Category: Textbooks

With traditional linear algebra textbooks, the course is relatively easy for most of the students during the early stages as material is presented in a familiar, concrete setting. However, when abstract concepts are introduced, college students often hit a wall. Instructors seem to agree that certain concepts (such as spanning,

International Development Organizations and Fragile States, (PDF) addresses a conundrum for the international development community: The law of development cooperation presents major constraints on delivering aid where it is required most. The existence of a state with an operational government is a fundamental condition for the transfer of aid, making

This volume, Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: An Interdisciplinary Approach (PDF), contains the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC) that was held in Cusco, Peru in 2018. It disseminates recent advances in the areas related to the structural analysis of historical and archaeological

Building on the grounds laid in the companion text Modern Engineering Mathematics, Advanced Modern Engineering Mathematics, 5th Edition, (PDF)  gives a comprehensive treatment of some of the advanced areas of mathematics that have applications in several fields of engineering, particularly as tools for computer-based system modeling, analysis, and design. The

Gluck, Mercado, and Myers’ breakthrough first edition brought a long-overdue modern perspective to the learning and memory textbook. It was the first ebook for the course developed from page one to account for the growing importance of neuroscience in the field, the first to compare brain studies and behavioral approaches