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Technology and Engineering 2018

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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING

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1 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
9 AUTOMOTIVE & AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
12 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY
14 CIVIL ENGINEERING
18 COMPUTING & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
26 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
32 ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
35 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING &

TECHNOLOGY
39 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
42 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY & MANUFACTURING

TECHNOLOGIES
45 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCE
51 TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
52 GENERAL

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Applied Mathematics 1

APPLIED MATHEMATICS HIGHLIGHT

HIGHLIGHT NEW EDITION OF BESTSELLER

ALICE AND BOB MEET CREDIT SCORING
BANACH AND ITS
The Interface of APPLICATIONS
Asymptotic Geometric Second Edition
Analysis and Quantum
Information Theory Lyn Thomas, Jonathan Crook &
David Edelman
Guillaume Aubrun & Oct 2017 368pp
Stanislaw J. Szarek 9781611974553 Paperback
Oct 2017 413pp £94.50 / €105.00
9781470434687 Hardback Mathematics In Industry, Vol. 2
£108.00 / €121.00 Contains a comprehensive
Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, Vol. 223 review of the objectives, methods, and practical
Alice and Bob Meet Banach is aimed at multiple implementation of credit and behavioural scoring. The
audiences connected through their interest in the authors review principles of the statistical and operations
interface of QIT and AGA: at quantum information research methods used in building scorecards, as well
researchers who want to learn AGA or apply its as the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
tools; at mathematicians interested in learning The book also covers practical problems encountered in
QIT, especially the part that is relevant to functional building, using, and monitoring scorecards.
analysis/convex geometry/random matrix theory SIAM - Society for Industrial and Applied
and related areas; and at beginning researchers Mathematics
in either field. Moreover, this user-friendly book
contains numerous tables and explicit estimates, with HIGHLIGHT
reasonable constants when possible, which make it a
useful reference even for established mathematicians FOUNDATIONS OF
generally familiar with the subject. APPLIED
American Mathematical Society MATHEMATICS,
VOLUME 1
Mathematical Analysis

Jeffrey Humpherys, Tyler Jarvis
& Emily J. Evans
Jul 2017 689pp
9781611974898 Hardback
£82.50 / €92.00
Provides the foundations
of both linear and nonlinear analysis necessary for
understanding and working in twenty-first century
applied and computational mathematics. In addition
to the standard topics, this text includes several key
concepts of modern applied mathematical analysis
that should be, but are not typically, included in
advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate
mathematics curricula.
SIAM - Society for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics

2 Applied Mathematics

American Mathematical Society MODERN CRYPTOGRAPHY AND
ELLIPTIC CURVES
KOLMOGOROV COMPLEXITY AND A Beginner’s Guide
ALGORITHMIC RANDOMNESS
Thomas R. Shemanske
A. Shen, V.A. Uspensky & N. Vereshchagin Aug 2017 261pp
Oct 2017 499pp 9781470435820 Paperback £48.95 / €54.00
9781470431822 Hardback £115.00 / €129.00 Student Mathematical Library, Vol. 83
Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, Vol. 220
Offers a textbook-style exposition of the basic notions Offers the beginning undergraduate student some of
of complexity and randomness; and covers some recent the vista of modern mathematics by developing and
work done by participants of the “Kolmogorov seminar” in presenting the tools needed for an understanding of
Moscow (started by Kolmogorov himself in the 1980s) and the arithmetic of elliptic curves over finite fields and
their colleagues. This book contains numerous exercises their applications to modern cryptography. This gradual
(embedded in the text) that will help readers to grasp the introduction also makes a significant effort to teach
material. students how to produce or discover a proof by presenting
mathematics as an exploration.

MATHEMATICS AND MATERIALS IGI Global

Edited by Mark J. Bowick et al. APPLICATIONS OF FINITE MARKOV
Sep 2017 354pp CHAINS AND FUZZY LOGIC IN LEARNING
9781470429195 Hardback £97.50 / €108.00 CONTEXTS
IAS/Park City Mathematics Series, Vol. 23 Emerging Research and Opportunities

Examines material behaviour that is rooted in statistical Michael Voskoglou
mechanics. While many presentations of mathematical Oct 2017 193pp
problems in materials science begin with continuum 9781522533283 Hardback £153.00 / €168.00
mechanics, this volume takes an alternate approach. Advances in Data Mining and Database Management
Contributions to this volume present unique pedagogical Presents scholarly material on techniques for utilizing fuzzy
introductions to the rich variety of material behaviour that logic and finite Markov chains across different contexts.
emerges from the interplay of geometry and statistical Highlighting a range of topics such as problem solving
mechanics. models, fuzzy numbers, and reasoning skills, this book
is designed for engineers, computer science specialists,
researchers, students, and practitioners interested in the
latest developments within probability theory research.

NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS
FOR SOLVING NONLINEAR EQUATIONS IN
HEAT TRANSFER

Davood Domiri Ganji & Roghayeh Abbasi Talarposhti
Oct 2017 275pp
9781522527138 Hardback £171.00 / €188.00

Presents academic research on the optimized techniques
for analyzing heat transfer equations and the application of
these methods across various fields. Highlighting pertinent
topics such as the differential transformation method,
industrial applications, and the homotopy perturbation
method, this book is designed for engineers, researchers,
graduate students, professionals, and academics.

Applied Mathematics 3

International Press of Boston, Inc SIAM - Society for Industrial and
Applied Mathematics
NONLINEAR ANALYSIS IN GEOMETRY AND
APPLIED MATHEMATICS ADVANCES AND TRENDS IN
OPTIMIZATION WITH ENGINEERING
Edited by Lydia Bieri, Piotr T. Chrusciel & Shing-Tung Yau APPLICATIONS
Nov 2017 164pp
9781571463449 Hardback £46.50 / €52.00 Tamas Terlaky, Miguel F. Anjos & Shabbir Ahmed
Harvard CMSA Series in Mathematics, Vol. 1 Jul 2017 690pp
During the 2015–2016 year at Harvard University’s Center 9781611974676 Hardback £91.95 / €102.00
of Mathematical Sciences and Applications (CMSA), several MOS-SIAM Series on Optimization, Vol. 24
researchers working in mathematical general relativity Optimization is of critical importance in engineering. This
presented lectures on modern topics of research in the field overview of state-of-the-art optimization techniques
of “Non-linear Equations.” This volume presents articles— reviews 10 major areas of optimization and related
by those researchers and their co-authors—drawn from engineering applications. It provides a solid foundation for
their CMSA lectures. engineers and mathematical optimizers alike who want
to understand not only the importance of optimization
Morgan & Claypool Publishers methods to engineering but also the capabilities of current
methods.
ASPECTS OF DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY III
ANALYSIS OF HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS
Esteban Calvino-Louzao et al.
May 2017 159pp Peter Constantin
9781627056861 Paperback £50.95 / €57.00 Jul 2017 62pp
Synthesis Lectures on Mathematics and Statistics 9781611974799 Paperback £36.50 / €40.00
Differential Geometry is a wide field. This volume CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics, Vol. 90
concentrates on certain aspects that are appropriate for Presents a concise treatment of a number of partial
an introduction to the subject. It deals with invariance differential equations of hydrodynamic origin, including
theory and discusses invariants both of Weyl and not of the incompressible Euler equations, SQG, Boussinesq,
Weyl type. Homothety homogeneity, local homogeneity, incompressible porous medium, and Oldroyd-B. The
stability theorems, and Walker geometry are discussed. author’s approach is based on properties of the particle
Ricci solitons are presented. trajectory maps and on analysis of the back-and-forth
passage between the Lagrangian and the Eulerian
MATHEMATICAL BASICS OF MOTION AND descriptions.
DEFORMATION IN COMPUTER GRAPHICS
Second Edition

Ken Anjyo & Hiroyuki Ochiai
Mar 2017 95pp
9781627056977 Paperback £37.50 / €41.00
Synthesis Lectures on Visual Computing
Presents an intuitive introduction to the mathematics of
motion and deformation in computer graphics. Starting
with familiar concepts in graphics, such as Euler angles,
quaternions, and affine transformations, the authors
illustrate that a mathematical theory behind these
concepts enables us to develop the techniques for efficient/
effective creation of computer animation.

4 Applied Mathematics

NEW EDITION OF BESTSELLER FOUNDATIONS OF APPLIED
MATHEMATICS, VOLUME 1
CREDIT SCORING AND ITS APPLICATIONS Mathematical Analysis
Second Edition
Jeffrey Humpherys, Tyler Jarvis & Emily J. Evans
Lyn Thomas, Jonathan Crook & David Edelman Jul 2017 689pp
Oct 2017 368pp 9781611974898 Hardback £82.50 / €92.00
9781611974553 Paperback £94.50 / €105.00 For full details of this title, see page 1.
Mathematics In Industry, Vol. 2
For full details of this title, see page 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA ANALYSIS
AND UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR
FIRST-ORDER METHODS IN OPTIMIZATION INVERSE PROBLEMS

Amir Beck Luis Tenorio
Oct 2017 484pp Aug 2017 269pp
9781611974980 Paperback £89.95 / €100.00 9781611974911 Paperback £63.95 / €71.00
MOS-SIAM Series on Optimization Mathematics in Industry, Vol. 3
First-Order Methods in Optimization offers comprehensive Provides a basic introduction to probability and statistics
study of first-order methods with the theoretical for uncertainty quantification in the context of inverse
foundations; provides plentiful examples and illustrations; problems, as well as an introduction to statistical
emphasizes rates of convergence and complexity analysis regularization of inverse problems. The author covers basic
of the main first-order methods used to solve large-scale statistical inference, introduces the framework of ill-posed
problems; and covers both variables and functional inverse problems, and explains statistical questions that
decomposition methods. arise in their applications.

FORMULATION AND NUMERICAL A TASTE OF INVERSE PROBLEMS
SOLUTION OF QUANTUM CONTROL Basic Theory and Examples
PROBLEMS
Martin Hanke
Alfio Borzi, Gabriele Ciaramella & Martin Sprengel Oct 2017 162pp
Aug 2017 390pp 9781611974935 Paperback £54.95 / €61.00
9781611974836 Hardback £91.95 / €102.00 Presents the main achievements that have emerged in
Computational Science & Engineering, Vol. 16 regularization theory over the past 50 years, focusing on
Provides an introduction to representative nonrelativistic linear ill-posed problems and the development of methods
quantum control problems and their theoretical analysis that can be applied to them. This volume discusses state-
and solution via modern computational techniques. The of-the-art inverse problems theory, focusing on numerically
quantum theory framework is based on the Schrödinger relevant aspects, and presents diverse real-world
picture, and the optimization theory, which focuses on applications, important test cases, and possible pitfalls.
functional spaces, is based on the Lagrange formalism.

Applied Mathematics 5

VECTOR EXTRAPOLATION METHODS WITH BESTSELLERS
APPLICATIONS
American Mathematical Society
Avram Sidi
Oct 2017 428pp THE MATHEMATICS OF ENCRYPTION
9781611974959 Paperback £96.50 / €107.00 An Elementary Introduction
Computational Science and Engineering, Vol. 17
The first book fully dedicated to the subject of vector Margaret Cozzens & Steven J. Miller
extrapolation methods. It is a self-contained, up-to-date, 2013 348pp
and state-of-the-art reference on the theory and practice 9780821883211 Paperback £45.95 / €51.00
of the most useful methods. It covers all aspects of the Mathematical World, Vol. 29
subject, including development of the methods, their Provides a historical and mathematical tour of
convergence study, numerically stable algorithms for their cryptography, from classical ciphers to quantum
implementation, and their various applications. cryptography. The authors introduce just enough
mathematics to explore modern encryption methods, with
SME nothing more than basic algebra and some elementary
number theory being necessary. Complete expositions are
LEAN MATH given of the classical ciphers and the attacks on them, along
Figuring to Improve with a detailed description of the famous Enigma system.

Mark Hamel & Michael O’Connor THE MATHEMATICS OF SOAP FILMS
Jul 2017 444pp Explorations with Maple®
9780872638815 Hardback £87.50 / €97.00
Lean transformations are decidedly more challenging 2000 266pp
when the maths is inconsistent with lean principles 9780821821183 Paperback £33.95 / €38.00
misapplied, or just plain wrong. A single, comprehensive Student Mathematical Library, No. 10
source, the book presents standard and specialized Nature tries to minimize the surface area of a soap film
approaches to tackling the maths required of lean and six through the action of surface tension. The process can be
sigma practitioners across all industries - seasoned and understood mathematically by using differential geometry,
newly minted practitioners alike. complex analysis, and the calculus of variations. This book
employs ingredients from each of these subjects to tell the
mathematical story of soap films.

MIRROR SYMMETRY AND ALGEBRAIC
GEOMETRY

David A. Cox & Sheldon Katz
1999 469pp
9780821821275 Paperback £56.50 / €63.00
Mathematical Surveys and Monographs (Z), No. 68

Mirror symmetry began when theoretical physicists made
some astonishing predictions about rational curves on
quintic hypersurfaces in four-dimensional projective
space. This book presents a comprehensive monograph on
mirror symmetry, covering the original observations by the
physicists.

6 Applied Mathematics

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS QUANTUM MECHANICS FOR
Mathematics of Scientific Computing, MATHEMATICIANS
Third Edition
Leon A. Takhtajan
David Kincaid & Ward Cheney 2008 387pp
2009 788pp 9780821846308 Hardback £70.50 / €78.00
9780821847886 Hardback £87.95 / €98.00 Graduate Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 95
Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts, Vol. 2 Presents a comprehensive treatment of quantum
Introduces students with diverse backgrounds to various mechanics from a mathematics perspective. Including
types of mathematical analysis that are commonly needed traditional topics, like classical mechanics, mathematical
in scientific computing. This title treats the subject of foundations of quantum mechanics, quantization, and
numerical analysis from a mathematical point of view, the Schrodinger equation, this book gives a mathematical
offering an analysis of methods for scientific computing treatment of systems of identical particles with spin.
with appropriate motivations and proofs.
RENORMALIZATION AND EFFECTIVE FIELD
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY THEORY
A Tourist Guide for Mathematicians
Kevin Costello
Gerald B. Folland 2011 251pp
2008 325pp 9780821852880 Hardback £83.50 / €93.00
9780821847053 Hardback £90.50 / €101.00 Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, Vol. 170
Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, Vol. 149 Quantum field theory has had a profound influence on
Aims to present the elements of quantum field theory, mathematics, and on geometry in particular. However,
with the goal of understanding the behavior of elementary the notorious difficulties of renormalization have made
particles rather than building formal mathematical quantum field theory very inaccessible for mathematicians.
structures. This book presents the functional integral This book provides complete mathematical foundations
approach and the elements of gauge field theory, including for the theory of perturbative quantum field theory, based
the Salam-Weinberg model of electromagnetic and weak on Wilson’s ideas of low-energy effective field theory and
interactions. on the Batalin–Vilkovisky formalism.

SAGE FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Gregory V. Bard
2015 362pp
9781470411114 Paperback £27.50 / €31.00
As the open-source and free competitor to expensive
software like Maple™ and MATLAB®, Sage offers anyone
with access to a web browser the ability to use cutting-
edge mathematical software and display his or her
results for others. This book is an introduction to Sage for
undergraduate students toward the end of Calculus II or
higher-level course work. The audience of the book is not
only math majors, but also physics, engineering, finance,
statistics, chemistry, and computer science majors.

Applied Mathematics 7

International Press of Boston, Inc SIAM - Society for Industrial and
Applied Mathematics
INDEXTHEORYWITH APPLICATIONS
TO MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS HANDBOOK OF WRITING FOR THE
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
David D. Bleecker & Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek Second Edition
2013 766pp
9781571462640 Hardback £100.00 / €115.0 Nicholas J. Higham
Describes, explains, and explores the Index Theorem of 1998 318pp
Atiyah and Singer, one of the truly great accomplishments 9780898714203 Paperback £57.95 / €65.00
of twentieth-century mathematics whose influence The subject of mathematical writing has been infused with
continues to grow, fifty years after its discovery. life once again by Nick Higham in this much-anticipated
second edition. Enlivened by anecdotes, unusual paper
NewSouth Publishing titles, and humorous quotations, this handy volume
provides even more information on the issues you will
ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICAL SKILLS face when writing a technical paper or talk, from choosing
For Engineering, Science and Applied the right journal in which to publish to handling your
Mathematics, Second Edition references.

Steven Barry & Stephen Davis IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
2008 212pp Variational, PDE, Wavelet and
9781921410338 Paperback £41.50 / €46.00 Stochastic Methods
Covers the main areas of mathematics used in the
first years of a typical engineering, science or applied Tony F. Chan & Jianhong Shen
mathematics degree. This is not a textbook. It is a concise 2005 421pp
guide to what the important skills in mathematics are: the 9780898715897 Paperback £82.95 / €92.00
ones that need to be remembered. This second edition also Comprehensive and integrative, this book covers the
includes the essential elements of MATLAB and Maple – four most powerful classes of mathematical tools in
the two most common computer tools used by students contemporary image analysis and processing while
at university. exploring their intrinsic connections and integration.
UNSW Press

8 Applied Mathematics

MATHEMATICAL MODELS IN BIOLOGY NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA

Leah Edelstein-Keshet Lloyd N. Trefethen & David Bau III
2005 629pp 1997 373pp
9780898715545 Paperback £61.95 / €69.00 9780898713619 Paperback £62.50 / €75.00
Classics in Applied Mathematics, Vol. 46 A concise, insightful, and elegant introduction to the field
An introductory book for readers interested in biological of numerical linear algebra. Designed for use as a stand-
applications of mathematics and modelling in biology. A alone textbook by students from all fields of mathematics,
favourite in the mathematical biology community since engineering, and the physical sciences. The authors’
its first publication in 1988, the book shows how relatively eloquent presentation of the most fundamental ideas in
simple mathematics can be applied to a variety of models numerical linear algebra, make it popular with teachers and
to draw interesting conclusions. students alike.

MATLAB GUIDE SPECTRAL METHODS IN MATLAB
Third Edition
Lloyd N. Trefethen
Desmond J. Higham & Nicholas J. Higham 2000 181pp
2016 502pp 9780898714654 Paperback £55.50 / €61.00
9781611974652 Hardback £55.95 / €63.00 Software Environments and Tools, Vol. 10
This third edition of MATLAB Guide completely revises This is the only book on spectral methods built around
and updates the best-selling second edition and is more MATLAB programs. This hands-on introduction is built
than 25 per cent longer. The book remains a lively, concise around 40 short and powerful MATLAB programs, which
introduction to the most popular and important features are all available online. This book presents the key ideas
of MATLAB and the Symbolic Math Toolbox. along with many figures, examples, and short, elegant
MATLAB programs for readers to adapt to their own needs.
MATRIX ANALYSIS AND APPLIED
LINEAR ALGEBRA UNDERSTANDING SEARCH ENGINES
Mathematical Modeling and Text Retrieval,
Carl D. Meyer Second Edition
2000 730pp
9780898714548 Hardback £98.95 / €112.00 Michael W. Berr & Murray Browne
An honest maths text that circumvents the traditional 2005 134pp
definition-theorem-proof format. It contains more 9780898715811 Paperback £41.95 / €47.00
than 240 examples, 650 exercises, historical notes, and Software Environments and Tools, Vol. 17
comments on numerical performance and some of the This second edition follows the basic premise of the first
possible pitfalls of algorithms. It comes with a solutions edition by discussing many of the key design issues for
manual that includes complete solutions to all of the building search engines and emphasizing the important
exercises. role that applied mathematics can play in improving
information retrieval.

Automotive & Aerospace Engineering 9

AUTOMOTIVE & AEROSPACE SAE International
ENGINEERING
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF
Morgan & Claypool Publishers AEROSPACE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Fabrication and Reliability
RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING
Fundamentals and Applications for the Rani Elhajjar
Automotive Industry Jul 2017 277pp
9780768084054 Paperback £95.95 / €105.00
Menachem Kimchi & David H. Phillips Introduces readers to the current state of technologies
Aug 2017 115pp involved in the processing and design of polymer-
9781681731704 Paperback £41.95 / €47.00 reinforced fibre composites using additive
Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering manufacturing’s automated fibre placement methods.
Provides thorough coverage of resistance spot welding Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Composite Structures
fundamentals and principles. Topics covered include lobe approaches the question of quality in these structures
and current range curves, contact resistance vs. electrode from a hands-on, solution-driven perspective.
force, dynamic resistance, heat balance, nugget growth, etc.
Equipment issues such as machine types, power supplies, ADVANCES IN ELECTRIC PROPULSION
and electrodes are addressed. Spot welding challenges to
modern automotive manufacturing is also covered. Jean Broge
Jul 2017 277pp
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT DESIGN 9780768084177 Paperback £60.50 / €67.00
A Review of Fundamentals The research and development of more efficient and
electric propulsion systems is expanding. This book takes
Mohammad Sadraey the reader through various technologies that will enable a
Sep 2017 193pp more-electric aircraft future, as well as design methods and
9781681731681 Paperback £74.50 / €82.00 certification requirements of more-electric engines.
Synthesis Lectures on Mechanical Engineering
Provides fundamental principles, design procedures, CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER TESTING
and design tools for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Addressing the Challenges of New Global
with three sections focusing on vehicle design, autopilot Legislation
design, and ground system design. This book can be used
both as a reference for engineers entering the field or as Eduardo Galindo et al.
a supplementary text for a UAV design course to provide Jul 2017 277pp
system-level context for each specialized topic. 9780768082784 Hardback £110.00 / €122.00
As the demands on chassis dynamometer testing become
more exacting, the challenge of delivering effective
installations and operating procedures becomes ever greater.
This volume gathers knowledge from multiple groups
of specialists to better understand the testing challenges
associated with the vehicle chassis dynamometer test cells,
to enable informed design and use of these facilities.

10 Automotive & Aerospace Engineering

THE ELECTRIFICATION OF CIVIL AIRCRAFT BESTSELLERS
AND THE EVOLUTION OF ENERGY STORAGE
McFarland
Michael Waller
Oct 2017 69pp THE WANKEL ROTARY ENGINE
9780768084399 Paperback £95.95 / €105.00 A History
As new technologies become available, industry will
attempt to take advantage of all potential benefits, in a John B. Hege
process that can have a profound impact on the product 2007 182pp, 78 photos & diagrams, notes, index
offerings that emerge and in the way business is conducted. 9780786429059 Paperback £30.50 / €34.00
This book presents a solid perspective on how civil aviation Traces the history of the Wankel rotary engine and its
has matured in its quest to develop lighter, more efficient use in various cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles and other
and less polluting aircraft, and also more electric. applications. This title explains the working of the engine
and the technical challenges it presented - the difficulty
PROTOTYPE POWERTRAIN IN of designing effective and durable seals, early emissions
MOTORSPORT ENDURANCE RACING troubles, high fuel consumption, and others.

Edited by Alberto Boretti SAE International
Oct 2017 136pp
9780768084511 Hardback £201.00 / €221.00 CAR SUSPENSION AND HANDLING
Brings together ten SAE technical papers and SAE Fourth Edition
Automotive Engineering magazine articles surrounding the
advancements of hybrid powertrains in motorsports. The Donald Bastow, Geoffrey Howard & John P. Whitehead
book also includes a history of endurance racing from the 2004 451pp
World Sports Car Championship through the 24 Hours of 9780768008722 Hardback £30.50 / €34.00
Le Mans to the World Endurance Championship. This fourth edition outlines the purpose and history of
vehicle suspension systems, while defining the basic
parameters of suspension geometry. The book also
delves into human sensitivity to vibration, and gives
data on durability, tire background information, steering
calculations and suspension calculations.

CHASSIS DESIGN
Principles and Analysis

William F. Milliken & Douglas L. Milliken
2002 676pp
9780768008265 Hardback £90.95 / €100.00

Based on Maurice Olley’s technical writings, this is the first
complete presentation of his life and work, and provides
insight into the development of chassis technology and
its practical application by a master. Many examples are
worked out in the text and the analytical developments are
grounded by years of design experience.

Automotive & Aerospace Engineering 11

DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF R-2800
FOUR-STROKE ENGINES Pratt and Whitney’s Dependable Masterpiece

Gordon P. Blair Graham White
1999 775pp 2001 illustrations, ports.
9780768004403 Hardback £110.00 / €122.00 9780768002720 Paperback £60.50 / €67.00
Provides design assistance with the actual mechanical Chronicles the development, production, and application
design of an engine in which the gas dynamics, fluid of what was arguably the finest aircraft piston engine ever
mechanics, thermodynamics, and combustion have been produced - the Pratt & Whitney R-2800.
optimised so as to provide the required performance
characteristics such as power, torque, fuel consumption, or RACE CAR VEHICLE DYNAMICS
noise emission.
William F. Milliken & Douglas L. Milliken
ENGINE FAILURE ANALYSIS 1995 918pp
Internal Combustion Engine Failures and 9781560915263 Hardback £94.95 / €115.00
Their Causes Written for the engineer as well as the race car enthusiast,
the authors, who developed many of the original vehicle
Stefan Zima & Ernst Greuter dynamics theories and principles covered in this book,
2012 582pp including the Moment Method, pair analysis and lap time
9780768008852 Hardback £110.00 / €122.00 simulation, include much information that is not available
Translated from a popular German reference work, this in any other vehicle dynamics text.
English edition sheds light on determining engine failure
and remedies. The authors present a selection of engine RACE CAR VEHICLE DYNAMICS
failures, investigate and evaluate why they failed, and Problems, Answers and Experiments
provide guidance on how to prevent such failures. A
large range of possible engine failures is presented in a Douglas L. Milliken et al.
comprehensive, readily understandable manner, free of 2003 294pp
manufacturer bias. 9780768011272 Paperback £80.95 / €89.00
Premiere Series Books, Vol. 280
FORMULA 1 TECHNOLOGY Written for the engineer as well as the race car
enthusiast and students, this is a companion workbook
Peter Wright to the original classic book, Race Car Vehicle Dynamics.
2001 454pp
9780768002348 Hardback £60.50 / €67.00 RACE CAR VEHICLE DYNAMICS
Identifies and outlines five parameters - Power, Weight, Book and Problems, Answers and
Tire Grip, Drag and Lift - and shows how each can Experiments Set
be maximised. The author describes the variety of
technologies that are involved in the makeup of Formula 1 William F. Milliken & Douglas L. Milliken
cars, the component manufacturing, systems testing and 2003 990pp
the actual racing. 9780768001211 Hardback £161.00 / €177.00
This set includes Race Car Vehicle Dynamics , and Race Car
FUNDAMENTALS OF VEHICLE DYNAMICS Vehicle Dynamics - Problems, Answers and Experiments.

Thomas D. Gillespie THE RACING AND
1992 519pp HIGH-PERFORMANCE TIRE
9781560911999 Hardback £90.95 / €100.00 Using the Tires to Tune for Grip and Balance
Attempts to find a middle ground by balancing
engineering principles and equations of use to every Paul W. Haney
automotive engineer with practical explanations of 2003 286pp
the mechanics involved, so that those without a formal 9780768012415 Hardback £60.50 / €67.00
engineering degree can still comprehend and use most of Based on 15 years of research, this book provides new
the principles discussed. insight into topics such as the complexity of rubber, how
a pneumatic tire generates grip, and how to tune grip and
balance using the load sensitivity of tires.

12 Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING & HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON
BIOTECHNOLOGY BIOMIMETICS AND BIOMEDICAL ROBOTICS

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Edited by Maki Habib
Dec 2017 400pp
HIGH FREQUENCY PIEZO-COMPOSITE 9781522529934 Hardback £285.00 / €312.00
MICROMACHINED ULTRASOUND Provides emerging research on robotics, mechatronics, and
TRANSDUCER ARRAY TECHNOLOGY FOR the application of biomimetric design. While highlighting
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING mechatronical challenges in today’s society, readers
will find new opportunities and innovations in design
Xiaoning Jiang et al capabilities in intelligent robotics and interdisciplinary
Oct 2017 108pp biomedical products.
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Civil Engineering 17

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this book addresses these issues. in the spectrum planning, engineering and deployment
aspects of these systems.

COGNITIVE HYPERCONNECTED DIGITAL
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Edited by Ovidiu Vermesan & Joël Bacquet
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River Publishers Series in Communications

Provides an overview of the current Internet of Things
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art results regarding the challenges facing IoT research,
innovation, development and deployment in the future.

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HANDBOOK ON GROUND WAVE MEASURING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
PROPAGATION REPORT 2016

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in assessing the quality of services, is also treated. The progress made since the year 2014. The MISR 2016
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REPORT 2015 It further explores the opportunities and challenges of big
data and what it means from a regulatory perspective.
International Telecommunication Union
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Features key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure
the information society. The report features a review and
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agreed upon at PP-14 and included in the Connect 2020
Agenda. In addition, the MISR will show the results of the
ICT Price Basket and present and analyse fixed and mobile
broadband price data for around 180 economies.

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TRENDS IN TELECOMMUNICATION BESTSELLERS
REFORM 2016
Regulatory Incentives to Achieve Digital Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Opportunities
TEXT DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS
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The 41st edition of the Yearbook of Statistics. It provides
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SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
Concepts and Applications, Second Edition

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2013 412pp
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Provides comprehensive coverage of space and satellite
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included, this textbook is an invaluable learning tool for the
engineering students of electronics and communication.

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ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC IGI Global
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Morgan & Claypool Publishers PHI Learning

CIRCUIT ANALYSIS LABORATORY ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS
WORKBOOK Analysis, Security and Deregulation,
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MODELING SELF-HEATING EFFECTS IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
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This book provides knowledge to CMOS circuit designers
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CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
INTERNET OF THINGS: CAS4LOT Decision Making Mechanisms and
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Edited by João Goes
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tolerant and reliability issues for the control mechanisms.
COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRODYNAMICS
A Gauge Approach with Applications in DATACENTER CONNECTIVITY
Microelectronics TECHNOLOGIES
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Computational electrodynamics is a vast research field River Publishers Series in Optics and Photonics
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HIGH EFFICIENCY VIDEO CODING AND
OTHER EMERGING STANDARDS

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INCOBAT: INNOVATIVE COST EFFICIENT SPIE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NEXT
GENERATION HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERIES COMPUTING THE FLOW OF LIGHT
Nonstandard FDTD Methodologies for
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grappling with problems that cannot be solved analytically.
RECENT WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER
TECHNOLOGIES VIA RADIO WAVES ELECTRO-OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
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wireless power transfer (WPT) via radio waves in far field. Press Monographs, Vol. 278
The book also covers the history and future of WPT via For full details of this title, see page 26.
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Theory, Fabrication, and Applications

Marcelo Martins M. Werneck, Regina C.S.B. Allil &
Fábio V.B. de Nazaré
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Delivers essential information concerning fiber Bragg
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INFRARED ANTENNAS AND RESONANT BESTSELLERS
STRUCTURES
McFarland
Javier Alda & Glenn D. Boreman
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Ashok K. Batra & Almuatasim Alomari Morgan & Claypool
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UNDERSTANDING OPTICAL SYSTEMS Steven Barrett & Daniel Pack
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elements.

Electrical & Electronic Engineering 31

PHI Learning FIELD GUIDE TO IMAGE PROCESSING

FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER Khan Iftekharuddin & Abdul Awwal
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SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DIGITAL CAMERAS
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engineering students of electronics and communication. designed to image incoherent light in the visible imaging
spectrum.

SPIE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF OPTICAL
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methodologies used to model the CT systems, and the
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ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Hoover Institution Press

HIGHLIGHT KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON AT AMERICA’S
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
NEW EDITION OF BESTSELLER
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NEW EDITION OF BESTSELLER Purdue University Press

PROPERTIES OF PETROLEUM FLUIDS A PURDUE ICON
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BESTSELLERS THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, American Society of Civil Engineers
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HIGHLIGHT Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
Presents the latest scholarly research on economic and
SEISMIC INVERSION technical considerations of long-term and short-term
solar tracking. Featuring coverage on a broad range of
Gerard T. Schuster topics such as sun position, solar radiation, and geographic
Oct 2017 376pp orientation, this publication is designed for students,
9781560803416 Hardback professionals, and engineers seeking current research on
£238.00 / €245.00 efficient use of solar energy.
Investigations in Geophysics, Vol. 20
Describes the theory and INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND
practice of inverting seismic FRAMEWORKS IN CLIMATE CHANGE
data for the subsurface rock ADAPTATION
properties of the earth.The Emerging Research and Opportunities
primary application is for
inverting reflection and/or transmission data from Alexander Flor & Benjamina Gonzalez Flor
engineering or exploration surveys, but the methods Nov 2017 180pp
described can also be used for earthquake studies. Seismic 9781522527671 Hardback £144.00 / €159.00
Inversion will be of benefit to scientists and advanced Examines the relationship between humans and the
students in engineering, earth sciences, and physics. changing earth as well as the ways in which humans react
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) to these shifts. Featuring coverage on a wide range of
topics such as neo-behaviourism, adaptation narrative,
and taxonomy, this book is geared toward researchers,
students, and academics seeking current research on the
human response to shifting conditions on the earth.

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UTILIZING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO PHI Learning
ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
Emerging Research and Opportunities TREATMENT
Second Edition
Debra Weiss-Randall
Oct 2017 245pp A.D. Patwardhan
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Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies 9788120353329 Paperback £11.50 / €14.00
Now in its second edition, this text discusses sources,
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disaster risk analysis, this book is designed for academics, to illustrate industrial processes and to indicate the sources
students, researchers, and professionals interested in of wastewater.
emerging progress in climate change protection.

University of Pittsburgh Press River Publishers

THE SHALE DILEMMA A MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION TO
A Global Perspective on Fracking and DESALINATION
Shale Development
Edited by Alireza Bazargan
Edited by Shanti Gamper-Rabindran Oct 2017 350pp
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9780822945130 Hardback £45.50 / €50.00 River Publishers Series in Earth and Environmental Sciences
History of The Urban Environment Drawing on the expertise of a team of international
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together experts working at the forefront of shale gas technical and non-technical.
issues on four continents to explain how countries reach
their decisions on shale development.

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Rutgers University Press BESTSELLERS

FRACTURED COMMUNITIES American Society of Civil Engineers
Risk, Impacts, and Protest Against Hydraulic BIOENERGY AND BIOFUEL FROM
Fracking in U.S. Shale Regions BIOWASTES AND BIOMASS
Edited by Samir K. Khanal, et al
Edited by Anthony E. Ladd
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Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)

MICROSEISMIC MONITORING American Water Works Association

Vladimir Grechka & Werner M. Heigl ACTIVATED CARBON
Oct 2017 468pp Solutions for Improving Water Quality
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Geophysical References, Vol. 22 Zaid K. Chowdhury
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drilled to produce hydrocarbons from unconventional Activated carbon is simple to operate as an adsorption
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and the underlying theory, of what can and cannot be produces very high-quality water. Its implementation
inferred, and to what level of certainty. helps utilities gain regulatory compliance and position
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SEISMIC INVERSION This practical, solutions-oriented book on the use of
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Oct 2017 376pp
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Investigations in Geophysics, Vol. 20
For full details of this title, see page 35.

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ENSURING SAFE DRINKING WATER Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
Learning from Frontline Experience with
Contamination ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY OF
APPLIED GEOPHYSICS
Steve E. Hrudey & Elizabeth J. Hrudey Fourth Edition
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Safe drinking water is essential to human life. Ensuring 2002 442pp
Safe Drinking Water: Learning From Frontline Experience with 9781560801184 Hardback + CD-Rom £87.50 / €105.00
Contamination provides those who carry responsibility Geophysical References, Vol. 13
for ensuring safe drinking water an opportunity to This edition reflects evolution of the science, especially
learn from the experiences of others. For each case, in engineering and production problems, 3D (including
distinguished authors Steve E. Hrudey and Elizabeth J. multicomponent) acquisition and processing,
Hrudey have provided background, operational details, visualization, S- and converted waves, interpretation,
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more to allow professionals to imagine themselves in these networks, tomography, downhole measurements,
circumstances and see how these experiences can help horizontal drilling, and deepwater work.
them in ensuring the safety of their own systems.
MICROSEISMIC IMAGING OF HYDRAULIC
WSO BASIC SCIENCE CONCEPTS AND FRACTURING
APPLICATIONS Improved Engineering of Unconventional
Principles and Practices of Water Supply Shale Reservoirs
Operations, Fourth Edition
Shawn Maxwell
American Water Works Association 2014 212pp
2010 277pp 9781560803157 Paperback £80.50 / €94.00
9781583217788 Paperback £170.00 / €195.00 Distinguished Instructor Series, Vol. 17
This college text introduces the science of water treatment Providing a practical guide for survey design,
and distribution. Chapters cover mathematics, hydraulics, acquisition, interpretation, and application of
chemistry, and electricity. Includes calculations, formulas, microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring, this text
applications, and theory. Part four of a five-volume series includes geologic and geomechanical factors that
on drinking-water supply operations, the other four texts control fracture growth and discusses potential pitfalls
in the series reference this text. and quality-control steps associated with collecting and
interpreting microseismic data.
WSO BASIC SCIENCE CONCEPTS AND
APPLICATIONS STUDENT WORKBOOK SEISMIC DATA ANALYSIS
Principles and Practices of Water Supply
Operations, Fourth Edition Öz Yilmaz
2001 2092pp, two volume Set
American Water Works Association 9781560800941 Hardback £180.00 / €205.00
2010 277pp Investigations in Geophysics, Vol. 10
9781583217993 Paperback £76.50 / €87.00 Expanding the author’s original work on processing
This student workbook for the Basic Science Concepts to include inversion and interpretation, and including
and Applications textbook provides assignments, review developments in all aspects of conventional processing,
questions, and a convenient method of keeping organized this two-volume set is a comprehensive and complete
notes of important points as the text is reviewed. It is coverage of the modern trends in the seismic industry -
designed for use in either classroom or independent study. from time to depth, from 3D to 4D, from 4D to 4C, and
from isotropy to anisotropy.

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Esri Press

HIGHLIGHTS THE ARCGIS BOOK
10 Big Ideas About Applying the Science of
GIS TUTORIAL 1 FOR Where, Second Edition
ARCGIS PRO
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Esri Press

40 Geographic Information Systems

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE NEW EDITION OF BESTSELLER
Map and Plan the Natural World with GIS
UNDERSTANDING GIS
Karen Firehock An ArcGIS Pro Project Workbook, Third Edition
Jun 2018 160pp
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mapping and implementation through text, maps and 9781589484832 Paperback £80.95 / €89.00
on-line illustrations. This volume explains how to utilize For full details of this title, see page 39.
the national green infrastructure model that Esri has built
using the Green Infrastructure Center’s methodology. IGI Global
It demonstrates how to develop a prioritized strategy
for conserving or restoring the highest values to natural GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGIES IN URBAN
resources. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Emerging Research and Opportunities
IMAGERY AND GIS
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from Imagery Nilanchal Patel
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can be integrated successfully into GIS maps and analysis.

INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR THE HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH ON GEOSPATIAL
ARCGIS IMAGERY BOOK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGIES

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This companion workbook to The ArcGIS Imagery Book: New Advances in Geospatial Technologies
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systems, remotely sensed data, and sustainability
MAKING SPATIAL DECISIONS management.
USING ARCGIS
A Workbook SPATIAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES USING
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Kathryn Keranen & Robert Kolvoord
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nature of ArcGIS Pro and its advanced capabilities to developments for the exploration of spatial data and its
seamlessly unite cloud-based and desktop GIS. applications. Including a range of topics such as digital image
processing, spatial autocorrelation, and system functionality,
this book is designed for researchers, engineers, academics,
students, and practitioners seeking information on new
technological progress in spatial analysis.

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BESTSELLERS INTRODUCTION TO GEOMETRICAL AND
PHYSICAL GEODESY
Esri Press Foundations of Geomatics

GETTING TO KNOW ARCGIS Thomas H. Meyer
Fourth Edition 2010 260pp
9781589482159 Hardback £105.00 / €125.00
Michael Law & Amy Collins Explores geodesy, the discipline dealing with the
2015 768pp, 1056 illustrations measurement and representation of the earth. Establishing
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with meaningful content. The fourth edition includes LAND ADMINISTRATION FOR
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datasets and scenarios, and an introduction to ArcGIS Pro.
Ian Williamson et al
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Examines global land administration systems at different
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2D and 3D environments using the latest ArcGIS mapping services, JavaScript API/Flex API, and ArcGIS® Mobile.
app, ArcGIS Pro.

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INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY & IGI Global
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
CHEMICAL COMPOUND STRUCTURES AND
HIGHLIGHT THE HIGHER DIMENSION OF MOLECULES
Emerging Research and Opportunities
INDUSTRIAL
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Third Edition Dec 2017 211pp
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John S. Rinaldi & Studies the relationship between chemical compounds
Perry S. Marshall and dimensional space. Featuring comprehensive coverage
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As automation becomes source for academics, researchers, and advance-level
more thoroughly networked students.
with advances in speed,
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bestseller is designed to give technical professionals OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGIES IN
with little or no background in data communications MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
the knowledge they need to succeed. Additionally,
it includes information to enhance troubleshooting Edited by Ömer Faruk Yilmaz & Süleyman Tüfekçí
and to understand both legacy systems and the more Nov 2017 400pp
advanced systems. 9781522529446 Hardback £241.00 / €264.00
ISA Presents the latest scholarly research on heuristic models
for solving manufacturing and supply chain related
HIGHLIGHT problems. Featuring exhaustive coverage on a broad range
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A FIRST COURSE IN constraints, this publication is designed for practitioners
CONTROL SYSTEM seeking new comprehensive models for problem solving in
DESIGN manufacturing and supply chain management.

Kamran Iqbal ISA
Oct 2017 140pp
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£81.95 / €85.00 INSTRUMENTS
River Publishers Series in
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perspective as applicable to single-input single-output This book is written mainly for operators who verify
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River Publishers and Aviation Industry EN 9100. It is a handy reference
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assuring and managing industrial process measurement.

Industrial Chemistry & Manufacturing Technologies 43

PHI Learning River Publishers

MACHINE DESIGN DATA HANDBOOK CERTIFICATIONS OF CRITICAL SYSTEMS
The CECRIS Experience
K. Soman
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Chemicals, Coatings & Plastics Industry
Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading A FIRST COURSE IN CONTROL
Companies SYSTEM DESIGN

Jack W. Plunkett Kamran Iqbal
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Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs River Publishers Series in Automation, Control and Robotics
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scientists.

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BESTSELLERS GEAR HOBBING, SHAPING AND SHAVING
A Guide to Cycle Time Estimating and
ISA Process Planning

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING & HIGHLIGHTS
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers HANDBOOK OF INTEGRATED AND
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS EQUIPMENT
COMPANION GUIDE TO THE ASME BOILER AND SYSTEMS
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