This is the first book to really make sense of the dizzying array of information that has emerged in recent decades about earthquakes. Susan Hough, a research seismologist in one of North America's most active earthquake zones and an expert at communicating this complex science to the public, separa[...]
By developing the scale that bears his name, Charles Richter not only invented the concept of magnitude as a measure of earthquake size, he turned himself into nothing less than a household word. He remains the only seismologist whose name anyone outside of narrow scientific circles would likely rec[...]
An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the cataclysmic 2008 Sichuan quake in China that killed tens of thousands or a future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California, which scientists know is inevitable. Yet despite rapid advanc[...]
This is a fresh approach to teaching and learning maths, and is designed to be used with the Workbook and Teacher Book. It is part of the Making Sense of Maths range.[...]
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding
Making Sense of Maths is the only series that develops conceptual understanding