This book is a guide to the many and varied terms used frequently within architecture. From Column to Cornice, Skyscraper to Ha-Ha, this book will prove an invaluable resource to anyone interested in architecture. Each term is explained and contextualised, giving the reader an enhanced understanding of architectural terminology. More than 270 common architecture terms are distilled and illustrated. From practical terms such as Vaulted, Spire and Cladding to conceptual terms such as Modernism and Postmodernism, including modern terminology and many of the traditional terms still in current usage.
Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Real Variables
Like the other books of the Schaum's Outline series, this book goes through the theories and shows you how to work the problems step by step. Although this is very helpful, I like to be able to test my knowledge. I say this is good for review because you will remember as you read this. You will also have a good idea of whether you are doing the supplementary problems correct or not. Here, most the supplementary problems do not have answers.
This text stands far apart from other general chemistry texts, in that it covers every aspect of the fundamental concepts needed to move onto upper division chemistry courses. I used this text in my junior year of high school, and I'm currently following in my senior year of high school with Alberty and Silbey's "Physical Chemistry," which is the popular (but difficult) p-chem text. Zumdahl's text is great for chemistry majors or students who wish to have a strong general chemistry background.
This book arms engineers with the tools to apply key physics concepts in the field. A number of the key figures in the new edition are revised to provide a more inviting and informative treatment. The figures are broken into component parts with supporting commentary so that they can more readily see the key ideas. Material from The Flying Circus is incorporated into the chapter opener puzzlers, sample problems, examples and end-of-chapter problems to make the subject more engaging.
Ask a Colleague: Expert Nurses Answer More Than 1,000 Complex Clinical Questions
Covering a wide range of topics—from fundamentals to assessment, monitoring, diagnostic tests, procedures, disorders and treatments associated with different body systems, psychiatric conditions, legal issues, and pain management—Ask a Colleague gives the right answer quickly, providing straightforward clinical guidance on more than 1,000 difficult nursing questions. These are not simply knowledge questions but questions that require critical thinking; questions that nurses often struggle to answer ...
