Category: Textbooks

Handbook of Fluid Dynamics 2nd edition (PDF) offers balanced coverage of the 3 traditional areas of fluid dynamics — computational, theoretical, and experimental — complete with valuable appendices presenting tables of dimensionless numbers, the mathematics of fluid dynamics, and tables of the properties of vapors and gases. Each chapter introduces

A. Townsend Peterson, one of the forerunners of ecological niche modeling, offers a synthesis that illuminates new and more helpful infectious disease mapping methods. His work, Mapping Disease Transmission Risk, (PDF) – the peak of twelve years of refinement – breaks new ground by incorporating biogeographic and ecological factors with

Economics of Strategy, 7th edition (PDF) focuses on the key economic concepts college students must master in order to develop a sound business strategy. Ideal for undergraduate business strategy and managerial economics courses, Economics of Strategy 7e offers a careful yet accessible translation of advanced economic concepts to practical problems

As Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition, (PDF) makes clear, the tapestry of animal behavior is created from weaving all of these mechanisms into a beautiful whole. With Dugatkin’s beautifully illustrated, thorough, and up-to-date fourth edition, we are able to respect that beauty anew. Since the last edition of this

We have always made tools to improve our productivity and help us lead better lives; though we find ourselves continuously battling against our new computerized tools, making us less productive and risking our health and our lives. Anthropology-Based Computing: Putting the Human in Human-Computer Interaction, (PDF) looks at Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)