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Texas Politics Governing the Lone Star State

Texas Politics Governing the Lone Star State

The eighth edition of this popular text has been expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a stand-alone Texas politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical developmental and analytical perspectives while giving students the most even-handed readable and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas to its current practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas how Texas fits into the U. S. federal system as well as political participation the electoral process and public policy in Texas. Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary a list of key terms review questions suggested readings and web resources. Let’s Compare boxes help students see how Texas sits alongside other states Texas Legends boxes spotlight key figures in Texas political history Pro & Con boxes bring conflicting political views into sharper focus and every chapter features a timeline of important events in Texas history. New to the eighth edition • Covers the 2020 national elections the 2021 legislative session and the 2018 state and national elections as they affect Texas. • Highlights Governor Greg Abbott’s call for policy solutions to the vulnerability of the Texas energy grid; Texas voter eligibility laws; the coronavirus recovery program; and preparation for redistricting in the wake of the 2020 census. • Provides a detailed study of the 2022–2023 state budget and the taxing and spending decisions that went into it including the school funding and property tax reforms of 2019. . | Texas Politics Governing the Lone Star State

GBP 69.99
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Texas Politics Governing the Lone Star State

Texas Politics Governing the Lone Star State

The ninth edition of this popular text has been expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a stand-alone Texas politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical developmental and analytical perspectives while giving students the most even-handed readable and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas to its current practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas how Texas fits into the U. S. federal system as well as political participation the electoral process and public policy in Texas. An author-written Test Bank is available as Support Material on the Webpage for the book: www. routledge. com/Texas-Politics-Governing-the-Lone-Star-State/Jillson/p/book/9781032513386 Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary a list of key terms review questions suggested readings and web resources. “Let’s Compare” boxes help students see how Texas sits alongside other states “Texas Legends” boxes spotlight key figures in Texas political history “Pro & Con” boxes bring conflicting political views into sharper focus; and every chapter features a timeline of important events in Texas history. New to the ninth edition Covers the 2022 state and national elections the 2023 legislative session and the 2020 national elections as they affect Texas Highlights Governor Greg Abbott’s call for policy solutions to the vulnerability of the Texas energy grid; Texas voter eligibility laws; abortion and gun violence; and political consequences of redistricting after the wake of the 2020 census Provides a detailed study of the 2022–23 state budget and the taxing and spending decisions that went into it including the school funding and property tax reforms of 2019 | Texas Politics Governing the Lone Star State

GBP 66.99
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Texas The Lone Star State

Texas The Lone Star State

Now in its 11th edition Texas: The Lone Star State offers a balanced scholarly overview of the second largest state in the United States spanning from prehistory to the twenty-first century. Organized chronologically this comprehensive survey introduces undergraduates to the varied history of Texas with an accessible narrative and over 100 illustrations and maps. This new edition broadens the discussion of postwar social and political dynamics within the state including the development of key industries and changing demographics. Other new features include: New maps reflecting county by county results for the most recent presidential elections Expanded discussions on immigration and border security The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas and a look to the future Updated bibliographies to reflect the most recent scholarship This textbook is essential reading for students of American history. | Texas The Lone Star State

GBP 99.99
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Lone Star Tarnished A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy

Lone Star Tarnished A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy

Texas pride like everything else in the state is larger than life. So too perhaps are the state’s challenges. Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation’s most populous red state from historical comparative and critical perspectives. The historical perspective provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas history. In each chapter Cal Jillson compares Texas public policy choices and results with those of other states and the United States in general. Finally the critical perspective allows readers to question the balance of benefits and costs attendant to what is often referred to as the Texas way or the Texas model and to assess the many claims of Texas’s exceptionalism. Through Jillson’s lively and lucid prose students are well equipped to analyse how Texas has done and is doing compared to selected states and the national average over time and today. This text is aimed at students and professors of Texas politics who want to stress history political culture and public policy. New to the Fourth Edition Fully updated to include the most recent Texas elections and political events Covers the 2019 legislative session Highlights new population data with projections forward to 2050 recently released by the U. S. Census and the Texas State Data Center. Explores the dramatic increases in Texas oil and gas production and their impact on global and U. S. prices and on the profitability and the viability of many Texas producers in light of the recent plunge in prices. All figures and tables include the most recent data available. | Lone Star Tarnished A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy

GBP 42.99
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Landscape Performance Ian McHarg’s ecological planning in The Woodlands Texas

Landscape Performance Ian McHarg’s ecological planning in The Woodlands Texas

Ian McHarg’s ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. However few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framework of landscape performance assessment this book demonstrates the long-term benefits of a renowned McHargarian project (The Woodlands town development) through quantitative and qualitative methods. Including 44 black and white illustrations Landscape Performance systematically documents the performance benefits of the environmental social and economic aspects of The Woodlands project. It delves into McHarg’s planning success in The Woodlands in comparison with adjacent Houston developments which demonstrated urban resilience after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Lastly it identifies the ingredients of McHarg’s ability to do real and permanent good. Yang also includes a number of appendices which provide valuable information on the methods of assessing performance in landscape development. This book would be beneficial to academics and students of landscape architecture and planning with a particular interest in Ian McHarg. | Landscape Performance Ian McHarg’s ecological planning in The Woodlands Texas

GBP 39.99
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Creating Games with Unity Substance Painter & Maya Models Textures Animation & Code

Creating Games with Unity Substance Painter & Maya Models Textures Animation & Code

This tutorial-based book allows readers to create a first-person game from start to finish using industry-standard (and free to student) tools of Unity Substance Painter and Maya. The first half of the book lays out the basics of using Maya and Substance Painter to create game-ready assets. This includes polygonal modeling UV layout and custom texture painting. The book then covers rigging and animation solutions to create assets to be placed in the game including animated first-person assets and motion-captured NPC animations. Finally readers can put it all together and build interactivity that allows the player to create a finished game using the assets built and animated earlier in the book. • Written by industry professionals with real-world experience in building assets and games • Build a complete game from start to finish • Learn what the pros use: construct all assets using the tools used at game studios across the world • All software used are free to students • When complete students will have a playable version of an FPS game Jingtian Li is a graduate of China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts and New York’s School of Visual Arts where he earned an MFA in Computer Art. He currently is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. Adam Watkins is a 20-year veteran of 3D education. He holds an MFA in 3D Animation and a BFA in Theatre Arts from Utah State University. He currently is the Coordinator and Professor of the 3D Animation & Game Department at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. Kassandra Arevalo is an instructor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. She previously worked as an animator at Immersed Games. Matt Tovar is an industry veteran animator. He has worked at Naughty Dog Infinity Ward and Sony Interactive on such games as The Last of Us Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and most recently Marvel’s Avengers with Crystal Dynamics. He is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. | Creating Games with Unity Substance Painter & Maya Models Textures Animation & Code

GBP 56.99
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Police and YOUth

Police and YOUth

This book brings the knowledge gained from the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS) which has been implemented internationally to create partnerships with at-risk teens and police proactively addressing some of the most pressing conditions in their communities. Readers will learn about the nuances of both youth culture and police culture and will better understand the conflict stemming from race and social class. Straightforward solutions stemming from the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing are demonstrated to provide useful strategies for communities struggling with police–youth relations. This book is especially germane to Texas schools and law enforcement which are to comply with Community Safety Education Act of Texas. It mandates instruction for all peace officers high school seniors those applying for their driver’s license and those required to take corrective driver instruction. Police and YOUth is ideal as a primer for students instructors police officers and citizens who stand to benefit from improving police–youth relations. It provides the tools needed to educate all parties and ultimately improve relations between police and the communities they serve.

GBP 31.99
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Creating Games with Unreal Engine Substance Painter & Maya Models Textures Animation & Blueprint

Creating Games with Unreal Engine Substance Painter & Maya Models Textures Animation & Blueprint

Description: This tutorial-based book allows readers to create a first-person game from start to finish using industry-standard (and free to student) tools of Maya Substance Painter and Unreal Engine. The first half of the book lays out the basics of using Maya and Substance Painter to create game-ready assets. This includes polygonal modeling UV layout and custom texture painting. Then the book covers rigging and animation solutions to create assets to be placed in the game including animated first-person assets and motion-captured NPC animations. Finally readers can put it all together and build interactivity that allows the player to create a finished game using the assets built and animated earlier in the book. • Written by industry professionals with real-world experience in building assets and games. • Build a complete game from start to finish. • Learn what the pros use: construct all assets using the tools used at industries across the world. • All software used are free to students. • When complete students will have a playable version of an FPS game. Jing Tian Li is a graduate of China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts and New York’s School of Visual Arts where he earned an MFA in Computer Art. He currently is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. Kassandra Arevalo is an instructor of 3D Animation & Game Design at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. She previously worked as an animator at Immersed Games. Matt Tovar is an industry veteran animator. He has worked at Naughty Dog Infinity Ward and Sony Interactive on such games as The Last of Us Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and most recently Marvel’s Avengers with Crystal Dynamics. He is an Assistant Professor of 3D Animation at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio Texas. | Creating Games with Unreal Engine Substance Painter & Maya Models Textures Animation & Blueprint

GBP 56.99
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Crime and Criminal Justice in America

Crime and Criminal Justice in America

Crime and Criminal Justice in America Third Edition addresses the major controversial issues in U. S. policing courts and the correctional system. This book features unique graphics and contemporary data and research developed by Joycelyn Pollock criminologist and University Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice Texas State University. The text’s question-and-answer model promotes a critical thinking process for students new to criminal justice encouraging student engagement and the application of learned skills through end-of-chapter exercises. Timely comprehensive and visually stimulating Crime and Criminal Justice in America Third Edition is the go-to text for introductory criminal justice students and educators.

GBP 89.99
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Analyzing and Securing Social Networks

Analyzing and Securing Social Networks

Analyzing and Securing Social Networks focuses on the two major technologies that have been developed for online social networks (OSNs): (i) data mining technologies for analyzing these networks and extracting useful information such as location demographics and sentiments of the participants of the network and (ii) security and privacy technologies that ensure the privacy of the participants of the network as well as provide controlled access to the information posted and exchanged by the participants. The authors explore security and privacy issues for social media systems analyze such systems and discuss prototypes they have developed for social media systems whose data are represented using semantic web technologies. These experimental systems have been developed at The University of Texas at Dallas. The material in this book together with the numerous references listed in each chapter have been used for a graduate-level course at The University of Texas at Dallas on analyzing and securing social media. Several experimental systems developed by graduate students are also provided. The book is divided into nine main sections: (1) supporting technologies (2) basics of analyzing and securing social networks (3) the authors’ design and implementation of various social network analytics tools (4) privacy aspects of social networks (5) access control and inference control for social networks (6) experimental systems designed or developed by the authors on analyzing and securing social networks (7) social media application systems developed by the authors (8) secure social media systems developed by the authors and (9) some of the authors’ exploratory work and further directions.

GBP 42.99
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Statistics and Health Care Fraud How to Save Billions

Statistics and Health Care Fraud How to Save Billions

Statistics and Health Care Fraud: How to Save Billions helps the public to become more informed citizens through discussions of real world health care examples and fraud assessment applications. The author presents statistical and analytical methods used in health care fraud audits without requiring any mathematical background. The public suffers from health care overpayments either directly as patients or indirectly as taxpayers and fraud analytics provides ways to handle the large size and complexity of these claims. The book starts with a brief overview of global healthcare systems such as U. S. Medicare. This is followed by a discussion of medical overpayments and assessment initiatives using a variety of real world examples. The book covers subjects as: • Description and visualization of medical claims data • Prediction of fraudulent transactions • Detection of excessive billings • Revealing new fraud patterns • Challenges and opportunities with health care fraud analytics Dr. Tahir Ekin is the Brandon Dee Roberts Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods in McCoy College of Business Texas State University. His previous work experience includes a working as a statistician on health care fraud detection. His scholarly work on health care fraud has been published in a variety of academic journals including International Statistical Review The American Statistician and Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry. He is a recipient of the Texas State University 2018 Presidential Distinction Award in Scholar Activities and the ASA/NISS y-Bis 2016 Best Paper Awards. He has developed and taught courses in the areas of business statistics optimization data mining and analytics. Dr. Ekin also serves as Vice President of the International Society for Business and Industrial Statistics. | Statistics and Health Care Fraud How to Save Billions

GBP 24.99
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Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs

Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs

This updated edition gives readers hands-on experience in real-time DSP using a practical step-by-step framework that also incorporates demonstrations exercises and problems coupled with brief overviews of applicable theory and MATLAB applications. Organized in three sections that cover enduring fundamentals and present practical projects and invaluable appendices this new edition provides support for the most recent and powerful of the inexpensive DSP development boards currently available from Texas Instruments: the OMAP-L138 LCDK. It includes two new real-time DSP projects as well as three new appendices: an introduction to the Code Generation tools available with MATLAB a guide on how to turn the LCDK into a portable battery-operated device and a comparison of the three DSP boards directly supported by this edition. | Real-Time Digital Signal Processing from MATLAB to C with the TMS320C6x DSPs

GBP 44.99
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Microcontroller Engineering with MSP432 Fundamentals and Applications

Microcontroller Engineering with MSP432 Fundamentals and Applications

This book aims to develop professional and practical microcontroller applications in the ARM-MDK environment with Texas Instruments MSP432P401R LaunchPad kits. It introduces ARM Cortex-M4 MCU by highlighting the most important elements including: registers pipelines memory and I/O ports. With the updated MSP432P401R Evaluation Board (EVB) MSP-EXP432P401R this MCU provides various control functions with multiple peripherals to enable users to develop and build various modern control projects with rich control strategies. Micro-controller programming is approached with basic and straightforward programming codes to reduce learning curves and furthermore to enable students to build embedded applications in more efficient and interesting ways. For authentic examples 37 Class programming projects are built into the book that use MSP432P401R MCU. Additionally approximately 40 Lab programming projects with MSP432P401R MCU are included to be assigned as homework. | Microcontroller Engineering with MSP432 Fundamentals and Applications

GBP 44.99
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The Routledge Companion to Strategic Marketing

The Routledge Companion to Strategic Marketing

The Routledge Companion to Strategic Marketing offers the latest insights into marketing strategy. Bodo Schlegelmilch and Russ Winer present 29 specially commissioned chapters which include up-to-date thinking on a diverse range of marketing strategy topics. Readers benefit from the latest strategic insights of leading experts from universities around the world. Contributing authors are from among others the U. S. (Berkeley Cornell MIT New York University Texas A&M) Europe (the Hanken School of Economics INSEAD the University of Oxford the University of Groningen WU Vienna) and Asia (the Indian School of Business Tongji University). The topics addressed include economic foundations of marketing strategy competition in digital marketing strategy (e. g. mobile payment systems and social media strategy) marketing strategy and corporate social responsibility as well as perspectives on capturing the impact of marketing strategy. Collectively this authoritative guide is an accessible tool for researchers students and practitioners.

GBP 42.99
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The Challenge of Internet Literacy The Instruction-Web Convergence

The Challenge of Internet Literacy The Instruction-Web Convergence

This book first published in 1997 gives an overview of how the Internet is used in academic libraries with a focus on the dual role librarians serve as instructors and researchers. It includes concise summaries keyword listings and up-to-date bibliographies for each chapter. It contains in-depth coverage of among others: a research planning process that leads searchers to logical sources on the web and a systematic analysis of the results; a case study from the University of Texas at Austin that shows how to integrate information literacy skills into traditional services and partnerships; the development of a web page by a government documents department and a navigational tool developed by a physics laboratory; and identification and evaluation of internet resources for test and measurement tools for education and psychology and a selected bibliography listing resources for internet trainers. | The Challenge of Internet Literacy The Instruction-Web Convergence

GBP 29.99
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The Complexities of John Hejduk’s Work Exorcising Outlines Apparitions and Angels

The Complexities of John Hejduk’s Work Exorcising Outlines Apparitions and Angels

This book traces the development of John Hejduk’s architectural career using the idea of exorcism to uncover his thought process when examining architectural designs. His work encouraged profound questioning on what why and how we build which allowed for more open discourse and enhance the phenomenology found in architectural experiences. Three distinct eras in his architectural career are applied to analogies of outlines apparitions and angels throughout the book across seven chapters. Using these thematic examples the author investigates the progression of thought and depth inside the architect’s imagination by studying key projects such as the Texas houses Wall House Architectural Masques and his final works. Featuring comments by Gloria Fiorentino Hejduk Stanley Tigerman Steven Holl Zaha Hadid Charles Jencks Phyllis Lambert Juhani Pallasmaa Toshiko Mori and others this book brings to life the intricacies in the mind of John Hejduk and would be beneficial for those interested in architecture and design in the 20th century. | The Complexities of John Hejduk’s Work Exorcising Outlines Apparitions and Angels

GBP 36.99
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Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials

Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials

Reliably optimizing a new treatment in humans is a critical first step in clinical evaluation since choosing a suboptimal dose or schedule may lead to failure in later trials. At the same time if promising preclinical results do not translate into a real treatment advance it is important to determine this quickly and terminate the clinical evaluation process to avoid wasting resources. Bayesian Designs for Phase I–II Clinical Trials describes how phase I–II designs can serve as a bridge or protective barrier between preclinical studies and large confirmatory clinical trials. It illustrates many of the severe drawbacks with conventional methods used for early-phase clinical trials and presents numerous Bayesian designs for human clinical trials of new experimental treatment regimes. Written by research leaders from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center this book shows how Bayesian designs for early-phase clinical trials can explore refine and optimize new experimental treatments. It emphasizes the importance of basing decisions on both efficacy and toxicity. | Bayesian Designs for Phase I-II Clinical Trials

GBP 38.99
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The New Review Economy Third-Party Review Sites Reputation and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age

The New Review Economy Third-Party Review Sites Reputation and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age

This book examines third-party review sites (TPRS) and the intersection of the review economy and neoliberal public relations in order to understand how users and organizations engage the 21st century global review economy. The author applies communication and digital media theories to evaluate contemporary case studies that challenge TPRS and control over digital reputation. Chapters analyze famous cases such as the Texas photographer who sued her clients for negative reviews and activists using Yelp to protest the hunt of Cecil the Lion to illustrate the complicated yet important role of TPRS in the review economy. Theories such as neoliberal public relations digital dialogic communication and cultural intermediaries help explain the impact of reviews and how to apply lessons learned from infamous cases. This nuanced and up to date exploration of the contemporary review economy will offer insights and best practice for academic researchers and upper-level undergraduate students in public relations digital media or strategic communication programs. | The New Review Economy Third-Party Review Sites Reputation and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age

GBP 18.99
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Horror Franchise Cinema

Horror Franchise Cinema

This book explores horror film franchising from a broad range of interdisciplinary perspectives and considers the horror film’s role in the history of franchising and serial fiction. Comprising 12 chapters written by established and emerging scholars in the field Horror Franchise Cinema redresses critical neglect toward horror film franchising by discussing the forces and factors governing its development across historical and contemporary terrain while also examining text and reception practices. Offering an introduction to the history of horror franchising the chapters also examine key texts including Universal Studio monster films Blumhouse production films The Texas Chainsaw Massacre A Nightmare on Elm Street Alien I Spit on Your Grave Let the Right One In Italian zombie films anthology films and virtual reality. A significant contribution to studies of horror cinema and film/media franchising from the 1930s to the present day this book will be of interest to students and scholars of film studies media and cultural studies franchise studies political economy audience/reception studies horror studies fan studies genre studies production cultures and film histories.

GBP 38.99
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Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology

Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology

With recent innovations in the arena of remote sensing and geographic information systems the use of geoinformatics in applied geomorphology is receiving more attention than ever. Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology examines how modern concepts technologies and methods in geoinformatics can be used to solve a wide variety of applied geomorphologic problems such as characterization of arid coastal fluvial aeolian glacial karst and tectonic landforms; natural hazard zoning and mitigations; petroleum exploration; and groundwater exploration and management. Using case studies to illustrate concepts and methods this book covers: Arid environments such as the Thar desert West Texas the Qatar Peninsula and the Dead Sea areas Coastal shoreline changes in Kuwait Coastal zone management in India Estuarine bathymetric study of Tampa Bay Florida Fluvial landforms of the Elbe river basin Germany Subsurface coastal geomorphology and coastal morphological changes due to tsunamis in the East coast of India The Himalayas Jammu & Kashmir Western Ghats and Precambrian terrain of South India The result of extensive research by an interdisciplinary team of contributors Geoinformatics in Applied Geomorphology is designed for students researchers and professionals in the areas of geomorphology geological engineering geography remote sensing and geographic information systems.

GBP 77.99
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Electric and Electronic Circuit Simulation using TINA-TI

Electric and Electronic Circuit Simulation using TINA-TI

A circuit simulator is a computer program that permits us to see circuit behavior i. e. circuit voltages and currents without making the circuit. Use of a circuit simulator is a cheap efficient and safe way to study the behavior of circuits. The Toolkit for Interactive Network Analysis (TINA®) is a powerful yet affordable SPICE based circuit simulation and PCB design software package for analyzing designing and real time testing of analog digital VHDL MCU and mixed electronic circuits and their PCB layouts. This software was created by DesignSoft. TINA-TI is a spinoff software program that was designed by Texas Instruments (TI®) in cooperation with DesignSoft which incorporates a library of pre-made TI components for the user to utilize in their designs. This book shows how a circuit can be analyzed in the TINA-TI® environment. Students of engineering (for instance electrical biomedical mechatronics and robotics to name a few) engineers who work in the industry and anyone who wants to learn the art of circuit simulation with TINA-TI can benefit from this book. | Electric and Electronic Circuit Simulation using TINA-TI®

GBP 99.99
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Transportation Statistics and Microsimulation

Transportation Statistics and Microsimulation

By discussing statistical concepts in the context of transportation planning and operations Transportation Statistics and Microsimulation provides the necessary background for making informed transportation-related decisions. It explains the why behind standard methods and uses real-world transportation examples and problems to illustrate key concepts. The Tools and Methods to Solve Transportation Problems Classroom-tested at Texas A&M University the text covers the statistical techniques most frequently employed by transportation and pavement professionals. To familiarize readers with the underlying theory and equations it contains problems that can be solved using statistical software. The authors encourage the use of SAS’s JMP package which enables users to interactively explore and visualize data. Students can buy their own copy of JMP at a reduced price via a postcard in the book. Practical Examples Show How the Methods Are Used in ActionDrawing on the authors’ extensive application of statistical techniques in transportation research and teaching this textbook explicitly defines the underlying assumptions of the techniques and shows how they are used in practice. It presents terms from both a statistical and a transportation perspective making conversations between transportation professionals and statisticians smoother and more productive.

GBP 42.99
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Mightier than the Sword How the News Media Have Shaped American History

Mightier than the Sword How the News Media Have Shaped American History

In this engaging examination of the media's influence on US history and politics Rodger Streitmatter visits sixteen landmark episodes from the American Revolution to the present-day fight for gay and lesbian marriage equality. In each of these cases Streitmatter succinctly illustrates the enormous role that journalism has played in not merely recording this nation's history but also in actively shaping it. Mightier than the Sword offers students and professors a highly readable and accessible alternative to journalism history textbooks. Instead of trying to document every detail in the development of US media through dry dull lists of names dates and headlines this book focuses on sixteen discrete episodes that illustrate a point that is much larger than the sum of their parts: media have played and continue to play an enormous role in shaping this nation. The fourth edition features an entirely new chapter on the way US media have championed various gay and lesbian rights initiatives from the 2003 Lawrence vs. Texas sodomy case through the June 2013 Supreme Court decision striking down DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act). Balancing criticism and celebration of news media and exploring both print and electronic platforms Mightier than the Sword provides students with a sense of the power and responsibility inherent in the institution of journalism. | Mightier than the Sword How the News Media Have Shaped American History

GBP 130.00
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