“david w nicholson”

Reorganized and updated to accommodate both the beginning and more advanced study of Finite Element Analysis, the new edition of this popular text contains much new information for both first and second level students. Written by a professor with years of practical engineering and instructional expe... More

Finite element modeling has developed into one of the most important tools at an engineer's disposal, especially in applications involving nonlinearity. While engineers coping with such applications may have access to powerful computers and finite element codes, too often they lack the strong founda... More

'The art of fighting without fighting', is how Bruce Lee described his martial arts style in the film "Enter the Dragon," This can equally well be said of the art of fighting for the movie camera. From post-Second World War Japan, to present day Hong Kong, the martial arts film has been one of cinem... More

Capillary Gas Chromatography is one of the most powerful separation tools available to analysts working in a wide diversity of disciplines. This book will give practicing analysts a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject, giving a thorough account of the many fascinating and import... More

The field of network exchange has grown over the last 20 years from a few scattered studies to substantial publications in leading journals. Today network exchange is as advanced as any area of sociology. Willer and his contributors present its most advanced theory, Network Exchange Theory, and, by ... More

"Proteins: Structure and Function" is a comprehensive introduction to the study of proteins and their importance to modern biochemistry. Each chapter addresses the structure and function of proteins with a definitive theme designed to enhance student understanding. Opening with a brief historical ov... More

This historical account of the care of the mentally ill outside formal institutions explores key issues relating to the social history of madness from 1750 to the present day. These issues include women and the social construction of madness, the boarding out of lunatics by poor law authorities, fam... More

David Wagner explores the lives of poor people during the three decades after the Civil War, using a unique treasure of biographies of people who were (at one point in time) inmates in a large almshouse, combined with genealogical and other official records to follow their later lives. "Ordinary Peo... More