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Statics and Mechanics of Structures
(Springer, 2013)The theory of statics of structures has developed from intuition via gradual refinement to its current state, where the basic principles are put into a systematic framework that enables precise analysis. Although the ... -
Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis
(Springer, 2013)This textbook, Climate Change Science : A Modern Synthesis, Volume I: The Physical Climate , is intended for the introductory college science student who perhaps has not had a science course since secondary or preparatory ... -
Electricity and Magnetism
(Springer, 2014)Electromagnetism is an important subject in today’s physics. The number of textbooks on electromagnetism is much larger than those on other subjects. This is because abstract concepts are frequently used and therefore ... -
Metabolism of Human Diseases
(Springer, 2014)The scientifi c community has increasingly recognized metabolic alterations as being critical components or even drivers of human disease. Metabolism of Human Diseases discusses the metabolism and signaling pathways ... -
Communication and Bioethics at the End of Life
(Springer, 2017)This book is a collection of real-life cases exploring the complex range of issues inherent in contemporary end-of-life medical care. It is intended for physicians, medical students, residents, ethics committee members, ... -
Foundations of Programming Languages
(Springer, 2017)A career in computer science is a commitment to a lifetime of learning. You will not be taught every detail you will need in your career while you are a student. The goal of a computer science education is to give you ... -
Essentials of Business Analytics
(Springer, 2019)Business analytics is the science of posing and answering data questions related to business. Business analytics has rapidly expanded in the last few years to include tools drawn from statistics, data management, data ... -
Clinical Methods in Medical Family Therapy
(Springer, 2018)Medical family therapy (MedFT) represents a rapidly growing field in health care that purposefully interweaves patients and their families’ physical, psychological, social, and spiritual worlds. It does this with both ... -
Introductory Quantum Mechanics
(Springer, 2018)This book is based on junior and senior level undergraduate courses that I have given at both New York University and the University of Michigan. You might ask, in heavens name, why anyone would want to write yet another ... -
Political Social Work
(Springer, 2018)Both authors come to this book after many years both of professional practice in the political arena and of teaching and researching about political engagement. Shannon pursued a political social work career for over a ... -
Bioinformatics for Evolutionary Biologists
(Springer, 2018)Evolutionary biologists have two types of ancestors: naturalists such as Charles Darwin (1809–1892) and theoreticians such as Ronald A. Fisher (1890–1962). The intellectual descendants of these two scientists have ... -
Energy and the Wealth of Nations
(Springer, 2018)There are four books on our shelf that have the words, more or less, “wealth of nations” in their titles. They are Adam Smith’s 1776 pioneering work, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, and ... -
An Introduction to Zooarchaeology
(Springer, 2018)In 1950, there were few, if any, zooarchaeologists. Today the number of zooarchaeologists in North America is growing toward equal proportions with those specializing in the more traditional fields of lithic and ceramic ... -
Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography
(Springer, 2018)This Chapter presents an overview of the field of demography and the place of applied demography within the broader context. It traces the development of applied demography as a sub-discipline and reviews the factors ... -
Motivation and Action
(Springer, 2018)This is the third English edition of Motivation and Action, an extensively revised version of the second English edition and fifth German edition, with four entirely new chapters. All chapters have been updated to ... -
Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation in Rural Settings
(Springer, 2018)As editors of this book, Noel, Malachy, Allison, and I have over 45 years of combined experience in education, research, and service delivery in rehabilitation, disability, social justice, and social services. As faculty ... -
Business Process Management Cases
(Springer, 2018)Business Process Management (BPM) is an important and timely topic. For many companies, BPM is the key for mastering digital transformation and for innovating their business models. The fast pace of change has also taken ... -
Concise Guide to Software Engineering
(Springer, 2017)The objective of this book was to provide a concise introduction to the software engineering field to students and practitioners. The principles of software engineering are discussed, and the goal is to give the reader ... -
Introduction to Law
(Springer, 2017)The Introduction to Law that you are now holding in your hands is special in the sense that it introduces students to law in general and not to the law of one specific jurisdiction. It has been written with two goals in ... -
Life Cycle Assessment
(Springer, 2018)It is an old observation that ‘What gets measured gets managed’, and that what is not measured or measurable runs the risk of being neglected. It is therefore important that we have tools for assessing the sustainability ...
