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Presents a need-to-know list of topics for students, teachers, and parents interested in STEM concepts and STEM education
Connects timeless scientific concepts with contemporary, "hot" science topics
Connects STEM knowledge to the needs of daily life
Recognizes curricular guidelines set forth by the National Research Council
Offers examples for Mathematica throughout the book
Includes guide to online resources with numerous examples
Features over 100 illustrations
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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.Authors and Affiliations
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Physics Center for Advanced Study Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Karl Hess
About the author
Karl Hess served as Professor of Electrical Engineering and physics at the University of Illinois, Urbana (UIUC) from 1980 to 2006, where his research centered around solid state electronics and physics. In recent years, Dr. Hess has become active in variety of efforts to promote and improve STEM education. He held a presidential appointment to the National Science Board, from 2006-2008, as well as a seat on the Hawaiian Innovation Council advising the Governor of Hawaii in matters of STEM Teaching Innovations from 2007-2009. Dr. Hess lives on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Working Knowledge
Book Subtitle: STEM Essentials for the 21st Century
Authors: Karl Hess
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3275-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3274-6Published: 13 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3275-3Published: 13 October 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 313
Number of Illustrations: 93 b/w illustrations
Topics: Science Education, Popular Science, general, Job Careers in Science and Engineering, Energy Systems, Engineering Design