Category: Textbooks

Steel, timber and concrete are common engineering materials used in structural design. Material choice depends upon the availability of material, type of structure, and the preference of the designer. The design practices the code requirements of every material are very different. In Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete,

Essentials of Organizational Behavior 14th edition (global) teaches students and readers how to interact and communicate within organizations, through real-world scenarios. The etextbook offers comprehensive coverage of key organizational behavior (OB) concepts, making each lesson engaging and easy to absorb. Students can use the ebook’s concepts to apply what they

How do many categories of people come to be seen as “different”? What does difference mean at the level of the individual, social institutions, or society? How does being “different” affect people’s lives? What difference does “difference” make? The Meaning of Difference: American Constructions of Race and Ethnicity, Sex and

A practical guide for college students and engineers that covers a broad range of optical design and optical metrology topics Optical Engineering Science (PDF) offers a comprehensive and authoritative review of the science of optical engineering. The ebook links the gap between the basic theoretical principles of classical optics and

Western Civilizations, Brief 5th Edition, (PDF/ePub) is a breakthrough in a long and continuing journey. After the original publication of the Full Edition in 1941, this ebook has been diligently updated by following generations of historians who have kept it at the front of the field in both pedagogical and