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The technology of hydrodynamic modeling and marine craft motion control systems has progressed greatly in recent years. This timely survey includes th…

This book enlightens readers on the basic surface properties and distance-dependent intersurface forces one must understand to obtain even simple data…

Cultural Diversity and Global Media explores the relationship between the media and multiculturalism. Summarises and critically discusses current appr…

Most reactions in organic chemistry do not proceed in a single step but rather take several steps to yield the desired product. In the course of these…

Focusing on the basic principles of semiconductor photocatalysis, this book also gives a brief introduction to photochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, …

It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of «the b…

Working with principles from the fields of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), this fascinating work offers a new approach to analyzing…

This book introduces theoretical concepts to explain the fundamentals of the design and evaluation of software estimation models. It provides software…

Praise for Social Media for Educators «At last, a book that provides a straightforward discussion of the pedagogical reasons to use social media, and …

Following the huge success of the first edition, which has become THE reference source for everyone working in the field, this long-awaited, completel…

Clearly lays out the issues related to plastics' effects on the environment, while also serving as a practical, non-academic guide for making sustaina…

In Early Modern Europe the first readers of a book were not those who bought it. They were the scribes who copied the author’s or translator’s manuscr…

Type Rules!, Fourth Edition is an up-to-date, thorough introduction to the principles and practices of typography. From the fundamentals to cutting-ed…

This book develops concepts and a methodology for a rational description of the organization of three-dimensional flows considering, in particular, th…

A complete guide to freelance graphic design—created specifically for design students Why wait until you graduate? Freelancing is a great way to jumps…

Intended as a textbook for courses involving preparative solid-state chemistry, this book offers clear and detailed descriptions on how to prepare a s…

praise for previous books by stephen d. brookfield «Award-winning author Stephen Brookfield offers insight, inspiration, and down-to-earth advice to a…

Written from a real-world perspective by an award-winning copywriter/producer/director, this comprehensive guide is what every writer needs to create …

Assesses the engineering of renewable sources for commercial power generation and discusses the safety, operation, and control aspects of nuclear elec…

Your hands-on guide to teaching adults. . . no matter what the subject In this expanded edition of How to Teach Adults, Dan Spalding offers practical …

This book presents a unified frequency-domain method for the analysis of distributed control systems. The following important topics are discussed by …

Natural ventilation is considered a prerequisite for sustainable buildings and is therefore in line with current trends in the construction industry. …

How to Read a Paper describes the different types of clinical research reporting, and explains how to critically appraise the publications. The book p…

Essential Guide to Reading Biomedical Papers: Recognising and Interpreting Best Practice is an indispensable companion to the biomedical literature. T…

This book provides an important new contribution to debates around housing policy and its impact on community cohesion. There has never been a more pr…

Introduces number operators with a focus on the relationship between quantum mechanics and social science Mathematics is increasingly applied to class…

Global climate change creates new challenges in particular for cities and regions. As centres of human activity they are especially vulnerable to clim…

This book introduces the reader to the basic concepts of the generation and manipulation of synchrotron light, its interaction with matter, and the ap…

This go-to text provides information and insight into physical inorganic chemistry essential to our understanding of chemical reactions on the molecul…

Identifying efficient solutions to protect coastal regions from marine pollution requires expertise from a range of specialties and strategic approach…

A ground-breaking and practical treatment of probability and stochastic processes A Modern Theory of Random Variation is a new and radical re-formulat…

Quartz crystal-a technology that changed the tide of World War II Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during th…

A practical guide to establishing positive relationships with hard-to-reach parents. Includes research-based techniques for teachers on how to reach h…

An Introduction to Modern CBT provides an easily accessible introduction to modern theoretical cognitive behavioral therapy models. The text outlines …

Expanding the learning day is gaining national momentum as an important school-improvement and whole-child development strategy. This issue focuses on…

If higher education is to fulfill its vital social mission, new department leaders must be prepared for their positions and get up to speed on the bas…

In the twenty-first century, promotion is everywhere and everything has become promotable: everyday goods and organizations, people and ideas, culture…

This book provides a broad reference covering important drugs of abuse including amphetamines, opiates, and steroids. It also covers psychoactive plan…

The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation o…

While issues of interpersonal boundaries between faculty and students is not new, more recent influences such as evolving technology and current gener…

A concise, visually based introduction to graphic design methodologies Graphic design has emerged as a discipline complete with a body of scholarly li…

ENGAGING STUDENTS In Phillip Schlechty's best-selling book Working on the Work, he outlined a motivational framework for improving student performance…

Explores bioconjugate properties and applications of polymers, dendrimers, lipids, nanoparticles, and nanotubes Bioconjugation has enabled breakthroug…

Given the myriad of complex problems facing higher education, it is difficult to imagine that an administrator at any level of the institution could b…

Is inquiry-guided learning a universal answer for various teaching and learning ills in higher education? With eight institutional case studies drawn …