TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hess,Karl
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Working Knowledge: STEM Essentials for the 21st Century 
SN  - 9781461432753
AV  - LC8-6691 
U1  - 507.1 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Education
KW  - Energy systems
KW  - Science education
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Vocational guidance
KW  - Engineering design
KW  - Science Education
KW  - Popular Science, general
KW  - Job Careers in Science and Engineering
KW  - Energy Systems
KW  - Engineering Design
N1  - Mathematics: the Study of Quantity, Structure, Space and Change -- Science: the Process of Understanding the Natural World and its Possibilities -- Engineering and Technology: Math and Science Meet Creativity and Design -- STEM in Our Daily Lives -- Some More Advanced STEM Problems
N2  - Working Knowledge: STEM Essentials for the 21st Century is designed  to inspire a wide range of readers from high school and undergraduate  students with an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and  Mathematics (STEM) to STEM teachers and those who wish to become  teachers. Written by renowned scientist and teacher Dr. Karl Hess of the University of Illinois at Urbana, a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, the book presents a critical collection of timeless STEM concepts and connects them with contemporary research advances in addition to the needs of our daily lives. With an engaging and accessible style not requiring a formal background in STEM, Dr. Hess takes the reader on a journey from Euclidean Geometry and Cartesian Coordinates up through 21st Century scientific topics like the global positioning system, nanotechnology, and super-efficient alternative energy systems. Working Knowledge: STEM Essentials for the 21st Century at once serves as an almanac on the fascinating physical, chemical, quantitative features of the natural world and built environment, as well as a need-to-know list of topics for students, teachers, and parents interested in STEM education
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3275-3
ER  -