Category: Textbooks

The descriptions and examples of wrong behaviors in sport in Modern Sport Ethics: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition, (PDF) will challenge readers to reconsider how they view sport and question whether participating in sport builds character—especially at the amateur and youth levels. Identifies how ethical problems in sport influence sport

Induction Machines Handbook: Steady State Modeling and Performance, 3rd Edition, (PDF) provides a comprehensive treatment of steady-state induction machines (IM), the generally used electric motor (generator) in somewhat constant or variable speed drives, always lower energy consumption and higher productivity in fundamentally all industries, from home appliances, through robotics to

Human Physiology in Extreme Environments (PDF) is the one publication that delivers how human biology and physiology is changed by extreme environments while emphasizing technological innovations that allow us to adjust and regulate environments. Including a broad range of extreme environments, including high altitude, tropical climates, underwater and desert and

Interval Finite Element Method with MATLAB (PDF) provides a thorough introduction to an effective way of investigating problems involving uncertainty using computational modeling. The versatile and well-known Finite Element Method (FEM) is combined with the concept of interval uncertainties to develop the Interval Finite Element Method (IFEM). An interval or

CULTURE AND VALUES: A SURVEY OF THE WESTERN HUMANITIES, 8th edition, (PDF) takes you on a fascinating tour of some of the world’s most significant examples of music, art, literature, and philosophy from the beginnings of civilization to today. New features in this latest 8th edition are designed to make