Category: Textbooks

Geologic Fracture Mechanics (PDF) delivers a consistent treatment of all common geologic structural discontinuities. It searches the formation, growth, and interpretation of fractures and deformation bands, from the theoretical, field, and lab-based perspectives, linking the gap between a general textbook treatment and the more progressive research literature. It enables the

Putting It Together — Sullivan’s Fundamentals of Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data 5th Edition (PDF) gives college students the tools to see a bigger picture and make informed choices. As a current introductory statistics instructor, Mike Sullivan III presents a textbook that is filled with strategies and ideas that work

Essentials of Medical Geology (PDF) reviews the practical tools and essential concepts required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is organized into 4 main sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of environmental biology, the natural and anthropogenic sources of health elements that impact health, and illustrate

An introduction to semi-Riemannian geometry as a foundation for general relativity Semi-Riemannian Geometry: The Mathematical Language of General Relativity (PDF) is an accessible exposition of the mathematics underlying general relativity. The ebook begins with background on linear and multilinear algebra, general topology, and real analysis. This is trailed by material

Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases, 3rd Edition, (PDF) explores the philosophical, social, medical, and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a detailed introduction to ethics, bioethics, and moral reasoning, it then encompasses influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them. Incorporating eighty-nine readings–twelve of them new to