Agronomy is the scientific study of crops and their production, including all aspects of plant physiology, soil science, and pest management.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.

Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields, including number theory, statistics, and electromagnetism.

Classical mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with the motion of objects, using principles and mathematical equations developed by Isaac Newton and others.

Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist and inventor best known for his formulation of the Periodic Law and creation of the periodic table of elements.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is a doctoral degree most commonly awarded by universities in recognition of academic research and the culmination of a person's education in a particular field of study.

A Fourier series is a mathematical representation of a periodic function in terms of a sum of harmonically related sine and cosine functions.

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.