THE author writes in the preface to this book : "The book is intended to serve as a text on the graduate level and also as a reference book". It is difficult to do both these things well.

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A dialogue between Giuseppe Mussardo and Chiara Sabelli about the history of quantum mechanics, retracing the fundamental milestones, key figures, and most significant moments of one of the greatest ...

Technology has progressed since the last publication of my books, and new knowledge has been gained in the areas of fluid mechanics and acoustics relating to control valves. Extensive coverage of ...

He even has rules for what makes "a good kludge," which he delineates in his book, Memoirs of a Hack Mechanic. Rob Siegel, you see, isn't just a backyard wrench-twirler. His column, The Hack ...