Category: Textbooks

Why do human beings find some tone combinations consonant and others dissonant? Why do we make music using only a small number of scales out of the billions that are possible? In the ebook Music as Biology: The Tones We Like and Why (PDF), author Dale Purves shows that rethinking

Each edition of this classic reference has proved to be a benchmark in the developing field of cognitive neuroscience. The Cognitive Neurosciences 5th edition (PDF) continues to chart new directions in the study of the biological underpinnings of complex cognitio ― the relationship between the physiological and structural mechanisms of

Helping today’s college students think statistically With Fundamentals of Statistics 2nd edition (PDF), author and instructor Mike Sullivan III draws on his passion for teaching and statistics to provide the tools needed to see that statistics is connected, not only within individual concepts but also in the world at large.

Macroeconomics 21st edition (PDF) by expert authors McConnell/Flynn/Brue has long set the high standards for providing high-quality content to instructors and college students alike. Known for comprehensiveness, versatility, and persistent innovation, it has remained one of the most trusted and reliable choices for many principles of economics courses. The updated

Continuing the tradition of International Dyke Conference, this ebook, Dyke Swarms of the World: A Modern Perspective (PDF) is largely based on contributions from the IDC7 but also includes some chapters by invitation. It focuses on mafic dyke swarms and related associations: e.g. links with sills, syenites, kimberlites, carbonatites, and