Professional Science

This updated and revised edition continues to provide a clear, precise and accessible coverage of fundamentals of electromagnetic theory through lucid exposition, logical organization, and sound pedagogical order. Standard topics are dealt with exclusively in the domain of classical mechanics, save ... More

This book offers an in-depth presentation of the mechanics of particles and systems. The material is thoroughly class-tested and hence eminently suitable as a textbook for a one-semester course in Classical Mechanics for postgraduate students of physics and mathematics. Besides, the book can serve a... More

Praise for Idea Mapping "Nast's work in Idea Mapping enables those with creative minds to clearly lay out their thinking process and those who are more process-minded to become creative. If your organization is looking for a pragmatic, step-by-step guide to idea mapping, this is it." --Chris Brown,... More

This text is designed for the first course on thermodynamics offered to undergraduate students of mechanical engineering. The book presents the Macroscopic (Classical) and Microscopic (Statistical) thermodynamics including applications to power cycles, and aims to create an analytical mind in the r... More

This is an updated edition of the definitive text in Solid State Physics. Solid State Physics is concerned with the properties that result from the distribution of electrons in metals, semiconductors, and insulators. The book also demonstrates how the changes and imperfections of real solids can be ... More

This book was produced by a remarkable cultural circumstance in the former Soviet Union which fostered the creation of groups of students, teachers, and mathematicians called Mathematical Circles. The work is predicated on the idea that studying mathematics can generate the same enthusiasm as playin... More

Foreword / Preface / Sequences and Infinite Series / Mean Value Theorems, Envelopes and Evolutes / Ordinary Differential Equations of First Order / Linear Differential Equations of Second and Higher Order / Laplace Transforms / Functions of Several Variables / Curve Tracing and Some Properties of Po... More

Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller "A Brief History of Time." Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and illuminating essays,... More

0About Author: John Gribbin's books include The Hole in the Sky, a survey of the destruction of the ozone layer, and Hothouse Earth, a study of the greenhouse effect. He has written regularly for The Times and the Guardian, and is physics consultant for the New Scientist. He also broadcasts for t... More

With growing unemployment, especially among engineers and scientists, the need for entrepreneurship development is obvious and this book has been written to provide suitable guidelines for this purpose. The book will also serve as a textbook for graduating engineers and scientists for the course o... More

Managing Java Applications with JMX Steve Perry has spent his time in the trenches. I've been paged at 3:00 am to provide support because the system wasn't doing what it should and no one had a clue how to figure out why. I've scrolled through endless logfile... More