- Learning Studio - week of July7

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From: Gilles Poitras (gilles@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 13 2002 - 10:06:32 PDT 

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From: Gilles Poitras <gilles@exploratorium.edu>
Subject:  - Learning Studio - week of July7

Starting this week I shall attempt to send these reports out on Saturdays
so I can include the list for the new e-texts added in the same week. This
of course assumes that I am at work on those Saturdays, which is usually
the case.

One interesting electronic text in the list this week is the H-IIA User's
Manual, a 5.5MB PDF file, this is the English language edition of the
user's manual for Japan's satellite launch vehicle. So if you are planning
to launch that class project this will have the specs for the p[ayload
fairings as well as lots of other useful, or at least interesting
information.

SEARCHING TIPS:

This week I look at another search options in the Learning Studio
Catalog (http://library.exploratorium.edu/).

When searching are you getting too small a result? Try using the Index Name
menu to select ANY as your index. This searches title, subject, author and
the other indexes. This means that your search result will be broader. This
is especially useful for when you are looking for books on abd by a
particular person.

WEB PAGE OF THE WEEK:

Earth Simulator Center
http://www.es.jamstec.go.jp/

The site for the world's most powerful supercomputer which is devoted
solely to modeling the Earth. Projects include studying global warming,
plate techtonics, and underground water migration.

SCIENCE NEWS:

Livermore lab paints clearer picture of global warming trend
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1865%257E722372,00.html?sear
ch=filter

An article on computer modeling of weather patterns.

UPDATED WEB GUIDES:

Astronomy
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/AstronomyInfo.html

Geology
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/GeologyInfo.html

PRINTED, NEW ACQUISITIONS:

Recently we had a stack of math puzzle books donated. For the next few
weeks I will list a couple each week for your consideration. All of the
books are now on the Learning Studio's new arrivals shelf.

Mathematical Magic / William Simon ; preface by Martin Gardner.
General collection circ.
QA 95 .S495 1993

Entertaining Mathematical Puzzles / Martin Gardner ; illustrated by Anthony
Ravielli.
General collection circ.
QA 95 .G29 1986

NEW INTERNET eTEXTS:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ls/infosources/eBooks.html

Additions for the weeks of June 30 & July 7.

New Books and pamphlets:

1. Adam Health Illustrated Encyclopedia
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_adam.jsp?pg=/pp/us/cns/content/adam/
ency/article/index.htm

2. Basic Research Opportunities in Earth Science
http://www.nap.edu/books/030907133X/html/

3. Cathedral & the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
By Eric S. Raymond
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

4. A Challenge of Numbers: People in the Mathematical Sciences
by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309041902/html/index.html

5. Climate Change Resources: Glossary
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/outreach/general/glossary.pdf

6. The Complexity of Boolean Functions (electronic edition)
by Ingo Wegener
http://www.eccc.uni-trier.de/eccc-local/ECCC-Books/wegener_book_readme.html

7. Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism
by Asa Gray
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=5273

8. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jsp?pg=/pp/us/common/dorlan
ds/dorland/dmd_a-b_00.htm

9. Educating Mathematical Scientists: Doctoral Study and the
Postdoctoral Experience in the United States
by Mathematics, and Applications National Research Council Commission on
Physical Sciences
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309046904/html/index.html

10. Elements (English and Greek)
by Euclid, trans. by Thomas Little Heath
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Euc.+1

11. Everybody Counts: A Report to the Nation on the Future of
Mathematics Education
by National Research Council National Mathematical Sciences Education Board
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309039770/html/index.html

12. "Fishy Who's Who" Project WILD activity
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/fishart.pdf

13. Free as in Freedom
Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
By Sam Williams
http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/index.html

14. The Future Does Not Compute
Transcending the Machines in Our Midst
by Stephen L. Talbott
http://www.oreilly.com/~stevet/fdnc/

15. Global Warming and Our Changing Climate - Answers to Frequently
Asked Questions
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/outreach/gw_faq.pdf

16. Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level Rise: A Challenge for this Generation
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/impacts/sealevel/greenhouse.html

17. Greenhouse Effect, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Wetlands
James G. Titus, ed.
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/impacts/sealevel/wetlands.html

18. Guide to Magellan Image Interpretation (JPL-93-24)
http://history.nasa.gov/JPL-93-24/jpl_93-24.htm

19. H-IIA Brief Description (PDF file, 2.53MB)
http://www.nasda.go.jp/h2a/pdf/H-IIAsystem_e.pdf

20. H-IIA User's Manual (PDF file, 5.5MB)
http://www.nasda.go.jp/h2a/pdf/us_manual.pdf

21. Interdisciplinary Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Education
by National Research Council Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences
and Education
http://www.nap.edu/books/POD263/html/

22. Learning Debian GNU/Linux
By Bill McCarty
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/debian/chapter/index.html

23. Lectures on Elementary Mathematics
by La Grange, Joseph Louis
http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/Hunter/hunter.pl?handle=cornell.library.math/0012
0001&id=5

24. Magellan: The Unveiling of Venus (JPL-400-345, March 1989)
http://history.nasa.gov/JPL-400-345/magellan.htm

25. Managing NASA in the Apollo Era. (NASA SP-4102, 1982).
by Arnold S. Levine
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4102/sp4102.htm

26. Mathematical Sciences, Technology, and Economic Competitivenes,
ed. by James G. Glimm
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309044839/html/index.html

27. Mathematics and Science Education Around the World: What Can We
Learn From The Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities (SMSO) and
the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)?
by National Research Council Mathematical Sciences Education Board
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309056314/html/

28. Measuring Up: Prototypes for Mathematics Assessment
by National Research Council National Mathematical Sciences Education Board
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2071.html

29. Measuring What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment
by National Research Council National Mathematical Sciences Education Board
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309049814/html/index.html

30. Moving Beyond Myths: Revitalizing Undergraduate Mathematics
by National Research Council National Mathematical Sciences Education Board
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309044898/html/index.html

31. MySQL Reference Manual
http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html

31. Online Space Notes
http://spaceboy.nasda.go.jp/note/note_e.html

32. Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/toc.html

33. The PDR Family Guide to Over-the-Counter Drugs
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_pdr.jsp?pg=/pp/us/cns/content/pdrotc
/otc_full/alphaindexA.htm

34. Peregrine Kid's Book
Christine R Raabe
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/peregrin.pdf

35. Planetary Geology in the 1980s (SP-467, 1985)
by Joseph Veverka.
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-467/sp467.htm

36. Practical Foundations of Mathematics
by Paul Taylor
http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~pt/Practical_Foundations/

37. Probability of Sea Level Rise
James G. Titus and Vijay Narayanan
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/impacts/sealevel/probability.html

38. Reshaping School Mathematics: A Philosophy and Framework for
Curriculum
by National Research Council National Mathematical Sciences Education Board
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309041872/html/

39. The Space Shuttle (SP-407, 1976)
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-407/sp407.htm

40. The Space Shuttle Decision: NASA's Search for a Reusable Space
Vehicle (NASA SP-4221)
by T.A. Heppenheimer
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4221/sp4221.htm

41. The Star Splitters: The High Energy Astronomy Observatories
(SP-466, 1984)
by Wallace H. Tucker.
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-466/sp466.htm

42. Strategies for Adaption to Sea Level Rise Report of the Coastal
Zone Management Subgroup
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/impacts/sealevel/adaption.html

43. Tools For Thought: The People and Ideas of the Next Computer
Revolution (with all chapters of original print edition, and new chapters
in progress)
by Howard Rheingold
http://www.well.com/user/hlr/texts/tftindex.html

44. Unix Text Processing
by Dale Dougherty and Tim O'Reilly
http://www.oreilly.com/openbook/utp/

New Databases:

1. Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
By Mitchell Shnier
http://www.ora.com/reference/dictionary/

2. Space Encyclopedia On-line Data Base
http://space.nasda.go.jp/db/kensaku_html/type1_e.html

New Maps:

1. Geologic Map of the Central Marysvale Volcanic Field, Southwestern Utah
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/pub/i-maps/i-2645-a/

2. Maps of Lands Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise: Modeled Elevations
along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts By James G. Titus and Charlie
Richman
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/impacts/sealevel/maps/index.html

New Periodicals:

1. IRIS Newsletter
http://www.iris.iris.edu/newsletter/newsletter.html

2. World Wide Web Journal (W3J)
http://w3j.com/

Gilles Poitras gilles@exploratorium.edu
Learning Studio, Exploratorium Museum

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