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An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

An authoritative and accessible one-stop resource An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presents the first full examination of AI. Designed to provide an understanding of the foundations of artificial intelligence it examines the central computational techniques employed by AI including knowledge representation search reasoning and learning as well as the principal application domains of expert systems natural language vision robotics software agents and cognitive modeling. Many of the major philosophical and ethical issues of AI are also introduced. Throughout the volume the authors provide detailed well-illustrated treatments of each topic with abundant examples and exercises. The authors bring this exciting field to life by presenting a substantial and robust introduction to artificial intelligence in a clear and concise coursebook form. This book stands as a core text for all computer scientists approaching AI for the first time.

GBP 180.00
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Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

Every organization must comply with occupational health and safety regulations. Yet it is frequently unclear which actually apply in a given real-life situation plus the field is loaded with technical terminology and complicated regulations. Many managers trainers even safety and health professionals therefore find it hard to know how to comply with exactly what. Written to make this important discipline more understandable Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health: What You Need to Know When You Need It systematically addresses for each of the 34 topics covered core issues such as relevant regulations required program elements and definitions of key terms. Organized for quick access to information this handy reference book demystifies required documentation training elements medical requirements recordkeeping and more. Conveniently the author uses the same 20-part format for every topic. For example if you want to know only about the documentation required you can immediately turn to a topic‘s Section 9 (Written Documentation Required). If training requirements are the issue simply go to a chapter‘s Section 12 (Training Requirements). Also provided for each topic are links to quality background and training information with sample forms and programs where available. The guide covers safety and health topics of interest to a wide cross section of industries and businesses. The author‘s relaxed yet focused approach and consistent format allow efficient access to a broad range of occupational health and safety information. The topics covered include not only those that are currently regulated but also emerging issues such as injury and illness prevention programs and the rapidly growing field of nanotechnology. | Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

GBP 180.00
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A Systems Approach to Conservation Tillage

A Systems Approach to Conservation Tillage

This book describes concepts value judgments and background information on the expanding conservation tillage practices in the United States and provides a technical appraisal of the state of the art. Still much remains to be learned about the agronomic agricultural engineering and environmental parameters; and it is hoped that the inormation herein presented will stimulate further research toward a more integrated apporach to conversation tillage practices. | A Systems Approach to Conservation Tillage

GBP 205.00
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Phylonyms A Companion to the PhyloCode

Phylonyms A Companion to the PhyloCode

Phylonyms is an implementation of PhyloCode which is a set of principles rules and recommendations governing phylogenetic nomenclature. Nearly 300 clades - lineages of organisms - are defined by reference to hypotheses of phylogenetic history rather than by taxonomic ranks and types. This volume will document the Real World uses of PhyloCode and will govern and apply to the names of clades while species names will still be governed by traditional codes. Key Features Provides clear regulations for implementing new guidelines for naming lineages of organisms incorporates expressly evolutionary and phylogenetic principles Works with existing codes of nomenclature Eliminates the reliance on rank-based classification in favor of phylogenetic relationships Related Titles: Rieppel O. Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig (ISBN 978-1-4987-5488-0) Cantino P. D. and de Queiroz K. International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature (PhyloCode) (ISBN 978-1-138-33282-9). | Phylonyms A Companion to the PhyloCode

GBP 210.00
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Introduction to Market Access for Pharmaceuticals

Introduction to Market Access for Pharmaceuticals

Market access is the fourth hurdle in the drug development process and the primary driver for global income of any new drug. Without a strategy in place for pricing showing value for effectiveness and an understanding of the target purchasers needs the drug will fail to reach its intended market value. Introduction to Market Access for Pharmaceuticals is based on an accredited course in this area taken from the European Market Access University Diploma (EMAUD) and is affiliated with Aix Marseille University.

GBP 180.00
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A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation presents a mathematical formulation of the kinematics dynamics and control of robot manipulators. It uses an elegant set of mathematical tools that emphasizes the geometry of robot motion and allows a large class of robotic manipulation problems to be analyzed within a unified framework. The foundation of the book is a derivation of robot kinematics using the product of the exponentials formula. The authors explore the kinematics of open-chain manipulators and multifingered robot hands present an analysis of the dynamics and control of robot systems discuss the specification and control of internal forces and internal motions and address the implications of the nonholonomic nature of rolling contact are addressed as well. The wealth of information numerous examples and exercises make A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation valuable as both a reference for robotics researchers and a text for students in advanced robotics courses.

GBP 180.00
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Discovering Group Theory A Transition to Advanced Mathematics

Discovering Group Theory A Transition to Advanced Mathematics

Discovering Group Theory: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics presents the usual material that is found in a first course on groups and then does a bit more. The book is intended for students who find the kind of reasoning in abstract mathematics courses unfamiliar and need extra support in this transition to advanced mathematics. The book gives a number of examples of groups and subgroups including permutation groups dihedral groups and groups of integer residue classes. The book goes on to study cosets and finishes with the first isomorphism theorem. Very little is assumed as background knowledge on the part of the reader. Some facility in algebraic manipulation is required and a working knowledge of some of the properties of integers such as knowing how to factorize integers into prime factors. The book aims to help students with the transition from concrete to abstract mathematical thinking. | Discovering Group Theory A Transition to Advanced Mathematics

GBP 180.00
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Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization

Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization

This book provides an overview of the application of color theory concepts to digital media and visualization. It highlights specific color concepts like color harmony and shows how to apply the concept with case study examples and usage of actual online and mobile color tools. Color deficiencies are reviewed and discussed are color tools for examining how a specific color map design will look to someone with the deficiency. Other books on color examine artists' use of color color management or color science. This book applies fundamental color concepts to digital media and visualization solutions. It is intended for digital media and visualization content creators and developers. | Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and Visualization

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Forensic Psychology Essentials for Law Enforcement

Introduction to Forensic Psychology Essentials for Law Enforcement

Research indicates that there are psychological principles at play in the situations encountered by law enforcement personnel. The book fulfills an important need in the ever-evolving field of criminal justice providing a working knowledge of forensic psychology and its application to interview strategies homicide emotional disturbance sexual and domestic violence hostage negotiations and other situations. It will help law enforcement to understand interpret and anticipate behavior while responding safely and effectively. | Introduction to Forensic Psychology Essentials for Law Enforcement

GBP 180.00
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Game Feel A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation

Game Feel A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation

Game Feel exposes feel as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language could be compared to the building blocks of music (time signatures chord progressions verse) - no matter the instruments style or time period - these building blocks come into play. Feel and sensation are similar building blocks where game design is concerned. They create the meta-sensation of involvement with a game. The understanding of how game designers create feel and affect feel are only partially understood by most in the field and tends to be overlooked as a method or course of study yet a game's feel is central to a game's success. This book brings the subject of feel to light by consolidating existing theories into a cohesive book. The book covers topics like the role of sound ancillary indicators the importance of metaphor how people perceive things and a brief history of feel in games. The associated web site contains a playset with ready-made tools to design feel in games six key components to creating virtual sensation. There's a play palette too so the desiger can first experience the importance of that component by altering variables and feeling the results. The playset allows the reader to experience each of the sensations described in the book and then allows them to apply them to their own projects. Creating game feel without having to program essentially. The final version of the playset will have enough flexibility that the reader will be able to use it as a companion to the exercises in the book working through each one to create the feel described. | Game Feel A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation

GBP 180.00
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DNA Nanoscience From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

DNA Nanoscience From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

DNA Nanoscience: From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology melds two tales of DNA. One is a look at the first 35 years of DNA nanotechnology to better appreciate what lies ahead in this emerging field. The other story looks back 4 billion years to the possible origins of DNA which are shrouded in mystery. The book is divided into three parts comprised of 15 chapters and two Brief Interludes. Part I includes subjects underpinning the book such as a primer on DNA the broader discipline of nanoscience and experimental tools used by the principals in the narrative. Part II examines the field of structural DNA nanotechnology founded by biochemist/crystallographer Nadrian Seeman that uses DNA as a construction material for nanoscale structures and devices rather than as a genetic material. Part III looks at the work of physicists Noel Clark and Tommaso Bellini who found that short DNA (nanoDNA) forms liquid crystals that act as a structural gatekeeper orchestrating a series of self-assembly processes using nanoDNA. This led to an explanation of the polymeric structure of DNA and of how life may have emerged from the prebiotic clutter. | DNA Nanoscience From Prebiotic Origins to Emerging Nanotechnology

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals

Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals

The use of DNA profiling in forensic cases has been considered the most innovative technique in forensic science since fingerprinting yet for those with limited scientific knowledge understanding DNA enough to utilize it properly can be a daunting task. Introduction to Forensic DNA Evidence for Criminal Justice Professionals is designed for nonscientific readers who need to learn how to effectively use forensic DNA in criminal cases. Written by a forensic scientist world renowned for her expertise in clothing examination the book provides a balanced perspective on the weight of DNA evidence. Going beyond a simple explanation of the methodology it arms attorneys and other criminal justice professionals with knowledge of the strengths and limitations of the evidence including the danger in relying on DNA statistical probabilities in the determination of guilt. The book covers the most common DNA methods used in criminal trials today nuclear DNA short tandem repeat (STR) techniques mitochondrial DNA and Y-STR profiling. It helps prosecutors know when to emphasize DNA evidence or proceed with trial in the absence of such evidence. It assists defense lawyers in knowing when to challenge DNA evidence and perhaps employ an independent expert when to focus elsewhere or when to secure the advantage of an early guilty plea. By imparting practical and theoretical knowledge in an accessible manner the book demystifies the topic to help both sides of the adversarial system understand where DNA evidence fits within the context of the case.

GBP 180.00
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Citrus Production Technological Advancements and Adaptation to Changing Climate

Citrus Production Technological Advancements and Adaptation to Changing Climate

The citrus industry is one of the world's most important fruit production industries but global climate change pests diseases and improper handling are affecting plant yields. Citrus Production: Technological Advancements and Adaptation to Changing Climate presents information on advancements in the citrus industry examining various aspects of citrus from its production to harvest. It looks at the challenges and approaches in stress tolerance improvements increasing citrus crop productivity and reducing postharvest losses. The book details taxonomy genetic diversity and metabolic and molecular responses in citrus crops as well as abiotic and biotic stresses affecting citrus production. Featuring numerous full-color illustrations throughout this book poses new harvesting techniques along with postharvest physiology of citrus fruits devising strategies to prevent crop losses. Citrus Production: Technological Advancements and Adaptation to Changing Climate is an essential resource for researchers academicians and scientists looking to expand their knowledge of citrus particularly horticulturists food scientists and botanists. | Citrus Production Technological Advancements and Adaptation to Changing Climate

GBP 190.00
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Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers

Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers

Written by high performance computing (HPC) experts Introduction to High Performance Computing for Scientists and Engineers provides a solid introduction to current mainstream computer architecture dominant parallel programming models and useful optimization strategies for scientific HPC. From working in a scientific computing center the authors gained a unique perspective on the requirements and attitudes of users as well as manufacturers of parallel computers. The text first introduces the architecture of modern cache-based microprocessors and discusses their inherent performance limitations before describing general optimization strategies for serial code on cache-based architectures. It next covers shared- and distributed-memory parallel computer architectures and the most relevant network topologies. After discussing parallel computing on a theoretical level the authors show how to avoid or ameliorate typical performance problems connected with OpenMP. They then present cache-coherent non-uniform memory access (ccNUMA) optimization techniques examine distributed-memory parallel programming with message passing interface (MPI) and explain how to write efficient MPI code. The final chapter focuses on hybrid programming with MPI and OpenMP. Users of high performance computers often have no idea what factors limit time to solution and whether it makes sense to think about optimization at all. This book facilitates an intuitive understanding of performance limitations without relying on heavy computer science knowledge. It also prepares readers for studying more advanced literature. Read about the authors' recent honor: Informatics Europe Curriculum Best Practices Award for Parallelism and Concurrency.

GBP 180.00
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Getting Started in ZBrush An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

Getting Started in ZBrush An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

Getting Started in ZBrush is a gentle introduction to ZBrush today‘s premier digital sculpting program. Beginning with the fundamentals of digital sculpting as well as a thorough introduction to the user interface Getting Started in ZBrush will have you creating a variety of professional-level 3D models in no-time. More than just another button-pushing manual this comprehensive guide is packed with start-to-finish projects that ease you into the workflow of the program while at the same time providing tips and tricks that will allow you to achieve certain tasks much more quickly. After progressing through the tutorials you will be shown how to customize brushes materials scripts and the interface so that you can utilize these tools to their full advantage. Special consideration is given to ZBrush‘s integration plug-ins with Maya and 3ds Max allowing you to properly import and export your models in all programs. Texturing painting mapping decimation baking and topology are also fully covered so your Zbrush creations can come to life without sacrificing that high-resolution look. Ease your way into this complex subject with this straight-forward approach to ZBrush Perfect your technique with step-by-step tutorials that allow you to create high res models from start to finish. Expand your knowledge by visiting the companion website which features video demonstrations project files texture and model files scripts customized menus brushes and additional resources. | Getting Started in ZBrush An Introduction to Digital Sculpting and Illustration

GBP 180.00
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Fundamentals of Systems Biology From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models

Fundamentals of Systems Biology From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models

For decades biology has focused on decoding cellular processes one gene at a time but many of the most pressing biological questions as well as diseases such as cancer and heart disease are related to complex systems involving the interaction of hundreds or even thousands of gene products and other factors. How do we begin to understand this complexity? Fundamentals of Systems Biology: From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models introduces students to methods they can use to tackle complex systems head-on carefully walking them through studies that comprise the foundation and frontier of systems biology. The first section of the book focuses on bringing students quickly up to speed with a variety of modeling methods in the context of a synthetic biological circuit. This innovative approach builds intuition about the strengths and weaknesses of each method and becomes critical in the book‘s second half where much more complicated network models are addressed including transcriptional signaling metabolic and even integrated multi-network models. The approach makes the work much more accessible to novices (undergraduates medical students and biologists new to mathematical modeling) while still having much to offer experienced modelers-whether their interests are microbes organs whole organisms diseases synthetic biology or just about any field that investigates living systems. | Fundamentals of Systems Biology From Synthetic Circuits to Whole-cell Models

GBP 180.00
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Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance

Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance

Written by experts in the fields of insect pest genetics the genetics of biological control organisms and the application of biological control this book provides the first up-to-date summary of the genetic literature on the genetics of arthropod biological control agents. It identifies successful programs and also gaps and needs in research research constraints and possible research approaches in this important field of pest control. The power and applicability of new genetic and molecular biology methods have created new and exciting possibilities to greatly improve the effectiveness of traditional biological control programs. This book provides essential information about the state-of-the-art application of these new methods. It explains how biological control procedures can be improved covers methods for selecting pesticide-resistant strains of natural enemies and looks at methods for maintaining genetic diversity and quality control during the rearing of biological control agents in the laboratory. The book also provides information regarding the application of powerful PCR methods for taxonomic identification of strains and species of biocontrol agents. | Applications of Genetics to Arthropods of Biological Control Significance

GBP 180.00
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Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices

Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices

The development and application of low-dimensional semiconductors have been rapid and spectacular during the past decade. Ever improving epitaxial growth and device fabrication techniques have allowed access to some remarkable new physics in quantum confined structures while a plethora of new devices has emerged. The field of optoelectronics in particular has benefited from these advances both in terms of improved performance and the invention of fundamentally new types of device at a time when the use of optics and lasers in telecommunications broadcasting the Internet signal processing and computing has been rapidly expanding. An appreciation of the physics of quantum and dynamic electronic processes in confined structures is key to the understanding of many of the latest devices and their continued development. Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics covers new physics and the latest device developments in low-dimensional semiconductors. It allows those who already have some familiarity with semiconductor physics and devices to broaden and expand their knowledge into new and expanding topics in low-dimensional semiconductors. The book provides pedagogical coverage of selected areas of new and pertinent physics of low-dimensional structures and presents some optoelectronic devices presently under development. Coverage includes material and band structure issues and the physics of ultrafast nonlinear coherent intersubband and intracavity phenomena. The book emphasizes various devices including quantum wells visible quantum cascade and mode-locked lasers; microcavity LEDs and VCSELs; and detectors and logic elements. An underlying theme is high-speed phenomena and devices for increased system bandwidths. | Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics From Quantum Physics to Smart Devices

GBP 180.00
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The Handbook of Fatigue Management in Transportation Waking Up to the Challenge

The Handbook of Fatigue Management in Transportation Waking Up to the Challenge

In the world of transportation fatigue is a silent killer that can affect us all. Understanding fatigue including how to manage it to minimize safety risk is of great importance. However while it is one thing to recognize that fatigue is a critical safety issue it is quite another to set up a successful scientifically informed fatigue risk management programme. This book is here to help. It has been carefully designed as a comprehensive reference point bringing together international expertise from leaders in fatigue science and showcasing valuable insights from transportation industry practitioners. The 40 authored chapters are divided into six sections to better understand fatigue science the consequences of fatigue in transportation contributors to fatigue managing fatigue and promoting alertness real world case studies of fatigue management in practice and future perspectives. While it is possible to read each chapter in isolation most will be gained by reading the book as a whole. Each chapter starts with an abstract overview and concludes with summary bullet points creating a handy quick check for key points. This accessible text is for those who are interested in supporting alert and safe transportation operations. It is suitable for professionals transport managers government advisors policy makers students academics and anyone who wants to learn more. All transport modes (road rail maritime and aviation) are considered. For anyone waking up to the complex challenge of fatigue management this handbook is a must. | The Handbook of Fatigue Management in Transportation Waking Up to the Challenge

GBP 190.00
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NMR and Chemistry An introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy Fourth Edition

NMR and Chemistry An introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy Fourth Edition

Keeping mathematics to a minimum this book introduces nuclear properties nuclear screening chemical shift spin-spin coupling and relaxation. It is one of the few books that provides the student with the physical background to NMR spectroscopy from the point of view of the whole of the periodic table rather than concentrating on the narrow applications of 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Aids to structure determination such as decoupling the nuclear Overhauser effect INEPT DEPT and special editing and two dimensional NMR spectroscopy are discussed in detail with examples including the complete assignment of the 1H and 13C NMR spectra of D-amygdain. The authors examine the requirements of a modern spectrometer and the effects of pulses and discuss the effects of dynamic processes as a function of temperature or pressure on NMR spectra. The book concludes with chapters on some of the applications of NMR spectroscopy to medical and non-medical imaging techniques and solid state chemistry of both I = F1/2 and I > F1/2 nuclei. Examples and problems mainly from the recent inorganic/organometallic chemistry literature support the text throughout. Brief answers to all the problems are provided in the text with full answers at the end of the book. | NMR and Chemistry An introduction to modern NMR spectroscopy Fourth Edition

GBP 180.00
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Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocodes Design Theory and Examples Fourth Edition

Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocodes Design Theory and Examples Fourth Edition

This fourth edition of a bestselling textbook has been extensively rewritten and expanded in line with the current Eurocodes. It presents the principles of the design of concrete elements and of complete structures with practical illustrations of the theory. It explains the background to the Eurocode rules and goes beyond the core topics to cover the design of foundations retaining walls and water retaining structures. The text includes more than sixty worked out design examples and more than six hundred diagrams plans and charts. It suitable for civil engineering courses and is a useful reference for practicing engineers. | Reinforced Concrete Design to Eurocodes Design Theory and Examples Fourth Edition

GBP 180.00
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Marine Decapod Crustacea A Guide to Families and Genera of the World

Marine Decapod Crustacea A Guide to Families and Genera of the World

Decapod crustaceans shrimps crabs prawns and their allies are highly visible and important members of marine environments. They are among the most charismatic of marine animals inhabiting beaches rocky shores and into the deep sea hiding under stones burrowing in the sediment and nestling in among algae and many other microhabitats. However most are difficult to identify by the specialist and amateur naturalist alike. Marine Decapod Crustacea explains the anatomical features necessary for differentiating taxa and includes diagnoses and identification keys to all 189 families and 2121 genera of marine Decapoda. Many decapods have vivid colours which are showcased in a selection of spectacular photographs of many representative species. This volume provides an entry to the literature for taxonomists naturalists consultants ecologists teachers and students wanting to identify local faunas and understand this diverse group. | Marine Decapod Crustacea A Guide to Families and Genera of the World

GBP 190.00
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Fundamentals of Civil Engineering An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge

Fundamentals of Civil Engineering An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge

While the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK2) is the codified source for all technical and non-technical information necessary for those seeking to attain licensure in civil engineering recent graduates have notoriously been lacking in the non-technical aspects even as they excel in the technical. Fundamentals of Civil Engineering: An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge addresses this shortfall and helps budding engineers develop the knowledge skills and attitudes suggested and implied by the BOK2. Written as a resource for all of the non-technical outcomes not specifically covered in the BOK2 it details fundamental aspects of fourteen outcomes addressed in the second edition of the ASCE Body of Knowledge and encourages a broader perspective and understanding of the role of civil engineers in society as well as the reciprocal influence between civil engineering and social evolution. With discussion questions and group activities at the end of each chapter topics covered include humanities and social sciences experimentation sustainability contemporary issues and historical perspectives risk and uncertainty communication public policy globalization leadership and teamwork and professional and ethical responsibilities. Suitable for both current and former students in pursuit of further breadth and depth of knowledge and professional maturity this primer promotes introspection self-evaluation and self-learning. It details those attitudes that are essential to the achievement of personal and professional success and advancement to positions of leadership and encourages an appreciation of the human values that are fundamental to professional practice. | Fundamentals of Civil Engineering An Introduction to the ASCE Body of Knowledge

GBP 180.00
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