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McGuire Air Force Base (Images of America)
by G. W. BoydMcGuire Air Force Base, built on property ceded by the Boy Scouts of America, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and the contiguous Fort Dix, has served the nation proudly for decades. Originally, it was intended to be used as a home for observation antisubmarine reconnaissance aircraft and army suppo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Soap Bubbles: Their Colors and Forces Which Mold Them
by C. V. BoysAn excellent primer and the classic work on the topic of soap bubbles and films, this book employs simple experiments to establish a practical basis for the existence and function of surface tension and energy minimization. Dozens of experiments require nothing more than soap, straws, and bits of ru... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1959 -
Onderwijs in wetenschap
Wetenschappelijk onderzoek is van groot belang voor elke discipline in de gezondheidszorg. Ook in de paramedische zorg krijgt wetenschappelijk onderzoek steeds meer aandacht. Voorop staat daarbij dat het wetenschappelijk onderzoek van hoge methodologische kwaliteit is en dat de vertaalslag van bes... More
Language: DUTCopyright: 2012 -
Quantum Photonics: Pioneering Advances and Emerging Applications
This book brings together reviews by internationally renowed experts on quantum optics and photonics. It describes novel experiments at the limit of single photons, and presents advances in this emerging research area. It also includes reprints and historical descriptions of some of the first pionee... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
Principled Practices for Adolescent Literacy: A Framework for Instruction and Policy
by David W. Moore • Kathleen A. Hinchman • Donna E. Alvermann • William G. Brozo • Fenice B. Boyd • Elizabeth G. SturtevantThis book presents an evidence-based framework for understanding the literacy needs of adolescents. The premise is that educators and other critical stakeholders need to understand evidence-based principles in order to develop effective curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners. Recommendatio... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Quantum Mechanics (Physics and its Applications)
Quantum mechanics is the key to modern physics and chemistry, yet it is notoriously difficult to understand. This book is designed to overcome that obstacle. Clear and concise, it provides an easily readable introduction intended for science undergraduates with no previous knowledge of quantum theor... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1994 -
Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes
Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes with Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding provides readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental ingredients in plasticity, heat transfer and electricity that are necessary to develop and proper utilize computer pr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Flora of Tropical East Africa - Moraceae (1989)
This book is a comprehensive review of the genera of Moraceae, a family of flowering plants, found in the tropical region of East Africa. It presents information on their character, occurrence, habitat, phenotypic variations and distribution of each of the species under these genera.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1989 -
Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level
Voet and Pratt's 4th Edition of Principles of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level, challenges readers to better understand the chemistry behind the biological structure and reactions occurring in living systems. The latest edition continues this tradition, and additionally incorporates covera... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Austerlitz
by James Wood • W. G. SebaldAusterlitz, the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by "one of the most gripping writers imaginable" (The New York Review of Books), is the story of a man's search for the answer to his life's central riddle. A small child when he comes to England on a Kindertransport in the summer of 1939, one J... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
Scott Foresman Social Studies: The United States
by Candy Dawson Boyd • C. Frederick Risinger • Geneva Gay • Rita Geiger • James B. Kracht • Valerie Ooka PangSocial studies textbook for 5th grade students.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Evidence Policy and Practice (Evidence-Based Medicine #62)
Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges in the 21st century. Devising effective policy and practice to combat childhood obesity is a high priority for many governments and health professionals internationally. This book brings together contributors from around the world and showcases ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Conference on Statistics 1960
by J. C. Weldon • E. F. BeachIn 1958 the Canadian Political Science Association established a committee to look into ways and means of improving statistical research in the social sciences in Canada. One of the ways in which the committee thought this could be done was by establishing an annual forum where papers could be prese... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1951 -
Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign
This ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. Napoleon wrote "Cavalry is useful before, during and after the battle"; and so it was with his final campaign of Waterloo. Few campaigns of the... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Measurement in Medicine
The success of the Apgar score demonstrates the astounding power of an appropriate clinical instrument. This down-to-earth book provides practical advice, underpinned by theoretical principles, on developing and evaluating measurement instruments in all fields of medicine. It equips you to choose ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Schopenhauer's Early Fourfold Root: Translation and Commentary (Avebury Series in Philosophy)
by F. C. WhiteSchopenhauer’s Early Fourfold Root constitutes a landmark in Schopenhaurian scholarship. It is a translation with concise commentary of Schopenhauer’s doctoral thesis as submitted to the University of Jena and published at Rudolstadt in 1813. In spite of the great and increasing interest in the wri... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1997 -
Twenty Questions: An Introduction To Philosophy
How should I make (and spend) money? What gives my life meaning? Should I be afraid of death? Philosophical questions such as these--timely, personal, and relevant to daily life--are explored in the best-selling TWENTY QUESTIONS. Through an exploration of classical and contemporary approaches to th... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Twenty Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (6th edition)
Using a series of questions on a variety of topics, this extended collection of readings for undergraduates, with contributors ranging from those of Kant to Plato, Descartes, Berkeley, Chuang-Tzu, Sartre, the Koran, the Bible and Joseph Campbell, the editors cover the basics including religion and t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Indy 500, The: 1956-1965 (Images of Sports)
The 1950s and early 1960s are considered by many to be the Golden Era of Racing at the Indianapolis 500, and photographer Ben Lawrence was on hand taking photos of the Greatest Spectacle for the Indianapolis Times. During that era, Ben captured many images of the race and race events that surrounded... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Historical Geotectonics - Palaeozoic: Russian Translations Series 115
Translated from Russian, this text looks at the development of the earth's crust in the Palaeozoic period and starts from the Vendian to the Late Cambrian period. Moving on to include Ordovician to the mature stage of Caledonian and initial stage of development of Hercynian mobile belts; Silurian-Ea... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1996 -
Ferromagnetic Resonance in Orientational Transition Conditions
The unique properties of ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in magnetodielectric solids are widely used to create highly efficient analog information processing devices in the microwave range. Such devices include filters, delay lines, phase shifters, non-reciprocal and non-linear devices, and others. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Magnetostatic Waves in Inhomogeneous Fields
Magnetostatic waves (MSWs) in magnetodielectric media are fundamental for the creation of various highly efficient devices for analog information processing in the microwave range. These devices include various filters, delay lines, phase shifters, frequency converters, nonreciprocal and nonlinear d... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Scott Foresman Social Studies, People and Places
by Candy Dawson Boyd • C. Frederick Risinger • Geneva Gay • Rita Geiger • James B. Kracht • Valerie Ooka Pang • Sara Miranda SanchezTextbook about the various states in the U.S.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
People and Places
by Candy Dawson Boyd • C. Frederick Risinger • Geneva Gay • Rita Geiger • James B. Kracht • Valerie Ooka Pang • Sara Miranda SanchezA book which tells us that one should learn about community, neighborhood and history of your country.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Scott Foresman Social Studies, Regions
by Candy Dawson Boyd • C. Frederick Risinger • Geneva Gay • Rita Geiger • James B. Kracht • Valerie Ooka Pang • Sara Miranda SanchezFourth grade social studies book that was nicely written, giving just the right amount of attention to sections while still sparking the attention of children. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005