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

Organized around four well-known core principles, Principles of Psychology, (PDF) offers college students a framework to comprehend the science of behavior. Written in an informal style, the textbook is organized around the following four well-known principles that serve as touchstones for the arena of psychology: The mind is a process

Probability with R: An Introduction with Computer Science Applications 2e provides a comprehensive introduction to probability with an emphasis on computing-related applications This self-contained new and extended Probability with R: An Introduction with Computer Science Applications 2nd edition (PDF) outlines the first course in probability applied to computer-related disciplines. As

Information on human anatomy has not always been a vital component of medical education and practice. Many European medical schools did not stress anatomy in their curricula until the post-Renaissance era; existing knowledge was mainly produced between the 16th and 20th centuries. Though not all cultures throughout history have viewed

Biomarkers in Psychiatry (PDF) talks about one of the Holy Grails in Psychiatry, namely the evidence for and ability to adopt ‘Biomarkers’ for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment responses in mental health conditions. It integrates together state of the art research from internationally renowned pre-clinical and clinical scientists to show how