Engineering Mathematics" is by far the bestselling book of its kind with well over half a million copies sold. Widely recommended by lecturers it is also a huge word-of-mouth seller. Its unique programmed approach takes the student through the mathematics in an interactive step-by-step fashion with a wealth of worked examples & exercises. It is the most comprehensive course of its type. This carefully revised sixth edition has an even more user-friendly page design. The accompanying Personal Tutor CD-ROM has been revised & enhanced. New for this edition are a series of applications questions freely accessible on a companion website." ...

Colour layout helps navigation & highlights key learning points formulae & exercises Fully up-to-date with Levels 2 & 3 of the BTEC Engineering Specifications Containing 1000 worked problems 1750 further problems & 238 multiple-choice questions & answers Real-world situations & engineering examples put the theory into context John Bird's approach to mathematics based on numerous worked examples supported by problems is ideal for students of a wide range of abilities. Theory is kept to a minimum with the emphasis firmly placed on problem-solving skills making this a thoroughly practical introduction to the mathematics engineering that students need to master. This book presents a logical topic progression rather than following the structure of a particular syllabus & is suitable for all Level 3 vocational students early Foundation Degree students & for any introductory course involving engineering mathematics. However the coverage has been carefully matched to the mathematics units within the 2010 Level 2 & 3 BTEC National Specifications. In this sixth edition there is new material on logarithms exponential functions vectors & methods of alternating waveforms. The book now

Includes:: even more problems to work through. ideal to be used as tests or homework full solutions to the revision tests are supplied on the accompanying instructor's website.

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Engineering Mathematics is the best-selling introductory mathematics text for students on science & engineering degree & pre-degree courses. Sales of previous editions stand at more than half a million copies. It is suitable for classroom use & self-study. Its unique programmed approach takes students through the mathematics they need in a step-by-step fashion with a wealth of examples & exercises. The book is divided into two sections with the Foundation section starting at Level 0 of the IEng syllabus & the main section extending over all elements of a first year undergraduate course & into many second year courses. The book therefore suits a full range of abilities & levels of access. The Online Personal Tutor guides students through exercises in the same step-by-step fashion as the book with hundreds of full workings to questions. ...

This text teaches maths in a step-by-step fashion
- ideal for students on first-year engineering & pre-degree courses.
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Engineering Science" is a comprehensive textbook suitable for all vocational & pre-degree courses. Taking a generic approach the essential scientific principles engineering students need for their studies are presented topic by topic. Unlike the majority of texts available on this subject Bill Bolton goes beyond the core science to include the mechanical electrical & electronic principles needed in the majority of courses. A concise & accessible text is supported by numerous worked examples & problems with a complete Answer Section at the back of the book. Now in its fifth edition the text has been fully updated in line with the current BTEC National syllabus &

Includes:: a grid mapping the chapters to the BTEC units. The breadth of coverage means this fifth edition will also prove an essential reference for students embarking on HNC & Foundation Degrees who require a general introduction to this subject area. New for this edition is online lecturer support available & featuring: key points definitions & equations from the book for use as handouts; Multiple Choice Questions; answers to the Multiple Choice Questions; & Power Point slides featuring essential illustrations per topic area for use in lectures or as handouts. To access the Tutor Support Material you must be registered then log in via the tab at the top right of this page. Generic topic-based approach
- ensures suitability for all vocational & pre-degree level students. Coverage of all the mechanical electrical & electronic principles within one volume provides a comprehensive exploration of scientific principles within engineering. It is fully up to date with the latest Level 3 syllabus requirements."


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This is an epic visual guide to the great engineers who have built our world. Full of great tales of achievement & ingenuity Engineers" celebrates 80 of the greatest engineers that ever lived & the stamp they have left on the world. Learn all about how their projects have changed the course of history & added to human progress from the men who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the Industrial Revolution & the impressive structures of Isambard Kingdom Brunel & on to the pioneers of space travel & the computer scientists of today. From initial concepts to prototypes & finished designs " Engineers" is full to bursting with technical drawings specially commissioned artworks blueprints & virtual tours that help bring the structures inventions & technological breakthroughs to life. " Engineers" is for anyone who is intrigued by the power of the pioneering mind." ...

From Paul Kennedy author of The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers" one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades " Engineers of Victory" is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. In January 1943 Churchill & Roosevelt & the Combined Chiefs of Staff met in Casablanca to review the western Allies' war aims & strategy. They realised that to attain their ultimate aim of 'unconditional surrender' they would have to achieve some formidable objectives
- win control of the Atlantic sea-lanes & command of the air over the whole of West-Central Europe work out how to land on an enemy-held shore so that Continental Europe could be retaken how to blunt the Nazi blitzkrieg that a successful invasion would undoubtedly provoke & finally how to 'hop' across the islands of the Pacific to assault the Japanese mainl&. Eighteen months later on as Paul Kennedy writes 'these operational aims were either accomplished or close to being so.' The history of the Second World War is often told as a grand narrative. The focus of this book by contrast is on the problem-solvers
- Major-General Perry Hobart who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches; Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Harker 'the man who put the Merlin in the Mustang'; Captain ' Johnny' Walker the convoy captain who worked out how to sink U-boats with a 'creeping barrage'. The result is a fresh perspective on the greatest conflict in human history. Paul Kennedy is one of the world's best-selling & most influential historians. He is the author or editor of nineteen books including " The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers" which has been translated into over twenty languages " Preparing for the Twenty-First Century" " The Parliament of Man" & the now classic " Rise & Fall of British Naval Mastery"."

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New-for-this-edition features include ' First Time' for visitors who haven't been to England before museum itineraries to help readers get to the heart of attractions like the British Museum & driving routes around the Cotswolds; The maps in the London chapter will be in full-colour to help readers better navigate the country's capital. ...

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. As every schoolboy knows you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of White. Grotesque visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally & does exactly that. He constructs on the island The Project a vast heritage centre containing everything English from Big Ben to Stonehenge from Manchester United to the white cliffs of Dover. The project is monstrous risky & vastly successful. In fact it gradually begins to rival Old England & even threatens to supersede it... One of Barness finest & funniest novels England England calls into question the idea of replicas truth vs fiction reality vs art nationhood myth-making & self-exploration. ...

Who are the English? & what images spring to mind when you think of the English & England? Ask a tourist & they would probably say Big Ben English bobbies the London Eye or maybe even the Queen. Ask a Scot Welshmen or Irishman & you may get a different answer. However ask an Englishman (or woman) & you will probably get more intimate (and printable) answers.. .mowing the lawn going down the pub or maybe braving the beach on a frigid summers day. Ask Chris Steele-Perkins & hell have a multitude of answers & whats more as an internationally acclaimed & award-winning Magnum" photographer of 40 years standing he has the images to share. In his new book Chris presents a sweeping unique record of what he thinks makes England truly English. From Sunday cricket matches to snoozes in a deckchair; intimate family portraits to carefree children at play; circus shows with performing bears to the wilder performers of a street carnival; & from Saturday night dancing to race riots. Each picture tells a story of time & place & many of the images collected will strike a chord or a memory in the viewer. These natural & authentic photographs are a personal selection of the best & most important of Chriss images that he has taken over 40 years of photographing in Engl&. Some are drawn from books he has made on English themes others from stories he has worked on others from pictures of family & friends from random events encountered. This book is an honest testament to this odd but magnificent country that is England the England of the people." ...