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Materials for Architects and Builders provides an introduction to a wide range of building materials. It explains in detail the manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses of the standard building products, everything a student wo......

Economic growth across countries during the last 30 years or so has displayed 'dual' divergence between developed and developing countries, and among developing countries. The structural transformation has been either slow or of an anomalous n......

Chemical signals among organisms form "a vast communicative interplay, fundamental to the fabric of life," in the words of one expert. Chemical ecology is the the discipline that seeks to understand these interactions-to use biology in the search ......

The Physics and Engineering of Photovoltaic Conversion, Technologies and Systems This comprehensive textbook takes you through everything you need to know about solar energy from the physics of photovoltaic (PV) cells through to the design of P......

This treatise contains topics on Solid Mechanics, the Theory of Slender Members and an Introduction to the Theory of Structures, usually taught in the disciplines of Strength of Materials of most Engineering courses, such as Civil, Mechanical and ......

Like the first Abel Symposium, held in 2004, the Abel Symposium 2015 focused on operator algebras. It is interesting to see the remarkable advances that have been made in operator algebras over these years, which strikingly illustrate the vitality......

This book provides a developer-level introduction along with more advanced and useful features of JavaScript. Coverage includes: - JavaScript use with HTML to create dynamic webpages, language concepts including syntax and flow control statemen......

Strengthening affirmative action programs and fighting discrimination present challenges to Americas best private and public universities. US college enrollments swelled from 2.6 million students in 1955 to 17.5 million by 2005. Ivy League uni......

The essential guide to beginning your career in architecture The Architecture Students Handbook of Professional Practice opens the door to the vast body of knowledge required to effectively manage architectural projects and practice. A prof......

The go-to guide to acing the Series 63 Exam! Passing the Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination (Series 63) qualifies an individual to act as a securities agent. The exam covers the principles of state securities regulation as reflect......

Machine Learning - Modeling Data Locally and Globally presents a novel and unified theory that tries to seamlessly integrate different algorithms. Specifically, the book distinguishes the inner nature of machine learning algorithms as either "loca......

This volume in the Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds seriespresents a comprehensive review of the quinoxaline literature from 1975 to the present (2002), updating Volumes 5 and 35. It providesan alphabetical table of known simple quinoxalines, i......

This Handbook is a much needed international reference work, written by leading writers in the field of global citizenship and education. It is based on the most recent research and practice from across the world, with the 'Geographically-Based Ov......

The worldwide bestseller "Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach" brings further refinement to an approach that emphasizes a physical understanding of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics. The authors offer an engineering textbook that ......

Several good books exist about systemic understanding in therapy and a few about dialogic understanding. However, none try to bridge the gap between these two world views, which have some similarities, but also a whole array of differences. This b......

Optimization and Business Improvement Studies In Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Delves into the core and functional areas in the upstream oil and gas industry covering a wide range of operations and processes Oil and gas exploration and produ......

This book illustrates connections between various courses taken by undergraduate mathematics majors. As such it can be used as a text for a capstone course. The chapters are essentially independent, and the instructor can choose the topics that wi......

Presents an Integrated Approach, Providing Clear and Practical Guidelines Are you a student facing your first serious research project? If you are, it is likely that you'll be, firstly, overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task, and secondly, lost ......

Thirteen Full-length GMAT Math Tests! The GMAT math section is not easy. There is no quick fix that will allow you to "beat" the section. But GMAT math is very learnable. If you study hard and master the techniques in this book, your math scor......

Whether youre new to higher education, coming to legal study for the first time or just wondering what Constitutional Law is all about, Beginning Constitutional Law is the ideal introduction to help you hit the ground running. Adopting a clear......