Electrical Distribution Systems
Second Edition
Dale R. Patrick & Stephen W. Fardo
ISBN: 9781439804728 (PB)
Original Price : 53.99 Pound
Indian Price: 550 Pages: 486
Size: 6" x 9"
A bou t t h e B ook:
Comprehensive in scope, this
book, now in its fully updated second edition, takes an applications-oriented
approach to electrical distribution systems. All critical aspects of power
production, distribution, control, conversion
and measurement are presented. The authors place emphasis on real-world
applications, examining electrical
distribution and associated system operation from a user's or technician's
point of view. The use of an 'electrical power systems' model
facilitates the reader's comprehensive understanding of electrical distribution, utilizing power distribution as a key starting
point, and then applying that relationship to other important associated
systems. The final chapter of this new edition is re-focused to emphasize the economics of distribution systems, computer power
requirements and current environmental considerations. The book provides a
valuable desk reference for the working engineer, contractor or technician who
needs a
thorough
application-based guide for finding the best solutions to today's electrical
distribution challenges.
Contents:
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
Power System
Fundamentals Basics of Electrical Circuits
Power Relationships in Electrical Circuits
Electrical
Power Production Systems
Power
Distribution System Fundamentals
Conductors
& Insulators in Electrical
Distribution
Systems
9. Single Phase & Three Phase
Distribution
Systems
10.
Distribution Considerations for Heating
Systems
11. Control
Devices Used with Distribution
Systems
12. Power
Measurement Equipment
7. Power Distribution Equipment 13.
Distribution System Considerations
8. Electrical Distribution Inside
Buildings
About the Authors:
Dale R.
Patrick, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, USA
Stephen W.
Fardo, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, USA
Thermodynamics and
Energy Systems
Analysis: From Energy to Exergy
Lucien Borel & Daniel Favrat
ISBN: 9781439835166 (PB)
Original Price : 46.39 Pound
Indian Price: 695
Pages: 808
Size: 6.25" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Carefully designed to teach thermodynamics to engineers, this book
focuses on the phenomena of irreversibility and the notion of
entropy. It also presents a general theory of exergy, with methods of analyse
that allow engineers
to master problems of current interest in the field of energy management. The
authors illustrate practical aspects of the theory by describing specific
applications such as combustion chambers, turbines, compressors, heat pumps, fuel cells, refrigeration, and more.
Contents:
9. Simple Examples
of Application of the First and
1. Generalities
and Fundamental Laws
2. Closed Systems
and General Thermodynamic
Relations
3. Balance of
Extensive Properties
4. Open Systems,
in Steady State Operation
5. Thermodynamic
Properties of Matter
6. Mixture of
Perfect or Ideal Gases
7. Mixtures of Gas
and a Condensable Substance
8. Thermodynamic
Processes and Diagrams
About the Authors:
Second Laws
10. Energy and Exergy Analyses (Thermo-mechanical
Processes)
11. Energy and Exergy Analyses (With Reactive
Processes)
12. Application Examples of Chapters 10 and 11
13. Thermodynamic Cycles
14. Application Examples of Chapters 10 through 13
15. Linear Thermodynamics of Irreversible
Phenomena
Lucien Borel, Faculty of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology (EPFL), Lausanne.
Daniel Favrat, Faculty of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology (EPFL), Lausanne.
Principles of
Equity Valuation
Ian Davidson & Mark Tippett
ISBN: 9780415696036 (PB)
Original Price : 53.99 Pound
Indian Price: 495
Pages: 328
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
The book provides a rigorous introduction to corporate finance and the
valuation of equity. The first half of the book covers much of the received theory
in these areas such as the relationship between the risk of an equity security and the return one can expect from it,
the effects of leverage (that is, the borrowing policies of the firm) on
the return one can expect from the firm's shares and the role that dividends,
operating cash flows and accounting earnings play in the valuation of equity.
The second half of the book is more advanced and deals with the important role
that "real options" (that is, as yet unexploited investment
opportunities) play in the valuation of
equity.
Key Features:
The detailed
coverage given to the contribution that real options can make to the value of
company shares contrasts with existing texts in the field The authors have each
spent nearly 40 years publishing papers and
teaching students in universities in Britain, North America, Australia
and New Zealand
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Measurement
of Returns on Bonds,
Equities and Other Financial Instruments
3. The
Relationship between Risk and Return 4. Alternative Approaches to the
Relationship
between Risk and Return
5. Returns and the
Capital Structure of the Firm
6. The
Relationship between Equity Value,
Dividends and Other Cash Flow Streams
7. The Relationship between Book
(Accounting)
Rates of Return and the Cost of Capital for
Firms and Capital Projects
About the Authors:
8. Statistical
Foundations: First Order Stochastic
Differential Equations
9. Statistical
Foundations: Systems of and Higher
Order Stochastic Differential Equations
10. Equity Valuation: A Canonical Model 11. Equity
Valuation: Non-Linearities and
Scaling
12. Equity Valuation: Multi-Variable Investment
Opportunity Sets
13. Equity Valuation: Higher Order Investment
Opportunity Sets, Momentum and
Acceleration
Ian Davidson is Head of Business, Management and Economics and
Professor in the Science Policy Research
Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex, UK
Mark Tippett was formerly Professor of Accounting and Finance in the
Business School at Loughborough University.
International
Organizational Behavior:
Transcending Borders and Cultures
Dean McFarlin, Paul Sweeney
ISBN: 9780415892568 (PB)
Original Price : 46.99 Pound
Indian Pri ce : 5 7 5
Pages: 464
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
In today's increasingly diverse, multicultural business world, managers
and employees alike need to transcend many borders (literally or figuratively)
and grasp a wide variety of cultural nuances on a routine basis. Doing this
well requires both a sophisticated understanding of cultural differences as
well as a repertoire of skills and management
tactics that can be brought to bear to build and maintain a competitive global
workforce. International Organizational Behavior focuses on
understanding and managing organizational behavior in an
international
context, providing both the conceptual framework needed for a transcendent
understanding of
culture along with plenty of practical advice for managing international
challenges with organizational behavior.
Contents:
Part 1: The Role of Culture in Organizational
Behavior
1. International
Organizational Behavior:
Challenges for Management
2. Cultural
Frameworks: Understanding
Differences in Employee Attitudes and
Behavior
3. Communicating
Effectively Across Cultures 4. Managing Conflict and Conducting Effective
Negotiations
Part 2: Leading People and Teams Across
Cultural Boundaries
5. Motivating
Employees Across Cultures 6. Effective Leadership in a Multicultural
Environment
About the Authors:
7. Managing
Diversity, Conflict, and Ethical
Dilemmas in an International Context
8. Managing
Multicultural Teams and
International Partnerships
Part 3: Building and Managing a Global
Workforce
9. Selecting and
Evaluating International
Employees
10. Rewarding and Compensating International
Employees
11. Global Staffing Alternatives: Expatriates and
Beyond
12. Managing Building Global Commitment:
Managing Labor Relations
Dean McFarlin is a Professor
and Chairperson in the Department of Management & Marketing and a NCR Professor of Global Leadership Development at the
University of Dayton, USA.
Paul Sweeney is a Professor at the University of Dayton, USA.
The Essentials of
Marketing Research
3rd
Edition
Lawrence Silver, Robert E. Stevens, Bruce Wrenn & David L. Loudon
ISBN: 9780415899284 (PB)
Original Price : 46.99 Pound
Indian Price: 495
Pages: 376
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Identifying and
assessing the ways in which changes in the marketing mix affect consumer
behavior is key to a successful marketing strategy. The Essentials of Marketing
Research guides the student in designing, conducting and interpreting
marketing research. This comprehensive textbook covers the full range
of topics, including:
• Secondary research
and data mining
• Internet marketing
research
• Qualitative and
exploratory research
• Statistical
analysis
• Marketing research
ethics
With learning
objectives at the beginning of each chapter, a host of cases and a
comprehensive companion website, this book
offers a range of tools to help students develop and test their research and
analytical skills.
Key Features:
Comprehensive ,
lucidly written textbook that guides the reader systematically through the
steps involved in conducting marketing
research New chapters on internet marketing (including social networking
sites), and marketing ethics A
comprehensive set of practical cases and a companion website are also
included
Contents:
Part I: The Marketing Process and Decision Making 7. Primary Data
Collection
1.
Introduction to Marketing Research 8. Designing the
Data-Gathering Instrument
2.
Ethics in Marketing Research 9. Sampling Methods
and Sample Size
10. Fielding the Data-Gathering Instrument
Part II: Secondary Data and Research Designs
3 . Se c o n d a r y D a t a
4. Research
Designs: Exploratory and Qualitative
Re s e a rc h
5. Research
Designs: Descriptive and Causal Research
Part III: Measurement, Data Collection and Sampling
6. Measurement
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About the Authors:
Lawrence Silver is Associate Professor of Marketing and
Management at the John Massey School of Business, Southeastern Oklahoma
State University, USA.
Robert Stevens is the John Massey Endowed Professor of Business at John
Massey School of Business, Southeastern Oklahoma State
University, USA.
Part IV: Data Analysis and Reporting
11. Analyzing and Interpreting Data for Decisions
12. Advanced Data Analysis
13. The Research Report
Part V: Cases
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Bruce Wrenn is the Colson Endowed Chair Professor of
Marketing at the School of Business Administration, Andrews University, USA.
David Loudon is Professor of Marketing at the Brock School of
Business, Samford University, USA.
CRM: The Foundation of Contemporary
Marketing Strategy
Roger J. Baran & Robert J. Galka
ISBN: 9780415896573 (PB)
Original Price : 44.99 Pound
Indian Price: 595
Pages: 408
Size: 7.25" x 9.5"
About the Book:
This book
introduces students to CRM (customer relationship management), a strategic
methodology that's being embraced in
increasing numbers by organizations looking to gain a competitive advantage.
With in-depth
coverage of business and consumer markets in various vertical markets,
the impact of new technology and more,
it helps readers understand how an enhanced customer relationship
environment can differentiate an organization in a
highly competitive marketplace. Featuring the latest developments in the
discipline, a cohesive approach, and pedagogical materials (including chapter
exercises that connect theory with action), it is the one- stop-source for a comprehensive CRM course.
Key Features:
• The best textbook
for those new to CRM.
• Excellent
supporting material: the perfect "all-in-one kit" for those teaching
the subject for the first time
• Both business and
consumer markets are examined in multiple vertical markets.
• CW featuring
PowerPoint presentations, Instructor's Manual, and Test Bank features
Contents:
Part One: CRM Theory and Development
1. Introduction to
Customer Relationship Marketing
2. History and
Development of CRM 3. Relationship Marketing and CRM
4. Organization
& CRM
Part Two: Data Management and Technology
5. CRM and Data
Management
6. Technology and
Data Platforms
7. Database and
Customer Data Development
Part Three: Marketing Strategy
About the Authors:
8.
Business-to-Business CRM
9. Understanding
the Customer-Company Profit
Chain: Satisfaction, Loyalty, Retention, and Profits 10. The CRM Strategy Cycle: Acquisition, Retention,
and Win-Back
11. Privacy and Ethics Considerations
Part Four: CRM EVALUATION
12. CRM Program Measurement & Tools
Part Five: CRM New Horizons 13. Social Networking and CRM
14. CRM Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
Robert J. Galka is an Executive-In-Residence
at DePaul University.
Roger J. Baran is an Associate Professor of Marketing at DePaul
University.
Business Economics
Rob Dransfield
ISBN: 9781444170450 (PB)
Original Price : 26.99 Pound
Indian Price: 695
Pages: 520
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
The Eurozone
crisis and the age of austerity, as well as challenges to the environment as a
result of economic growth have highlighted the need for a greater understanding
of those facets of economics that are of most use to businesses and their
decision makers. This book introduces all of the relevant theoretical aspects
of the subject and applies them to real-life examples of economics that are of
particular interest to students today, including:
the impact of globalization; the way in which 'green' perspectives can be built
into decision making and how the
financial crisis has challenged economists, politicians and business people to
rethink their existing
ideas, particularly with respect to risk management. This innovative
textbook features:
• A clear
introduction to the features of economics and the economy that impact upon
business decision-
making
• Illuminating case
studies that relate business examples to economic concepts
• Summaries,
activities, key terms, review questions and further reading to help reinforce
your
understanding
• Additional online
support materials
Clear, concise and written by an expert currently lecturing in the
field, Business Economics examines economic theory and the practical
application of economics in a way that is relevant and understandable to
undergraduate students studying modules in this area.
Key Features:
Covers all the
core areas in Business Economics that you need to know to succeed at
undergraduate level Comprehensive and stimulating introduction to Business
Economics with cutting-edge case studies that bring
the theory to life for you Key economics terms explained clearly
throughout to aid your understanding Chapter
objectives, key ideas tables and summaries help you to check your
progress
Contents:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Introduction to Economics for Business
Quantitative Analysis for Economists
How Markets Work! Costs and Revenues
Different Types of Market Structures
Business Strategy in an Economic Context Government
Regulation and Competition
The Wider Role of Government in the
Economy
9.
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Economic Ideas and Policy
Economic Indicators
The International Economy
The Economics of Globalization
Money, Banking and Finance
Government Fiscal Policy
Green Economics
Business in the Economy
Financial Planning and Investment Appraisal
About the Author:
Rob Dransfield is Senior
Lecturer in Economics and Strand Leader for Business Education at Nottingham Trent University, UK.
Teaching Secondary
Mathematics
4 Ed i t i
o n
David Rock, University of Mississippi, USA and Douglas K.
Brumbaugh, University of Central Florida, USA
ISBN: 9780415520492 (PB)
Original Price : 45.99 Pound
Indian Price: 495
Pages: 360
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Solidly grounded in up-to-date research, theory and technology, Teaching
Secondary Mathematics is a practical, student-friendly, and popular text for
secondary mathematics methods courses. It provides clear and useful approaches
for mathematics teachers, and shows how concepts typically found in a secondary
mathematics curriculum can be taught in a positive and encouraging way. The
thoroughly revised fourth edition combines this pragmatic approach with truly
innovative and integrated technology content throughout. Synthesized content between the book and comprehensive
companion website offers expanded discussion of chapter topics, additional
examples and technological tips. Each chapter features tried-and-tested
pedagogical techniques, problem solving challenges, discussion points,
activities, mathematical challenges, and student-life based
applications that will encourage students to think and do. New to the
4th edition:
• A fully revised and
updated chapter on technological advancements in the teaching of mathematics
• Connections to
both the updated NCTM Focal Points as well as the new Common Core State
Standards
are well-integrated throughout the text
• Problem solving
challenges and sticky questions featured in each chapter to encourage students
to think
through everyday issues and possible solutions.
• A fresh interior
design to better highlight pedagogical elements and key features
• A companion website with
chapter-by-chapter video lessons, teacher tools, problem solving Q&As,
helpful links and resources, and embedded graphing
calculators.
Contents:
8. Proof
1.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Introduction
Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment
Planning Chapter
Skills in Teaching Mathematics
Technology
Problem Solving
Discovery
9.
10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
General Mathematics
Algebra I Geometry
Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Calculus
Probability and Statistic
About the Authors:
David Rock is Dean of the School of Education at the University of
Mississippi, USA.
Douglas K. Brumbaugh was Professor of Mathematics
Education at the University of Central Florida, USA.
Organizational
Theory in Higher
Education
Kathleen Manning
ISBN: 9780415874670 (PB)
Original Price : 28.99 Pound
Indin Price: 395
Pages: 232
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Organizational
Theory in Higher Education offers a fresh take on the models and lenses through
which higher education can be viewed by presenting a full range of
organizational theories, from traditional to current. By alternating theory and
practice chapters, noted scholar Kathleen Manning vividly illustrates the
operations of higher education and its
administration. Manning's rich and interdisciplinary treatment enables leaders
to gain a full understanding of the perspectives that operate on a
college campus and ways to adopt effective practice in
the context of
new and continuing tensions, contexts, and challenges. Special features
include:
• A unique presentation of each
organizational model that includes both a theory chapter for contextual
background and a case chapter illustrating the
perspective in practice
• Coverage of eight organizational
approaches, both traditional as well as those often excluded from the
literature—organized
anarchy, collegium, political, cultural, bureaucratic, new science, feminist,
and
spiritual.
• Consistent organizational elements
across each theoretical chapter—including theoretical foundation,
structure,
metaphor, characteristics, and strengths and weaknesses—so that readers can
better assess
appropriate fit of theory to particular situations
• Questions for Discussion and Recommended
Readings assist the reader to make connections to their
practice and to develop an in-depth understanding of the
organizational theories
Organizational Theory in Higher Education provides a clear understanding
of how organizational models can be used to elicit the
most effective practice and to navigate the complexity of higher education
today. This important book is ideal for courses in higher education
administration and organizational theory and for
administrators and practitioners seeking to gain insight into innovative
ways to approach organizations.
Contents:
1. Introduction
and Context Setting
2. Organized
Anarchy
3. Case: Missions,
Garbage Cans, and
Decision-Making
4. Collegium
5. Case:
Collegiality and Disciplinary Loyalty
in Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure
6. Political
7. Case: Coalition
Building by Boards of
Trustees and the Women's Faculty Caucus
8. Cultural
9. Case: Campus,
Student, and Faculty in a
Clash of Cultures
About the Author:
10. Bureaucracy
11. Case: Executive Leadership and the
Corporatization of Higher Education
12. New Science
13. Case: Getting Ahead of the Disruption
14. Feminist
15. Case: A Clash of Collaborative and
Competitive Leadership Styles
16. Spiritual
17. Case: Considering the Whole Person,
Establishing a Family Leave Policy
18. Conclusion
Kathleen Manning is Professor in the Higher
Education and Student Affairs Program, Department of Leadership and Development Science, at the University of Vermont, USA.
Foundations of Educational Technology
Integrative
Approaches and Interdisciplinary
Perspectives
J. Michael Spector
ISBN: 9780415874717 (PB)
Original Price : 30.99 Pound
Indian Price: 350
Pages: 216
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
An ideal textbook for masters, doctoral or educational specialist
certificate programs, Foundations of Educational Technology offers a fresh,
project-centered approach to the subject, helping students build an extensive
electronic portfolio as they navigate the text. The book addresses fundamental
characteristics of educational technology
that span various users, contexts and settings; includes a full range of
engaging exercises for students that
will contribute to their professional growth; and offers the following 4-step
pedagogical
features inspired by M.D. Merrill's First Principles of Instruction:
• TELL: Primary presentations and pointers to major sources of information and
resources
• ASK: Activities that encourage students to critique applications and share
their individual interpretations
• SHOW: Activities that demonstrate the
application of key concepts and complex skills with appropriate
opportunities for learner responses
• DO: Activities in which learners apply key concepts and complex skills
while working on practice
assignments and/or projects to be created for their
electronic portfolios
The first
textbook to launch Routledge's new Integrative Approaches to Educational
Technology series, this
indispensable volume covers the core objectives addressed in foundations
of educational technology courses.
Contents:
Part I. Introduction and Overview Part III. Elaboration, Examples, Discussion, and
Activities
1. 2. 3. 4.
Introducing education technology
Learning and performing
Teaching and training
Supporting learning, performance and
instruction with technology
11. Introducing innovative technologies and
managing change
12. Teaching with technology
13. Educational technologies in the workplace 14. Designing
technology-supported learning
5. Integrative
approaches to planning and
implementation
Part II. Theoretical Perspectives with Example
Applications
6. Theories of
human development
7. Theories of
learning and performance
8. Theories of
information and communications
9. Instructional
theories
10. Instructional design theories
About the Author:
environments
15. Integrating technology into activities and tasks
Part IV. Extensions for Different Contexts
16. K-12 settings
17. Higher education
18. Business and industry
19. Governmental agencies
20. Not-for-profit and non-governmental agencies
References, Glossary of Terms, Extended Bibliography, Links and Other
Resources
J. Michael Spector is a research professor at the
Learning and Performance Support Laboratory at the University of Georgia.
Educational
Leadership and Technology
Preparing School Administrators for a Digital Age
Virginia E. Garland & Chester Tadeja
ISBN: 9780415809788 (PB)
Original Price : 27.99 Pound
Indian Price: 295
Pages: 140
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Providing models of exemplary use and the latest research, Educational
Leadership and Technology reveals the transformational power of emerging
technologies to improve student learning, and explores how leaders can
bring about this
technology integration. This book provides an overview of roles and strategies
expected of effective school leaders, as well as some of the complex issues
they face. Authors Garland and Tadeja offer a critical analysis of today's
emerging technology, while also addressing the need for collaborative efforts
of
parents, community, and students to implement technologies effectively.
Special Features Include:
• Full integration of
National Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS.A) and the National
Education Technology Plan (NETP).
• Leader reflections
from practicing school administrators that provide context of real-world
scenarios.
• "Tips for
School Leaders" and end-of-chapter questions that encourage student
engagement with the text.
• "School
Administrator's Technology Leadership Self-Assessment," a unique and
impartial survey in each
chapter with self-scoring guide that helps readers determine their
technology use and readiness for
implementation.
• A robust companion
website with PowerPoint Slides, strategies, and links to website and video
resources
which will reflect changes in technology, policy, and
practice.
• Discussion of the
newest and emerging technologies, including Cloudware, social media, virtual
manipulatives, and e-games.
Educational Leadership and Technology is an important resource for new
and aspiring elementary, middle, and high school
principals as well as superintendents and technology coordinators.
Contents:
1. Technology Planning
2. Leading Instruction with New Technologies
3. Teacher Supervision and Professional Development
4. The Technology Infrastructure
About the Authors:
5. Systemic Change with Personnel and Partnerships in
Technology
6. Legal and Social Issues in Technology References
Web Resources
Virginia E. Garland is Associate Professor of
Education at the University of New Hampshire, USA.
Chester Tadeja is Adjunct Professor in Education at the University of
La Verne, USA.
Bnehavior Analysis for Effective Teaching
2nd Edition
Julie S. Vargas, B.F. Skinner Foundation, USA
ISBN: 9780415526807 (PB)
Original Price : 49.99 Pound
Indian Price: 595
Pages: 396
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
This book shows teachers and other human service professionals working
in school settings how to employ non- aversive, behavior analysis principles
in classrooms and other school settings. Marked by its clear writing and
multitude of real-classroom examples, this book is appropriate for
undergraduate and graduate courses in teacher
education, special education, school psychology, and school counselling.
Behavior Analysis for
Effective
Teaching makes a perfect text for one of the five required courses for the
Credentialing Exam of the
Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB). Outstanding features
include: • A classroom focus that seamlessly
integrates behavior management with effective classroom instruction. •
Up-to-date research covering topics such as tag teaching,
precision teaching, verbal behavior, autism, and computer-aided instruction. • Pedagogical strategies
including in-chapter quizzes and problem-solving exercises. • A companion
website
featuring instructor test banks, illustrative videos, and further
resources.
Contents:
Part I: Science and the Art of Teaching 1: Adding
Science to the Art of Teaching
2: Finding the "Causes" of Behavior in
Functional
Relations
3: How We Learn
Part II: Planning for Improvement
4: Setting Goals
to Improve Achievement
5: Improving
Sensitivity to Progress: Recording
Methods
6: Making
Progress Visible: Charting and
Graphing
About the Author:
7: The Teacher
as Researcher
Part III: Designing Instruction
8: Shaping
Behavior: The Role of Postcedents 9: Teaching Concepts and Understanding: The
Role of Antecedents
10: Verbal Behavior: Teaching Language Skills
Part IV: Ethical Practices and Ultimate Goals
11: Punishment and Why to Avoid It
12: Beyond Testing: Reaching the Ultimate Goals
of Education
Julie S. Vargas, Ph. D. is a former third and
fourth grade teacher. She taught behavior analysis to undergraduate education
majors and practicing teachers for over 30 years. She is past president of the
Association for Behavior Analysis
International and one of the founding editors of The Behavior Analyst. Dr.
Vargas has written three books and many chapters and articles on educational
practices. She is currently President of the B. F. Skinner Foundation.
Motivation and
Learning Strategies
for College
Successh: A Focus on Self- t
Regulated
Learning - 4 Edition
Myron H. & Helena Seli
ISBN: 9780415894203 (PB)
Original Price : 30.99 Pound
Indian Price: 495
Pages: 364
Size: 6.75" x 9.5"
About the Book:
This popular
text combines theory, research, and applications to teach college students how
to become more self-regulated learners. Study skills are treated as a serious
academic course of study. Students learn about human motivation and learning as
they improve their study skills. The focus is on relevant information and
features designed to help students to identify the components of academic
learning that contribute to high achievement,
to master and practice effective learning and study strategies, and then to
complete self-regulation studies whereby they are taught a process for
improving their academic behavior. A framework organized around six components related to academic success
(motivation, methods of learning, time management, control of the physical
and social environment, and monitoring performance) makes it easy for students
to understand what they need to do to become more successful in the classroom.
Pedagogical Features include Exercises; Follow-Up
Activities; Student Reflections; Chapter-end Reviews; Key Point; and a
Glossary.
Contents:
Unit I: Foundations of Learning and Motivation
1. Academic Self-Regulation 2. Understanding Motivation
3. Understanding Learning and Memory
Unit II: Motivational Strategies
4. Goal Setting
5. Self-Regulation of Emotions
Unit III: Behavioral Strategies
6. Time Management
7. Self-Regulation of the Physical and Social
Environment
About the Authors:
Unit IV: Learning and Study Strategies
8. Learning from Textbooks
9. Learning from Lectures
10. Preparing for Exams
11. Taking Exams
Appendix A: A Guide for Completing a Self-
Regulation Study
Appendix B: Examples of Self-Regulation Studies
Myron H. Dembo is Emeritus
Professor of Educational Psychology in the Rossier School of Education at the
University of Southern California. He specializes in areas of learning and
motivation, with special focus on teaching
students how to become more self-regulated learners.
Helena Seli is Assistant Clinical Professor of Educational
Psychology and Technology in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.
Learning to Teach
in the Secondary
Stchool: A Companion to School
Experience
6th
Ed i t i o n
Edited by Susan Capel, & Marilyn Leask
ISBN: 9780415518369 (PB)
Original Price : 25.99 Pound
Indian Price: 895
Pages: 656
Size: 7.25" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Learning to
teach involves hard work and careful preparation. To become an effective
teacher requires subject knowledge, an understanding of your pupils and how
they learn and the confidence to respond to dynamic classroom situations.
Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 6th edition offers a comprehensive,
in-depth and practical introduction to the skills needed to qualify as a
teacher, and is designed to help you to develop
those qualities that lead to good practice and a successful future in
education.
With a focus on
evidence-based practice and written by expert practitioners, 35 units cover key
concepts and
skills, including:
• Managing behaviour to support learning • Ways pupils
learn
• Planning lessons and schemes of work • Motivating
pupils
• Assessment • Inclusion and special educational needs
• Using ICT and digital technologies • Pupil grouping,
progression and differentiation
• Managing time, workload and stress • Getting your first
teaching post
This fully updated 6th edition includes five new units:
• Primary-secondary transition • Developing critical
thinking
• Creating a language rich classroom • Education across
the four home countries of the UK
• UK education in an international context
The book
contains many examples of how to analyse practice to ensure pupil learning is
maximised. Activities and tasks in each unit offer opportunities for you to
analyse your own learning and performance. Masters level tasks and annotated further readings respond to
the requirements for teachers to engage in M level work. Learning to
Teach in the Secondary School provides practical help and support for many of
the situations and potential challenges you
are faced with in school. Supported by the Learning to Teach Subjects in the
Secondary School Series by the same editors, it is an essential purchase for
every aspiring secondary school teacher.
Contents:
1. Becoming a Teacher 2. Beginning to Teach
3. Classroom Interactions and Managing Pupils
4. Pupil Differences
5. Helping Pupils Learn
About the Authors:
6. Assessment
7. The School, Curriculum and Society
8. Your Professional Development
9. And Finally
Appenidices
Susan Capel is a Professor and Head of the School of Sport and
Education at Brunel University, UK.
Marilyn Leask is Dean, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of
Bedfordshire, UK.
Tony Turner was Senior Lecturer in Education at the Institute of
Education, University of London, UK.
Acoustics: An Introduction
Heinrich Kuttruff
ISBN: 9780415386807 (PB)
Original Price : 122.40 Pound
Indian Price: 495
Pages: 472
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
This definitive
textbook provides students with a comprehensive introduction to acoustics.
Beginning with the basic physical ideas,
Acoustics balances the fundamentals with engineering aspects, applications and electroacoustics, also covering music, speech and
the properties of human hearing. The concepts of acoustics are
exposed and applied in:
• room acoustics
• sound insulation
in buildings
• noise control
• underwater sound
and ultrasound
Scientifically
thorough, but with mathematics kept to a minimum, Acoustics is the perfect
introduction to acoustics for students at any level of mechanical, electrical
or civil engineering courses and an accessible resource for architects,
musicians or sound engineers requiring a technical understanding of acoustics
and their applications.
Contents:
1. 2.
3.
4. 5. 6. 7.
8.
9.
Introduction
Some Facts on Vibrations
Acoustic Variables and Basic Relations
Plane Waves, Attenuation
Spherical Wave and Sound Radiation
Reflection and Refraction Diffraction and Scattering
Sound Transmission in Pipes and Horns
Sound in Closed Spaces
12. 13.
14.
15. 16. 17. 18.
19.
Human Hearing Room Acoustics
Building Acoustics
Basics of Noise Control
Underwater Acoustics and Ultrasound
Electroacoustic Transducers
Microphones
Loudspeakers and Other Electroacoustic
Sound Sources
10. Sound Waves in Isotropic Solids 20. Electroacoustic Systems 11. Music and Speech
About the Author:
Heinrich Kuttruff is Emeritus Professor at the
Institute of Technical Acoustics at Aachen University, Germany.
Cnomplex Analysis and Applications d
2 Edition
Alan Jeffrey
ISBN: 9781584885535 (PB)
Original Price : 65.99 Pound
Indian Price: 550
Pages: 592
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
Complex Analysis and Applications, Second Edition explains complex
analysis for students of applied mathematics and engineering.
Restructured and completely revised, this textbook first develops the theory of
complex
analysis, and then examines its geometrical interpretation and application to
Dirichlet and Neumann
boundary value problems.
A discussion of complex analysis now forms the first three chapters of
the book, with a description of conformal mapping and its
application to boundary value problems for the two-dimensional Laplace equation
forming the
final two chapters. This new structure enables students to study theory
and applications separately, as needed.
In order to
maintain brevity and clarity, the text limits the application of complex
analysis to two-dimensional boundary value
problems related to temperature distribution, fluid flow, and electrostatics.
In each case, in order
to show the
relevance of complex analysis, each application is preceded by mathematical
background that demonstrates how a real valued potential function and its
related complex potential can be derived from the mathematics that describes the physical situation.
Contents:
1. Analytic
Functions
2. Complex
Integration
3. Taylor and
Laurent Series: Residue Theorem and Applications
4. Conformal
Mapping
5. Boundary
Value Problems, Potential Theory, and Conformal Mapping
About the Author:
Alan Jeffrey is Emeritus Professor of Engineering Mathematics at the
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
A Concrete Introduction to Real
Analysis
Robert Carlson,
Series edited by: Zuhair Nashed & Earl Taft
ISBN: 9781584886549 (PB)
Original Price : 55.99 Pound
Indian Price: 425
Pages: 310
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
Most volumes in
analysis plunge students into a challenging new mathematical environment,
replete with axioms, powerful abstractions,
and an overriding emphasis on formal proofs. This can lead even students with a
solid mathematical aptitude to often feel bewildered and discouraged by
the theoretical treatment. Avoiding unnecessary
abstractions to provide an accessible presentation of the material, A Concrete
Introduction to Real Analysis
supplies the crucial transition from a calculations-focused treatment of
mathematics to a proof-centered approach.
Drawing from the history of mathematics and practical applications,
this volume uses problems emerging from calculus to introduce themes of
estimation, approximation, and convergence. The book covers discrete calculus, selected area computations, Taylor's theorem, infinite sequences and
series, limits, continuity and differentiability of functions, the Riemann
integral, and much more. It contains a large collection of examples and exercises, ranging from simple problems that
allow students to check their understanding of the concepts to challenging problems that develop new material.
Providing a solid foundation in analysis, A Concrete Introduction to
Real Analysis demonstrates that the mathematical
treatments described in the text will be valuable both for students planning to
study more analysis and for those who are less inclined to take another
analysis class.
Contents:
1. Discrete
Calculus
2. Selected Area
Computations 3. Limits and Taylor's Theorem
4. Infinite
Series 5. A Bit of Logic 6. Real Numbers
7. Functions 8. Integrals
9. More
Integrals
Electronic Cirrcuits: Fundamentals &
Applications - 3
Edition
Mike Tooley & Mike Tooley
ISBN: 9780750669238 (PB)
Original Price : 24.99 Pound
Indian Price: 495
Pages: 440
Size: 7.25" x 9.5"
About the Book:
Electronic Circuits is a unique combination of a comprehensive reference
text and a practical electronics handbook in one
volume.
Mike Tooley provides all the essential information required to get to
grips with the fundamentals of electronics, detailing the
underpinning knowledge necessary to appreciate the operation of a wide range of
electronic circuits, including amplifiers, logic circuits, power
supplies and oscillators. The third edition now offers an even more extensive
range of topics, with extended coverage of practical areas such as circuit
construction and fault
finding, and new
topics including circuit simulation, electronic CAD and a brand new chapter
devoted to the
PIC microcontroller.
The book's content is matched to the latest pre-degree level courses
(from Level 2 up to, and including, Foundation Degree and HND), making this
an invaluable reference text for all study levels, and its broad
coverage is combined with practical case studies, based in real-world
engineering contexts throughout the text.
The unique combination of a comprehensive reference text, incorporating
a primary focus on practical application, ensures this text
will prove a vital guide for students and also for industry-based engineers,
who are either
new to the field of electronics, or who wish to refresh their knowledge. Yet
unlike general electronics
reference texts available, Electronic Circuits offers this essential
information at an affordable price.
Key Features:
• A comprehensive
reference text and practical electronics handbook in one volume - at an
affordable price! • New chapter on PIC microcontrollers -
the most popular chip family for use in project work in colleges
and universities
• Companion websites contain free
electronic tools to aid learning for students and a question bank for
lecturers
Contents:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
9.
10.
Electrical fundamentals
Passive components
D.C. circuits
Alternating voltage and current
Semiconductors Power supplies
Amplifiers
Operational amplifiers
Oscillators
Logic circuits
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
19.
Microprocessor systems
The 555 timer
Radio
Test equipment and measurements
Fault finding
Sensors and interfacing
Circuit simulation
The PIC microcontroller
Circuit construction
Appendices
The Finite Element
Method:
Basic
Concepts and Applications
2nd Edition
Darrell W. Pepper & Juan C. Heinrich
ISBN: 9781591690276 (PB)
Original Price : 75.20. Pound
Indian Price: 450
Pages: 324
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
This much-anticipated second edition introduces the fundamentals of the
finite element method featuring clear- cut examples and an
applications-oriented approach. Using the transport equation for heat transfer
as the foundation
for the governing equations, this new edition demonstrates the versatility of
the method for a wide range of applications,
including structural analysis and fluid flow.
Much attention
is given to the development of the discrete set of algebraic equations,
beginning with simple one-dimensional
problems that can be solved by inspection, continuing to two- and
three-dimensional elements, and ending with three chapters describing
applications. The increased number of example problems per chapter helps
build an understanding of the method to define and organize required initial
and boundary condition data for specific problems. In addition to exercises
that can be worked out manually, this new edition refers to user- friendly computer codes for solving one-, two-,
and three-dimensional problems. Among the first FEM textbooks to include finite
element software, the book contains a website with access to an even more comprehensive list of finite element software
written in FEMLAB, MAPLE, MathCad, MATLAB, FORTRAN, C++, and JAVA - the most popular programming
languages.
This textbook is
valuable for senior level undergraduates in mechanical, aeronautical,
electrical, chemical, and civil engineering. Useful for short courses and
home-study learning, the book can also serve as an introduction for first-year
graduate students new to finite element coursework and as a refresher for
industry professionals. The book is a
perfect lead-in to Intermediate Finite Element Method: Fluid Flow and Heat and
Transfer Applications (Taylor &
Francis, 1999, Hb 1560323094).
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The Method of
Weighted Residuals and
Galerkin Approximations
3.
The Finite Element Method in One
Dimension
4. The
Two-Dimensional Triangular Element
5. The
Two-Dimensional Quadrilateral
Element
About the Author:
6. 7. 8. 9.
10.
Isoparametric Two-Dimensional Elements
The Three-Dimensional Element
Finite Elements in Solid Mechanics
Applications to Convective Transport
Introduction to Fluid Flow
Appendices
Darrell W Pepper - Professor of
Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Nevada Center for Advanced Computational Methods at the University of Nevada
Las Vegas.
Juan C Heinrich - Editor, Advisor and reviewer
for a variety of technical journals, including Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Progress in
Computational Fluid Dynamics.
Graphs,
Algorithms, and Optimization
William Kocay & Donald L. Kreher
ISBN: 9781584883968 (PB)
Original Price : 77.99 Pound
Indian Price: 550
Pages: 504
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
Graph theory offers a rich source of problems and techniques for
programming and data structure development, as well as for
understanding computing theory, including NP-Completeness and polynomial
reduction.
A comprehensive
text, Graphs, Algorithms, and Optimization features clear exposition on modern
algorithmic graph theory presented in a
rigorous yet approachable way. The book covers major areas of graph theory including
discrete optimization and its connection to graph algorithms. The authors
explore surface topology from an intuitive point of view and include detailed
discussions on linear programming that emphasize graph theory problems useful in mathematics and computer science. Many
algorithms are provided along with the data structure needed to program the algorithms efficiently. The book also
provides coverage on algorithm
complexity and efficiency, NP-completeness, linear optimization, and
linear programming and its relationship to
graph algorithms.
Written in an accessible and informal style, this work covers nearly all
areas of graph theory. Graphs, Algorithms, and Optimization
provide a modern discussion of graph theory applicable to mathematics, computer
science, and crossover applications.
Key Features:
• Provides a thorough treatment of graph
theory along with data structures to show how algorithms can be
programmed
• Includes three chapters on linear
optimization, which show how linear programming is related to graph
theory
• Emphasizes the use
of programming to solve graph theory problems
• Presents all
algorithms from a generic point of view, usable with any programming language
• Comprehensively
handles topics such as algorithmic complexity, efficiency, and NP-completeness,
topics
not addressed in competitors' texts
Contents:
1. 2. 3. 4.
5.
6. 7. 8.
Graphs and Their Complements
Paths and Walks
Some Special Classes of Graphs
Trees and Cycles
The Structure of Trees
Connectivity
Alternating Paths and Matchings
Network Flows
9.
10. 11. 12.
13.
14. 15. 16.
Hamilton Cycles
Digraphs
Graph Colorings
Planar Graphs
Graphs and Surfaces
Linear Programming
The Primal-Dual Algorithm
Discrete Linear Programming
About the Authors:
William Kocay, University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Canada
Donald L. Kreher, Michigan Technological
University, Houghton, USA
Heat Transfer:
Thermal Management of
Electronics
Younes Shabany
ISBN: 9781439814673 (PB)
Original Price : 71.20 Pound
Indian Price: 550
Pages: 508
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
Heat Transfer: Thermal Management of Electronics details how engineers can use intelligent thermal design to prevent
heat-related failures, increase the life expectancy of the system, and reduce
emitted noise, energy consumption, cost, and time to market. Appropriate
thermal management can also create a significant market
differentiation,
compared to similar systems. Since there are more design flexibilities in the
earlier stages of product design, it would
be productive to keep the thermal design in mind as early as the concept and
feasibility phase. The author first provides the basic knowledge
necessary to understand and solve simple electronic cooling problems. He then
delves into more detail about heat transfer fundamentals to give the reader a
deeper
understanding of
the physics of heat transfer. Next, he describes experimental and numerical
techniques and
tools that are
used in a typical thermal design process. The book concludes with a chapter on
some advanced cooling methods. With its
comprehensive coverage of thermal design, this book can help all engineers to
develop the necessary expertise in thermal management of electronics and move a
step closer to being a multidisciplinary
engineer.
Key Features:
• Presents an
easy-to-understand explanation of heat transfer fundamentals
• Provides examples of direct application
of heat transfer fundamentals to solve practical electronic
cooling problems
• Explains specific
thermal management topics such as electronic packaging, fans and pumps, heat
sinks,
thermal interface materials, and printed circuit boards
• Describes heat pipes, liquid cooling,
thermoelectric coolers, etc., as applied to thermal management of
electronics
• Includes examples
and end-of-chapter problems
Contents:
Introduction.Energy,
Energy Transfer, and Heat Transfer.Principle of Conservation of Energy.Heat
Transfer Mechanisms.Thermal Resistance Network.Thermal Specification of
Microelectronic Packages.Fins and Heat Sinks.Heat
Conduction Equation.Fundamentals of Convection Heat Transfer.Forced Convection
Heat Transfer: External Flows.Forced Convection Heat Transfer: Internal
Flows.Natural Convection Heat Transfer.Radiation Heat Transfer.Computer Simulations and Thermal Design.Experimental
Techniques and Thermal Design.Advanced
Cooling Techniques.
About the Author:
Younes Shabany, He is currently Director of
Thermal Engineering & Design and Thermal Architect in Advanced Technology Group at Flextronics International USA, Milpitas,
California.
Reinforced Concrete
Design:
Design
Theory and Examples
3rdEdition
Prab Bhatt, T. J. MacGinley & Ban SengChoo
ISBN: 9780415307963 (PB)
Original Price : 122.40 Pound
Indian Price: 695
Pages: 796
Size: 6" x 9"
About the Book:
Setting out
design theory for concrete elements and structures and illustrating the
practical applications of the theory, the
third edition of this popular textbook has been extensively rewritten and
expanded to conform to the latest
versions of BS8110 and EC2.
It includes more than sixty clearly worked out design examples and over
600 diagrams, plans and charts as well as giving the background to the British
Standard and Eurocode to explain the 'why' as well as the 'how' and
highlighting the differences between the codes. New chapters on prestressed
concrete and water retaining structures are
included and the most commonly encountered design problems in structural
concrete are covered.
Invaluable for students on civil engineering degree courses; explaining
the principles of element design and the procedures for the
design of concrete buildings, its breadth and depth of coverage also make it a
useful reference tool for practising engineers.
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Materials, Structural Failures and Durability
3. Limit State Design and Structural Analysis
4. Section Design for Moment
5. Shear, Bond and Torsion
6. Serviceability Limit State Checks
7. Simply Supported Beams
8. Reinforced Concrete Slabs
9. Columns
10. Walls in Buildings
About the Authors:
11. Foundations
12. Retaining Walls
13. Design of Statically Indeterminate Structures
14. Reinforced Concrete Framed Buildings
15. Tall Buildings
16. Prestressed Concrete
17. Design of Structures Retaining Aqueous
Liquids
18. Eurocode 2
19. Deflection and Cracking
Prab Bhatt is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department
of Civil Engineering at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Thomas J. MacGinley (late), formerly of
Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore
Ban Seng Choo
(late),
formerly Professor of Timber Engineering at the School of Built Environment,
Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.
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