Science and Technics

The Engine of Complexity: Evolution as Computation

by John Mayfield

The concepts of evolution and complexity theory have become part of the intellectual ether permeating the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and more recently, management science and economics....

Structural Engineering Formulas, Second Edition

by Ilya Mikhelson & Tyler Hicks

PRACTICAL, PORTABLE, AND PACKED WITH UP-TO-DATE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FORMULAS

Thoroughly revised with more than 300 new formulas,this compact yet comprehensive compilation puts essential data related to the...

PCB Currents: How They Flow, How They React

by Douglas Brooks

The Plain-English Guide to Electronics and Current Flow for Every PCB Designer

Today, PCB designers must deal with issues such as crosstalk and EMI-–issues that were once associated only with components. This...

Creation: How Science Is Reinventing Life Itself

by Adam Rutherford

What is life?

Humans have been asking this question for thou­sands of years. But as technology has advanced and our understanding of biology has deepened, the answer has evolved. For decades, scientists...

Lousy Sex: Creating Self in an Infectious World

by Gerald N. Callahan

In Lousy Sex, Gerald Callahan explores the science of self, illustrating the immune system’s role in forming individual identity. Blending the scientific essay with deeply personal narratives, these poignant...

The Attacking Ocean: The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels

by Brian Fagan

The past fifteen thousand years--the entire span of human civilization--have witnessed dramatic sea level changes, which began with rapid global warming at the end of the Ice Age, when sea levels were more than...

The Avian Migrant: The Biology of Bird Migration

by John H. Rappole

The purpose of migration, regardless of the distance involved, is to exploit two or more environments suitable for survival or reproduction over time, usually on a seasonal basis. Yet individual organisms can...

Land, Weather, Seasons, Insects: An Archetypal View

by Dennis L. Merritt

'The Dairy Farmer's Guide to the Universe Volume IV' explores the environment, with the Midwest as an example, using traditional Jungian and Hillmanian approaches to deepen our connection with the land, the...

Ecology of the Planted Aquarium: A Practical Manual and Scientific Treatis

by Diana Louise Walstad

Hobbyist reference book for keeping natural planted aquariums.

Hermes

by Dennis L. Merritt

"Who ever does not shy away from dangers of the most profound depths and the newest pathways, which Hermes is always prepared to open, may follow and reach, whether as scholar, commentator, or philosopher, a...

The Cry of Merlin: Jung, the Prototypical Ecopsychologist

by Dennis L. Merritt

Carl Jung can be seen as the prototypical ecopsychologist. Volume II of The Dairy Farmer's Guide to the Universe explores how Jung's life and times created the context for the ecological nature of Jungian ideas....

Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection

by Ethan Zuckerman

A rousing call to action for those who would be citizens of the world-online and off.We live in an age of connection, one that is accelerated by the Internet. This increasingly ubiquitous, immensely powerful...

Industrial Automation: Hands On

by Frank Lamb

A practical guide to industrial automation concepts,terminology, and applications

Industrial Automation: Hands-On is a single source of essential information for those involved in the design and use of automated...

Imbalanced Learning: Foundations, Algorithms, and Applications

by Haibo He & Yunqian Ma

The first book of its kind to review the current status and future direction of the exciting new branch of machine learning/data mining called imbalanced learning

Imbalanced learning focuses on how an intelligent...

Deterministic Operations Research: Models and Methods in Linear Optimization

by David J. Rader

Uniquely blends mathematical theory and algorithm design for understanding and modeling real-world problems

Optimization modeling and algorithms are key components to problem-solving across various fields of...

Principles of Linear Algebra with Mathematica

by Kenneth M. Shiskowski & Karl Frinkle

A hands-on introduction to the theoretical and computational aspects of linear algebra using Mathematica®

Many topics in linear algebra are simple, yet computationally intensive, and computer algebra systems...

Extruded Cables for High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission: Advances in Research and Development

by Giovanni Mazzanti & Massimo Marzinotto

Despite the ever-growing number of HVDC link projects being proposed or started all over the world, there are no books that address fully the technical and economical aspects of this technology. This book fills...

Dynamical Systems Method and Applications: Theoretical Developments and Numerical Examples

by Alexander G. Ramm & Nguyen S. Hoang

Demonstrates the application of DSM to solve a broad range of operator equations

The dynamical systems method (DSM) is a powerful computational method for solving operator equations. With this book as their guide,...

Caribbean Geography: A Scholarly Bibliography

by Thomas A. Rumney

The lands and waters of the Caribbean region have stimulated an extensive body of research and writing across the many fields of geography. This book collects, organizes, and presents as many of these scholarly...

Fast-Tracking Your Career: Soft Skills for Engineering and IT Professionals

by Wushow Chou

Fast-Tracking Your Career provides engineers and IT professionals with a complete set of soft skills they can use to become more effective on the job and gain recognition from management and colleagues. The...