Discover the flexibility to teach science your wayAstronomy, as a part of the Glencoe Science 15-Book Series, provides students with accurate and comprehensive coverage of the solar system and beyond. The strong content coverage

by Keith Robinson

ISBN: 0387367861

While most amateur astronomers know about the red shift, have a general idea of the way that the emission and absorption lines in stellar spectra provide an insight into the atomic processes of the star, it is unusual to find someone who has any

ISBN: 0895260425

In the twenty-first century, America could be destroyed. The dangers are manifold: Terrorism. Judges who think they’re God (and who are anti-God). Rising economic challenges from China and India. Immigrants and young Americans who

ISBN: 158053533X

Geographic information systems (GIS) – a central repository of geographic data collected from various sources, including satellites and GPS is emerging as one of the most intriguing and promising high-tech fields. Today, many technical, managerial,

ISBN: 0198520638

The physics of open quantum systems plays a major role in modern experiments and theoretical developments of quantum mechanics. Written for graduate students and readers with research interests in open systems, this book provides an introduction
into the main ideas and concepts, in addition to developing analytical methods and computer simulation techniques.

ISBN: 1584887451

An easily accessible introduction to wavelet analysis, this book explains the subject using algebra and some basic calculus and stresses applications, such as speech compression, removing noise from audio and images, image compression, and image

ISBN: 1864700955

This publication looks in-depth at the skyscraper builtform and at the ways in which this tall building-type can be designed to be as ecologically-sustainable as possible. It reviews and illustrates the many eco-towers designed by Ken Yeang of T. R.

ISBN: 0071453024

The Piping Systems & Pipeline Code establishes rules of the design, inspection, maintenance and repair of piping systems and pipelines throughout the world. The objective of the rules is to provide a margin for deterioration in service. Advancements

ISBN: 1405136170

Archaeologies of Materiality explores the philosophies that underpin materiality for specific cultural moments across time and space. Drawing on social theory, this volume provides a range of object orientations and is one of the first books to

ISBN: 9812818901

This book contains 22 peer-reviewed articles that cover a spectrum of contemporary subjects relevant to atmospheric sciences, with specific applications to the Asia-Pacific region. The majority of these papers consist of a review of a scientific