Recently added e-books
Learning from Arguments: An Introduction to Philosophyby Daniel Z. Korman - PhilPapers Foundation
This book advances accessible versions of key philosophical arguments, in a form that students can emulate in their own writing, and with the primary aim of cultivating an understanding of the dynamics of philosophical argumentation.
(submitted on 2022-09-20)
Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamicsby Claire Yu Yan - BCcampus
This book aims to help students develop a fundamental understanding of classical thermodynamics and its engineering applications. It features concise explanations of key concepts, step-by-step engineering examples, and interactive practice problems.
(submitted on 2022-09-20)
Twice in Timeby Manly Wade Wellman - Galaxy Publishing Corp.
While vacationing in Italy, 19-year-old Leo Thrasher rashly experiments with a radical new science. The result: he reflects himself 500 years back in time and must deal with life in the middle ages as he strives to return to the present.
(submitted on 2022-09-20)
Transformations of Surfacesby Luther Pfahler Eisenhart - Princeton University Press
Most of the transformations are reducible to transformations F or to transformations of the type such that a surface and a transform are focal surfaces of a W congruence. It is the purpose of this book to develop these two types of transformations.
(submitted on 2022-09-20)
Computer Networks From Scratchby Seth Archer Brown
This book is a tour of the inner workings of the biggest computer network of them all -- the internet. We'll start from scratch assuming no prior networking knowledge. Each topic is explained in clear, easy to understand language.
(submitted on 2022-09-20)
Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systemsby Sacha Friedli, Yvan Velenik - Cambridge University Press
This motivating textbook gives a friendly, rigorous introduction to fundamental concepts in equilibrium statistical mechanics, covering a selection of specific models, including the Curie-Weiss and Ising models, the Gaussian free field, O(n) models.
(submitted on 2022-04-21)
Phantom Duelby Ford McCormack - Infinity Science Fiction
Faria, as it was called in the Vega system, was about the size of Earth and its atmosphere was tolerable to humans -- there the resemblance all but ended. For its weather was insufferably hot and its topography fantastically tortuous ...
(submitted on 2022-04-21)
Semiconductors and Transistorsby Alexander Schure - J. F. Rider
The intent of this book is to present, discuss, and evaluate the important ideas relating to semiconductors and transistors. Through presentation of practical problems, the reader is given an opportunity to apply the principles he has learned.
(submitted on 2022-04-21)
Mathematics and Computationby Avi Wigderson - Princeton University Press
The book provides a broad, conceptual overview of computational complexity theory -- the mathematical study of efficient computation. It is useful for undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, computer science, and related fields.
(submitted on 2022-04-21)
Scala Bookby Alvin Alexander - AlvinAlexander.com
Scala Book provides a quick introduction and overview of the Scala programming language. The book is written in an informal style, and consists of 50 small lessons. Each lesson is long enough to give you an idea of how the language features in work.
(submitted on 2022-04-21)
Notes on the Combinatorial Fundamentals of Algebraby Darij Grinberg - arXiv.org
This is a detailed survey, with rigorous and self-contained proofs, of some of the basics of elementary combinatorics and algebra, including the properties of finite sums, binomial coefficients, permutations and determinants.
(submitted on 2022-04-11)
Creative Multilingualism: A Manifestoby Katrin Kohl, et al. - Open Book Publishers
This book is a contribution to the field of modern languages, highlighting the relationship between multilingualism and creativity, and, crucially, reaching beyond an Anglo-centric view of the world. Intended to spark further research and discussion.
(submitted on 2022-04-11)
Africa Southby Harm J. de Blij - Northwestern University Press
The book presents a history of southern Africa from the arrival of Europeans until the creation of the Republic of South Africa in 1961. The author provides a portrait of the landscape and the internal policies and struggles within the region.
(submitted on 2022-04-11)
The Story of Crime: From the Cradle to the Graveby Hargrave Lee Adam - T. Werner Laurie
In this book I have set myself the task of studying crime and prison life in all its phases. Not merely to accept hearsay evidence, but to see and hear with my own eyes and ears all that was significant on the subject that I could.
(submitted on 2022-04-11)
R-F Amplifiersby Alexander Schure - J. F. Rider
The intent of this book is to discuss amplifiers that operate in the r-f portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, particularly the low and medium ranges of the r-f band. Thus, fundamental concepts of the subject of r-f amplifiers are presented.
(submitted on 2022-04-11)
Treatise on Differential Geometry and its role in Relativity Theoryby Subenoy Chakraborty - arXiv.org
These notes will be helpful to undergraduate and postgraduate students in theoretical physics and in applied mathematics. Modern terminology in differential geometry has been discussed in the book with the motivation of geometrical way of thinking.
(submitted on 2022-04-04)
The Mark of Zorroby Johnston McCulley - Grosset & Dunlap
Novel narrates the adventures of a young man of the Californian aristocracy called Don Diego De la Vega, a young nobleman, son of a Spanish landowner, who lived in the then town of Los Angeles, in old Spanish California of the early 1800s.
(submitted on 2022-04-04)
Earth 2020: An Insider's Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planetby Philippe Tortell (ed.) - Open Book Publishers
This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of expert voices to examine how the Earth's environment has changed over the past half century, and what lies in store for our planet over the coming fifty years.
(submitted on 2022-04-04)
Designing Paris: The Architecture of Duban, Labrouste, Duc, and Vaudoyerby David Van Zanten - The MIT Press
The book explores the revolution in French architecture that began around 1830 under the leadership of Felix Duban, Henri Labrouste, Louis Duc, and Leon Vaudoyer. It shows how these four architects dominated their profession during the Monarchy...
(submitted on 2022-04-04)
Magnetism and Electromagnetismby Alexander Schure - J. F. Rider
The intent of this book is to give attention to the major theoretical considerations of magnetism, magnetic circuits, and electromagnetism. The mathematical techniques used here are simple but extensive enough to permit the typical computations.
(submitted on 2022-04-04)