Technology & Engineering
Discover a wide selection of technology and engineering books, including top-rated mechanical and software engineering textbooks,
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MATLAB and Simulink Crash Course for EngineersMATLAB and Simulink Crash Course for Engineers is a reader-friendly introductory guide to the features, functions, and applications of MATLAB and Simulink. The book provides readers with real-world examples, exercises, and applications, and offers highly illustrated, step-by-step demonstrations of techniques for the modelling and...
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ElectricityIt's astounding to think about how our lives would work without electricity. Luckily, we only realize the impact of electricity when the power's out! But this well-researched, at-level volume provides young scientists with an up-close look at electricity, exploring essential scientific topics such as...
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Jobs in TechnologyWhat do app developers, aircraft designers, and sports clothing creators have in common? They're jobs in technology! The varied, exciting careers highlighted in this book are the perfect way to help readers understand that technology is far more than just computer programming. Each section...
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Mapping the EquatorThe equator is Earth's longest line of latitude, and it passes over numerous countries and many miles of ocean. It's always hot near the equator, and readers learn why inside this map-packed volume. Other topics include Earth's axis, rotation, and yearly trip around the...
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Mapping the North PoleFew people have actually traveled to the North Pole, but with this detailed guide, readers can explore the Arctic from wherever they live! The accessible text addresses numerous facets of the North Pole and the area north of the Arctic Circle. Easy-to-understand maps introduce...
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ComputersMost adults carry a tiny computer around in their pocket all day, every day! Smartphones are just the latest in personal computing technology, and most young readers are already familiar with those as well as tablets and other computers. This volume explores just how...
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Artificial Intelligence and Smart TechnologyThermostats that adjust themselves, refrigerators that notify their owners when the food inside them is about to expire, a robotic assistant that can set alarms and answer almost any question--all of these things would have seemed impossible only a few decades ago. However, thanks...
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Valorization of Microalgal Biomass and Wastewater TreatmentValorization of Microalgal Biomass and Wastewater Treatment provides tools, techniques, data and case studies to demonstrate the use of algal biomass in the production of valuable products like biofuels, food and fertilizers, etc. Valorization has several advantages over conventional bioremediation processes as it helps...
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Instant Insights: Restoring Degraded ForestsThis collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on restoring degraded forests. The first chapter reviews the restoration of tropical forests, focusing specifically on forest landscape restoration (FLR). It addresses the importance of implementing FLR and provides two detailed case studies to demonstrate this. The chapter...
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The Subjectivities and Politics of Occupational Risk: Mines, Farms and Auto FactoriesThe Subjectivities and Politics of Occupational Risk links restructuring in three industries to shifts in risk subjectivities and politics, both within workplaces and within the safety management and regulative spheres, often leading to conflict and changes in law, political discourses and management approaches. The...
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Absolute Essentials of Project ManagementContemporary organisations proliferate with projects. Managing projects, working with project managers and delivering project excellence have become fundamental skills in the world of business, resulting in an array of approaches, tools and techniques that can bewilder. This shortform text homes in on the absolute...
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Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: A Guide to Their Public Health Consequences, Monitoring and ManagementCyanobacterial toxins are among the hazardous substances most widely found in water. They occur naturally, but concentrations hazardous to human health are usually due to human activity. Therefore, to protect human health, managing lakes, reservoirs and rivers to prevent cyanobacterial blooms is critical. This...
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Architects of Continental Seapower: Comparing Tirpitz and GorshkovThis book describes and analyses two iconic figures in twentieth-century naval history: the German Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz and the Russian Admiral Sergei Gorshkov. It examines the men, what they thought and wrote about seapower, the fleets they created and the strategic consequences of...
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Electronics: from Classical to QuantumThis book gives clear explanations of the technical aspects of electronics engineering from basic classical device formulations to the use of nanotechnology to develop efficient quantum electronic systems. As well as being up to date, this book provides a broader range of topics than...
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Interactions of Bone with Orthopedic Implants and Possible FailuresInteractions of Bone with Orthopedic Implants and Possible Failures focuses on the mechanical and biological issues that may cause failure of the implant-bone construct. The book provides discussions on the effects of the design, process, surface and other engineering parameters of implants and their...
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Phytochemical Nanodelivery Systems as Potential BiopharmaceuticalsPhytochemical Nanodelivery Systems as Potential Biopharmaceuticals comprehensively reviews current information on nanotechnology applied to phytochemical nanoencapsulation to enhance their bioavailability and bioactivity. The book is divided into two sections, the first section critically reviews current information on the field of nanotechnology and phytochemicals, and...
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All Data Are Local: Thinking Critically in a Data-Driven SocietyHow to analyze data settings rather than data sets, acknowledging the meaning-making power of the local. In our data-driven society, it is too easy to assume the transparency of data. Instead, Yanni Loukissas argues in All Data Are Local, we should approach data sets...
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Touch Screen Theory: Digital Devices and FeelingsTechnology companies claim to connect people through touchscreens, but by conflating physical contact with emotional sentiments, they displace the constructed aspects of devices and women and other oppressed individuals' critiques of how such technologies function. Technology companies and device designers correlate touchscreens and online...
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Introduction to Electric CircuitsAuthor: Herbert W. Jackson, Dale Temple, Brian E. KellyPublisher: Oxford University Press, USAPublished: 07/26/2015Pages: 1056Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 5.42lbsSize: 11.03h x 8.89w x 1.68dISBN: 9780199020485About the AuthorHerbert W. Jackson published the first edition of Introduction to Electric Circuits in 1959. Known as "the father of...
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Planet Work: Rethinking Labor and Leisure in the AnthropoceneLabor and labor norms orient much of contemporary life, organizing our days and years and driving planetary environmental change. Yet, labor, as a foundational set of values and practices, has not been sufficiently interrogated in the context of the environmental humanities for its profound...
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