Category: Textbooks

Measuring exergy losses in the energy supply system of buildings shows the potential for energy improvement, which cannot be exposed using conventional energy analysis. Thermoeconomics integrates economic and thermodynamic analysis by implementing the concept of cost (an economic concept) to exergy, as exergy is a thermodynamic property suitable for this

Completely revised and updated, Aunt Minnie’s Atlas and Imaging-Specific Diagnosis 4th edition (PDF) is an excellent study tool for radiology board examinations. This classic etextbook is divided into all radiology subspecialties written by experts in their academic fields and includes diagnosis, images, findings, history, and discussion. “Aunt Minnie’s Pearls” at

The Routledge Companion to Digital Humanities and Art History, (PDF) provides a broad survey of cutting-edge intersections between digital technologies and the study of art history, museum practices, and cultural heritage. The volume emphasizes not only on new computational tools that have been developed for the study of artworks and

The Sciences: An Integrated Approach 8th Edition (PDF) by James Trefil and Robert Hazen uses an approach that recognizes that science forms a seamless web of knowledge about the universe. This textbook fully integrates chemistry, physics, earth sciences, astronomy, and biology and emphasizes general principles and their application to real-world situations.

Santrock’s Children, 14th Edition (PDF/ePub) provides an overview of children’s development, from biological beginnings through early childhood and infancy to adolescence. By highlighting the connections among different aspects of development, the textbook helps college students to better understand the concepts covered. With the help of several experts in the field,