McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012

9 12 2011

McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & TechnologyMcGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012

Author: McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 9780071774031 / 0071774033
©2012 | 1st Edition | 464 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: JAN-12
Price: US$ 199.00
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An annual roundup of the amazing breakthroughs in science and technology

The McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012 continues its tradition of making information on the latest advances in science and technology accessible to the nonspecialist through concise, richly illustrated articles. With entries written by international leaders in their respective fields, this new edition covers a braod range of scientific and technical disciplines from Astronomy to Zoology.

  • 190 experts in science and technology keep you informed about key developments and trends in more than 50 major disciplies
  • Coverage includes forefront topics in areas such as biomedical sciences; cell and molecular biology; computer science; environmental science; genetics; materials science and engineering; neuroscience; polymer chemistry; theoretical physics; and more
  • 300 images, two-color illustrations, and charts complement and enhance the text
  • An extensive index makes finding information easy
  • Features numerous cross-references to the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 10th Edition, in each article for background reading as well as references to key literature
  • All articles are invited, reviewed, and signed to ensure quality of content, then edited and illustrated to ensure comprehensibility for the nonspecialist reader

 

 

About the Author

The McGraw-Hill Editorial Staff (New York, NY) is also responsible for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, the world’s premier science reference.

 

 

 

 





The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

14 04 2011

The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical TermsThe McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms

Authors: Editors of McGraw-Hill
ISBN: 9780071608992 / 0071608990
©2011 | 7th Edition | 2500 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: APR-11
Price: US$ 295
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More than 110,000 definitions!

For more than 35 years, the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms has been the number one source for the terminology of science and technology, with definitions in more than 100 fields from acoustics to zoology. Now, following an extensive revision to its content, this classic is offered in a fresh new look with more 75 full color plates complementing the text.

Features

  • More than 110,000 entries
  • Extensively updated with numerous new definitions and revisions to existing terms reflecting advances in science and technology
  • All entries accompanied by a pronunciation guide
  • More than 3,000 illustrations accompanying the entries
  • 75 full color plates complement the text
  • Entries reviewed and recommended by an expert board of consulting editors
  • Helpful guides for using the Dictionary and accessing definitions
  • Appendices provide useful scientific symbols, mathematical symbols and notation; chemical nomenclature, a guide to the elementary particles, schematic electronic symbols; the geologic time scale, the periodic table of the elements; a classification of living organisms, conversion tables; and a biographical listing of famous scientists

 

About the Author

The McGraw-Hill Science Editorial Staff (New York, NY) is also responsible for the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, the world’s premier science reference.

 





Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering: Artifical organ Design and Development, and Tissue Engineering

5 04 2010

  

Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering

Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering:
Artifical organ Design and Development, and Tissue Engineering

Author: Sharma, Kal
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-166397-7
ISBN-10: 0071663975
©2010 | 1st Edition | 512 pages , Hardcover
Pub Date: May 2010 
Price: US$ 150.00
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In-depth coverage of the flow of body fluids, drug delivery systems, artificial organ design, and human tissue engineering

Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering: Artificial Organ Design and Development, and Tissue Engineering provides a comprehensive examination of fluid mechanics within living organisms. In order to construct artificial organs, physiological systems of humans must be analyzed and understood. These include heat conduction, convection, fluid flow and pressure drop in the flow of blood, oxygen transport, and other systems. This book thoroughly covers each system and phenomenon.


Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering
features:

  • Comprehensive and interdisciplinary coverage of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics
  • Thorough information on tissue engineering
  • Worked examples and exercises illustrating the equations derived.
  • End-of-chapter case studies


This leading-edge work covers:

. Fluid Mechanics
. Molecular Diffusion
. Osmotic Pressure, Permeability and Solute Transport
. Rheology of Blood and Transport
. Gas Transport
. Pharmacokinetic Analysis
. Bioartificial Organs
. Porous Media
. Bio-Heat Transfer
. Tissue Engineering
. Analytical Solutions to Parabolic Partial Differential Equations
. Numerical Solutions to Parabolic Partial Differential Equations

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