Category: Textbooks

Applying theory to structural modelling and analysis Russell Hibbeler’s Structural Analysis 10th Edition (PDF), presents the applications and theory of structural analysis as it applies to beams, trusses, and frames. Through its reader-friendly, clear organization, the textbook emphasizes developing the ability to analyze and model a structure in preparation for

Politics in China, 2nd Edition, (PDF) is an authoritative introduction to how the world’s most populous nation and rapidly rising global control is governed today. Written by leading China scholars, the ebook’s chapters provide accessible overviews of major periods in China’s modern political history from the mid-nineteenth century till present-day,

Artwork and popular cultures are vital sites of contesting and changing power relationships in world politics. The contributors to this revised collection draw on their experiences across arts, activist, and academic communities to evaluate how the global politics of capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy are expressed and may be transformed through

This ebook, Scientific Pollyannaism: From Inquisition to Positive Psychology (PDF) argues that the story of the orphan girl Pollyanna (namely, her strategy of playing the “glad games” to manage abuse, loss, and social prejudice) serves as a framework for scrutinizing historical forms of Western scientific Pollyannaism. The author explores Pollyannaism

Building off the success of Dennis Zill and Jacqueline Dewar’s popular Essentials version, the new Precalculus with Calculus Previews, 6th edition, (PDF) continues to include all of the outstanding learning tools and features found in the original textbook while incorporating additional topics of coverage that some courses may require. With