"An effort has been made to present the various topics in the theory of graphs in a logical order, to indicate the historical background, and to clarify the exposition by including figures to illustrat" Zobraziť viac
"Working With Numbers and Statistics: A Handbook for Journalists" will bolster math skills and improve math confidence for journalists at all skill levels. Authors Charles Livingston and Paul Voakes developed this resource book to improve journalist Zobraziť viac
The aim of this book is to examine a variety of problems in the understanding of the evolutionary history of the marsupials. In his exposition, the author covers developmental and reproductive biology, the cranio-skeletal system (including dentition,... Zobraziť viac
The population genetics and speciation of fungi is a rapidly developing field, heavily dependent upon the use of molecular markers. No basic text exists which describes the methods employed or the findings obtained from such investigations. This book... Zobraziť viac
Social insects--ants, bees, termites, and wasps--can be viewed as powerful problem-solving systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents, this intelligence lies in the networks of interactions among... Zobraziť viac
In the second volume of his abridgement of Joseph Needham's original text, Colin Ronan looks in detail at the early Chinese contributions to various sciences. The first section deals with mathematics, and it is shown that the Chinese works were... Zobraziť viac
The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives. Their work draws upon recent developments in social theory, biology, ethnobiology, epistemology, sociology... Zobraziť viac
Volume 75 of the Organic Synthesis series contains 29 carefully checked and edited experimental procedures describing leading-edge synthetic methods, important reagents, and useful building blocks. Zobraziť viac
Integrated by the theme of the interconnectedness of philosophy and science, and linked by many references to the history of both disciplines, "Philosophy of Physics" is always clear, while remaining faithful to the complexity and integrity of the... Zobraziť viac
In Science and Ethics, Bernard Rollin examines the ideology that denies the relevance of ethics to science. Providing an introduction to basic ethical concepts, he discusses a variety of ethical issues that are relevant to science and how they are... Zobraziť viac
This volume considers the strengths and weaknesses of the various policy options for systemic financial crises, covering both microeconomic (including recapitalization of banks, bank closures, subsidies for distressed borrowers, capital adequacy rules... Zobraziť viac
While preserving the clear, accessible style of previous editions, this volume reflects the latest developments in computer-intensive methods that deal with intractable analytical problems and unwieldy data sets. Zobraziť viac
Increasing attention is paid in the social sciences and management studies to the constitution and claims of different theories, perspectives, and "paradigms." This book is one of the most respected and robust analyses of these issues. For this new... Zobraziť viac
Regional development strategies have become the focus of attention in many countries in the 1990s. This textbook provides a conceptual, theoretical and empirical analysis of regional development strategies within a European context It examines the... Zobraziť viac
This CIGRE Green Book describes the state-of-the-art of power Systems asset management dealing with all aspects asset management practice. The major focus of the book is on documenting practical methods that bridge the gap between just satisfying an... Zobraziť viac
Stamos squarely confronts the problem of determining what a biological species is, whether species are real, and the nature of their reality. He critically considers the evolution of the major contemporary views of species and also offers his own... Zobraziť viac
International justice has become a crucial part of the ongoing political debates about the future of shattered societies like Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Cambodia, and Chile. Why do our governments sometimes display such striking idealism in the face of... Zobraziť viac
Based on original research and firsthand accounts, this book contains dynamic debates between party officials, scientists and citizens about how best to use the great natural and mineral resources of the USSR and the impact Soviet programs had on the... Zobraziť viac
Introducing students to the world of electricity and magnetism, the third edition of this classic textbook has now been converted to SI units and features additional examples and problems. It covers all the standard introductory topics and contains... Zobraziť viac
This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition brings together a wide range of topics, including modal, tense, conditional, intuitionist, many-valued, paraconsistent, relevant, and fuzzy logics. All of the topics are explained clearly using devices... Zobraziť viac
