Category: Textbooks

The Laser Beam Shaping Applications, 2nd edition (PDF) explains the essential features of beam shaping and exposes the subtleties of the theory and techniques that are best shown through proven applications. New chapters include illumination light shaping in optical lithography; optical micro-manipulation of live mammalian cells through trapping, sorting, and

For courses in reinforced concrete. – A practitioner’s guide to reinforced concrete design Reinforced Concrete Design, 9th Edition, (PDF) incorporates material codes and current building with realistic examples to provide readers a practical understanding of this field and the work of its engineers. Using a gradual solution format, the textbook

Twenty-First Century Inequality & Capitalism: Piketty, Marx and Beyond (PDF) is a collection that begins with economist Thomas Piketty’s 2014 book. Most chapters critique Piketty from the perspective of global political economy, critical theory, or public sociology, drawing on the work of Karl Marx or the Marxist tradition. The emphasis

Exterior Algebras: Elementary Tribute to Grassmann’s Ideas, (PDF) provides the theoretical basis for exterior computations. It first talks about the important question of constructing (pseudo)-Euclidian Grassmmann’s algebras. Then, it shows how the latter can be used to treat a few basic, though important, questions of linear algebra, such as co-linearity,

An eagerly anticipated, Drafting Contracts: How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do 2nd Edition, an established and highly regarded ePub etextbook teaches the key practice skill of contract drafting, with emphasis on how to incorporate the business deal into the contract and add value to the client’s deal. Features: More exercises