K Michael: 383 books
Evaluating The Undergraduate Research Experience
A Guide for Program Directors and Principal Investigators
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The current movement toward more and better research experiences for undergraduates has spread across disciplines in the arts, humanities, science, mathematics, and engineering beyond the “research university” to the full range of postsecondary institutions of higher education. Along with this...
by Rick D. Saucier, Michael J. Messina, Lori L. Lohman
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
This book explores the challenges of an academic teaching career. The authors discuss the issues that may arise in the tenure process, scholarship activities, publishing, and providing service to their academic communities as well as how to keep teaching lessons relevant and fresh.
by Nijay K. Gupta, Michael F. Bird
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
The study of Paul's Thessalonian letters is enjoying fresh interest today. These texts are considered by many to be amongst the earliest extant Christian documents. They are included in conversations about early Jewish and Christian apocalypticism. New insights are coming from examination of the religious,...
Automotive Engineering
Powertrain, Chassis System and Vehicle Body
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2009
This one-stop Mega Reference eBook brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the automotive field.
An expansion the Automotive Engineering print edition, this fully searchable electronic reference book of 2500 pages delivers content...
Markov Chains
Models, Algorithms and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2013
This new edition of Markov Chains: Models, Algorithms and Applications has been completely reformatted as a text, complete with end-of-chapter exercises, a new focus on management science, new applications of the models, and new examples with applications in financial risk management and modeling...
Economics of Higher Education
Background, Concepts, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2016
This book examines the many ways in which economic concepts, theories and models can be used to examine issues in higher education. The topics explored in the book include how students make college-going decisions, the payoffs to students and society from going to college, markets for higher education...
by Molly K. Macauley, Michael D. Bowes, Karen L. Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
Using case studies, the authors evaluate the potential attractiveness of incentive-based policies for the regulation of four specific toxic substances: chlorinated solvents, formaldehyde, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants. Originally published in 1992, the authors provide a compelling demonstration...
Atom-Probe Tomography
The Local Electrode Atom Probe
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2014
Nanocharacterization by Atom Probe Tomography is a practical guide for researchers interested atomic level characterization of materials with atom probe tomography.
Readers will find descriptions of the atom probe instrument and atom probe tomography technique, field ionization, field evaporation...
Physiological Control Systems
Analysis, Simulation, and Estimation
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
A guide to common control principles and how they are used to characterize a variety of physiological mechanisms
The second edition of Physiological Control Systems offers an updated and comprehensive resource that reviews the fundamental concepts of classical control theory and how engineering...
Load Assumption for Fatigue Design of Structures and Components
Counting Methods, Safety Aspects, Practical Application
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Understanding the fatigue behaviour of structural components under variable load amplitude is an essential prerequisite for safe and reliable light-weight design.
For designing and dimensioning, the expected stress (load) is compared with the capacity to withstand loads (fatigue strength)....
Every Child, Every Day
Achieving Zero Dropouts through Performance-Based Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Reform of the educational systems in the United States and all over the world are coming from a wide variety of sources―philanthropists and businesses, federal and state governments, administrators and teachers, both large and small school districts. More nimble school districts have the best chance...
Foreign Direct Investment in China
Theories and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Foreign direct investment has contributed significantly in transforming the Chinese economy over the past three decades. China has become one of the most popular destinations for foreign direct investment. For corporations and business executives who desire to participate in the expanding China market,...
Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai
Maritime East Asia in Global History, 1550–1700
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Sea Rovers, Silver, and Samurai traces the roots of modern global East Asia by focusing on the fascinating history of its seaways. The East Asian maritime realm, from the Straits of Malacca to the Sea of Japan, has been a core region of international trade for millennia, but during the long seventeenth...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 1
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties
Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storage
Discusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management