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Introduction to Complex Numbers
This ebook makes learning "complex" numbers easy through an interactive, fun and personalized approach. Features include: live YouTube video streams and closed captions that translate to 90 languages!
Engineering Mathematics: YouTube Workbook
The ebook "Engineering Mathematics: YouTube Workbook” takes learning to a new level by combining free written lessons with free online video tutorials.
Introduction to Vectors
This book takes learning to a new level by combining written notes with online video. Each lesson is linked with a YouTube video from award-winning teacher and best-selling author Dr Chris Tisdell.
Fundamentals of Chemistry
This book is about fundamental concepts that any chemistry student should not only be aware of but proficient at.
Engineering Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is an essential subject taught to all science and engineering students.
Foundation of Physics for Scientists and Engineers
This book introduces the student seeking careers in science and engineering to a fundamental concept driven knowledge in basic physics. The first volume topics covered are mechanics, heat and sound.
Chemical Thermodynamics
This study guide deals with the application of thermodynamics to the description of the properties of materials.
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
This book covers the basic principles of quantum mechanics along with key introductory topics.
Basic Physical Chemistry
This book tries to provide a complete overview of physical chemistry on the level of a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry.
Elementary Physics I
This book develops the ideas which are necessary for a beginning student to appreciate physics and its applications at the most fundamental level.
Electricity and Magnetism
This book is a calculus based treatment of waves, sound waves, interference of waves, electric force, electrical energy, capacitance, circuits, magnetism, Faraday’s law, inductance, light and optics.
Electricity, Magnetism, Optics and Modern Physics
This book is an algebra based treatment of electric force, electrical energy, circuits, magnetism, Faraday’s law, light and optics, introduction to modern physics, atomic physics and nuclear physics.
Introduction to Chemistry
This book introduces chemistry to beginners. It does this “progressively”, that is, the presentation moves logically from experimental observations to theory.
Introduction to Astronomy
This book provides a comprehensive tour of astronomy at an introductory level. Observational facts are balanced against the physics behind, where discussions are kept at a fundamental level.
Essentials of Chemistry
This compendium covers basic concepts and theory corresponding to first years of university teaching in inorganic and general chemistry; all in one compendium!
Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
The aim of the book is to introduce students to the basic ideas of inorganic chemistry and to show where they come from.
Essential Electromagnetism
Essential Electromagnetism provides a concise introduction to this fundamental topic. Starting with forces on charges, it takes a logical step-by-step progression through electrostatics and magnetost
Elementary Physics II
In EP I we concentrated on motion of particles and a brief introduction to thermodynamics.
Hydrocarbons
The book is concerned with properties such as density, refractive index, acoustic impedance and electrical conductivities of hydrocarbon substances.
Fundamentals of Chemistry Part II
This book is about fundamental concepts that any chemistry student should not only be aware of but proficient at.
Electromagnetism for Electronic Engineers
This introduction to electromagnetic theory emphasises on applications in electronic engineering.
Intermediate Quantum Mechanics
This book presents a general formulation of quantum mechanics, including topics such as Dirac notation, scattering theory, approximation techniques, field quantization, density matrices, and more.
Worked Examples In Electromagnetism
This is a companion volume to Electromagnetism for Electronic Engineers (3rd edn.
Chemistry for Chemical Engineers
Chemistry for Chemical Engineers provides background in the topics of mass and energy balances, which are distinct to chemical engineering.
Introduction to Scientific Research Projects
Introduction to Scientific Research Projects is a concise introduction to the undergraduate scientific research project.
Essential Electrodynamics
“Essential Electrodynamics” builds on “Essential Electromagnetism” and provides a concise introduction to this fundamental topic.
Engineering Thermodynamics Solutions Manual
Thermodynamics is an essential subject in the study of the behaviour of gases and vapours in real engineering applications.
The Evolution of Modern Science
The Evolution of Modern Science outlines the story of science from Aristotle to the present.
Concepts In Scientific Writing
The book, which draws on history and philosophy of science, will be useful to science students writing a thesis for the first time.
Introduction to Cancer Biology
Introduction to Cancer Biology is a short primer on how cancers develop and grow.
Introduction to Particle Physics
This book presents fundamental concepts in particle physics and gives an accessible introduction to topics such as quantum electrodynamics, Feynman diagrams, relativistic field theories, and much more
Chemical Engineering Vocabulary
This book was written for students and young professionals in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and economics.
Introduction to Wastewater Treatment
This book provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and equations that underlie the engineering processes in wastewater treatment.
Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy I
The book covers the physical-chemistry aspects of quantum mechanics and spectroscopy of a typical university degree in chemistry, chemical-physics, chemical engineering, biology or biochemistry.
Introduction to Lagrangian & Hamiltonian Mechanics
The Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms are powerful tools used to analyze the behavior of many physical systems. Lectures are available on YouTube which closely follow the topics in the book.
Introductory Chemistry
The textbook is designed to introduce chemistry to students who will take only one chemistry course in their academic career.
Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Oscillations and waves
This book is an algebra based treatment of motion, vectors, forces, work and energy, momentum and collisions, torque, physics of solids and fluids, temperature, heat, harmonic motion and sound waves.
Human Anatomy Synopsis
Topics include osteology and joints, blood vessels; nerve plexuses and lesions; upper limb muscles in outline format with illustrations, cadaver dissections, tables, and study questions.
Water Resource Management
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the Earth is facing a serious water crisis...
Essential Electromagnetism: Solutions
This book contains solutions to problems at the end of each chapter of “Essential Electromagnetism” by Raymond Protheroe.
Introductory Maths for Chemists
Chemistry Maths 1 teaches Maths from a “chemical” perspective and is the first of a three part series of texts taken during a first-year university course.
Minerals and Rocks
This book is intended for first year students of geology.
Sound and Electromagnetic Waves and Optics
This book is a calculus based treatment of waves, sound waves, interference of waves, electric force, electrical energy, capacitance, circuits, magnetism, Faraday’s law, inductance, light and optics.
General Ecology
This book meets the need for a concise textbook of ecology for university students without special biological knowledge.
Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry
This book is a concise introduction to the common blood tests and concepts used in pathology.
Study notes for Statistical Physics
This is an academic textbook for a one-semester course in statistical physics at honours BSc level.
Pollution Prevention and Control: Part I
This book is about protecting human and environmental health through an understanding of the fate of pollutants in the environment, toxicity, risk assessment, and the scientific basis for regulations.
Drilling Fluid Engineering
This book presents how to apply fluid mechanics on drilling fluid related challenges and explains the related physics involved and the different engineering approaches.
Chemistry: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy II
The book covers the physical-chemistry aspects of quantum mechanics and spectroscopy of a typical university degree in chemistry, chemical-physics, chemical engineering, biology or biochemistry.
Basic Well Logging and Formation Evaluation
The textbook is addressed to students of geosciences and petroleum engineering. Subject are the fundamental techniques of borehole geophysics and the interpretation of measured data.
Modern Introductory Mechanics
This book is a one semester undergraduate textbook covering topics in classical mechanics at an intermediate level.
Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience is an exciting and a relatively new area of research into the neural basis of the human mind.
Sanitation & Water Supply in Low-income Countries
Water supply and sanitation are amongst the most basic requirements of life.
Introduction to Polymer Science and Technology
This book covers polymerisation and polymers at a basic level, with emphasis on the delineation of the concepts and their relevance in practical terms.
Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering
The fundamentals of reaction engineering book covers the basic elements of chemical reactor design.
Introductory Climate Science
The book is a primer for students of the climate. It will also be of use to anyone wishing to understand the science underlying global warming from increasing greenhouse gas concentrations.
Have no Fear of Zoology
This short textbook of zoology provides examples of the structure and function of the most important animal phyla.
Algebra-Based College Physics: Part I
This book provides a concise, but yet comprehensive text of the key topics and concepts covered in the algebra-based introductory physics course at a comprehensive public university.
Micro- and Nano-Transport of Biomolecules
This e-book introduces the reader to biomolecules and describes the experimental and theoretical aspects of their micro- and nano-scale motion in water.
Mechanics and Oscillations
This book is a calculus based treatment of motion, vectors, forces, work and energy, momentum and collisions, torque and angular momentum, solids and fluids, gravitation and oscillatory motion.
Essential Electrodynamics: Solutions
This book contains solutions to problems at the end of each chapter of “Essential Electrodynamics”, also by Raymond Protheroe.
Biogeography: a brief introduction
Biogeography is the study of the geography of biodiversity. This book is intended to provide a concise introduction to biogeography and its importance in meeting today’s ecological challenges.
Understanding Human Minds and Their Limits
This book shows how minds work, including how they make judgments and perceptions. It shows how the physiological and psychological methods used to function put limits on knowledge and understanding.
Chemical Engineering Vocabulary: Bilingual
Chemical Engineering Vocabulary was written for students and young professionals in chemistry, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and economics.
Intermediate Maths for Chemists
Chemistry Maths 2 teaches Maths from a “chemical” perspective and is the second of a three part series of texts taken during a first-year university course.
Atmospheric Pollution
Atmospheric Pollution is a theme which is becoming increasingly important as the discussion on global warming becomes ever more relevant.
Human Anatomy Synopsis: Spine & Neck
Topics include osteology, joints, nerves and blood vessels; spinal nerve anatomy and lesions; and back and neck muscles in outline format with dissections; illustrations, tables, and study questions.
Pharmacokinetics
This book describes all basic concepts of pharmacokinetics, with an emphasis on parameters such as bioavailability, volume of distribution and clearance.
Essential Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry
Descriptive inorganic chemistry is a big subject. No student is capable of learning all the facts. This short text sets out the facts every chemistry student should know.
Human Anatomy Synopsis: Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis
Topics include, thoracic, abdominal & pelvic organs; perineum, regional vessels and nerves and regional muscles in outline format with illustrations, cadaver dissections, tables, and study questions.
Biological Signal Analysis
This book provides the reader with an understanding of biological signals and digital signal analysis techniques such as conditioning, filtering and statistical validation.
From Chaos to Consciousness
From Chaos to Consciousness” is a textbook intended for a one-semester course in Astronomy. As the title implies, it is the story of human evolution in the cosmic sense of the word.
An inverted textbook on thermodynamics: Part II
A series of problems in thermodynamics, with very extensive solutions, at the level of a first undergraduate course in the subject.
Problems for Algebra-Based College Physics I & II
A selection of challenging problems for the algebra-based introductory physics course. Most problems are at a level consistent with standardized tests [such as MCAT].
Algebra-Based College Physics: Part II
This book provides a concise, but yet comprehensive text of the key topics and concepts covered in the algebra-based introductory physics course at a comprehensive public university.
Modern Introductory Mechanics Part II
“Modern Introductory Mechanics, Part II” is a continuation of the coverage of topics in classical mechanics found in Part I.
Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis: A primer
A lucid, light-hearted but philosophically-deep introductory primer on Environmental-LCA with analogies and illustrations, meant for anyone in university interested in the environment.
Marine Pollution
This book on marine pollution describes the different threats to life in the oceans, as well as the relevant modern research methods.
Pressure Control During Oil Well Drilling
Porous sedimentary formations penetrated by the rock bit contain fluids such as oil, gas or salt water.
Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning
This e-book discusses Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in facilities. HVAC systems play a critical role in maintaining the indoor environment which has a direct impact on the h
Boundary Element Methods for Engineers: Part I
The book is presented in two Parts. Part I describes boundary element treatments of problems of the potential type, using both constant and quadratic boundary elements.
Advanced Maths for Chemists
This book teaches Maths from a “chemical” perspective and is the third of a three-part series of texts designed for a first-year university course.
Membrane filtration processes
This book describes the various filtration processes using membranes such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis.
Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering - Examples
This is the companion volume for the introductory text “Fundamentals of Reaction Engineering”, which covers the basic elements of chemical reactor design.
Industrial enzymes
Discusses the role of enzymes in a broad range of industries. Valuable reference for biotechnologist/enzymologist/biochemist/microbiologist/ biochemical engineer/ chemical technologist.
Thermal Processing of Waste
Thermal Processing of Waste is a comprehensive overview of burning municipal solid waste. Thermal Processing of Waste is an ebook to download free of charge.
Human Anatomy Synopsis: Pelvic Girdle & Lower Limb
Topics include osteology and joints, blood vessels; nerve plexuses and lesions; pelvic and lower limb muscles in outline format with illustrations, cadaver dissections, tables, and study questions.
Molecular Conformations
The three-dimensional shape of a protein determines its function. The shape of proteins can change by small or large amounts; another term for shape is conformation.
Large Scale Data Handling in Biology
Data Handling in Biology--the application of computational and analytical methods to biological problems--is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline.
An introduction to polymer-matrix composites
The book covers both continuous and discontinuous fibre reinforced thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers in terms of various mechanical and thermal properties, processes and applications.
A Wet Look At Climate Change
The term “Climate Change” has become popular but is not new to our planet. Our climate changes, sometimes dramatically, sometimes gradually, but it always changes.
Atomistic Models
Basic and some selected advanced concepts in computational chemistry and molecular modeling presented on the M.Sc./Ph.D. level for both specialists and non-specialists in theoretical chemistry.
Glossary of Combustion
Combustion is a very important process, which is used for energy generation e.g. in heat and electricity generation, propulsion, goods manufacturing and waste disposal.
Boundary Element Methods for Engineers: Part II
The book is presented in two Parts. Part II is concerned with elastic stress analysis problems of the plane strain and plane stress types.
Exercises in Pressure Control During Drilling
This is the exercise book accompanying Pressure Control During Drilling Porous sedimentary formations penetrated by the rock bit contain fluids such as oil, gas or salt water.
Statistical Thermodynamics and Spectroscopy
This book discusses the connection of classical thermodynamics and the quantum chemical description of matter, in three chapters: statistical thermodynamics, optical spectroscopy, and group theory.
Exercises in Drilling Fluid Engineering
This is the exercise book accompanying Drilling Fluid Engineering.
Transport Phenomena in a Physical World
What do mass diffusion, thermal conduction, viscosity, permeability, and electrical conductance have in common?
Ultraviolet light and its uses
This book is an introduction and guide to ultraviolet light, covering the elemental science and facts, and surveying and explaining its many practical uses.
Upper and Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Topics include basic mechanics, upper extremity mechanics, lower extremity and gait mechanics, and tissue mechanics. There are photographs, diagrams, tables, and learning activities.
Spine and Tissue Biomechanics
Topics include basic mechanics, upper extremity mechanics, lower extremity and gait mechanics, and tissue mechanics. There are photographs, diagrams, tables, and learning activities.
Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment
This edited book aims to include the most related and practical knowledge about MBR. The book focuses on knowledge of membrane, performance of MBR and its operation.
Global Trends and Patterns in Carbon Mitigation
This book analyses, country by country and region by region, responses to the worldwide demand for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions.
An inverted textbook on thermodynamics: Part I
A series of problems in thermodynamics, with very extensive solutions, at the level of a first undergraduate course in the subject.
The 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill
The 2010 Gulf Coast Oil Spill is one of the great eBooks available to download from our website.
Remodeling Reality
This book is intended as the primary text for a one-semester course aimed at Liberal Arts students or as supplementary reading in traditional courses in Modern Physics or Quantum Mechanics.
Offshore Oil and Gas Decommissioning
All facets of offshore decommissioning are discussed in a form suitable for the new entrant to the subject.
Fluid Bed Particle Processing
Fluid bed granulation in the form of agglomeration and coating processes are important unit operations used for many purposes in the biochemical and pharmaceutical industries.
Kinetics for Bioscientist
This book starts off by discussing the basics of kinetics, using everyday examples.
Electrically Driven Membrane Processes
Electrically driven membrane processes, and electrodialysis in particular, are important unit operations, especially within the field of desalination - making tab water from sea water.
Laccases and their applications
This book covers the occurrence, mode of action, production and cultivation techniques, immobilization and potential applications of laccases in different industries and in the nanobiotechnology area.
Experimentalphysik: Mechanik
Das Buch behandelt folgende Bereiche der Physik: Kinematik, Dynamik und Dynamik der Drehbewegung. Es richtet sich an Maschinenbaustudenten. Das Buch enthält viele Beispiele und Abbildungen.
Energy supply in the earlier industrial era
This book commences discussion at the industrial revolution and attempts to unfold the chronology of energy supply between then and the First World War.
Pressure Driven Membrane Processes
Membrane processes are key unit operations in almost all parts of the chemical, biochemical, and pharmaceutical downstream processing.
Advanced Granulation Theory at Particle Level
In many types of biochemical and pharmaceutical industries fluid bed granulation in the form of agglomeration and coating processes are essential unit operations in the production of solid products.
Hydrodynamic Modelling and Granular Dynamics
In the field of particle technology hydrodynamic modelling in the form of CFD or DEM is an area with increasing focus in terms of modelling approach to granulation processes.
Biomass Properties and Fire Prediction Tools
This review presents literature involving characteristics and fire behaviour prediction models for pine species.
Equilibrium in Analytical Chemistry Using Maple®
This book is likely to find strong appeal among hard-core analytical chemists. Although it is not a textbook, it will appeal to chemistry and environmental faculty and students.
Measurements of Body Composition by Bioimpedance
The measurements of body composition, fat mass, fat-free mass, muscle mass, total body water, extra and intracellular waters are important to evaluate your health.
Equilibrium in Analytical Chemistry Using Maple®
This book is likely to find strong appeal among hard-core analytical chemists. Although it is not a textbook, it will appeal to chemistry and environmental faculty and students.
Combustion In Pre-Industrial English Literature
The book takes authors over the time span from Chaucer to Jane Austen and analyses their work for features of combustion.
Modelling Batch Systems Using Population Balances
One-dimensional population balances are used as a modelling tool for a variety of chemical processes.