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A foundational text for engineering and technology students. The clean, clear writing style supports readers as they engage with content on the fundamentals of mechanical, electrical, and thermal systems as well as the basics of scientific measurements, data representation and analysis, and unit conversions.

Teaches readers how to precisely construct investigative reports, whether for criminal, employment-policy, or employee-performance investigations. Dedicated to helping report-writers produce valuable extrinsic documentation, the book explains how to describe ""what happened and why"" in clear, concise terms.

Provides students with thought-provoking readings, insightful discussion questions, and critical thinking exercises designed to help them become enlightened consumers of psychological science. The text encourages students to critically evaluate psychological studies, rather than immediately accepting research findings at face value.

A definitive resource for healthcare students and professionals in nursing, medicine, and the allied health sciences, providing a comprehensive overview and exploration of today's ethical and legal landscape in healthcare delivery.

Helps criminal justice undergraduates think through the myriad decisions related to pursuing a graduate or related degree. The text includes practical advice for developing key skill sets, including effective information retention, quality notetaking, communicating well through the written word, and more.

Helps students think critically and dialectically about social policies that affect children and families. Based on the belief that no single policymaking position has all the answers, the book offers a model that reduces the tendency to present only one viewpoint. As they move through the text, readers use this model to evaluate the effectiveness of specific policies.

An anthology comprised of classic and contemporary peer-reviewed journal articles related to sensation and perception, with special emphasis on vision. The collection provides students with instruction on how to read journal articles, comprehension questions to guide them through each article, and application questions to challenge their knowledge.

Introduces undergraduate college students to foundational concepts in genetics. The text provides in-depth coverage of the essential principles of genetics, from Mendel to molecular gene therapy, and reads like a story, guiding readers through each of these areas in an interesting, engaging, and enlightening way.

Uses data from golf, long jump, soccer, hockey, NASCAR, and wrestling to illustrate statistical reasoning and data analysis. Topics discussed include population and samples, graphical methods, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability. The text also covers relative standing, detecting outliers, probability, and normal distribution.

Teaches microeconomic concepts and theories in a concise, clear manner. Tis volume provides insight into the behaviour of three important economic agents - individuals, firms, and government - and discusses the interactions between these agents in a market economy. It explores how this behaviour is manifested across a wide variety of countries and cultures.

Introduces students to the countless challenges law enforcement officers encounter on a daily basis. The book suggests that these challenges directly impact the physical and mental wellbeing of officers and can lead to personal issues such as substance abuse, chronic illness, post-traumatic stress disorders, and suicide.

Provides students with an objective look at opposing ideals that caused increasing tensions between major global players in the wake of World War II, and how those tensions ultimately led to the Cold War. This book illustrates the key events that led to the Cold War, as well as the outcome and the global repercussions of the conflict.

Recognising the lack of discussion of income inequality in most social work textbooks, Reducing Inequality provides an overview of the potential impact of income inequality on the United States. It examines why the United States is the most unequal industrialized nation, and shares diverse curriculum and research on the topic.

Contains key lessons in probability and odds, supplementary counting rules, discrete random variables, and continuous random variables as they pertain to football, hockey, NASCAR, bowling, and more. The text also includes lessons on sampling distribution, single sample inferences, and linear regression.

Introduces students to proactive practices they can apply to positively affect their current and long-term health. The text encourages readers to examine key aspects of their personal wellness and make adjustments to enhance their health now rather than later in life.

Provides casino security professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to understand their roles and responsibilities and make quick, correct decisions during casino security-related incidents.

This user-friendly manual encourages students to think of lecture and lab as a cohesive unit. This is accomplished by requiring them to use the information they are learning in lecture and the material presented in the manual, including standard experiments, to complete assignments. One half of the manual covers taxonomy and the other half is devoted to introductory comparative physiology.

College and university campuses are no longer viewed as safe havens. Developing Your Proactive Plan: Campus Safety and Self Defense teaches students how to develop a proactive safety plan to increase their chances of survival in the event of a violent attack or incident.

Comprised of short, introductory narratives, primary sources, contemporary interpretations, and engaging activities, The Modern West: Issues and Perspectives introduces students to the eight issues central to the rise of the West to global power after 1500. The text is designed to help students tackle leading themes in western history.

Provides pre-service and practicing social workers with a review of sport social work. The text helps social workers with an interest in athletics learn how to effectively promote the safety and well-being of athletes, advocate for athlete rights, and ensure athletes receive the recognition and help needed to become strong global leaders.

Provides students with an interdisciplinary look at African-American media from a variety of perspectives through a selection of carefully selected readings. This unique approach helps students develop a holistic understanding of modern African-American media, as well as the knowledge and tools necessary for critical media analysis.

Blends research in neuropsychology, sexual harassment, and violence to examine the developmental, psychological, and social roots of bullying, and how understanding cognitive function is essential in the creation of successful programs to combat it.

Familiarizes students with the Ancient Near Eastern writings that compose the Old Testament. Through the application of literary, historical, and cultural analysis, this textbook helps the modern reader not only understand the story of the ancient Hebrews and their relationship to God, but also to experience it as the ancient Hebrews did.

Features readings that emphasize how cultural interaction among ancient societies was the dominant factor that led to a rise in societal complexity and technological accomplishments, commonly referred to as ""civilization"". This is an excellent supplementary resource for courses in world prehistory, anthropology, archaeology, and cultural geography.

Provides readers with practical advice to help them prepare and conduct onsite field training in a variety of applied professions. The book offers students weekly learning goals, case studies, informational asides, exercises, and discussion questions to engage them throughout their internship or service learning placement.

Examines Oakland social issues and politics from the inception of the Black Panther Party to the election of President Trump to answer the following questions: Is Oakland a progressive city? Who are the progressives in Oakland? What are they trying to accomplish?

Introduces students to the dynamic world of film and, more specifically, the art of film music. The text explores the various reasons for including music in film, the essentials of sound, the origins of film, scoring techniques, the business of film, and more.

Aimed at graduate-level students studying mental health counselling, school counselling, or similarly related professions, this text will enable students to become familiar with the foundational skills required to implement various counselling approaches and to work in diverse counselling environments.

Provides students with the tools to effectively combine healthcare expertise with key marketing principles to positively affect patient satisfaction. The book features insights from practicing healthcare professionals, focused readings, and background on marketing insights deeply connected to the world of healthcare.

Provides students with complete explorations of each developmental stage of the lifespan. The book presents human development theory and research within a biopsychosocial framework, presenting information regarding biological, psychological, and social functioning during each significant period of the lifespan.