Education/Academic

06/07/2015 - Essentials of Microeconomics is an excellent introduction to microeconomics. It presents the basic tools of microeconomics (read more)

06/07/2015 - Essentials of Microeconomics is an excellent introduction to microeconomics. It presents the basic tools of microeconomics in a clear and concise manner. This book delivers a parsimonious yet vigorous treatment of all relevant introductory microeconomic concepts.

In the text there is also an emphasis on modern economics - on game theory and imperfect markets. The book is self-contained, with a chapter on the key mathematical skills required included at the start of the text. This book is ideal for an introductory microeconomics course at any good university. (hide)

Should we aim to maximize happiness? Are there characteristics that we should foster within ourselves? Why is it important to act (read more)

Should we aim to maximize happiness? Are there characteristics that we should foster within ourselves? Why is it important to act morally? From the ancient Greeks to Sartre, from utilitarianism to the categorical imperative, Ethics: A Beginner's Guide presents this vital topic of philosophy via its most influential thinkers and theories. With characteristic wit, philosopher Peter Cave steers us around well known and not-so-well known ethical traps - in the private sphere, in community life, and in relation to God and religion. As well as a guide to ongoing theoretical debates, Cave shows how the discipline helps us to confront topical controversies including those of the environment, abortion, and animal welfare.

For anyone who questions how we ought to live, there is no better introduction to ethics and how it relates to twenty-first-century society. (hide)

The Fire Safety and Risk Management Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH Fire Certificate is the perfect revision aid for students preparing (read more)

The Fire Safety and Risk Management Revision Guide: for the NEBOSH Fire Certificate is the perfect revision aid for students preparing to take their NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management. As well as being a handy companion volume to the Fire Protection Association textbook Fire Safety and Risk Management: for the NEBOSH National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management, it will also serve as a useful aid memoir for those in fire safety roles. The book: * Provides practical revision guidance and strategies for the students * Highlights the key information for each learning outcome of the current NEBOSH syllabus * Gives the students opportunities to test their knowledge based on NEBOSH style questions and additional exercises * Provides details of guidance documents publically available that students will be able to refer to The revision guide is fully aligned to the current NEBOSH syllabus, providing complete coverage in bite-sized chunks, helping students to learn and memorise the most important topics.

Throughout the book, the guide refers back to the Fire Safety and Risk Management textbook, helping students to consolidate their learning. (hide)

Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth edition of the landmark text Forensic (read more)

Covering a range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic investigation, the fifth edition of the landmark text Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques presents contributions and case studies from the personal files of experts in the field. In the fully updated 5th edition, Bell combines these testimonies into an accurate and engrossing account of cutting edge of forensic science across many different areas. Designed for a single-term course at the undergraduate level, the book begins by discussing the intersection of law and forensic science, how things become evidence, and how courts decide if an item or testimony is admissible.

Published:7 Jan 2019 (hide)

Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused (read more)

Forest Management and Planning, Second Edition, addresses contemporary forest management planning issues, providing a concise, focused resource for those in forest management. The book is intermixed with chapters that concentrate on quantitative subjects, such as economics and linear programming, and qualitative chapters that provide discussions of important aspects of natural resource management, such as sustainability. Expanded coverage includes a case study of a closed canopy, uneven-aged forest, new forest plans from South America and Oceania, and a new chapter on scenario planning and climate change adaptation. (hide)

Despite their removal from England's National Curriculum in 1988, and claims of elitism, Latin and Greek are increasingly re-entering (read more)

Despite their removal from England's National Curriculum in 1988, and claims of elitism, Latin and Greek are increasingly re-entering the `mainstream' educational arena. Since 2012, there have been more students in state-maintained schools in England studying classical subjects than in independent schools, and the number of schools offering Classics continues to rise in the state-maintained sector. The teaching and learning of Latin and Greek is not, however, confined to the classroom: community-based learning for adults and children is facilitated in newly established regional Classics hubs in evenings and at weekends, in universities as part of outreach, and even in parks and in prisons. (hide)

Focusing on fundamentals of biofuel production from renewable energy sources and biohydrogen production, this book offers a complete (read more)

Focusing on fundamentals of biofuel production from renewable energy sources and biohydrogen production, this book offers a complete understanding of the bioconversion processes. Each chapter begins with a fundamental explanation for general readers and ends with in-depth scientific details suitable for expert readers. It discusses different types of production technologies covering basic concepts, production strategies, commercial usage, and advances.

Published:29 Apr 2019 (hide)

This is an introductory game theory book that quickly moves readers through the fundamental ideas of game theory to enable them to (read more)

This is an introductory game theory book that quickly moves readers through the fundamental ideas of game theory to enable them to engage in creative modeling projects based on game theoretic concepts. The book is linear, as the chapters are not independent. Readers should be able to build simple game theoretic models after chapter 3.

Each subsequent chapter adds another feature to the reader's model-building repertoire.

Published:29 Apr 2019 (hide)

One of the greatest unmet challenges in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of threatened animal (read more)

One of the greatest unmet challenges in conservation biology is the genetic management of fragmented populations of threatened animal and plant species. More than a million small, isolated, population fragments of threatened species are likely suffering inbreeding depression and loss of evolutionary potential, resulting in elevated extinction risks. Although these effects can often be reversed by re-establishing gene flow between population fragments, managers very rarely do this.

On the contrary, genetic methods are used mainly to document genetic differentiation among populations, with most studies concluding that genetically differentiated populations should be managed separately, thereby isolating them yet further and dooming many to eventual extinction! Many small population fragments are going extinct principally for genetic reasons. Although the rapidly advancing field of molecular genetics is continually providing new tools to measure the extent of population fragmentation and its genetic consequences, adequate guidance on how to use these data for effective conservation is still lacking. This accessible, authoritative text is aimed at senior undergraduate and graduate students interested in conservation biology, conservation genetics, and wildlife management.

Published:13 Jul 2017 (hide)

Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even (read more)

Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size.

Although small, bird brains are packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight. In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds and how it came about. As she travels around the world to the most cutting-edge frontiers of research - the distant laboratories of Barbados and New Caledonia, the great tit communities of the United Kingdom and the bowerbird habitats of Australia, the ravaged mid-Atlantic coast after Hurricane Sandy and the warming mountains of central Virginia and the western states - Ackerman not only tells the story of the recently uncovered genius of birds but also delves deeply into the latest findings about the bird brain itself that are revolutionizing our view of what it means to be intelligent. (hide)