who cannot understand morality, whether morality protects those who are not members of society, whether humans alone possess souls, whether different creatures have different degrees of consciousness, why extreme animal welfare positions “sound crazy,” and the role of empathy in moral judgment.
The two students go on to discuss the vegan life, why people who accept the arguments in favor of veganism often fail to change their behavior, and how vegans should interact with non-vegans.
A foreword, by Peter Singer, introduces and provides context for the dialogues, and a final annotated bibliography offers a list of sources related to the discussion. It offers abstracts of the most important books and articles related to the ethics of vegetarianism and veganism.
Key Features:
- Thoroughly reviews the common arguments on both sides of the debate.
- Dialogue format provides the most engaging way of introducing the issues.
- Written in clear, conversational prose for a popular audience.
- Offers new insights into the psychology of our dietary choices and our responsibility for influencing others.
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Games, Gambling, and Probability: An Introduction to Mathematics (Textbooks in Mathematics)
Many experiments have shown the human brain generally has very serious problems dealing with probability and chance. A greater understanding of probability can help develop the intuition necessary to approach risk with the ability to make more informed (and better) decisions.
The first four chapters offer the standard content for an introductory probability course, albeit presented in a much different way and order. The chapters afterward include some discussion of different games, different “ideas” that relate to the law of large numbers, and many more mathematical topics not typically seen in such a book. The use of games is meant to make the book (and course) feel like fun!
Since many of the early games discussed are casino games, the study of those games, along with an understanding of the material in later chapters, should remind you that gambling is a bad idea; you should think of placing bets in a casino as paying for entertainment. Winning can, obviously, be a fun reward, but should not ever be expected.
Changes for the Second Edition:
- New chapter on Game Theory
- New chapter on Sports Mathematics
- The chapter on Blackjack, which was Chapter 4 in the first edition, appears later in the book.
- Reorganization has been done to improve the flow of topics and learning.
- New sections on Arkham Horror, Uno, and Scrabble have been added.
- Even more exercises were added!
The goal for this textbook is to complement the inquiry-based learning movement. In my mind, concepts and ideas will stick with the reader more when they are motivated in an interesting way. Here, we use questions about various games (not just casino games) to motivate the mathematics, and I would say that the writing emphasizes a “just-in-time” mathematics approach. Topics are presented mathematically as questions about the games themselves are posed.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Mathematics and Probability
2. Roulette and Craps: Expected Value
3. Counting: Poker Hands
4. More Dice: Counting and Combinations, and Statistics
5. Game Theory: Poker Bluffing and Other Games
6. Probability/Stochastic Matrices: Board Game Movement
7. Sports Mathematics: Probability Meets Athletics
8. Blackjack: Previous Methods Revisited
9. A Mix of Other Games
10. Betting Systems: Can You Beat the System?
11. Potpourri: Assorted Adventures in Probability
Appendices
Tables
Answers and Selected Solutions
BibliographyBiography
Dr. David G. Taylor is a professor of mathematics and an associate dean for academic affairs at Roanoke College in southwest Virginia. He attended Lebanon Valley College for his B.S. in computer science and mathematics and went to the University of Virginia for his Ph.D. While his graduate school focus was on studying infinite dimensional Lie algebras, he started studying the mathematics of various games in order to have a more undergraduate-friendly research agenda. Work done with two Roanoke College students, Heather Cook and Jonathan Marino, appears in this book! Currently he owns over 100 different board games and enjoys using probability in his decision-making while playing most of those games. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, cooking, coding, playing his board games, and spending time with his six-year-old dog Lilly.
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Genetics For Dummies
Evolve your knowledge of the fast-moving world of genetic research
Genetics For Dummies shines a light on the fascinating field of genetics, helping you gain a greater understanding of how genetics factors into everyday life. Perfect as a supplement to a genetics course or as an intro for the curious, this book is packed with easy-to-understand explanations of the key concepts, including an overview of cell biology. You’ll also find tons of coverage of recent discoveries in the field, plus info on how genetics can affect your health and wellbeing. Whole-genome sequencing, genetic disease treatments, exploring your ancestry, non-invasive prenatal testing—it’s all here, in the friendly and relatable Dummies style you love.
- Grasp the basics of cell biology and get a primer on the field of genetic research
- Discover what you can learn about yourself, thanks to advances in genetic testing
- Learn how your genes influence your health and wellbeing, today and as you age
- Follow along with your college-level genetics course—or refresh your knowledge—with clear explanations of complex ideas
Genetics For Dummies is great for students of the biological sciences, and for the genetically curious everywhere.
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How it All Works: All scientific laws and phenomena illustrated & demonstrated
In this beautiful and unique combination of art and science, this stunningly detailed book examines how the rules of science govern the the world around us, from the rooms in our houses to the planet, the solar system and the universe itself!
The Universe is inconceivably complex. Its component parts though follow a set of unbreakable laws that have somehow been coded into their very fabric since the beginning of time. These laws play out in different ways at different scales, giving rise to the familiar phenomena of everyday life – as well as the unfamiliar abstract goings-on outside our experience and awareness. Understanding these laws may seem a daunting task, until now.
How it All Works illustrates simply how the most interesting and complex named scientific laws and phenomena affect everyone’s daily lives. Using hyper-detailed scene illustrations from the incredible award-winning artist Adam Dant, we start small, with the illustrated science inside your kitchen, before expanding outwards to encompass your garden, street, city, continent, planet, solar system, galaxy and eventually the whole universe.
With tiny details pulled out from visually stunning and intricate scene, learn how:
- Kirchhoff’s Law affects how you charge your phone,
- Newton’s Law of Cooling helps you make your coffee just the right temperature to drink,
- How the rules of antimatter are used in hospitals for medical imaging,
- How Cassie’s law keeps ducks dry,
- How glaciation shapes the ladscapes around us,
- How thermohaline circulation dictates our weather, and
- How quantum tunnelling influences the nuclear fusion in our sun, and Wien’s Law determines its colour.
This book will astound and inform in equal measure, with each principle drawn into the scene and explained with clarity by leading science writer Brian Clegg.
With a reference section at the back as well as profiles of the key figures who have helped shape our understanding of these key principles, from Lynn Margulis and Richard Feynman to Marie Curie, Michael Faraday,Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, this beautiful and unique visual examination of the rules of science is an must-have book for anyone who wants to understand the physics, chemistry and biology of the world around us!
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How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that proposes to revise our concept of what life is – from Science Book Prize winner and former Nature editor Philip Ball.
Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works have been exposed as incomplete, misleading, or wrong.
In How Life Works, Philip Ball explores the new biology, revealing life to be a far richer, more ingenious affair than we had guessed. With this knowledge come new possibilities. Today we can redesign and reconfigure living systems, tissues, and organisms. We can reprogram cells, for instance, to carry out new tasks and grow into structures not seen in the natural world. Some researchers believe that ultimately we will be able to regenerate limbs and organs, and perhaps even create new life forms that evolution has never imagined.
Incorporating the latest research and insights, How Life Works is a sweeping journey into this new frontier of the nature of life, a realm that will reshape our understanding of life as we know it.
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Lectures on Optimal Transport (UNITEXT Book 130)
This textbook is addressed to PhD or senior undergraduate students in mathematics, with interests in analysis, calculus of variations, probability and optimal transport. It originated from the teaching experience of the first author in the Scuola Normale Superiore, where a course on optimal transport and its applications has been given many times during the last 20 years. The topics and the tools were chosen at a sufficiently general and advanced level so that the student or scholar interested in a more specific theme would gain from the book the necessary background to explore it. After a large and detailed introduction to classical theory, more specific attention is devoted to applications to geometric and functional inequalities and to partial differential equations.
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Productive Safety Management
Unlike most books on this subject, Productive Safety Management, described in this book, integrates occupational health and safety, human resource management, environmental management, and engineering to provide a whole-business approach to effective safety management.The book helps companies to reduce and manage risk by providing, analysing and improving systems in place within the company. It also looks at how external factors can affect company decision making and provides a tool to make sure that a health and safety management system is strategically aligned, appropriately resourced, and that it maximises employee commitment. Chapters on human resource management explore cultural issues and explain how to gain commitment to company objectives.
The book has been written for managers and supervisors working in hazardous industries, OHS practitioners, undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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Quantum Chemistry and Computing for the Curious: Illustrated with Python and Qiskit® code
Acquire knowledge of quantum chemistry concepts, the postulates of quantum mechanics, and the foundations of quantum computing, and execute illustrations made with Python code, Qiskit, and open-source quantum chemistry packages
Key Features
- Be at the forefront of a quest for increased accuracy in chemistry applications and computing
- Get familiar with some open source quantum chemistry packages to run your own experiments
- Develop awareness of computational chemistry problems by using postulates of quantum mechanics
Book Description
Explore quantum chemical concepts and the postulates of quantum mechanics in a modern fashion, with the intent to see how chemistry and computing intertwine. Along the way you’ll relate these concepts to quantum information theory and computation. We build a framework of computational tools that lead you through traditional computational methods and straight to the forefront of exciting opportunities. These opportunities will rely on achieving next-generation accuracy by going further than the standard approximations such as beyond Born-Oppenheimer calculations.
Discover how leveraging quantum chemistry and computing is a key enabler for overcoming major challenges in the broader chemical industry. The skills that you will learn can be utilized to solve new-age business needs that specifically hinge on quantum chemistry
What you will learn
- Understand mathematical properties of the building blocks of matter
- Run through the principles of quantum mechanics with illustrations
- Design quantum gate circuit computations
- Program in open-source chemistry software packages such as Qiskit®
- Execute state-of-the-art-chemistry calculations and simulations
- Run companion Jupyter notebooks on the cloud with just a web browser
- Explain standard approximations in chemical simulations
Who this book is for
Professionals interested in chemistry and computer science at the early stages of learning, or interested in a career of quantum computational chemistry and quantum computing, including advanced high school and college students. Helpful to have high school level chemistry, mathematics (algebra), and programming. An introductory level of understanding Python is sufficient to read the code presented to illustrate quantum chemistry and computing
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Postulates of quantum mechanics
- Quantum circuit model of computation
- Molecular Hamiltonians
- Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) algorithm
- Beyond Born-Oppenheimer
- Conclusion
- References
- Glossary
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Scattering Theory for Transport Phenomena (Mathematical Physics Studies)
The scattering theory for transport phenomena was initiated by P. Lax and R. Phillips in 1967. Since then, great progress has been made in the field and the work has been ongoing for more than half a century. This book shows part of that progress.
The book is divided into 7 chapters, the first of which deals with preliminaries of the theory of semigroups and C*-algebra, different types of semigroups, Schatten–von Neuman classes of operators, and facts about ultraweak operator topology, with examples using wavelet theory.
Chapter 2 goes into abstract scattering theory in a general Banach space. The wave and scattering operators and their basic properties are defined. Some abstract methods such as smooth perturbation and the limiting absorption principle are also presented. Chapter 3 is devoted to the transport or linearized Boltzmann equation, and in Chapter 4 the Lax and Phillips formalism is introduced in scattering theory for the transport equation.
In their seminal book, Lax and Phillips introduced the incoming and outgoing subspaces, which verify their representation theorem for a dissipative hyperbolic system initially and also matches for the transport problem. By means of these subspaces, the Lax and Phillips semigroup is defined and it is proved that this semigroup is eventually compact, hence hyperbolic.
Balanced equations give rise to two transport equations, one of which can satisfy an advection equation and one of which will be nonautonomous. For generating, the Howland semigroup and Howland’s formalism must be used, as shown in Chapter 5.
Chapter 6 is the highlight of the book, in which it is explained how the scattering operator for the transport problem by using the albedo operator can lead to recovery of the functionality of computerized tomography in medical science. The final chapter introduces the Wigner function, which connects the Schrödinger equation to statistical physics and the Husimi distribution function. Here, the relationship between the Wigner function and the quantum dynamical semigroup (QDS) can be seen.Read more
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Sets, Logic and Maths for Computing (Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science)
This easy-to-understand textbook introduces the mathematical language and problem-solving tools essential to anyone wishing to enter the world of computer and information sciences. Specifically designed for the student who is intimidated by mathematics, the book offers a concise treatment in an engaging style.
The thoroughly revised third edition features a new chapter on relevance-sensitivity in logical reasoning and many additional explanations on points that students find puzzling, including the rationale for various shorthand ways of speaking and ‘abuses of language’ that are convenient but can give rise to misunderstandings. Solutions are now also provided for all exercises.
Topics and features: presents an intuitive approach, emphasizing how finite mathematics supplies a valuable language for thinking about computation; discusses sets and the mathematical objects built with them, such as relations and functions, as well as recursion and induction; introduces core topics of mathematics, including combinatorics and finite probability, along with the structures known as trees; examines propositional and quantificational logic, how to build complex proofs from simple ones, and how to ensure relevance in logic; addresses questions that students find puzzling but may have difficulty articulating, through entertaining conversations between Alice and the Mad Hatter; provides an extensive set of solved exercises throughout the text.
This clearly-written textbook offers invaluable guidance to students beginning an undergraduate degree in computer science. The coverage is also suitable for courses on formal methods offered to those studying mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, economics, and political science. Assuming only minimal mathematical background, it is ideal for both the classroom and independent study.
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Sports Geek: A visual tour of sporting myths, debate and data
Sport revolves around two things: narrative and numbers. You need the narrative, otherwise why would anyone care about sport? Rivalries, emotions, and sporting legends all require it. But sport also needs numbers. Without them, we have no idea who has won. We need numbers to tell which team is top of the table, or who is the world champion.Sports Geek is a visual and numerical tour through sporting debates and ideas. Teams in all sports use data to create extraordinary analysis of how their players perform, to assess tactics and to get an edge over arch rivals; but fans are rarely presented with challenging and informative data that would help them to further understand sport.
You’ll never see sport the same way again.
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SPSS Statistics Workbook For Dummies
Practice making sense of data with IBM’s SPSS Statistics software
SPSS Statistics Workbook For Dummies gives you the practice you need to navigate the leading statistical software suite. Data management and analysis, advanced analytics, business intelligence—SPSS is a powerhouse of a research platform, and this book helps you master the fundamentals and analyze data more effectively. You’ll work through practice problems that help you understand the calculations you need to perform, complete predictive analyses, and produce informative graphs. This workbook gives you hands-on exercises to hone your statistical analysis skills with SPSS Statistics 28. Plus, explanations and insider tips help you navigate the software with ease. Practical and easy-to-understand, in classic Dummies style.
- Practice organizing, analyzing, and graphing data
- Learn to write, edit, and format SPSS syntax
- Explore the upgrades and features new to SPSS 28
- Try your hand at advanced data analysis procedures
For academics using SPSS for research, business analysts and market researchers looking to extract valuable insights from data, and anyone with a hankering for more stats practice.
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The Accidental Scientist: The Role of Chance and Luck in Scientific Discovery
Have you ever wondered how the ideas for some things come about? Surprisingly often it is as much down to chance as a single person’s brilliance. The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be. From the jacuzzi to jeans and TNT to Tipp-Ex, this book explores many of the discoveries that we are all so familiar with today, yet have the most interesting origins because of the story behind them. Not all discoveries require brilliance, and as The Accidental Scientist demonstrates, sometimes a special ingredient is needed: luck.Read more
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The Musician’s AI Handbook: Enhance And Promote Your Music With Artificial Intelligence
The Musician’s Ai Handbook is a comprehensive look at how musicians, artists, songwriters, producers, and anyone in the music business can use artificial intelligence as a highly creative tool to generate new ideas and help to promote their music. It’s packed with useful how-to’s to help you get the most out of just about any Ai platform, while showing you skills and fundamentals that won’t become outdated.
Part 1 of the book explains Ai’s buzzwords in a way that anyone can understand, then takes a look at the many gray areas of Ai copyright that users must be concerned with.
Part 2 looks at using Ai composition and production platforms to develop new song and lyric ideas, and how the many Ai audio tools and plugins, and the Ai mixing and mastering platforms, can lift your songs to a pro level.
Finally, Part 3 covers the latest in Ai graphics and video generation, as well as the best ways to use Ai chatbots for music business and promotion.
Topics include:
- How Ai music generation really works so you’ll know what it can and can’t do
- Why looking closely at Ai copyright can save you from legal problems down the road
- How a well-crafted megaprompt can generate the best Ai results
- How to use Ai audio tools for compression, EQ, limiting, reverb, noise reduction, track separation, and song analysis to make your mixes sound more professional
- Everything you wanted to know about virtual singers and voice cloning to take your song’s vocals to another level
- Tips for using Ai composition platforms to generate new song and lyric ideas that you never would have thought of
- Getting the most from Ai music video-generation platforms
- How to use Ai image generation to create pro-level graphics and branding
- Why using a chatbot to design music marketing and release plans can save you money
- And much more.
If you’re worried that Ai will sap your creativity or move too fast for you to keep up, then The Musician’s Ai Handbook will put your mind at ease as it proves that artificial intelligence is just an extremely helpful tool. Follow renowned author, teacher, producer and engineer Bobby Owsinski as he takes you through everything you need to know to make Ai the best music friend you’ve ever had.
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Think Like An Engineer: Inside the Minds that are Changing our Lives
Discover the secrets of the minds that built our world – and how they might teach us to think differently and innovate better.‘Smart, insightful, and fascinating.’ Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – the world’s tallest building – looks nothing like Microsoft’s Office Suite, and digital surround sound doesn’t work like a citywide telecommunication grid. Yet these engineering feats have much in common: they are the result of a unique thinking process combining abstract and structured thinking, common sense and great imagination. They are born of the engineering mindset.
In this groundbreaking and lively work, Guru Madhavan reveals the extraordinary influence of engineering on society, not just today but throughout history. Drawing on a cast of star engineers like Steve Jobs, the Wright brothers and Thomas Edison, Madhavan explores aspects of this mindset and shows its usefulness to life and business – in areas as varied as traffic congestion to health care to filmmaking. Full of case studies and practical insights spanning the brilliant history of engineering, Think Like an Engineer is in equal parts personal, practical, and profound. It reveals how key engineering concepts can help you make better decisions and create innovative solutions in a complex world.
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White Holes: Inside the Horizon
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND NEW STATESMAN
‘A miniature masterpiece by one of the most entertaining scientists on the planet … I would give this book to anyone, young and old, interested in thinking, science and literature’ Robert Fox, Evening Standard
‘Everyone’s talking about White Holes’ Daily Mail
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Let us journey into the heart of a black hole. Let us slip beyond its boundary, the horizon, and tumble – on and on – down this crack in the universe. As we plunge, we’ll see geometry fold, we’ll feel the equations draw tight around us. Eventually, we’ll pass it: the remains of a star, deep and dense and falling further far. And then – the bottom. Where time and space end, and the white hole is born . . .
With lightness and magic, here Carlo Rovelli traces the ongoing adventure of his own cutting-edge research, of the uncertainty and joy of going where we’ve not yet been. Guiding us to the edge of theory and experiment, he invites us to go beyond, to experience the fever and the disquiet of science. Here is the extraordinary life of a white hole.
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