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Combines traditional and modern experiments to teach undergraduate student laboratories in material science, materials engineering and engineering mechanics. Complete with illustrations, figures and equations, this book delivers timely, rich, and engaging reading experience to students.

Examines how Islamic societies have fared under and dealt with the major political-economic systems that have operated throughout history. Each chapter explores one of several political-economic systems by defining major concepts and their synthesis, providing a thematic review of available literature, and reviewing three Islamic societies that operated under the system.

Offers a pragmatic analysis of the African National Anthem, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", within a linguistic framework. By delineating the pragmatic features of the anthem, its philosophical symbolic meanings are teased out. This is important because symbols are critical in promoting social integration, fostering legitimacy, inducing loyalty, gaining compliance, and providing security and hope.

Provides a clear overview of various methodologies of quantitative research. Each chapter defines and describes a specific methodology and introduces readers to those who pioneered it. Applications of each methodology are discussed, its strengths and weaknesses are explored, and references for further study are provided.

A unique anthology, co-authored by a "gym rat" with a Ph.D. in Sociology and a former competitive bodybuilder, fitness expert, and entrepreneur. The book offers a sociological perspective on the fitness industry, discussing how it is driven both by market forces and the culture of individual consumerism.

An accessible, comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles, concepts, and methods of engineering economics. Utilizing detailed case studies and exercises reflecting current trends and issues in economics, this book introduces students to a variety of key concepts, including estimation of the time value of money, evaluation of a single project, decision analysis, depreciation and taxes.

Drawing on major sociological and organisational theories, The Business of Diversity delves into the experiences of executives and senior-level managers in American's top Fortune 500 corporations. In eye-opening interviews, these men and women recount their professional and personal experiences associated with their corporation's adoption and implementation of diversity strategies.

This introduction to sociology examines the complex relationship between humans and the environment and how this relationship changes over time, with technology as the catalyst. Adopting a thematic approach, this volume focuses on the evolution of societies to illustrate how societies evolve from one evolutionary stage to the next.

Focuses on fundamental principles of law, adding information on practical and theoretical perspectives and policy to the subject. The material in Developments in Business Law and Policy brings real world examples to the classroom. It is written primarily for undergraduate business law courses and MBA courses on the subject.

A complete, ready-to-use package of lessons, examples, problem sets, homework, and tests needed for a full term course in prealgebra. This book is suited for online and hybrid courses, computer-assisted courses and math labs, self-paced courses, and traditional classrooms, and is ready for immediate use and can be tailored to help meet their course goals and students' needs.

A complete, ready-to-use package of lessons, examples, problem sets, homework, and tests needed for a full term course in prealgebra. This book is suited for online and hybrid courses, computer-assisted courses and math labs, self-paced courses, and traditional classrooms, and is ready for immediate use and can be tailored to help meet their course goals and students' needs.

Provides the first comprehensive translation of Olzhas Suleimenov's poetry in English. The book provides a concise overview of the poet's rich literary heritage and serves as an introduction to the contemporary literature of Kazakhstan and Eurasia. Suleimenov has emerged as one of Kazakhstan's and Central Asia's most influential intellectuals, authors, and poets of the last half century.

Addresses the information gaps found in typical forensic textbooks. The articles selected for this text provide a deeper understanding of both the theory and the practical applications of forensic-investigation skills. Divided into five topical areas, these readings include some of the most up-to-date research studies and suggested practices in the field.

Provides a comprehensive overview of the major works and theories of Alfred Adler, Viennese psychiatrist and founder of the school of individual psychology. This text presents an integrated analysis of Adler's outstanding findings and illustrations, which have been found to be both useful and practical by practitioners in psychotherapy.

Set in a British prison in Sagar, India in 1832, and inspired by actual events, Confessions of a Thug (1839) is the picaresque tale of north Indian Thug Ameer Ali, who strangled over seven hundred people in his lifetime. Ameer Ali recounts how he rose to prominence as a Thug leader, how he fell from power, and how he took vengeance on his enemies.

Outlines the process of starting a business by applying the advantages of the WEB 2.0 environment. Using up-to-date case studies and examples, this book advocates a clear-eyed, directive approach to starting and running a business. In doing so, it incorporates social networking and viral marketing approaches.

Provides an entertaining and academic look at free speech and association issues on the college campus. The presentation of the legal material mixed in with humorous fact patterns makes analysis of the cutting edge campus speech issues enjoyable. Each section includes in-depth discussion questions to encourage a deeper engagement and understanding of the text.

Provides analyses of fractal complexities in the works of major African/Black thinkers from the continent and the Diaspora. The major challenge was to transform the linguistic pragmatic or deep-level meanings in the literary texts studied for mathematical modelling. This called for the utilization of a pluridisciplinary approach that helped to mix linguistics and mathematical approaches.

The readings in this anthology are written by communication researchers who share true stories of how they use particular research methods within their own research programs. The book helps students understand how researchers face the numerous challenges of conducting communication research, and how they produce knowledge that adds to our theoretical understanding of communication.

While there are many approaches to teaching diversity, Creative Americanization explores how we consciously transform cultural products to suit more mainstream American tastes. With cultures mixing and mingling, different products are constantly modified and transformed, creating varieties that can be a genuine source of individual, communal, and national strength.

Provides exercises to help students understand the fundamentals of building structures and how to design structures that will withstand forces such as self-weight, live loads, wind, and seismic forces. The book also provides comprehensive solution techniques and necessary vocabulary to help students gain a deeper understanding of the structural principles and analytical methods of building design.

Provides a comprehensive exploration of Feature Theory Grammar, which breaks down the components of traditional "parts-of-speech" words, allowing for fine-grained analysis. The book correlates Feature Theory Grammar to the Periodic Table, tinkering with sub-particles of words to show how isolated features project one phrase over another, and contribute to particular phrasings.

Instructs students in heat transfer, and cultivates independent and logical thinking ability. The book focuses on fundamental concepts in heat transfer and can be used in courses in Heat Transfer, Heat and Mass Transfer, and Transport Processes. It uses numerical examples and equation solving to clarify complex, abstract concepts such as Kirchhoff's Law in Radiation.

Introduces social media marketing to advanced college and first year MBA students. The primary focus is to supplement and enhance the current marketing and technology curricula by applying standard marketing theory to the new online space. The text is positioned to build upon students' familiarity with basic marketing approaches and their experience with social networking and viral marketing.

Delivers a comprehensive overview of international relations theory, international political economy, international security, and other global issues. This text seeks to help students understand how countries interact and operate on the global level by examining a variety of critical issues, including trade, terrorism, and humans rights.

Helps students learn and retain important statistical concepts. New graduates face numerous challenges when applying statistics in the workplace. This text presents a unique and class-tested set of pedagogical tools that increase learning and retention, and prepare students for real-world application.

What does it mean to be human? What is evolution? How should we define ""survival""? These questions are at the heart of this anthology, which introduces students to important concepts in anthropology. Human Evolution and Survival teaches students to question, think critically, and debate who we are, how we got that way, and how we will survive into the future.

Presents articles that address the polemics surrounding what constitutes an authentic reality of the human experience. The selected readings provide perspectives on biological and evolutionary origins, culturally constructed notions of self and others, and the increasing knowledge that the perceived realities represented by theoretical models may not accurately reflect current notions of truth.