Harness the Latest Modular Design Methods to Increase Productivity, Save Time, and Reduce Costs in Manufacturing Machine designers and toolmakers can turn to Modular Design for Machine Tools for a complete guide to designing and building machines using modular design methods. The information and techniques presented in this skills-building book will enable readers to shorten machine design time...improve reliability…reduce costs…and simplify service and repair.
Life would be impossible without plants: they provide food, either directly or in the form of plant-eating animals, as well as the many fibers we use, from the timber to build homes and the fuel for heating and cooking to the wood used to make tools and furniture. It is not surprising, therefore, that people have been studying plants for thousands of years.
Mathematica® in Action: Problem Solving Through Visualization and Computation - Third edition
In this third edition of Mathematica in Action, award-winning author Stan Wagon guides beginner and veteran users alike through Mathematica's powerful tools for mathematical exploration. The transition to Mathematica 7 is made smooth with plenty of examples and case studies that utilize Mathematica's newest tools, such as dynamic manipulations and adaptive three-dimensional plotting.
Hedonizing Technologies: Paths to Pleasure in Hobbies and Leisure
Rachel P. Maines's latest work examines the rise of hobbies and leisure activities in Western culture from antiquity to the present day. As technologies are "hedonized," consumers find increasing pleasure in the hobbies' associated tools, methods, and instructional literature.
This month everything will turn around the Football World Cup, a real sport feast where many countries come together. For this reason, we are presenting several tips as well as projects and activities connected to geography, history and mathematics to make the most of this big event. An activity to beat the cold as winter sets in and two articles on the accessibility of online tools for EFL teachers and students complete this edition, which brings you a wide range of material to work with throughout this month.
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