Starting from Scratch

Numerical relativity has emerged as the key tool to model gravitational waves - recently detected for the first time - that are emitted when black holes or neutron stars collide. This book provides a pedagogical, accessible, and concise introduction to the subject. Relying heavily on analogies with Newtonian gravity, scalar fields and electromagnetic fields, it introduces key concepts of numerical relativity in a context familiar to readers without prior expertise in general relativity. Readers can explore these concepts by working through numerous exercises, and can see them 'in action' by experimenting with the accompanying Python sample codes, and so develop familiarity with many techniques commonly employed by publicly available numerical relativity codes. This is an attractive, student-friendly resource for short courses on numerical relativity, as well as providing supplementary reading for courses on general relativity and computational physics.

Numerical relativity has emerged as the key tool to model gravitational waves - recently detected for the first time - that are emitted when black holes or neutron stars collide. This book provides a pedagogical, accessible, and concise introduction to the subject. Relying heavily on analogies with Newtonian gravity, scalar fields and electromagnetic fields, it introduces key concepts of numerical relativity in a context familiar to readers without prior expertise in general relativity. Readers can explore these concepts by working through numerous exercises, and can see them 'in action' by experimenting with the accompanying Python sample codes, and so develop familiarity with many techniques commonly employed by publicly available numerical relativity codes. This is an attractive, student-friendly resource for short courses on numerical relativity, as well as providing supplementary reading for courses on general relativity and computational physics.

An Old Flame Brings a Spark of New HopeEn Alt Maedel—an old maid. At age twenty-nine, that's what Eva Lapp considers herself. And who could argue with her? Finding a good Amish husband at her ag

The emerging present is a fast changing context for incumbent organizations, especially in market segments where online behavior is replacing physical proximity, and users engage with digital platform

The emerging present is a fast changing context for incumbent organizations, especially in market segments where online behavior is replacing physical proximity, and users engage with digital platform

When Katie brings her maybe-someday stepsister to Cupcake Club, she gets her first taste of sibling rivalry—and it’s not very sweet!Katie’s mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time wi

When Katie brings her maybe-someday stepsister to Cupcake Club, she gets her first taste of sibling rivalry—and it’s not very sweet!Katie’s mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time wi

Starting from Scratch is a manifesto on food that helps kids relate to what they eat, whether on special occasions or every day, inspiring both budding chefs and budding food lovers in the process. Be

The usually reliable and compliant Agatha Marple decides to dump her two-timing fiance and run away from the small town and the eccentric family stifling her dreams. Settling in a large city, she emba

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In thisheartwarming debut novel with recipes, agrief-stricken daughter cooks herself and her family back to life.

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The bestselling author of The Artist's Way draws on her many years of personal experience as both a writer and a teacher to uncover the difficult soul work that artists must do to find inspiration.

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Starting over isn’t easy, but Ben is ready to live his life as the man he was always meant to be.Ben is transgender and back at university after hormone treatment and chest surgery. His new housemates

From the BusinessWeek bestselling author of Investing in Fixer-Uppers--a plan for building a real estate empire with little or no money down "Fixer Jay" DeCima, the acknowledged king of fixer-uppers,

This book compares the beginning of symbolic thought in human infancy with that of our close primate relatives, the chimpanzees. The author investigates the precursors of symbolism by studying the act

This book compares the beginning of symbolic thought in human infancy with that of our close primate relatives, the chimpanzees. The author investigates the precursors of symbolism by studying the act

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