The Manhattan Project: Big Science and the Atom Bomb (Revolutions in Science)

Launched in 1942, the Manhattan Project was a well-funded, secret effort by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada to develop an atomic bomb before the Nazis. The results―the bombs named "Little Boy" and "Fat Man"―were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945. A vast state within a state, the Manhattan Project employed 130,000 people and cost the United States and its allies 2 billion dollars, but its contribution to science as a prestigious investment was invaluable. After the bombs were dropped, states began allocating unprecedented funds for scientific research, leading to the establishment of many of twentieth century's major research institutions. Yet the union of science, industry, and the military did not start with the development of the atomic bomb; World War II only deepened the relationship. This absorbing history revisits the interactions among science, the national interest, and public and private funding that was initiated in World War I and flourished in WWII. It then follows the Manhattan Project from inception to dissolution, describing the primary influences that helped execute the world's first successful plan for nuclear research and tracing the lineages of modern national nuclear agencies back to their source.

History

Hughes, Jeff

Military

Columbia University Press

This bundle contains a single term printed access card to WebAssign for Gustafson's College Algebra, 12th Edition, with Corequisite Content using Aufmann's Journey from Basic College Mathematics through Intermediate Algebra, as well as a physical loose-leaf copy of the Gustafson College Algebra textbook.

BUNDLE: Gustafson, College Algebra, Loose-leaf, 12th + Gustafson/Aufmann, College Algebra, WebAssign Course with Corequisite Support, Single-Term Printed Access Card

Science & Math

Gustafson, R.David

Mathematics

Cengage Learning'

Bundle: College Algebra, 12th + WebAssign with Corerequisite Support, Single-Term Printed Access Card

If you've ever struggled to understand mathematics or wondered how you would ever apply what you've learned in your math courses, Gustafson/Hughes' popular COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 13th Edition is for you. This reader-friendly, clear edition offers precise coverage supported by numerous, easy-to-follow examples and many new or updated learning features. All content and learning support throughout this edition is designed to guide you and provide immediate help just when you need it. Revisions clarify the material with new exercises like Fix It that deepen your problem-solving skills and other exercises that strengthen your understanding of procedures. Review exercises and special modules help address any gaps in your knowledge. In addition, Tips, Cautions and color-coded boxes identify key vocabulary, concepts and problem-solving strategies. WebAssign tools for interactive review and reinforcement are also available to keep you progressing.

College Algebra

Gustafson, R.

About the Author R. David Gustafson is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College in Illinois and has also taught extensively at Rockford College and Beloit College. He is coauthor of several bestselling mathematics textbooks, including Gustafson/Frisk/Hughes' COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Gustafson/Karr/Massey's BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, and the Tussy/Gustafson and Tussy/Gustafson/Koenig Developmental Mathematics series. His numerous professional honors include Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year. He has been very active in AMATYC as a Midwest vice president and has been president of IMACC, AMATYC's Illinois affiliate. He earned a Master of Arts from Rockford College in Illinois, as well as a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University.Jeff Hughes has taught the college algebra course continually for the past 20 years, and his firsthand experience with students lends itself to the innovative ideas he has brought to the text. He has led the way for the addition of the new features and the revised content in COLLEGE ALGEBRA, 10E. He teaches at Hinds Community College in Mississippi.

Student Solutions Manual for Gustafson/Hughes’ College Algebra

Clearly written and comprehensive, the tenth edition of Gustafson/Frisk/Hughes' popular book provides in-depth and precise coverage, incorporated into a framework of tested teaching strategy. The authors combine carefully selected pedagogical features and patient explanation to give students a book that preserves the integrity of mathematics, yet does not discourage them with material that is confusing or too rigorous. Long respected for its ability to help students quickly master difficult problems, this book also helps them develop the skills they'll need in future courses and in everyday life. This new edition has the mathematical precision instructors have come to expect, and by bringing in new co-author, Jeff Hughes, the authors have focused on making the text more modern to better illustrate to students the importance of math in their world.

College Algebra (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)

Frisk, Peter D.

The student solutions manual provides worked-out solutions to all of the odd-numbered problems in the text. It also offers hints and additional problems for practice, similar to those in the text.

Student Solutions Manual for Gustafson/Frisk’s College Algebra, 10th

Brooks/Cole

PRECALCULUS prepares learners for calculus and the rigors of that course, having been written by teachers who have taught the courses and seen where learners need help--and where other texts have come up short. The text features precise definitions and exposition, carefully crafted pedagogy, and a strong emphasis on algebraic, transcendental, and trigonometric functions. To show readers how important and relevant precalculus topics are to their future coursework, an optional Looking Ahead to Calculus feature appears in each chapter. The varied examples and exercises include many that encourage readers to use and understand graphs, as opposed to simply draw them, providing additional sound preparation for calculus.

Precalculus (New 1st Editions in Mathematics)

Neal, Karla

Clearly written and comprehensive, the tenth edition of Gustafson/Frisk/Hughes' popular book provides in-depth and precise coverage, incorporated into a framework of tested teaching strategy. The authors combine carefully selected pedagogical features and patient explanation to give students a book that preserves the integrity of mathematics, yet does not discourage them with material that is confusing or too rigorous. Long respected for its ability to help students quickly master difficult problems, this book also helps them develop the skills they'll need in future courses and in everyday life. This new edition has the mathematical precision instructors have come to expect, and by bringing in new co-author, Jeff Hughes, the authors have focused on making the text more modern to better illustrate to students the importance of math in their world.

Bundle: College Algebra, 10th + WebAssign Homework with eBook Access Card for One Term Math and Science

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The Manhattan Project: Big Science and the Atom Bomb (Revolutions in Science)

The Manhattan Project: Big Science and the Atom Bomb (Revolutions in Science)

BUNDLE: Gustafson, College Algebra, Loose-leaf, 12th + Gustafson/Aufmann, College Algebra, WebAssign Course with Corequisite Support, Single-Term Printed Access Card

Bundle: College Algebra, 12th + WebAssign with Corerequisite Support, Single-Term Printed Access Card

College Algebra

Student Solutions Manual for Gustafson/Hughes’ College Algebra

College Algebra (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)

Student Solutions Manual for Gustafson/Frisk’s College Algebra, 10th

Precalculus (New 1st Editions in Mathematics)

Bundle: College Algebra, 10th + WebAssign Homework with eBook Access Card for One Term Math and Science