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Electromagnetism is a notoriously difficult subject to teach. Although modern life is entirely enabled by electromagnetic effects, it is less intuitive to grasp electromagnetism compared with, say, mechanics, where it is possible to see all the parts of a system working, and to literally feel effects of forces or torque. Therefore, although electromagnetism is a very beautiful branch of physics with some elegant mathematics, it is deemed to be inaccessible by many students. At University level, there is a need for electrical and electronic engineers in particular to have a good...

Eight distinguished experts from a wide range of disciplines consider the nature and the use of evidence in the modern world. Peter Lipton begins the book by analysing evidence in general philosophical terms. Carlo Ginzurg then examines the ambiguities of historical evidence. Vincent Courtillot analyses the evidence for cataclysmic geological change. Monica Grady considers the evidence for life in space. Brian Greene discusses superstring theory and the quest for a unified theory of the universe. Philip Dawid explores the uses and abuses of statistical evidence in landmark legal cases while...

The emergence in 1991 of the fourteen borderland post-Soviet states has been accompanied by the reforging of their national identities. Such attempts to rethink or reimagine the nation have had a major impact in reshaping the political, cultural and social lives of both national and ethnic minority groups alike. This book analyzes these national identities and explores their consequences for the borderland states, with substantive studies drawn from the Baltic states, Ukraine and Belarus, Transcaucasia and Central Asia.