5 books to help you study
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Often interest in the sciences arises not because of textbooks, but because of a talented teacher, an exciting movie or an interestingly written book that touches on scientific facts and explains common myths. We have collected 5 unusual books that will tell you about the most complex sciences, help you get inspired and increase your motivation to study.
Sergey Venetsky “On rare and scattered”
The book describes the rare elements of the periodic table – gallium, barium, cesium and others. In addition to describing the properties of these metals, you will learn about their discoveries and uses. The works of Sergei Venetsky pushed many people to become chemists or metallurgists. The publication will be of interest to both schoolchildren, students and specialists.
Alexander Sokolov “Myths about human evolution”
Australopithecines are ordinary monkeys? Are most of the fossil evidence for human evolution fakes? Bigfoot is a Neanderthal that can be found somewhere in the forests? The publication contains almost all the myths associated with human evolution, which are debunked with the help of scientific facts. The book is compiled in a question-answer format, you can choose any myth of interest in the table of contents and read a detailed explanation.
Take a free online biology test to test yourself and broaden your horizons.
Nikolai Andreev, Sergey Konovalov, Nikita Panyunin “Mathematical component”
If math is difficult for you and you do not understand how you can apply formulas in life, then you will receive answers in this collection. Using algebra and geometry, the authors of the publication explain how satellite navigation works, how to calculate the flight path of an aircraft, how patterns happen and other interesting phenomena. The book will be of interest to both high school students and their parents who decide to refresh their memory.
Take a free online math test to assess your knowledge and fill in the gaps if necessary.
Mikhail Gasparov “Entertaining Greece. Tales of Ancient Greek Culture»
As you know, Ancient Greece became the basis for all further culture of the West. In the book you will learn not only about wars, popular myths, fascinating facts about Greek art, scientists and poets, but you will also be able to better understand the Renaissance and the poetry of the Silver Age.
Vladimir Plungyan “Why languages are so different”
When you study foreign languages, you may feel like you are memorizing incoherent words and a set of abstract rules. But, in fact, some languages are similar and have a coherent and logical system. From the book you will learn about related languages, how exactly one language differs from another, according to what laws they change.
Take a free online foreign language test to see how well you understand different languages.
We also recommend that you look at the selection of “5 interesting popular science books”, in which you will learn a lot about evolution, modern medicine, the history of ancient people and art.
