Category: Textbooks

Punishment, like all complex human institutions, tends to change as ways of thinking go in and out of fashion or norms. Political, normative, psychological, social, and legal ideas concerning punishment have changed drastically over time, and especially in the most recent decades. Why Punish? How Much? eBook collects essays from

Students gain an integrated and complete treatment of the mechanics of materials — an essential subject in civil, mechanical, and structural engineering. — with the market-leading Mechanics Of Materials 9th edition (PDF) by Hibbeler. This etextbook examines the design and analysis of structural members subjected to tension, torsion, compression, and

This ebook Project Management for Facility Constructions: A Guide for Engineers and Architects, 2nd edition, (PDF) describes principles, quantitative methods, and techniques for planning, financing, and managing projects to develop a variety of constructed facilities in the fields of power, oil & gas, infrastructure, architecture, and the commercial building industries.

Thomas’ Calculus: Early Transcendentals 14th edition (PDF) helps college students reach the level of mathematical proficiency and maturity you require, but with support for college students who need it through its balance of clear and intuitive explanations, current applications, and generalized concepts. In the Fourteenth Edition, new co-author Christopher Heil

Science writer Carl Zimmer and evolutionary biologist Douglas Emlen have produced a thoroughly revised brand new edition of their widely praised evolution etextbook. Emlen, an award-winning evolutionary biologist at the University of Montana, has infused Evolution: Making Sense of Life 2nd edition (PDF) with the technical rigor and conceptual depth