McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Volumes 1-20 11/e
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- ISBN：9780071792738
- 作者：McGraw-Hill
- 版次：11
- 年份：2013
- 出版商：McGraw-Hill
- 頁數/規格：20冊/精裝彩色
- 參考網頁：McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Volumes 1-20 11/e
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Introduction
Description
Celebrating more than 50 years of bringing knowledge to readers at all levels of study, theMcGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th Edition provides need-to-know information in the major disciplines of science and technology.
All entries are commissioned from leading authorities in their fields; each is technically reviewed, signed, edited, illustrated, and produced to the highest standards for ease of access and comprehension. The text is accompanied by 13,000 two-color illustrations and 100 full-color plates throughout. A dedicated index volume provides you with easy access to information through subject and author indexes and study and topical guides.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th Edition is a major revision, with 2,500 new and thoroughly revised entries, and updates on more than 7,000 entries. Coverage spans the hottest fields of science and technology, including
A fully revised edition of the renowned encyclopedia that brings the latest in science and technology to students
- 7,000 articles covering nearly 100 fields of science
- 13,000 illustrations, 100 full-color plates, numerous tables and data appendices
- 2,500 new and thoroughly revised entries; updates throughout
Description
From acoustics to zoology, the bestselling, authoritative encyclopedia that brings the latest in science and technology to students
Celebrating more than 50 years of bringing knowledge to readers at all levels of study, theMcGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th Edition provides need-to-know information in the major disciplines of science and technology.
All entries are commissioned from leading authorities in their fields; each is technically reviewed, signed, edited, illustrated, and produced to the highest standards for ease of access and comprehension. The text is accompanied by 13,000 two-color illustrations and 100 full-color plates throughout. A dedicated index volume provides you with easy access to information through subject and author indexes and study and topical guides.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th Edition is a major revision, with 2,500 new and thoroughly revised entries, and updates on more than 7,000 entries. Coverage spans the hottest fields of science and technology, including
- Cell, developmental, and molecular biology, with articles on stem cell technology, new insights into RNA functions
- Chemistry, including updates on the newest elements and analytical technology
- Climate science and meteorology, with full background on climate change research
- Cloud computing, data warehousing, computer security among many other areas of information technology
- Cosmology, including coverage of dark matter, dark energy, and advances in the study of the age and shape of the universe
- Environmental science, with the latest on environmental conservation, and novel energy sources
- Engineering--civil, chemical, electrical, environmental, mechanical, metallurgical, and other areas extensively updated
- Genetics
- Neuroscience
- Plant sciences and agriculture
- Zoology
New Features
- The Connect Suite effectively engages students in the course so they are better prepared for class, more active in discussion, and achieve better results. Its innovative and adaptive technology addresses a wide variety of student and instructor needs with a rich database of assignable and assessable activities, each attached to a learning objective.
- As part of the Connect Suite, Insight™ puts real-time analytics in your hands so you can take action early and keep struggling students from falling behind. Designed for your tablet or desktop computer, Insight is a series of visual data displays providing at-a-glance information regarding how your section, students and assignments are doing.
- Also part of the Connect Suite, Smartbook is the first and only adaptive reading and learning experience, that changes the way students read. It creates a personalized, interactive reading environment like no other by highlighting important concepts, while helping students identify their strengths and weaknesses. This ensures that he or she is focused on the content needed to close specific knowledge gaps, while it simultaneously promotes long-term learning.
- LearnSmart, within the Connect Suite, is an adaptive learning program designed to help students learn faster, study smarter, and retain more knowledge for greater success. Millions of students have answered billions of questions in LearnSmart, making it the most widely used study tool that’s proven to strengthen memory recall, retain student attendance, and boost grades.
- “State of the World” Part Closers. Each of the seven parts now ends with a “State of the World” essay, which reassesses the global themes that emerged in the preceding chapters. Each “State of the World” essay is accompanied by a global map and timeline, which offer students a big-picture snapshot of the world that is both textual and visual.
- Revised Map Program. Brighter colors and more contrast in the revised maps promote clarity, highlight topographical information, and enhance digital display.
- Reverberations. The Reverberations features appears in the first chapter of every part and then reappears as a shorter boxed feature titled “Reverberations of….” in each subsequent chapter.
- Connecting the Sources. This feature occurs once per part, supplementing Sources from the Past feature in every chapter.
- Access to Primary Sources through Connect History – Connect History’s Image Bank allows users easy and quick access to hundreds of additional primary sources. Each source can be downloaded and incorporated into presentation or assessment materials.
- How to Analyze a Primary Source is a brief, illustrated tutorial on how to read and analyze a primary source which can be bound into the text or assigned in Connect History. In Connect History the tutorial is a video activity. As students watch, they are prompted at various points in order to confirm understanding.
- Revised Part Openers. Seven brief part openers—newly designed for this edition—explain the coherence of each major era in human history by introducing the themes that run through all the chapters in each part.
Table of Contents
Part1, The Early Complex Societies, 3500 to 500 B.C.E.
Chapter 1 Before History
Chapter 2 Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migrations
Chapter 3 Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations
Chapter 4 Early Societies in South Asia
Chapter 5 Early Society in East Asia
Chapter 6 Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania
Chapter 7 The Empires of Persia
Part 2, The Formation of Classical Societies, 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.
Chapter 8 The Unifi cation of China
Chapter 9 State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India
Chapter 10 Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase
Chapter 11 Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase
Chapter 12 Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads
Part 3, The Postclassical Era, 500 to 1000 C.E.
Chapter 13 The Expansive Realm of Islam
Chapter 14 The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia
Chapter 15 India and the Indian Ocean Basin
Chapter 16 The Two Worlds of Christendom
Part 4,The Acceleration of Cross-Cultural Interaction, 1000 to 1500 C.E.
Chapter 17 Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration
Chapter 18 States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 19 The Increasing Infl uence of Europe
20 Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
21 Reaching Out: Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural
Part 5, The Origins of Global Interdependence, 1500 to 1800
22 Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
23 The Transformation of Europe
24 New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania
25 Africa and the Atlantic World
26 Tradition and Change in East Asia
27 The Islamic Empires
Part 6, An Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire, 1750 to 1914
28 Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World
29 The Making of Industrial Society
30 The Americas in the Age of Independence
31 Societies at Crossroads
32 The Building of Global Empires
Part 7, Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914 to the Present
33 The Great War: The World in Upheaval
34 An Age of Anxiety
35 Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
36 New Confl agrations: World War II and the Cold War
37 The End of Empire
38 A World without Borders
Part1, The Early Complex Societies, 3500 to 500 B.C.E.
Chapter 1 Before History
Chapter 2 Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migrations
Chapter 3 Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations
Chapter 4 Early Societies in South Asia
Chapter 5 Early Society in East Asia
Chapter 6 Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania
Chapter 7 The Empires of Persia
Part 2, The Formation of Classical Societies, 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.
Chapter 8 The Unifi cation of China
Chapter 9 State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India
Chapter 10 Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase
Chapter 11 Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase
Chapter 12 Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads
Part 3, The Postclassical Era, 500 to 1000 C.E.
Chapter 13 The Expansive Realm of Islam
Chapter 14 The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia
Chapter 15 India and the Indian Ocean Basin
Chapter 16 The Two Worlds of Christendom
Part 4,The Acceleration of Cross-Cultural Interaction, 1000 to 1500 C.E.
Chapter 17 Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration
Chapter 18 States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 19 The Increasing Infl uence of Europe
20 Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
21 Reaching Out: Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural
Part 5, The Origins of Global Interdependence, 1500 to 1800
22 Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections
23 The Transformation of Europe
24 New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania
25 Africa and the Atlantic World
26 Tradition and Change in East Asia
27 The Islamic Empires
Part 6, An Age of Revolution, Industry, and Empire, 1750 to 1914
28 Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World
29 The Making of Industrial Society
30 The Americas in the Age of Independence
31 Societies at Crossroads
32 The Building of Global Empires
Part 7, Contemporary Global Realignments, 1914 to the Present
33 The Great War: The World in Upheaval
34 An Age of Anxiety
35 Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
36 New Confl agrations: World War II and the Cold War
37 The End of Empire
38 A World without Borders
More than 5,000 leading international scientists and engineers, including numerous Nobel Prize laureates, have contributed to this edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. All articles are invited upon recommendation by our distinguished board of consulting editors.
