Category: Textbooks

Power, Politics, and Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology, 2nd Edition, (PDF) discusses how sociologists have structured the study of politics into conceptual frameworks, and how each of these frameworks strengthens a sociological perspective on politics and power in society. This includes discussing how these structures can be applied to

Elementary Applications of Probability Theory, 2nd Edition, (PDF)  provides a simple and straightforward introduction to applications of probability theory with examples given in the biological sciences and engineering. The first chapter includes a summary of the basic probability theory. Chapters two to five covers random variables and their applications. Topics

Strategic Human Resources Planning for Academic Libraries: Information, Technology and Organization (PDF) provides an in-depth discussion of human resources as a strategic element of a library organization, especially as competencies change and staffing needs. The ebook focuses on the impact of human resource practices in a library setting, discussing several

Decolonizing Foreign Language Education (PDF) questions current foreign language and second language education approaches that prioritize white, western thought. Edited by applauded critical theorist and linguist Donaldo Macedo, this volume includes leading-edge work by a select group of critical language scholars working to thoroughly challenge the marginalization of foreign language

Variational Methods for Engineers with Matlab (PDF) is issued from 30 years’ experience on the presentation of variational methods to successive generations of researchers and students in Engineering. It gives a comprehensive, instructional, and engineer-oriented presentation of the foundations of variational methods and of their application in numerical problems of Engineering.