Many students, scientists and researchers have benefited from the practical, programming-oriented style of Programming the Finite Element Method, learning how to develop computer programmes which solv
A unique resource for process measurement Basic Process Measurements provides a unique resource explaining the industrial measuring devices that gauge such key variables as temperature, pressure, den
Fortran 90 is the most radical revision ever of this popular language, bringing it up to date with current thinking in programming language development. This is the first book aimed directly at probl
Understanding Mass Spectra: A Basic Approach, Second Edition combines coverage of the principles underlying mass spectral analysis with clear guidelines on how to apply them in a laboratory setting.
Basic principles and practical strategies to promote learning in any setting! From K-12 to corporate training settings––the Third Edition of Patricia Smith and Tillman Ragan’s th
Garment assembly is fundamental to the creation of designs. This guide provides fashion students and designers with the knowledge of the techniques and components essential to the assembly of sewn pr
The editors provide a report on the productivity of U.S. field crops and the techniques and technologies used to enhance production. A massive undertaking, the background information for the book requ
Take a deeper dive into understanding the five practices―anticipating, monitoring, selecting, sequencing, and connecting―for facilitating productive mathematical conversations in your elementary class
Take a deep dive into the five practices for facilitating productive mathematical discussionsEnhance your fluency in the five practices—anticipating, monitoring, selecting, sequencing,
Second edition of the guide to the modern techniques that demonstrate the potential of Raman spectroscopy Completely revised and updated, the second edition of Modern Raman Spectroscopy presents the i
Featuring a new collection of compelling readings from respected sources, State and Local Government hits all the crucial marks for your political science course. Year after year, these highly readabl
The most comprehensive textbook in the field edited by the founding father of endourology returns for a new edition. In full colour throughout and packed with surgical teaching videos, this is an esse
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the development Greek Art through the 1st millennium BC. An invaluable resource for scholars dealing with the art, material culture and history of the post-
Invest in building talent. The best principals don’t just happen. Your single most impactful investment toward student achievement might be an investment in helping leaders learn. This book bucks the
There is more than a touch of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' in the way many organizations approach project management and the consequences are all too clear: project methodology inappropriately applied;
Comprehensive and engaging, this extensively revised edition of a student and instructor favorite introduces the basics of critical thinking using the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal. Guid
The groundbreaking guide to modern leadership in architectural practice Forefront: Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is the leadership handbook for today's design and construction professio
Understanding of the theories that underpin International Political Economy, and their practical applications, is crucial to the study of international relations, politics, development and economics.T
Understanding of the theories that underpin International Political Economy, and their practical applications, is crucial to the study of international relations, politics, development and economics.T
This Routledge Focus aims to investigate and analyse the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Communities (EC) and the European Union (EU). Since joining the EC in 1973, the UK has had a fr
Why should I be moral? Philosophers have long been concerned with the legitimacy of morality’s claim on us—especially its ostensible aim to motivate certain actions of all persons unconditionally. Thi
Effective policies to prevent global warming and climatic change are urgently required by the world community. However, international negotiations on this issue repeatedly come up against the problems
Executives need to get pricing done right within their firm, but they aren’t necessarily going to be the ones doing the analysis. They do, though, need to get the right people doing the right tasks at
The German Empire of 1871, although unified politically, remained deeply divided along religious lines. InGerman Nationalism and Religious Conflict, Helmut Walser Smith offers the first social, cultur
Literary and historical conventions have long painted the experience of soldiers during World War I as simple victimization. Leonard Smith, however, argues that a complex dialogue of resistance and ne
Lacey Baldwin Smith re-evaluates the Tudor mania for conspiracy in the light of psychological and social impulses peculiar to the age.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
This inquiry into the nature of political action concerns what the author describes as the most precarious and uncertain of human endeavors." Focusing on specific themes in Machiavelli, Burke, an
This work concerns questions of loss and restitution, decline and recovery--questions best explored through the shifting revelations of narrative that are possible in a longer poem.Originally publishe
Prudentius' Psychomachia, written about A.D. 405, has been studied by classicists, medievalists, and general literary historians. Nevertheless, scholars have barely explored the allegory's inner worki
This collection of original essays brings econometric theory to bear on the problem of estimating the labor force participation of women. Five scholars here examine, both theoretically and empirically
Clarifying the growing role of the Latin American Catholic Church as an agent of social change, Brian H. Smith discusses the prophetic function of the Chilean Church during the country's metamorphosis
Unlike the contrast between the sacred and the taboo, the opposition of "comic" and "tragic" is not a way of categorizing experience that we find in cultures all over the world or
The I Ching, or Book of Changes, has been one of the two or three most influential books in the Chinese canon. It has been used by people on all levels of society, both as a method of divination and a
Peter Smith has written a comprehensive and in-depth study of the structure and more important of the transformation of the national political elite in twentieth-century Mexico. In doing so, he analyz
A concise, pocket-sized, A-Z rapid reference handbook on all the essential areas of mental health nursing, aimed at nursing students and newly qualified practitioners.Covers a broad range of mental he
Presented in a clear structure and user-friendly style, Paul Smith's Structural Design of Buildings goes through all the structural aspects of a building and assesses the importance of the different c
Understanding Children's Development is the UK's best-selling developmental psychology textbook and has been widely acclaimed for its international coverage and rigorous research-based approach.
The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents.
The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents.
Peter Smith has written a comprehensive and in-depth study of the structure and more important of the transformation of the national political elite in twentieth-century Mexico. In doing so, he analyz