Category: E-Books

With traditional linear algebra textbooks, the course is relatively easy for most of the students during the early stages as material is presented in a familiar, concrete setting. However, when abstract concepts are introduced, college students often hit a wall. Instructors seem to agree that certain concepts (such as spanning,

Politics and Rhetoric, (PDF) draws together in a broad and highly accessible way relevant ideas from discourse analysis, classical rhetoric revised to a modern setting, related issues in contemporary political theory, and many carefully chosen examples and issues from current politics. It will be important reading for all students of politics

Complex Systems is a new domain of science studying how parts of a system give rise to the collective behaviors of the system, and how the system interrelates with its environment. Ecological Sustainability, (PDF) examines the complex systems involved in environmental sustainability and explores the technologies involved to help lessen

This ebook, Mechanical Behavior and Fracture of Engineering Materials (PDF) presents the theoretical concepts of strain and stress, as well as the strengthening and fracture mechanisms of engineering materials at an accessible level for non-expert students, but without losing scientific rigor. This volume fills the gap between the specialized books

Health Psychology, 11th Global Edition, (PDF) presents an accessible, comprehensive, and engaging look into the field of health psychology. With an emphasis on the most current research related to psychosocial issues, stress, and chronic disorders, this edition includes both the scientific progress of health psychology and its critical real-life applications.