Category: Textbooks

The practical, comprehensive guide to applying cybersecurity best practices and standards in real environments In Effective Cybersecurity, (PDF), William Stallings introduces the operational procedures, technology, and management practices needed for successful cybersecurity. Stallings makes extensive use of standards and best practices documents that are commonly used to guide or mandate

Game Programming in C++ : Creating 3D Games is a practical, hands-on approach to programming 3D video games in C++. C++ remains the key language at many leading game development studios. Since it’s used throughout their enormous code bases, studios use it to maintain and improve their games, and look

When it comes to explaining basic economic principles by drawing on current economic issues and events, there is no one more helpful than New York Times columnist and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman and co-author, Robin Wells. In this best-selling introductory textbook, Microeconomics, 5th Edition, (PDF), Krugman and Wells’ signature storytelling

Today’s practitioners and researchers are looking, now more than ever, at the ethical issues that are raised through the practice of social work and social services. As such, it is crucial that they are up-to-date on the latest data on how to address, manage, and overcome ethical issues in their

Fundamental Mechanics of Fluids, 4th Edition (PDF) addresses the necessity for an introductory textbook that emphasizes on the basics of fluid mechanics—before focusing on specialized areas such as ideal-fluid flow and boundary-layer theory. Filling that gap for both college students and professionals working in different branches of engineering, this versatile