Offering an introduction to nanotechnology, this title discusses topics ranging from ethics and philosophy to challenges faced by this industry. It gives an overview of what you need to know about nanotechnology and nanoscience.[...]

The content spans from simple thermodynamics of the combustion engine to complex models for the description of the air/fuel mixture, ignition, combustion and pollutant formation considering the engine periphery of petrol and diesel engines. Thus the emphasis of the book is on the simulation models a[...]

This revised and enlarged fourth edition features five new chapters, which treat classical results such as the "Fundamental Theorem of Algebra", problems about tilings, but also quite recent proofs, for example of the Kneser conjecture in graph theory. The new edition also presents further improveme[...]

Die Sammlung eleganter mathematischer Beweise wurde fur die 3. Auflage deutlich erweitert: In funf neuen Kapiteln prasentieren die Autoren Klassiker wie den Fundamentalsatz der Algebra, kombinatorisch-geometrische Zerlegungsprobleme, aber auch Beweise aus jungster Zeit, etwa den fur die Kneser-Vermu[...]

This book is an introduction to the theories of Special and General Relativity. The target audience are physicists, engineers and applied scientists who are looking for an understandable introduction to the topic - without too much new mathematics. The fundamental equations of Einstein's theory of S[...]

Production theory and the theory of cost both belong to the central areas of business administration, for all considerations concerning the economic organization of industrial manufacturing processes start from these. Two developments in the past 30 years have had a considerable influence on the str[...]

This revised and enlarged fifth edition features four new chapters, which contain highly original and delightful proofs for classics such as the spectral theorem from linear algebra, some more recent jewels like the non-existence of the Borromean rings and other surprises. From the Reviews ..". Insi[...]

60 classical masterpieces in easy piano arrangements.

The Japanese garden, like all gardens, is more than mere nature; it is nature crafted by man. It needs the hands of the designer to give it meaning. The Japanese garden belongs to the realm of architecture; at its best, it is nature as art. The phases of its history document the constant redefinitio[...]

Behind the new and modern design of this unique cookbook lies a world of culinary pleasure that will carry you off to the regions of sunny Spain. The scent of ripe oranges, mouth-watering lamb stew, fresh crawfish, or the bouquet of a fruity red wine, are characteristic of the country's diversity, w[...]