IG&A-Level学生究竟要看什么样的课外补充书籍？

建筑学 

Architecture

东亚及中东研究

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

化学工程

Chemical Engineering

计算机科学

Computer Science

经济学

Economics

教育学

Education

工程

Engineering

地理

Geography

人类、社会和政治科学

HSPS

土地经济

Land Economy

数学

Mathematics

哲学

Philosophy

The Poetics of Space 

Bachelard takes us on a journey, from cellar to attic, to show how our perceptions of houses and other shelters shape our thoughts, memories, and dreams.

The Eyes of the Skin

The Eyes of the Skin has become a classic of architectural theory and consists of two extended essays, including the historical development of the ocular-centric paradigm in western culture since the Greeks and the role of the other senses in authentic architectural experiences.

Chinese literature 

a very short introduction

This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns. 

Introduction to Chemical Engineering: 

Tools for Today and Tomorrow

Students will be led step-by-step through a chemical engineering project that illustrates important aspects of the discipline and how they are connected. 

Computing with Quantum Cats 

Looking back to Alan Turing’s work on the Enigma machine and the first electronic computer, Gribbin explains how quantum theory developed to make quantum computers work in practice as well as in principle. 

He takes us beyond the arena of theoretical physics to explore their practical applications – from machines which learn through ‘intuition’ and trial and error to unhackable laptops and smartphones. 

The New Turing Omnibus: 

66 Excursions in Computer Science

For everyone from the curious beginner to the working professional, The New Turing Omnibus offers 66 concise, brilliantly written mathematically oriented articles on the major points of interest in computer science theory, technology, and applications. 

Economics: A Very Short Introduction

Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and in Ethiopia. 

Intermediate Microeconomics

 The Varian approach gives students tools they can use on exams, in the rest of their classes, and in their careers after graduation.

An Introduction to the Study of Education

What is education? This core textbook will help students in pursuit of this question by providing a comprehensive, gentle and reflective introduction to the initial study of education. 

Miseducation: Inequality, Education and the Working Classes

It looks at class identity, the inadequate sticking plaster of social mobility, and the effects of wider economic and social class relationships on working class educational experiences. The book addresses the urgent question of why the working classes are still faring so much worse than the upper and middle classes in education. 

How Things Work – 

The Physics of Everyday Life

This book uses familiar objects to introduce basic physics concepts, demonstrating the excitement and relevance to professionals in a variety of technical fields. 

The gecko’s foot : 

how scientists are taking a leaf from nature’s book

A cutting-edge science book in the style of 'Fermat's Last Theorem' and 'Chaos' from an exciting and accessible new voice in popular science writing. 

Geography: Ideas in Profile

In this incisive introduction to the subject, Danny Dorling and Carl Lee reveal geography as a science which tackles all of the biggest issues that face us today, from globalisation to equality, from sustainability to population growth, from climate change to changing technology - and the complex interactions between them all.

Prosperity without growth: economics for a finite planet

Tim Jackson provides a credible vision of how human society can flourish - within the ecological limits of a finite planet. Fulfilling this vision is simply the most urgent task of our times. 

The Principles of Human Evolution

Focusing on the fundamentals of evolutionary theory and how these apply to ecological, molecular genetic, paleontological and archeological approaches to important questions in the field, this timely textbook will help students gain a perspective on human evolution in the context of modern biological thinking.

The Sociological Imagination

Mills felt that the central task for sociology and sociologists was to find (and articulate) the connections between the particular social environments of individuals (also known as "milieu") and the wider social and historical forces in which they are enmeshed.

Is Eating People Wrong? 

Great Legal Cases and How They Shaped the World

This book explores the consequences of eight exemplary cases around which the common law developed to reveal the diverse and uncoordinated attempts by the courts to adapt the law to changing conditions.

Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty 

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? "Why Nations Fail" sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. 

How to Think About Analysis

It provides a friendly and readable introduction to the subject by building on the students existing understanding of six key topics: sequences, series, continuity, differentiability, integrability and the real numbers. 

The Emperor's New Mind: 

Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics 

Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology,mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine.

Ancient Philosophy

A very short introduction

His book aims to introduce readers to some ancient debates and to get them to engage with the ancient developments of some themes.