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Author Paul Graham
"The computer world is like an intellectual Wild West, in which you can shoot anyone you wish with your ideas, if you're willing to risk the consequences. "--from Hackers & Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age, by Paul GrahamWe are living in the computer a....
Release Date 2004/05 -
The Homeowner's DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring
Author David Herres
A practical, money-saving guide to home electrical wiringHandle residential wiring projects correctly, safely, and according to the National Electrical Code (NEC). Filled with clear photos and helpful diagrams, The Homeowner’s DIY Guide to Electrical Wiring shows y....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Functional Materials for Sustainable Energy Applications
Author P Edwards , S Irvine , S Skinner , J Kilner
Global demand for low cost, efficient and sustainable energy production is ever increasing. Driven by recent discoveries and innovation in the science and technology of materials, applications based on functional materials are becoming increasingly important. Functi....
Release Date 2012/09 -
101 Rules of Thumb for Sustainable Buildings and Cities
Author Huw Heywood
People across the world are becoming more aware of the need for the buildings and cities they live and work in to be sustainable, but the issue of how to be sustainable can seem a confusing and complex one. These rules of thumb provide universal guidelines for the sustain....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Dang Van Liet , Le Nguyen Binh
Nonlinear Optical Systems: Principles, Phenomena, and Advanced Signal Processing is a simplified overview of the evolution of technology associated with nonlinear systems and advanced signal processing. This book’s coverage ranges from fundamentals to phenomena to t....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Sound Synthesis and Sampling, 2nd Edition
Author Martin Russ
Sound Synthesis and Sampling provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers. This second edition has been rigorously updated throughout and includes a new chapter....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author Charles Campion
Community involvement in planning and placemaking through early, inclusive participatory methods can build consensus, speed up planning and add social, economic and environmental value to projects, leading to healthier, happier and more sustainable places. 20/20 Visions i....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Tom Dollard
This book is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It takes the form of an annotated details book, with photos taken from live construction sites, with the content based around diagrams, drawings and....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Mark F. Horstemeyer
State-of-the-technology tools for designing, optimizing, and manufacturing new materialsIntegrated computational materials engineering (ICME) uses computational materials science tools within a holistic system in order to accelerate materials development, improve de....
Release Date 2012/07 -
Antenna Theory and Applications
Author Hubregt J. Visser
This comprehensive text on antenna theory explains the origin of radiation and discusses antenna parameters in-depthThis book offers an in-depth coverage of fundamental antenna theory, and shows how to apply this in practice. The author discusses electromagnetic rad....
Release Date 2012/03 -
Safety Training That Transfers
Author Steve Cohen , Ellis Ritz
The best learning transfer happens when participants have fun!Safety Training That Transfers offers more than 50 activities dedicated to different aspects of workplace safety. Each activity includes an overview, step-by-step instructions, and debriefing questions th....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Computer Design of Diffractive Optics
Author V Soifer
Diffractive optics involves the manipulation of light using diffractive optical elements (DOEs). DOEs are being widely applied in such areas as telecommunications, electronics, laser technologies and biomedical engineering. Computer design of diffractive optics prov....
Release Date 2012/11 -
Author J Hormadaly , M. Prudenziati
Whilst printed films are currently used in varied devices across a wide range of fields, research into their development and properties is increasingly uncovering even greater potential. Printed films provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant recent de....
Release Date 2012/08 -
Author Patricia Andrasik
Facility performance evaluations inform the long-term life of a building and do not end with design or construction. To this aim, Patricia Andrasik created LEED Lab, in collaboration with the US Green Building Council, an increasingly popular international interdisciplinary collegiate laboratory cou....
Release Date 2021/11 -
Author J. Barrie Billingsley
A necessary reference for all radar engineers or analysts including many levels of managers, advisors and decision makers in the U.S. and worldwide radar industry. Directly useful in both military (DOD) and civilian (FAA) applications. The result of 20 years ....
Release Date 2002/04 -
Rare Earth-Based Corrosion Inhibitors
Author Bruce Hinton , Maria Forsyth
Corrosion inhibitors are an important method for minimizing corrosion; however traditional inhibitors such as chromates pose environmental problems. Rare earth metals provide an important, environmentally-friendly alternative. This book provides a comprehensive revi....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Author Lesley Malone
Desire lines are the paths that people create through regular usage. They appear where people repeatedly choose to walk and usually signify a route from A to B that’s quicker than the formal path provided. In most cases they indicate the mismatch between what local people....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Dale Sinclair
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Guide: Design Management is part of a brand new series providing must-read practical guidance to running efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Each guide takes a core project task – in this case the role of the ....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Simon Sturgis
Embodied and Whole Life Carbon will change the way buildings are designed, yet carbon emissions associated with the construction and life of buildings are not yet wholly understood by the profession. Energy is assumed to be the province of services engineers, yet energy f....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Richard Fairhead
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Guide: Design Management is part of a brand new series providing must-read practical guidance to running efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA Plan of Work 2013. Each guide takes a core project task – in this case managing informa....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Bayesian Signal Processing: Classical, Modern and Particle Filtering Methods
Author James V. Candy
New Bayesian approach helps you solve tough problems in signal processing with easeSignal processing is based on this fundamental concept—the extraction of critical information from noisy, uncertain data. Most techniques rely on underlying Gaussian assumptions for a....
Release Date 2009/04 -
Power Electronics and Electric Drives for Traction Applications
Author Gonzalo Abad
Power Electronics and Electric Drives for Traction Applications offers a practical approach to understanding power electronics applications in transportation systems ranging from railways to electric vehicles and ships. It is an application-oriented book for the de....
Release Date 2016/11 -
PSpice for Filters and Transmission Lines
Author Paul Tobin
In this book, PSpice for Filters and Transmission Lines, we examine a range of active and passive filters where each design is simulated using the latest Cadence Orcad V10.5 PSpice capture software. These filters cannot match the very high order digital signal processing ....
Release Date 2007/06 -
Author Cho S. To
Engineering Dynamics is an introductory textbook covering the kinematics and dynamics of particles, systems of particles, and kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies. It has been developed from lecture notes given by the author since 1982. It includes sufficient topics no....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Computational Materials Engineering
Author Britta Nestler , Mark A Miodownik , Ernest Kozeschnik , Dierk Raabe , Koenraad Frans
Computational Materials Engineering is an advanced introduction to the computer-aided modeling of essential material properties and behavior, including the physical, thermal and chemical parameters, as well as the mathematical tools used to perform simulations. Its ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Author James G. Speight
High Acid Crudes quickly gets the refinery manager and all other relative personnel up to date on this particular type of feedstock by providing an overview and relevant details of the identification of high acid crudes and their influence on the refinery’s process ....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Notes on Digital Signal Processing: Practical Recipes for Design, Analysis and Implementation
Author C. Britton Rorabaugh
The Most Complete, Modern, and Useful Collection of DSP Recipes: More Than 50 Practical Solutions and More than 30 Summaries of Pertinent Mathematical Concepts for Working EngineersNotes on Digital Signal Processing is a comprehensive, easy-to-use collection of step....
Release Date 2010/11 -
Guide to RIBA Professional Services Contracts 2018
Author Ian Davies
The 2018 edition of this guide explains how to use, understand and get the most out of the RIBA Professional Services Contracts, which have been updated from the RIBA Agreements 2010 (and 2012 revision). With guidance on how to choose, prepare and complete the right contr....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Roger Hunt , Iain Boyd
This book is a celebration of good new design for old buildings and the SPAB philosophy that good new architecture can sit happily alongside old and is preferable to pastiche. Endorsing the value of architects who are engaged to work in the historic environment, this book....
Release Date 2019/07