Introduction to MATLAB

Hori (U. of Tokyo) presents a textbook that serves as a gateway to computer science for graduate students and researchers in earthquake engineering by explaining some new aspects of earthquake enginee

Introduction to Computational Earthquake Engineering covers solid continuum mechanics, finite element method and stochastic modeling comprehensively, with the second and third chapters explaining the

Alexander (sociology, Yale U.) et al. supply students with an introductory textbook on sociology that focuses on trends in contemporary society and real social issues, and contrasts modern and postmod

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Writing for law school students expecting to enter a private law firm after graduation, Downey (Washington U. School of Law in St. Louis) describes how law firms operate and are managed. Chapters addr

A basic introduction to the principles of food process engineering, this text covers the physical properties of food, traditional fluid mechanics, and heat transfer via conduction, convection, and rad

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This textbook introduces the subject of complex analysis to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in a clear and concise manner. Key features of this textbook: effectively organizes the subject

This book invites students of linguistics to challenge and reassess their existing assumptions about the form of phonological representations and the place of phonology in generative grammar. It does

This book invites students of linguistics to challenge and reassess their existing assumptions about the form of phonological representations and the place of phonology in generative grammar. It does

This book is a progressive presentation of kinetics of the chemical reactions. It provides complete coverage of the domain of chemical kinetics, which is necessary for the various future users in the

In this new edition published by SAGE, An Introduction to Transactional Analysis introduces the theory and practice of Transactional Analysis (TA) which integrates cognitive behavioral and psychodynam

This 1986 book is an introduction to the then commonly used types of detectors of nuclear radiation. It was directed primarily at students taking a first course in which an understanding of such devices was required. The author opens with an introduction to the properties and characteristics of ionising radiations. The main body of text, however, comprises a description of the construction, operation and main applications of gas-filled, scintillation and semiconductor detectors. In addition, the principles of the main electronic processing modules and amplifiers are discussed. Finally, the book includes a description of instruments used for the measurement of doses and dose rates of ionising radiations, together with an introduction to dose units and permissible dose levels, which will make it of particular interest to health physicists and safety officers.

The Telecourse Guide for Kornblum's SOCIOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD, Ninth Edition, is designed to accompany the Exploring Society: Introduction to Sociology telecourse produced by DALLAS TeleLearning o

Welcome to Debuts: a completely integrated film-based introductory course for learning French language and culture. The film narrative of Le Chemin du retour is what drives the scope and sequence of

New edition of best-sellingintroduction toconversation analysis that looks at methodology, motivation and the specifics of transcription.

Conversation analysis, developed in the 1960s, is a method for understanding how language works in conversation. This text for undergraduates and graduate students in sociolinguistics, discourse analy

Introduction to Health Care & Careers provides students beginning their health care education with the fundamentals they need to develop their personal and professional skills, understand their ch

An Introduction to Political Communication introduces students to the complex relationship between politics, the media and democracy in the United Kingdom, United States and other contemporary societi

Tracing the evolution of the form over the last century, this book studies the work of well-known authors like Iain Moireach, Tormod Caimbeul and Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn, as well as lesser-known authors

Tracing the evolution of the form over the last century, this book studies the work of well-known authors like Iain Moireach, Tormod Caimbeul and Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn, as well as lesser-known authors

Natural products chemistry—the chemistry of metabolite products of plants, animals and microorganisms—is involved in the investigation of biological phenomena ranging from drug mechanisms to gametophy

This concise introduction to Sphinx shows you how to use this free software to index an enormous number of documents and provide fast results to both simple and complex searches. Written by the creato

Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology is for the fundamentals A&P science course. It requires no prior biology or chemistry knowledge. In addition this book exposes learners to the fundamentals

This study guide is designed as a tool to help the learner comprehend and retain anatomy and physiology concepts. Each chapter of the study guide corresponds to the same chapter in Introduction to Ana

Palmer (biostatistics and epidemiology, U. of Toronto, Canada) et al. are joined by contributors working in genetics and epidemiology in the UK, Canada, and Australia who introduce genetic epidemiolog

Genetic epidemiology is a very rapidly developing field that has acquired a central role in modern biomedical science. Until now there has been no comprehensive introductory text for students and acad

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A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis offers a user-friendly introduction to arguably the most misunderstood of all the psychological therapies. This fully updated and revised Second Edition explains

A Short Introduction to Psychoanalysis offers a user-friendly introduction to arguably the most misunderstood of all the psychological therapies. This fully updated and revised Second Edition explains

A sharp and lively text that covers issues in depth but not to the point that they become inaccessible to beginning students, An Introduction to Architectural Theory is the first narrative histor

Prepare for exams and succeed in your statistics course with this comprehensive solutions manual! Featuring worked out-solutions to the problems in STATISTICS: THE EXPLORATION & ANALYSIS OF DATA,

One of the slightly unorthodox perspectives Miller (emeritus, linguistics, U. of Edinburgh, Scotland) includes in his introduction to syntax is that spontaneous spoken language must be taken seriously

An Introduction to Political Communication introduces students to the complex relationship between politics, the media and democracy in the United Kingdom, United States and other contemporary societi

High-energy astrophysics covers cosmic phenomena that occur under the most extreme physical conditions. It explores the most violent events in the Universe: the explosion of stars, matter falling into black holes, and gamma-ray bursts - the most luminous explosions since the Big Bang. Driven by a wealth of observations, there has been a large leap forward in our understanding of these phenomena. Exploring modern topics of high-energy astrophysics, such as supernovae, neutron stars, compact binary systems, gamma-ray bursts, and active galactic nuclei, this 2007 textbook is ideal for undergraduate students in high-energy astrophysics. It is a self-contained, relevant overview of this exciting field of research. Assuming a familiarity with basic physics, it introduces all other concepts, such as gas dynamics or radiation processes, in an instructive way. An extended appendix gives an overview of some of the most important high-energy astrophysics instruments, and each chapter ends with ex

Guiding the reader through all the stages that lead to the formation of a star such as our Sun, this advanced textbook provides students with a complete overview of star formation. It examines the underlying physical processes that govern the evolution from a molecular cloud core to a main-sequence star, and focuses on the formation of solar-mass stars. Each chapter combines theory and observation, helping readers to connect with and understand the theory behind star formation. Beginning with an explanation of the interstellar medium and molecular clouds as sites of star formation, subsequent chapters address the building of typical stars and the formation of high-mass stars, concluding with a discussion of the by-products and consequences of star formation. This is a unique, self-contained text with sufficient background information for self-study, and is ideal for students and professional researchers alike.

Mobile robots range from the Mars Pathfinder mission's teleoperated Sojourner to thecleaning robots in the Paris Metro. This text offers students and other interested readers anintroduction to the fun

This concise introduction covers general elementary theory related to orthogonal polynomials and assumes only a first undergraduate course in real analysis. Topics include the representation theorem a