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Äntligen uppdateras kunskapsläget om familjer och barns utveckling! Susan Golombok förmedlar och värderar områdets forskningsresultat på ett tillgängligt sätt. Här representeras homo- och heterosexuella föräldrar, barn som tillkommit genom provrörsbefruktning, IVF eller donation av spermier och ägg, samt…
Kategorier: Språk och lingvistik
Are you curious to know what all human languages have in common and in what ways they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to trace different peoples and their past? Then this book is for you! Now in its third edition, it guides beginners through the rich diversity of the world’s languages.…
Kategorier: Informationsteknik
Linear algebra and the foundations of deep learning, together at last! From Professor Gilbert Strang, acclaimed author of Introduction to Linear Algebra, comes Linear Algebra and Learning from Data, the first textbook that teaches linear algebra together with deep learning and neural nets.
This readable yet rigorous…
Peter Singers klara och innehållsrika bok Praktisk etik har alltsedan den första utgivningen 1979 varit den klassiska introduktionen till tillämpad etik, och översatts till många språk.
Bland bokens frågor finns sådana som direkt rör våra individuella handlingar. Är det försvarbart att köpa lyxvaror åt mig själv när…
Modern Quantum Mechanics is a classic graduate level textbook, covering the main concepts from quantum mechanics in a clear, organized and engaging manner.
The original author, J. J. Sakurai, was a renowned particle theorist. This third edition, revised by Jim Napolitano, introduces topics that extend its value…
Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
At long last, here is the thoroughly revised and updated third edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. It is widely accepted as the best single authoritative book on electronic circuit design, and is in fact so popular that it has been counterfeited – so beware if purchasing from a third party…
Kategorier: Medicin och omvårdnad
COVID-19 is the biggest public health and economic disaster of our time. It has posed the same threat across the globe, yet countries responded very differently and some have clearly fared much better than others. Peter Baldwin uncovers why in this first definitive account of the global politics of pandemic.
Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
The third edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook is suitable for teaching all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences. As well as lucid descriptions of all the topics and many worked examples, it contains over 800 exercises. New stand-alone chapters give a…
Dinosaurs continues to make science exciting and understandable to science and non-science majors alike, through its emphasis of scientific concepts rather than disembodied facts. Fully updated, this beautifully illustrated, lively and engaging text will encourage students to ask questions and think like a scientist.
Afrikas historia är full av dramatiska kontraster. Samma jord som sett människans anfäder födas och framstående högkulturer blomstra har också upplevt tragedier som slavhandel och kolonisation. En gemensam nämnare genom alla tider har dock varit invånarnas medvetna strävan att trygga sin överlevnad.”Afrika…
A landmark publication in the teaching of international law from one of the world’s leading international lawyers. This refreshingly clear, concise textbook conveys the dynamics of international law through four questions: Where does it come from? To whom does it apply? How does it resolve conflict? And what does…
Are you curious to know what all languages have in common and how they differ? Do you want to find out how language can be used to trace different peoples and their past? Now in its fourth edition, this fascinating book guides beginners through the rich diversity of the world’s languages. It presupposes no…
Bringing this best-selling textbook right up to date, the new edition uniquely integrates the theories and methods that drive the fields of biology, biotechnology and medicine, comprehensively covering both the techniques students will encounter in lab classes and those that underpin current key advances and…
Hur kan de händelser i tid och rum som sker inom den i rummet begränsade yta som en levande organism utgör beskrivas av fysiken och kemin? 1943 håller den österrikiske fysikern Erwin Schrödinger ett antal föreläsningar vid Trinity College i Dublin. Hans fråga tillhör de som för evigt förundrat mänskligheten: Vad är det…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
In Search of Respect, Philippe Bourgois’s now-classic, ethnographic study of social marginalization in inner-city America, won critical acclaim after it was first published in 1995 and in 1997 was awarded the Margaret Mead Award. For the first time, an anthropologist had managed to gain the trust and long-term…
Kategorier: Juridik
A landmark publication in the teaching of international law from one of the world’s leading international lawyers. This refreshingly clear, concise textbook conveys the dynamics of international law through four questions: Where does it come from? To whom does it apply? How does it resolve conflict? What does it…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
The third edition of the best-selling The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics. It offers the basic tools necessary for readers to become both critical consumers and beginning producers of scientific research on politics. The authors present an…
Understanding Modern Warfare has established itself as the leading introduction to the issues, ideas, concepts and context necessary to understand the theory and conduct of warfare in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It is an invaluable text for military professionals and students of military history. Key…
Now in its fifth edition, this accessible and comprehensive text highlights the most important theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in cognitive neuroscience. Written by two experienced researchers who excel at teaching, the consistent narrative ensures that concepts are linked across chapters, and the…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Kategorier: Teknik, ingenjörsvetenskap etc.
Drawing on over twenty years of teaching experience, this comprehensive yet self-contained text provides an in-depth introduction to the field of integrated microwave electronics. Ideal for a first course on the subject, it covers essential topics such as passive components and transistors, linear, low-noise and power…
Clear and reader-friendly, this is an ideal textbook for students seeking an introduction to thermal physics. Written by an experienced teacher and extensively class-tested, Thermal Physics provides a comprehensive grounding in thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory. A key feature of this text is its…
Kategorier: Informationsteknik
High-dimensional probability offers insight into the behavior of random vectors, random matrices, random subspaces, and objects used to quantify uncertainty in high dimensions. Drawing on ideas from probability, analysis, and geometry, it lends itself to applications in mathematics, statistics, theoretical computer…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Crisis management has become a defining feature of contemporary governance. In times of crisis, communities and members of organizations expect their leaders to minimize the impact, while critics and bureaucratic competitors make use of social media to blame incumbent rulers and their policies. In this extreme…
Since World War II, there has been a trend towards fewer wars, the Russian invasion of the Ukraine standing as a major ’aberration’. With decades of experience as an international lawyer, diplomat and head of UN Iraq inspections, Hans Blix examines conflicts and other developments after World War II. He…