Category: Textbooks

Providing a wealth of perceptions on African modern and Modernist art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, A Companion to Modern African Art, (PDF) features essays by African, North American, and European authors who evaluate the work of individual artists together with exploring broader themes like discoveries of new

With a writer team of 26 subject-matter experts signifying a diversity of background, talent and experience, Hydraulic Fracturing: Fundamentals and Advancements (PDF) delivers a thorough discussion on the principles of hydraulic fracturing while also including the latest processes that have encouraged the explosive growth in stimulating horizontal wells in shale

Preliminary mathematics textbook for college students on engineering and science degree and pre-degree courses. Its exclusive programmed approach takes students through the mathematics they need in a step-by-step fashion with a wealth of exercises and examples. Engineering Mathematics, 7th Edition, (PDF) stresses that students engage with it by asking them

Where did we come from? What is our association with other life forms? What are the mechanisms of the mind that explain what it means to be a human being? Evolutionary psychology is a revolutionary new science, a true synthesis of modern principles of psychology and evolutionary biology. Since the

The Roots of Cognitive Neuroscience (PDF) takes a close look at what we can learn about our minds from how brain damage harms our cognitive and emotional systems. This approach has a rich and long tradition dating back to the 19th century. With the rise of new technologies, such as