A Pocket Guide to Writing in History

A Pocket Guide to Writing in History

Author: Mary Lynn Rampolla

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2012-01-20

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0312610416

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A Pocket Guide to Writing in History provides all the advice students need to write effectively in any history course -- from introductory surveys to upper-level seminars -- in a quick-reference format.


Loose-leaf Version of The Making of the West, Value Edition, Volume 1

Loose-leaf Version of The Making of the West, Value Edition, Volume 1

Author: Lynn Hunt

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2018-09-21

Total Pages: 1097

ISBN-13: 1319171419

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With a superior chronological organization, The Making of the West tells the story of the cross-cultural, global exchanges that have shaped western history. This two-color Value Edition includes the unabridged narrative and select maps and images from the comprehensive text. LaunchPad also features all of the contents of the comprehensive edition in full color, including primary source features and summative quizzing in each chapter, numerous supplement options, and a free companion sourcebook. With LaunchPad, the Value Edition is an excellent resource at an outstanding price. Available for free when packaged with the print book, the popular digital assignment and assessment options for this text bring skill building and assessment to a highly effective level. The active learning options come in LaunchPad which combines an accessible e-book with LearningCurve, an adaptive and automatically graded learning tool that—when assigned—helps ensure students read the book; the complete companion reader with comparative questions that help students build arguments from those sources; and many other study and assessment tools. For instructors who want the easiest and most affordable way to ensure students come to class prepared Achieve Read & Practice pairs LearningCurve, adaptive quizzing and our mobile, accessible Value Edition e-book, in one easy-to-use product.


Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

Author: Steven H. Strogatz

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-05-04

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 0429961111

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This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete examples, and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically, starting with first-order differential equations and their bifurcations, followed by phase plane analysis, limit cycles and their bifurcations, and culminating with the Lorenz equations, chaos, iterated maps, period doubling, renormalization, fractals, and strange attractors.


Computational Complexity

Computational Complexity

Author: Sanjeev Arora

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-04-20

Total Pages: 609

ISBN-13: 0521424267

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New and classical results in computational complexity, including interactive proofs, PCP, derandomization, and quantum computation. Ideal for graduate students.


Wind Energy Explained

Wind Energy Explained

Author: James F. Manwell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-09-14

Total Pages: 704

ISBN-13: 9780470686287

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Wind energy’s bestselling textbook- fully revised. This must-have second edition includes up-to-date data, diagrams, illustrations and thorough new material on: the fundamentals of wind turbine aerodynamics; wind turbine testing and modelling; wind turbine design standards; offshore wind energy; special purpose applications, such as energy storage and fuel production. Fifty additional homework problems and a new appendix on data processing make this comprehensive edition perfect for engineering students. This book offers a complete examination of one of the most promising sources of renewable energy and is a great introduction to this cross-disciplinary field for practising engineers. “provides a wealth of information and is an excellent reference book for people interested in the subject of wind energy.” (IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, November/December 2003) “deserves a place in the library of every university and college where renewable energy is taught.” (The International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, Vol.41, No.2 April 2004) “a very comprehensive and well-organized treatment of the current status of wind power.” (Choice, Vol. 40, No. 4, December 2002)


Math in Society

Math in Society

Author: David Lippman

Publisher:

Published: 2012-09-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781479276530

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Math in Society is a survey of contemporary mathematical topics, appropriate for a college-level topics course for liberal arts major, or as a general quantitative reasoning course.This book is an open textbook; it can be read free online at http://www.opentextbookstore.com/mathinsociety/. Editable versions of the chapters are available as well.


The Making of the West: A Concise History, Volume I

The Making of the West: A Concise History, Volume I

Author: Lynn Hunt

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2012-12-28

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13: 145763337X

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With a chronological narrative that offers a truly global context, The Making of the West: A Concise History tells the story of the cross-cultural exchanges that have shaped Western history. This author-abridged version of the parent text offers the flexibility of a brief book along with a full-color map and art program and comprehensive supplement options, including a free sourcebook. The result is a brief book that, in addition to being an excellent price, is an excellent value.


Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation

Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation

Author: Andrew Metrick

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 1153

ISBN-13: 1118137884

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This useful guide walks venture capitalists through the principles of finance and the financial models that underlie venture capital decisions. It presents a new unified treatment of investment decision making and mark-to-market valuation. The discussions of risk-return and cost-of-capital calculations have been updated with the latest information. The most current industry data is included to demonstrate large changes in venture capital investments since 1999. The coverage of the real-options methodology has also been streamlined and includes new connections to venture capital valuation. In addition, venture capitalists will find revised information on the reality-check valuation model to allow for greater flexibility in growth assumptions.


OphthoBook

OphthoBook

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Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2009-07-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781448638826

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OphthoBook is the printed version of the amazing OphthoBook.com online book and video series. The combination of this text, along with the online video lectures, creates the most informative and easy-to-understand ophthalmology review ever written. It is geared toward medical students, optometry students, and non-ophthalmologists who want to learn more about the eye without getting bogged down with mindless detail. The book is broken down into ten chapters: 1. Eye History 2. Anatomy 3. Glaucoma 4. Retina 5. Infection 6. Neuroophthalmology 7. Pediatric Ophthalmology 8. Trauma 9. Optics 10. Lens and Cataract Each chapter also includes "pimp questions" you might be asked in a clinic. Also, an entire chapter of ophthalmology board-review questions, flashcards, and eye abbreviations. Perhaps most useful, each chapter corresponds to the 20-minute video lectures viewable at OphthoBook.com. And lots of fun cartoons!