The Gale Encyclopedia
of Science, 5th Edition
Macmillan Reference USA | 8 volumes
June 2014
eISBN: 9781414498584
ISBN: 9781414498492
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Covering all major areas of science,
engineering, technology, mathematics,
and the medical and health sciences, while
providing a comprehensive overview of
current scientific knowledge and
technology, this resource is aligned with
national science standards and high
school science curricula. Alphabetically
arranged entries and full-color photos
make the broad scope of information
easy to access and decipher. Entries
describe scientific concepts, provide
overviews of scientific subjects and
define terms. Each entry concludes
with a bibliography. This 5th edition has
been fully updated and includes more
than 100 new and 1,600 revised entries
on key scientific topics in the news,
bringing the total number of entries
to more than 2,600.
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High School Resources: STEM | General Science and Math
Science In Context
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Supporting high school curricula and
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information covering all major science
topics. This revolutionary, curriculum-
oriented online experience is designed
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researchers. Science In Context integrates
content from comprehensive Gale
reference sets (Encyclopedia of Science,
Science in Dispute, and Macmillan Science
Library), as well as topic overviews,
biographies, periodical articles from
noted publications, images and videos,
detailed experiments from Experiment
Central, biographies, and dictionaries.
Science In Context features full-text results
linked to national and state standards.
Features include:
• Search Assist
• Related topics and vetted websites
• Highlights and Notes
• Recommended Articles
• Translation-on-demand, ReadSpeaker
text-to-speech, and font-size
adjustments
Mathematics, 2nd Edition
Macmillan Reference USA | 4 volumes
February 2016
eISBN: 9780028663777
ISBN: 9780028663784
A revision of the 2002 1st edition, the
four-volume, full-color Mathematics
explains mathematical concepts along
with a fascinating historical overview
of the field. It explores the uses and
effects of math in daily life, while short
biographies (in the form of sidebars)
highlight mathematicians who have
made significant contributions to their
fields. Careers in mathematics are also
explored. Written in a tone and at a level
appropriate for students (primarily those
in high school and non-mathematics-
major undergraduates), each volume of
the encyclopedia contains approximately
75 entries (300 entries in total). As with
the previous edition, the basic disciplines
of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
are key themes, with the goal of
making these topics more accessible and
interesting to students and the general
reader. Mathematics is illustrated through-
out with images, equations, tables, and
figures, and includes sidebars. It includes
individual volume indexes, as well as a
cumulative index at the end of Volume 4.
Key terms are identified in the margins
of an entry and are also gathered in a
glossary. A thematic outline provides a
guide to entries by subject.
