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Author Rebecca Dayton , Sonal Bhatt
Just about everyone takes a geometry class at one time or another. And while some people quickly grasp the concepts, most find geometry challenging. Covering everything one would expect to encounter in a high school or college course, Idiot's Guides: Geometry cover....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Author Joni E. Johnston
There are numerous textbooks that explain the theories and principles of psychology, but many are too dry or academic. Idiot's Guides: Psychology, 5th Edition breaks down the complexity of psychology and helps readers understand the how and why of the human m....
Release Date 2014/07 -
Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures, Volume 2
Author Hoon Sohn , Jerome P. Lynch , Ming L. Wang
Sensors are used for civil infrastructure performance assessment and health monitoring, and have evolved significantly through developments in materials and methodologies. Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Volume II provides an overview of sensor data ana....
Release Date 2014/05 -
Small and Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems
Author R Beith
Small and micro combined heat and power (CHP) systems are a form of cogeneration technology suitable for domestic and community buildings, commercial establishments and industrial facilities, as well as local heat networks. One of the benefits of using cogeneration ....
Release Date 2011/04 -
The Finite Element Method, 2nd Edition
Author S. Quek , G.R. Liu
Written for practicing engineers and students alike, this book emphasizes the role of finite element modeling and simulation in the engineering design process. It provides the necessary theories and techniques of the FEM in a concise and easy-to-understand format an....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicals
Author Hans J Pasman
Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicalsprovides an analysis of current approaches for preventing disasters, and gives readers an overview on which methods to adopt. The book covers safety regulations, history and trends, industri....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Energy Management Principles, 2nd Edition
Author Kelly E. Parmenter , Craig B. Smith
Energy Management Principles: Applications, Benefits, Savings, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles and systematic processes of maintaining and improving energy efficiency and reducing waste.Fully revised and updated with analysis o....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows
Author William Devenport , Stewart Glegg
Aeroacoustics of Low Mach Number Flows: Fundamentals, Analysis, and Measurement provides a comprehensive treatment of sound radiation from subsonic flow over moving surfaces, which is the most widespread cause of flow noise in engineering systems. This includes fan....
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Author Juzer Jangbarwala
The world of nanomaterials is complex; there is dubiety as well as unrealistic optimism about costs, practicality, timing for the availability of, and the true capabilities of products featured in the news. The progress of the industry is being affected from the in....
Release Date 2016/12 -
The Environmental Impact Statement After Two Generations
Author Michael R. Greenberg
This book is about a subject that Michael Greenberg has worked on and lived with for almost forty years. He was brought up in the south Bronx at a time when his neighborhood suffered from terrible air and noise pollution, and domestic waste went untreated into the H....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Environmental Politics in Egypt
Author Jeannie Sowers
Drawing on extensive fieldwork conducted in Egypt from the late 1990s to 2011, this book shows how experts and activists used distinctive approaches to influence state and firm decision-making in three important environmental policy domains. These include; industria....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author Howard Wainer
Uneducated Guesses challenges everything our policymakers thought they knew about education and education reform, from how to close the achievement gap in public schools to admission standards for top universities. In this explosive book, Howard Wainer uses statisti....
Release Date 2011/08 -
Practical Digital Signal Processing
Author Edmund Lai
The aim of this book is to introduce the general area of Digital Signal Processing from a practical point of view with a working minimum of mathematics. The emphasis is placed on the practical applications of DSP: implementation issues, tricks and pitfalls. In....
Release Date 2003/10 -
Author Bill Dunster
The argument for low-cost, zero-energy, zero-waste architecture has never been timelier, while the mainstream has largely abandoned or neglected this agenda: in the UK the recent mandatory zero-carbon performance targets for new homes have been postponed or forgotten at a....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Author Terry Farrell , Adam Nathaniel Furman
Revisiting Postmodernism offers an engaging, wide-ranging and highly illustrated account of postmodernism in architecture from its roots in the 1940s to its ongoing relevance today. This book invites readers to see Postmodernism in a new light: not just a style but a cult....
Release Date 2019/06 -
Domestic Client's Guide to Engaging an Architect
Author Nigel Ostime
If you need to understand about engaging the services of an architect, this updated RIBA guide is for you. Straightforward and completely up-to-date regarding legislation, it sets out everything you need to be aware of, for a large or small domestic project. The right arc....
Release Date 2019/08 -
Author Peter Caplehorn
Health and Safety 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 activity – in this case those associated with managing and integrating....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition
Author Christos Kassapoglou
New edition updated with additional exercises and two new chapters.Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition builds on the first edition and includes two new chapters on composite fittings and the design of a....
Release Date 2013/06 -
The Ultimate Book of Influence: 10 Tools of Persuasion to Connect, Communicate, and Win in Business
Author Chris Helder
Master the power of influence and persuasion to achieve more in work and lifeFor business leaders and managers, as well as those who work in sales, the power of influence can be a potent advantage. The ability to persuade others based on what you know about them is ....
Release Date 2013/07 -
Investing Psychology: The Effects of Behavioral Finance on Investment Choice and Bias, + Website
Author Tim Richards
Discover how to remove behavioral bias from your investment decisionsFor many financial professionals and individual investors, behavioral bias is the largest single factor behind poor investment decisions. The same instincts that our brains employ to keep us alive ....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Single Channel Phase-Aware Signal Processing in Speech Communication
Author Florian Mayer , Johannes Stahl , Josef Kulmer
An overview on the challenging new topic of phase-aware signal processingSpeech communication technology is a key factor in human-machine interaction, digital hearing aids, mobile telephony, and automatic speech/speaker recognition. With the proliferation of these ....
Release Date 2016/12 -
The Physics and Mathematics of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Cellular Wireless Communication
Author Mohammad Najib Abdallah , Magdalena Salazar Palma , Tapan K. Sarkar
An important resource that examines the physical aspects of wireless communications based on mathematical and physical evidenceThe Physics and Mathematics of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in Cellular Wireless Communicationdescribes the electromagnetic principles....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Behaviors and Persistence of Nanomaterials in Biomedical Applications
Author Valerio Voliani , Domenico Cassano
In the last two decades, several promising engineered nanomaterials that combine therapeutic features and imaging functionalities have been presented, but very few have arrived on the market.The purpose of this book is to collect and comprehensively dis....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Carlos A. Bertulani
Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell provides a clear, concise, and up-to-date overview of the atomic nucleus and the theories that seek to explain it. Bringing together a systematic explanation of hadrons, nuclei, and stars for the first time in one volume, Carlos A. Bert....
Release Date 2007/04 -
Forrest Mims' Science Experiments
Author Forrest M. Mims
Forrest M. Mims is a revered contributor to Make: magazine, where his popular columns about science-related topics and projects for Makers are evergreen treasures. Collected together here for the first time, these columns range from such simple projects as building....
Release Date 2016/09 -
Advances in Batteries for Medium and Large-Scale Energy Storage
Author T Lim , M Skyllas-Kazacos , C Menictas
As energy produced from renewable sources is increasingly integrated into the electricity grid, interest in energy storage technologies for grid stabilisation is growing. This book reviews advances in battery technologies and applications for medium and large-....
Release Date 2014/12 -
High-Temperature Superconductors
Author X Qiu
High temperature superconductors have received a great deal of attention in recent years, due to their potential in device and power applications. This book summarises the materials science and physics of all the most important high temperature superconductors as we....
Release Date 2011/03 -
Apple Pro Training Series: Getting Started with Aperture
Author Estelle McGechie
Welcome to Aperture, the revolutionary application for managing and editing digital photographs. Designed specifically for professional digital photographers, Aperture is an enormously powerful tool for handling some of the most time-consuming and tedious tasks of p....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Mathematical Models for Society and Biology, 2nd Edition
Author Edward Beltrami
Mathematical Models for Society and Biology, 2nd edition draws on current issues to engagingly relate how to use mathematics to gain insight into problems in biology and contemporary society. For the new edition, the author uses mathematical models that are simple, ....
Release Date 2013/06 -
High Integrity Systems and Safety Management in Hazardous Industries
Author J.R Thomson
This book is about the engineering management of hazardous industries, such as oil and gas production, hydrocarbon refining, nuclear power and the manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Its scope includes an overview of design standards and processes for high....
Release Date 2015/01