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Fundamentals of Differential Equations / 6th edition
and Boundary Value Problems: Pearson New International Edition
2013 || Paperback || R. Nagle e.a. || Pearson
Fundamentals of Differential Equations presents the basic theory of differential equations and offers a variety of modern applications in science and engineering. Available in two versions, these flexible texts offer the instructor many choices in syllabus design, course emphasis (theory, methodology, applications, and numerical methods), and in using commercially available computer software. Fundamentals of Differential Equations, Eighth Edition is suitable for a one-semester sophomore- or j...
Understanding Real Analysis / 2nd Edition
2017 || Hardcover || Paul Zorn || Taylor & Francis
This book is a one-semester text for an introduction to real analysis. The author's primary aims are to develop ideas already familiar from elementary calculus in a rigorous manner and to help students deeply understand some basic but crucial mathematical ideas. Meets and aligns with various student backgrounds Pays explicit attention to basic formalities and technical language Contains varied problems and exercises Drives the narrative through questions
Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds / 8th edition
2014 || Paperback || Robert M. Silverstein e.a. || John Wiley and Sons Ltd
First published over 40 years ago, this was the first text on the identification of organic compounds using spectroscopy. This text is now considered to be a classic. This text presents a unified approach to the structure determination of organic compounds based largely on mass spectrometry, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and multinuclear and multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
The key strength of this text is the extensive set of practice and real-data problems (in C...
Blockchain Revolution
How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Changing the World
2018 || Paperback || Don Tapscott e.a. || Penguin
The first, foundational book on blockchain technology, from the bestselling author of Wikinomics Don Tapscott and blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, now in paperback with a new preface and chapter explaining recent developments in the world of blockchain, including cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more.
"This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain in the world."
-Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation
In this revelatory book, Don and Alex Tapscott bring us a...
Molecular Biology of the Cell / 7th Edition
International student edition
2022 || Paperback || Bruce Alberts e.a. || WW Norton & Co
For more than four decades, Molecular Biology of the Cell has distilled the vast amount of scientific knowledge to illuminate basic principles, enduring concepts and cutting-edge research. The Seventh Edition has been extensively revised and updated with the latest research, and has been thoroughly vetted by experts and instructors. The classic companion text, The Problems Book, has been reimagined as the Digital Problems Book in Smartwork, an interactive digital assessment course with a wide...
Single Variable Calculus, Metric Edition / 9th Edition
Metric version
2020 || Hardcover || James Stewart || Cengage Learning
James Stewart's Calculus, Metric series is the top-seller in the world because of its problem-solving focus, mathematical precision and accuracy, and outstanding examples and problem sets. Selected and mentored by Stewart, Daniel Clegg and Saleem Watson continue his legacy of providing students with the strongest foundation for a STEM future. Their careful refinements retain Stewart’s clarity of exposition and make the 9th edition even more usable as a teaching tool for instructors and as a...
Ethical Know-How
Action, Wisdom, and Cognition
2020 || Paperback || francisco J. Varela || Stanford University Press
How can science be brought to connect with experience? This book addresses two of the most challenging problems facing contemporary neurobiology and cognitive science: first, understanding how we unconsciously execute habitual actions as a result of neurological and cognitive processes that are not formal actions of conscious judgment but part of a habitual nexus of systematic self-organization; second, creating an ethics adequate to our present awareness that there is no such thing as a tran...
Italian Volcanoes
Classic Geology in Europe
2001 || Paperback || Christopher J. Kilburn e.a. || Dunedin Academic Press
Based on an intimate knowledge and extensive research, Italian volcanoes, provides a complete introductory guide to one of the world's best known and most intensively studied volcanic areas. It is a unique guide to volcanic geology and an exciting introduction to how volcanoes work. Twelve detailed itineraries have been specially chosen to highlight the spectrum of volcanic products, their threat to human activity and their importance to understanding how volcanoes behave.
Richly illustrated ...
Embracing Complexity
Strategic Perspectives for an Age of Turbulence
2022 || Paperback || Jean G. Boulton || Oxford University Press
The book describes what it means to say the world is complex and explores what that means for managers, policy makers and individuals. The first part of the book is about the theory and ideas of complexity. This is explained in a way that is thorough but not mathematical.
It compares differing approaches, and also provides a historical perspective, showing how such thinking has been around since the beginning of civilisation. It emphasises the difference between a complexity worldview and the...
Hello World
How to be Human in the Age of the Machine
2020 || Paperback || Hannah Fry || Transworld Publishers Ltd
'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times) You are accused of a crime.
Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence. Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions - in healthcare, tran...