This monograph is devoted to a completely new approach to geometric problems arising in the study of random fields. The groundbreaking material in Part III, for which the background is carefully prepared in Parts I and II, is of both theoretical and practical importance, and striking in the way in w[...]

edited and with an introduction by Benjamin M. Friedman The connection between price inflation and real economic activity has been a focus of macroeconomic research--and debate--for much of the past century. Although this connection is crucial to our understanding of what monetary policy can and can[...]

Over the two decades since the publication of the first edition of Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods, qualitative research has risen from a novel and controversial approach to the study of social issues to a widely practiced method for understanding how people view themselves and the worl[...]

Combining classic international economics with straight-from-the-headlines immediacy, Feenstra and Taylor's text seamlessly integrates the subject's established core content with new topic areas and new ideas that have emerged from recent empirical studies. Like no other textbook it brings cutting-e[...]

Aimed at engineers and mathematicians, this book delivers the text on the basis of the finite element method (FEM). It provides introductory text to the method, covering the developments and approaches in this subject. It includes exercises, worked solutions and computer algorithms.[...]

Florida has the longest recorded history of any state, dating back to the journeys of Spanish conquistadores in the early sixteenth century. From the voyages of Ponce de Leon to the dawn of the Space Age, Florida has played an important role in the history of the United States. This concise history [...]

The seventh edition of this popular anthology continues its interdisciplinary approach to the topic of leadership and draws together new material describing the chief concerns facing leaders today. Reviewing hundreds of articles published since the sixth edition, William Rosenbach, Robert Taylor, an[...]