Statics and Dynamics Demystified
Statics and Dynamics Demystified

Author: David McMahon

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0071478833

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. The fast and easy way to learn statics and dynamics This new title in the popular Demystified series offers practical, easy-to-follow coverage of the difficult statics and dynamics course. Expert author David McMahon follows the standard curriculum, starting with basic mathematical concepts and moving on to advanced topics such as Newton's Law, structural analysis, centrifugal forces, kinematics, and the LaGrange method.

Statistics DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
Statistics DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition

Author: Stan Gibilisco

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-05-13

Total Pages: 395

ISBN-13: 0071751327

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MULTIPLY your chances of learning STATISTICS Trying to understand statistics but feeling a bit uncertain? Here's your solution. Statistics Demystifed, Second Edition helps you master this fundamental topic with ease. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by reviewing background mathematics, probability basics, and descriptive measures. The book goes on to demonstrate statistics in action with coverage of sampling, estimation, hypotheses, prediction, regression, correlation, causation, order, and chaos. Detailed examples, concise explanations, and worked-out problems make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. It's a no-brainer! You'll learn about: The probability fallacy Random sampling Estimation Assumptions and testing Chaos, bounds, and randomness Variance and standard deviation Correlation and cause/effect relations The use of statistics in medicine, law, math, and engineering Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Statistics Demystified, Second Edition helps you master this essential subject.

Logic DeMYSTiFied
Logic DeMYSTiFied

Author: Tony Boutelle

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-11-14

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 007170129X

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Making sense of LOGIC just got a whole lot EASIER! Stumped trying to understand logic? It's time to listen to reason! There's no doubt that Logic Demystified will help you master this challenging subject. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering arguments, validity, and truth tables. You'll move on to propositional and predicate logic, rigor, fallacies, paradoxes, and revelations. Proofs, Boolean algebra, the logic of machines, and sets are discussed as is the illogic of time, matter, space, and chaos. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. It's a no-brainer! You'll get: Rules for reasoning Quantified statements and theorems Simple and classical paradoxes Strategies for proofs Basic set theory and machine logic A time-saving approach to performing better on homework, an exam, or at work Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Logic Demystified helps you validate your knowledge of this multidisciplinary topic.

Physics DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Physics DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Author: Stan Gibilisco

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-12-06

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 0071744517

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Understanding PHYSICS just got a whole lot EASIER! Stumped trying to make sense of physics? Here's your solution. Physics Demystified, Second Edition helps you grasp the essential concepts with ease. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering classical physics, including mass, force, motion, momentum, work, energy, and power, as well as the temperature and states of matter. Electricity, magnetism, and electronics are discussed as are waves, particles, space, and time. Detailed examples, concise explanations, and worked problems make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce learning. It's a no-brainer! You'll learn about: Scientific notation, units, and constants Newton's laws of motion Kirchhoff's laws Alternating current and semiconductors Optics Relativity theory Simple enough for a beginner, but detailed enough for an advanced student, Physics Demystified, Second Edition helps you master this challenging and diverse subject. It's also the perfect resource to prepare you for higher-level physics classes and college placement tests.

Microbiology DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition
Microbiology DeMYSTiFieD, 2nd Edition

Author: Tom Betsy

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-03-22

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0071761101

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Demystified is your vaccine for tricky subjects like microbiology If you don't know your prokaryotes from your protozoa, or learning about fungi puts you in a funk, look no further--Microbiology Demystified, Second Edition is your cure for learning this topic's fundamental concepts and theories at your own pace. This practical guide eases you into this field of science, starting at the cell level. As you progress, you will master microbiology essentials such as bacteria, algae, viruses, pasteurization, and more. You will understand the difference between friendly and unfriendly microorganisms as well as the microscope's role in shaping microbiology. Detailed examples make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key ideas. It's a no-brainer! You'll learn about: Classification of microorganisms Immunology Germ theory Recombinant DNA technology Pathogens E.coli Antiseptics Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Microbiology Demystified. Second Edition, helps you master this essential subject.

Circuit Analysis Demystified
Circuit Analysis Demystified

Author: David McMahon

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2007-05-22

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0071510869

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Here's the sure cure for CIRCUIT PARALYSIS! Need to learn circuit analysis but experiencing some resistance in your brain waves? No stress! Circuit Analysis Demystified will give you the jolt you need to understand this complex subject--without getting your circuits crossed. In the first part of the book, you'll learn the fundamentals such as voltage and current theorems, Thevenin and Norton's theorems, op amp circuits, capacitance and inductance, and phasor analysis of circuits. Then you'll move on to more advanced topics including Laplace transforms, three-phase circuits, filters, Bode plots, and characterization of circuit stability. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam, this book will have you in a steady state when it comes to circuit analysis in no time at all. This fast and easy guide offers: Numerous figures to illustrate key concepts Sample equations with worked solutions Coverage of Kirchhoff's laws, the superposition theorem, Millman's theorem, and delta-wye transformations Quizzes at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Circuit Analysis Demystified will transform you into a master of this essential engineering subject.

Electricity Demystified, Second Edition
Electricity Demystified, Second Edition

Author: Stan Gibilisco

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-03-20

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0071775358

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Add some SPARK to your study of ELECTRICITY Having trouble understanding the fundamentals of electricity? Problem solved! Electricity Demystified, Second Edition, makes it shockingly easy to learn the basic concepts. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering direct current (DC), voltage, resistance, circuits, cells, and batteries. The book goes on to discuss alternating current (AC), power supplies, wire, and cable. Magnetism and electromagnetic effects are also addressed. Detailed examples and concise explanations make it easy to understand the material. End-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts. It's a no-brainer! You'll learn about: Ohm's Law, power, and energy Kirchhoff's Laws Electrochemical energy Electricity in the home Protecting electronic equipment Electromagnetic interference Practical magnetism Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Electricity Demystified, Second Edition, powers up your understanding of this essential subject.

Dosage Calculations Demystified
Dosage Calculations Demystified

Author: Jim Keogh

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2008-12-14

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 0071602852

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More than 100,000 nursing students must pass a series of dosage calculation exams annually in their regular courses Part of the popular Demystified series which has sold more than one million copies

Calculus DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition
Calculus DeMYSTiFieD, Second Edition

Author: Steven G. Krantz

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-12-06

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0071743642

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Calculate this: learning CALCULUS just got a whole lot easier! Stumped trying to understand calculus? Calculus Demystified, Second Edition, will help you master this essential mathematical subject. Written in a step-by-step format, this practical guide begins by covering the basics--number systems, coordinates, sets, and functions. You'll move on to limits, derivatives, integrals, and indeterminate forms. Transcendental functions, methods of integration, and applications of the integral are also covered. Clear examples, concise explanations, and worked problems make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter quizzes and a final exam help reinforce key concepts. It's a no-brainer! You'll get: Applications of the derivative and the integral Rules of integration Coverage of improper integrals An explanation of calculus with logarithmic and exponential functions Details on calculation of work, averages, arc length, and surface area Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Calculus Demystified, Second Edition, is one book you won't want to function without!

Ethics DeMYSTiFieD
Ethics DeMYSTiFieD

Author: Micah Newman

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-08-05

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0071762760

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This step-by-step approach to untangling the complexities of ethics from the bestselling ... Demystified brand is a trusted companion to a college (346,000 students annually) course or as a self-teaching guide for readers studying on their own. About the Book This easy-to-use guide from the popular Demystified series makes learning about ethics simple by walking readers step-by-step through the fundamentals of the subject. Each chapter concludes with a self-test that allows readers to track their progress, and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the book gives instant feedback on new knowledge. Ethics Demystified lets readers to work at their own pace and provides them with the essentials of the subject. Readers will learn: The important concepts of ethical theory How to untangle moral dilemmas and questions of right conduct Metaethics and how to understand ethical facts and judgments How to define a “right action” with normative ethics Applied ethics—from civil liberties and capital punishment to euthanasia and affirmative action The role business ethics play in today’s corporate world Following the easy-to-use format of the books in the bestselling ... Demystified series, Ethics Demystified helps you truly comprehend this challenging subject a without overwhelming you with complexities or mystifying jargon. Bestselling series: Since its launch in 2002, the 100+ books in the Demystified series have sold more than 1.6 million units for more than $14 million in revenue. Unique features: Readers work at their own pace, and hands-on self tests and a “final exam” lets readers gauge their progress to ensure that they stay on track. Large audience: In 2006, 368,000 college students studied ethics. Current topic: Business ethics are becoming an important part of MBA programs. Step-by-step, self-teaching approach lets readers build ethics knowledge at their own pace. Chapter-ending quizzes, part-ending tests, and a final exam give readers instant feedback on their understanding of the topic. Ethics Demystified is an excellent self-teaching guide for: Undergraduate-level ethics and philosophy students (368,000 annual enrollment) Independent readers who want to build a solid foundation in ethics in their spare time