Category: Textbooks

Why do human beings find some tone combinations consonant and others dissonant? Why do we make music using only a small number of scales out of the billions that are possible? In the ebook Music as Biology: The Tones We Like and Why (PDF), author Dale Purves shows that rethinking

To describe the fundamentals of public policy, Anderson’s Public Policymaking, 8th Edition, (PDF), focuses on the process behind the drafting of legislation. By examining the individual steps-from recognizing a problem, to agenda-setting, to revision, evaluation, or termination of a policy-students are able to observe how varying factors influence the creation of policy.

Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design 6th Edition (PDF) is a briefer version of the authors’ highly successful Modern System Analysis and Design is a clear presentation of information, organized around the systems development life cycle model. Designed for courses needing a streamlined approach to the material due to course

Fresh healthcare reform and its provisions have pushed health information technology (HIT) into the forefront. Higher life expectancies, lower costs, fewer medical errors, and improved transparency are all possible through HIT. Taking an integrated approach, Impact of Healthcare Informatics on Quality of Patient Care and Health Services (PDF) explores the

The current volume, Advances in Psychology and Law: Volume 4, (PDF) consists of up-to-date review articles on topics relevant to psychology and law and will be of current interest to the field. Notably, the majority of these topics are currently inviting a great deal of research and public policy attention