Science and Technics / Technology & engineering

Estimating for Builders and Surveyors

by R D D Buchan, Eric Fleming & Fiona Grant

Written for students taking courses in building and surveying, 'Estimating for Builders and Surveyors' describes and explains the method used by the estimator to build up prices or rates for items described...

Audel Electrical Trades Pocket Manual

by L. W. Brittian

Answers at your fingertips

This hands-on guide will help you trouble-shoot and solve electrical problems in industrial and commercial settings. You'll find plain-English explanations for a wide range of electrical...

Commercial Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution

by Peter Fenn

Commerce is inherently complex and the sums of money involved can be astronomical, so it is no surprise that conflicts and disputes are all too common. There are numerous techniques designed to resolve these...

Automobile Mechanical and Electrical Systems

by Tom Denton

This textbook will help you learn all the skills you need to pass Level 3 and 4 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair courses from City and Guilds, IMI and BTEC, and is also ideal for higher level ASE, AUR and other...

Programming Arduino Getting Started with Sketches

by Simon Monk

Program Arduino with ease!

Using clear, easy-to-follow examples, Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches reveals the software side of Arduino and explains how to write well-crafted sketches using the...

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

by Tom Bissell

Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles,...

Electrician's Calculations Manual 2nd Edition

by Nick Fowler

THE ULTIMATE ON-THE-JOB COMPANION--FULLY UPDATED

Thoroughly revised to reflect the 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC) and the latest industry advances, Electrician's Calculations Manual, Second Edition gives...

Handbook of Energy Engineering Calculations

by Tyler Hicks

SOLVE ENERGY PROBLEMS QUICKLY AND ACCURATELY

Filled with step-by-step procedures for performing hundreds of calculations, this practical guide helps you solve a variety of applied energy engineering design and...

Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Sourcebook, 5th Edition

by Neil Sclater

THOUSANDS OF DRAWINGS AND DESCRIPTIONS COVER INNOVATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Fully revised throughout, this abundantly illustrated reference describes proven mechanisms and mechanical devices. Each illustration...

Project Planning & Control Using Primavera P6

by Paul E Harris

A user guide and training manual written for Project Management Professionals who wish to learn how to set up a database and plan and control projects using Primavera P6 with or without Resources and Roles....

Geophysical and Geotechnical Methods for Diagnosing Flood Protection Dikes

by Cyrille Fauchard & Patrice Mériaux

This book presents a three-phase methodology for the efficient diagnosis of “dry dikes”. It is invaluable for anyone involved in dike safety; notably owners, managers, engineers and contractors, and provides...

Planning and Control Using Microsoft Office Project and PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition - Updated for Microsoft Office Project 2007

by Paul E Harris

This book is principally a Microsoft Project book aimed at Project Management Professionals who understand the PMBOK Guide Fourth Edition processes and wish to learn how to use Microsoft Office Project to plan...

99 Tricks and Traps for Microsoft Office Project Including Microsoft Project 2000 to 2007

by Paul E Harris

The casual users "Survival Guide"! Written for people who understand the basics and want a brief text to demonstrate some of the less intuitive functions. Quickly gets down to the issues that many people grapple...

Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Project 2007 - Including Microsoft Project 2000 to 2003

by Paul E Harris

This book is designed to teach project management professionals how to use Microsoft Project in a project environment. The book is based on Microsoft Office Project 2007 but may be used with Microsoft Project...

Planning and Scheduling Using Microsoft Project 2010

by Paul E Harris

The book is designed for users of earlier versions to upgrade their skills and for new planners to learn the software. It starts with the basics required to create a schedule, through resource planning and on...

Burt Rutan's Race to Space

by Dan Linehan

Years ago, Burt Rutan told a reporter for Popular Mechanics, “If we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts...

Building Construction Illustrated

by Francis D. K. Ching

The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current information

For nearly three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the...

Voip for Dummies

by Timothy V. Kelly

Put your phone system on your computer network and see the savings

See how to get started with VoIP, how it works, and why it saves you money

VoIP is techspeak for "voice over Internet protocol," but it could...

Biodegradable Polymers in Clinical Use and Clinical Development

by Abraham J. Domb & Neeraj Kumar

This book focuses on biodegradable polymers that are already in clinical use or under clinical development. Synthetic and natural polymers will be included. This excludes polymers that have been investigated...

Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in the Western Pacific

by Edward Glazier

As the ecosystem-based trend in fisheries management continues to be implemented worldwide, a thorough background of this new management approach and resulting implementation strategies is needed.  Ecosystem-Based...