While many problems can be solved at the undergraduate level, a numberof challenging real-life applications have also been included as a way to motivate further research in this vast and fascinating field.
The book covers the most important materials (naturals, metals, ceramics, polymers and composites) to be used mainly as structural engineering materials.
Subsequent chapters discuss the general case of non-symmetric mass density distribution and develop classical... Læs mere
This text provides training on the fundamental tools and methodologies used in active forensic laboratories for the complicated analysis of fire debris and explosives evidence.
This book offers a unique method for teaching ethics and social/political philosophy by combining primary texts and resource material along with three philosophical novels so that students can apply the abstract principles to real-life situations.
Students and researchers interested in mathematical modelling in mathematics, physics, engineering and the applied sciences will find this text useful.The material, and topics, have been updated to include recent developments in mathematical modeling.
This textbook teaches finite element methods from a computational point of view. It focuses on how to develop flexible computer programs with... Læs mere
This compact introduction to the ordinary differential equations and their applications is aimed at anyone who, in their studies, is confronted voluntarily or involuntarily with this versatile subject.
This revised and updated second edition is designed for the first course in mechanics of materials in mechanical, civil and aerospace engineering, engineering mechanics, and general engineering curricula.
This volume offers a comprehensive evaluation of the concept of global order, with a particular emphasis on the role of regional organisations within global governance institutions such as the United Nations.
Most physical systems lose or gain stability through bifurcation behavior. This book explains a series of experimentally found bifurcation phenomena by means of the methods of static bifurcation theory.