Category: Textbooks

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries reflect a period of remarkable intellectual vitality in British philosophy, as personalities such as Hobbes, Hume, Locke, and Smith attempted to explain the origins and supporting mechanisms of civil society. Their insights continue to educate how political and moral theorists think about the world in

This ebook Feedback Control Theory for Dynamic Traffic Assignment: Advances in Industrial Control, 2nd edition (PDF) develops a methodology for designing feedback control laws for dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) exploiting the introduction of new sensing and information-dissemination technologies to facilitate the introduction of real-time traffic management in intelligent transportation systems.

Pandemics are large-scale epidemics that spread all around the world. Virologists forecast that the next pandemic could happen in the coming years, probably from some type of influenza, with potentially devastating outcomes. Vaccinations, if available, and behavioral methods are important for stemming the spread of infection. However, notably little attention

Complete but streamlined coverage, with a focus on audience and purpose – Based on the acclaimed Technical Communication by Gurak and Lannon, Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace 3rd edition (PDF)prepares individuals for workplace writing through a concise and clear writing style, numerous sample documents, practical applications, useful checklists, and

A straightforward, student-friendly primer on forensics — Ideal for nonscientists, Forensic Science: From the Crime Scene to the Crime Lab 4th edition (PDF) provides an accessible, stimulating introduction to forensic science. The expert authors focus on the practical applications of forensic technologies, integrating scientific methodology into discussions of forensic applications.