Category: E-Books

Microsimulation and Population Dynamics: An Introduction to Modgen 12 (PDF) is a step-by-step, practical introduction to microsimulation in demography. It demonstrates how to use Modgen, a free and powerful microsimulation platform made by Statistics Canada. The authors’ hands-on explanation of model development will assist readers to make their own. The

The most practical, accessible, and affordable introduction to moral reasoning and ethical theory. Beginning Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (ePub/PDF) provides college students with the theoretical and logical tools they need to navigate the ethical quandaries in their daily lives. Clear writing, practical pedagogy, an emphasis on critical thinking,

Data Abstraction and Problem Solving with C++: Walls & Mirrors, 6th edition (PDF) provides a firm foundation in data abstraction that emphasizes the distinction between specifications and implementation as the basis for an object-oriented approach. Software engineering principles and concepts as well as UML diagrams are used to enhance programming

Drawing on, international law, treaties, the work of other Indigenous scholars, and particularly personal experiences, Marie Battiste records the nature of Eurocentric models of education and their upsetting impacts on Indigenous knowledge. Reporting the negative consequences of forced assimilation, the racism inherent to colonial systems of education, and the failure

The Future of Intelligent Transport Systems (PDF) considers ITS from three perspectives: business models, users, and policy/regulation. Topics cover in-vehicle applications, such as autonomous driving, vehicle-to-vehicle/vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, and related applications, such as personalized mobility. The ebook also examines ITS technology enablers, such as wireless communication, sensing technologies, user behavior as