Category: Textbooks

Trump, Twitter, and the American Democracy (PDF) takes a social science approach to address two linked questions: (1) what does Donald Trump say on Twitter? and (2) why? After entering the 2016 Presidential Election, Donald Trump’s tweets have been a major part of his communications strategy with the public. While

Juvenile Delinquency: The Core, 6th Edition, (PDF) provides cutting-edge coverage of essential theory, policy, and the most up-to-date research in one value-priced, reader-friendly paperback. Known for its balanced approach and interesting writing style, this brief ebook helps you understand the nature of delinquency and its reasons, together with current strategies

A flexible, groundbreaking approach to data science and computer science The Deitels’ Introduction to Python for Computer Science and Data Science (PDF) provides a unique approach to teaching introductory Python programming, suitable for both computer-science and data-science audiences. Offering the most current coverage of topics and applications, the ebook is

Illustrates how R may be used successfully to solve problems in quantitative finance Applied Probabilistic Calculus for Financial Engineering: An Introduction Using R (PDF) provides R recipes for asset allocation and portfolio optimization problems. It begins by introducing all the necessary probabilistic and statistical foundations, before moving on to topics

An Introduction to the Psychology of Humor, PDF, provides a concise and accessible overview of psychologists’ research on humor. Drawing on research from a range of psychological perspectives, from cognitive and biological to social and developmental, the ebook assesses factors that affect our comprehension, detection, liking, and use of humor.