зарубежная образовательная литература
Государь. Искусство войны
Никколо Макиавелли
В обессмертившем имя писателя трактате «Государь» итальянский дипломат Никколо Макиавелли (1469-1527) подробно описывает свойства характера, умения и методы правления, необходимые идеальному правителю. Макиавелли считает политику искусством,...
История свечи. Гореть, чтобы жить
Майкл Фарадей
«История свечи» – произведение великого английского физика и химика, члена Лондонского королевского общества М. Фарадея (1791–1867). Эта книга (1860) представляет собой курс лекций, который был прочитан автором для юношеской аудитории. Фарадей...
Электроника для начинающих. Самый простой пошаговый самоучитель
Паоло Аливерти
Третье издание самоучителя поможет освоить электронику всем, кто хочет разобраться в ней раз и навсегда! В подробных инструкциях и простых иллюстрациях автор объясняет, как устроен мир электронных схем, тока и напряжения. Реле, диоды,...
#Сам себе программист. Как научиться программировать и устроиться в Ebay
Кори Альтхофф
Перед вами прекрасное руководство для тех, кто хочет научиться программировать и планирует заниматься этим профессионально. Автор книги Кори Альтхофф за год освоил азы программирования и с легкостью устроился разработчиком в Ebay. В книге «Сам...
Пульс демократии. Как работают опросы общественного мнения
Джордж Гэллап
Книга «Пульс демократии. Как работают опросы общественного мнения» входит в списки литературы, рекомендуемой крупнейшими научными центрами по двум направлениям: демократия и опросы общественного мнения; отнесена к хрестоматийным для изучения...
Play, Talk, Learn: Promising Practices in Youth Mentoring. New Directions for Youth Development, Number 126
Nakkula Michael J.
This volume brings together the findings from separate studies of community-based and school-based mentoring to unpack the common response to the question of what makes youth mentoring work. A debate that was alive in 2002, when the first New...
The Group 13 Metals Aluminium, Gallium, Indium and Thallium. Chemical Patterns and Peculiarities
Downs Anthony J.
The last two decades have seen a renaissance in interest in the chemistry of the main group elements. In particular research on the metals of group 13 (aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium) has led to the synthesis and isolation of some very...
Greener Fischer-Tropsch Processes for Fuels and Feedstocks
Klerk Arno de
How can we use our carbon-based resources in the most responsible manner? How can we most efficiently transform natural gas, coal, or biomass into diesel, jet fuel or gasoline to drive our machines? The Big Questions today are energyrelated, and...
Lower Ordovician trilobites of the Kirtonryggen Formation, Spitsbergen
Fortey Richard A.
This monograph describes early Ordovician (Ibexian:Tremadocian–early Floian) trilobites from Northern Spitsbergen from the section through the Kirtonryggen Formation adjacent to Hinlopen Strait. The Formation is divided into three Members, each...
Advanced Signal Integrity for High-Speed Digital Designs
Heck Howard L.
A synergistic approach to signal integrity for high-speed digital design This book is designed to provide contemporary readers with an understanding of the emerging high-speed signal integrity issues that are creating roadblocks in digital...
Statistical Theory and Modeling for Turbulent Flows
Reif B. A.Pettersson
Providing a comprehensive grounding in the subject of turbulence, Statistical Theory and Modeling for Turbulent Flows develops both the physical insight and the mathematical framework needed to understand turbulent flow. Its scope enables the...
Fluid Dynamics of the Mid-Latitude Atmosphere
James Ian N.
This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level students and does not assume any previous...
The Importance of Pi-Interactions in Crystal Engineering. Frontiers in Crystal Engineering
Tiekink Edward R.T.
Crystal engineers aim to control the way molecules aggregate in the crystalline phase and are therefore concerned with crystal structure prediction, polymorphism, and discovering the relative importance of different types of intermolecular...
Organometallic Compounds of Low-Coordinate Si, Ge, Sn and Pb. From Phantom Species to Stable Compounds
Lee Vladimir Ya.
Until recently the low-coordinate compounds of the heavier elements of group 14 were known only as transient, unstable species which were difficult to isolate. However recent developments have led to the stabilisation of these compounds and...
Planning and Integration of Refinery and Petrochemical Operations
Elkamel Ali
Clearly divided into three main sections, this practical book familiarizes readers with the area of planning in petroleum refining and petrochemical industry, while introducing several planning and modeling strategies encompassing single site...
Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory
Sansone Eric B.
The book describes practical procedures for the destruction of hazardous chemicals and biological agents in the laboratory in which they are used. The book is a continuation and expansion of “Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the...
Risk Assessment of Phytochemicals in Food. Novel Approaches
Eisenbrand G.
Providing the scientific background on the risk and safety assessment of toxicity in phytochemicals in everyday food, this monograph contains the pros and cons of 20 testing methods, with comments by the internationally acknowledged and...
Separable Boundary-Value Problems in Physics
Willatzen Morten
Innovative developments in science and technology require a thorough knowledge of applied mathematics, particularly in the field of differential equations and special functions. These are relevant in modeling and computing applications of...
Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology
Purich Daniel L.
Encompasses the latest advances in the field. New series editor, Daniel Purich, is a well-known biochemist and enzymologist.
Carbon Sequestration and Its Role in the Global Carbon Cycle
Sundquist Eric T.
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 183. For carbon sequestration the issues of monitoring, risk assessment, and verification of carbon content and storage efficacy are perhaps the most...
Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education
Barr Margaret J.
Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education This thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the classic resource The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Budgets and Financial Management will help administrators become more...
Complex Valued Nonlinear Adaptive Filters. Noncircularity, Widely Linear and Neural Models
Goh Vanessa SuLee
This book was written in response to the growing demand for a text that provides a unified treatment of linear and nonlinear complex valued adaptive filters, and methods for the processing of general complex signals (circular and noncircular)....
Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects
Whittlesey Albert C.
The definitive guide to the modern body of spacecraft charging knowledge—from first principles for the beginner to intermediate and advanced concepts The only book to blend the theoretical and practical aspects of spacecraft charging, Guide to...
Quaternary Environmental Change in the Tropics
Metcalfe Sarah E.
The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones,...
Name Reactions for Carbocyclic Ring Formations
Corey E. J.
This book continues the well-established and authoritative series on name reactions in organic chemistry by focusing on name reactions on ring formation. Ring formating reactions have found widespread applicability in traditional organic...
The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns
Wybenga George L.
The essential packaging design resource, now with more patterns than ever! For more than two decades, The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns has served as an indispensable source of ideas and practical solutions for a wide range of packaging...
Teacher-Student Relationships: Toward Personalized Education. New Directions for Youth Development, Number 137
Noam Gil G.
Explore the complexity of teacher-student relationships in secondary school settings and learn how these largely unscripted relationships function for students and teachers in their learning and socioemotional development. For teachers, the...
Conservation and the Genetics of Populations
Allendorf Fred W.
Conservation and the Genetics of Populations gives a comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to develop conservation plans for species threatened with...
Industrial Crystallization Process Monitoring and Control
Kramer Herman J.
Crystallization is an important technique for separation and purification of substances as well as for product design in chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological process industries. This ready reference and handbook draws on research work...
Net Locality. Why Location Matters in a Networked World
Gordon Eric
The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is located or locatable. Describes net locality as an emerging form of location awareness central to...
X-Ray Absorption and X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy. Theory and Applications
Lamberti Carlo
During the last two decades, remarkable and often spectacular progress has been made in the methodological and instrumental aspects of x–ray absorption and emission spectroscopy. This progress includes considerable technological improvements in...
Ethics, Technology, and Engineering. An Introduction
Royakkers Lamb?r
Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice....
Assessment Methods for Student Affairs
Upcraft M. Lee
Editor John Schuh and his fellow contributors, all experts in the field, detail the methodological aspects of conducting assessment projects specifically for the student affairs practitioner who is ready to conduct assessment projects, but is...
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment
Keen Patricia L.
Examines effects of the environmental distribution of antimicrobial resistance genes on human health and the ecosystem Resistance genes are everywhere in nature—in pathogens, commensals, and environmental microorganisms. This contributed work...
Handbook of Green Analytical Chemistry
Miguel de la Guardia
The emerging field of green analytical chemistry is concerned with the development of analytical procedures that minimize consumption of hazardous reagents and solvents, and maximize safety for operators and the environment. In recent years...
Grant Seeking in Higher Education. Strategies and Tools for College Faculty
The University of Missouri Grant Writer Network
Written for anyone in higher education who is responsible for submitting and running a grant-funded project, Grant Seeking in Higher Education offers a hands-on resource for developing and managing the grant process from start to finish. Step by...
Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and Their Ancient Analogues. A Tribute to Douglas James Shearman (Special Publication 43 of the IAS)
Alsharhan Abdulrahman S.
This book is part of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) Special Publications. The Special Publications from the IAS are a set of thematic volumes edited by specialists on subjects of central interest to sedimentologists....
Managing Technology in Higher Education. Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning
Sangra Albert
Universities continue to struggle in their efforts to fully integrate information and communications technology within their activities. Based on examination of current practices in technology integration at 25 universities worldwide, this book...
Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning
Scarino Angela
This wide-ranging survey of issues in intercultural language teaching and learning covers everything from core concepts to program evaluation, and advocates a fluid, responsive approach to teaching language that reflects its central role in...
Adult Education and the Pursuit of Wisdom. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 131
Tisdell Elizabeth J.
Delve into the nature and mystery of wisdom in adult education, and what it might mean for the practice of adult education in the complexity of changing times. This issue begins with a look at the nature of wisdom, the wisdom of nature, and how...
Synthetic Diamond Films. Preparation, Electrochemistry, Characterization and Applications
Brillas Enric
The book gives an overview on the current development status of synthetic diamond films and their applications. Its initial part is devoted to discuss the different types of conductive diamond electrodes that have been synthesized, their...
Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications
Stufflebeam Daniel L.
The golden standard evaluation reference text Now in its second edition, Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications is the vital text on evaluation models, perfect for classroom use as a textbook, and as a professional evaluation reference. The...
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. An Integrated Approach
Hardy Robert J.
This textbook brings together the fundamentals of the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of thermal physics by presenting thermodynamics and statistical mechanics as complementary theories based on small numbers of postulates. The book is...
Performance Management and Evaluation. New Directions for Evaluation, Number 137
Nielsen Steffen Bohni
This issue focuses on connections between performance management and evaluation, a contentious topic at the moment. It does so by placing evaluation and monitoring under the overarching concept of performance management, and then by...
Green Chemistry and Engineering. A Practical Design Approach
Jim?nez-Gonz?lez Concepci?n
The past, present, and future of green chemistry and green engineering From college campuses to corporations, the past decade witnessed a rapidly growing interest in understanding sustainable chemistry and engineering. Green Chemistry and...
Stem Cells in Craniofacial Development and Regeneration
Thesleff Irma
Stem Cells, Craniofacial Development and Regeneration is an introduction to stem cells with an emphasis on their role in craniofacial development. Divided into five sections, chapters build from basic introductory information on the definition...
Preventing College Student Suicide. New Directions for Student Services, Number 141
Robertson Jason
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students. Further, one in ten college students has considered suicide in the past year. Experts have called for a comprehensive, systemic approach to campus suicide prevention that...
The Fracture of Brittle Materials. Testing and Analysis
Freiman Stephen
Supports the use and development of strong, fracture-resistant, and mechanically reliable ceramic materials The Fracture of Brittle Materials thoroughly sets forth the key scientific and engineering concepts underlying the selection of test...
Modern Analog Filter Analysis and Design. A Practical Approach
Raut R.
Starting from the fundamentals, the present book describes methods of designing analog electronic filters and illustrates these methods by providing numerical and circuit simulation programs. The subject matters comprise many concepts and...
