This book is intended to help candidates prepare for entrance examinations in mathematics and scientific subjects, including STEP (Sixth Term Examination Paper). STEP is an examination used by Cambridge colleges as the basis for conditional offers. They are also used by Warwick University, and many other mathematics departments recommend that their applicants practice on the past papers even if…
"It is increasingly clear that the shapes of reality – whether of the natural world, or of the built environment – are in some profound sense mathematical. Therefore it would benefit students and educated adults to understand what makes mathematics itself ‘tick’, and to appreciate why its shapes, patterns and formulae provide us with precisely the language we need to make sense of the w…
This open access book collects the contributions of the seventh school on Magnetism and Synchrotron Radiation held in Mittelwihr, France, from 7 to 12 October 2018. It starts with an introduction to the physics of modern X-ray sources followed by a general overview of magnetism. Next, light / matter interaction in the X-ray range is covered with emphasis on different types of angular dependence…
Kepulauan Togean secara keseluruhan merupakan kawasan wisata yan,g sangat diunggulkan karena memiliki potensi sumber daya perikanan, keanekaragaman hayati biota laut dan darat, serta kekayaan budaya lokal. Untuk mengetahui hal tersebut, Pusat Penelitian Oseanografi Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (P2O LIPI), melalui "Ekspedisi Togean" dalam acara Sail Tomini 2015, melakukan penelitian di sek…
Selulosa merupakan salah satu bahan alam yang jumlahnya melimpah di muka bumi. Selulosa dapat diolah menjadi berbagai macam produk yang berperan penting bagi kehidupan manusia, seperti pulp, kertas, dan bioetanol. Buku ilmiah ini akan mengupas tuntas selulosa dari segi karakteristik dan pemanfaatannya sehingga cocok digunakan sebagai buku referensi. Dengan memahami karakteristik selulosa, diha…
Degradasi potensi hutan dan ekosistemnya akibat gempuran arus modernisasi secara alamiah menyebabkan kelestarian keanekaragaman hayati di Indonesia terancam. Apabila kondisi ini dibiarkan, tidak menutup kemungkinan lambat laun kelangkaan, bahkan kepunahan, salah satu atau beberapa jenis tumbuhan Indonesia menjadi sesuatu yang tidak terelakkan. Menyikapi hal tersebut, salah satu solusi strateg…