"Version: 20241201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The colors of the chemical elements -- 1.1. Seeing is believing -- 1.2. Chemical elements and the periodic table-a modern way to see nature -- 1.3. The fundamentals of x-ray fluorescence -- 1.4. Energy-dispersive x-ray detectors -- 1.5. Practical notes for modern x-ray fluorescence analysis -- 1.6. Nature is complex an…
"Version: 20191101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Learner-centered teaching in astronomy -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. What is learner-centered teaching? -- 1.3. How humans learn : the rationale for LCT -- 1.4. Knowing, engaging, and assessing students -- 1.5. Learner-centered teaching, universal design for learning, and inclusive excellence -- 1.6. Learner-centered te…
"Version: 20200601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Physics in food manufacturing : case studies in fundamental and applied research--an introduction / Megan J. Povey -- 2. Modelling heat transfer in foods / D.Flick -- 3. Particle based modelling in industrial processing / Matt D. Sinnott, Paul W. Cleary, Sharen J. Cummins, James E. Hilton, Gerald G. Pereira and Simon M…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Chemical vapour phase deposition -- 1.2. Overview of thin film characterization techniques -- 1.3. Theoretical modelling and simulations2. Common CVD reactor setups -- 2.1. General -- 2.2. Classification of CVD reactors3. CVD processes on an atomic level -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Chemical reacti…
"Version: 20160901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Communicating knowledge: from Ancient Greece to modern days -- 1.3. How to use this book -- 1.4. Summary -- 1.5. Further study2. Publishing work in academic journals -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Scoping your deliverables -- 2.3. Choosing a journal -- 2.4. Writing and…
"Version: 20180501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Introduction. 1. Pop quiz : a battery of decision-making questions for selfassessment and reflection -- 1.1. Exam conditions -- 1.2. Quiz2. Anchors aweigh : an introduction to the book, decision making and decision biases -- 2.1. A brief history of decision making -- 2.2. Bounded rationality -- 2.3. Conclusion3. O…
"Version: 20171101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Changing times -- 1.1. Enlightenment in Western Europe : the Dutch Golden Age -- 1.2. Intermezzo : The rise of the scientist -- 1.3. Scholarly communication and scientific networks in the 17th century -- 1.4. Birth of the learned societies and their scientific journals -- 1.5. The 17th Century : …
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- part I. Mathematical theory of composite materials2. Material properties and governing equations -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Conductivity and elasticity -- 2.3. Abstract Hilbert space framework -- 2.4. Boundary value problems -- 2.5. Geometry of local spaces3. Composite materials -- 3.1. Mat…
"Version: 20160501"--Title page verso.EPUB version includes embedded videos.Includes bibliographical references.9. Mistakes made and lessons learnt -- 9.1. Windscale--Pile 1 -- 9.2. Three Mile Island--Reactor 2 -- 9.3. Chernobyl--Reactor 4 -- 9.4. Fukushima Daiichi -- 9.5. How do the incidents compare?8. Materials and nuclear fusion -- 8.1. Atomic background and recap -- 8.2. Requirements for f…
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Shocks and structured waves -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Waves in solids -- 1.3. Large-amplitude waves -- 1.4. The shock wave -- 1.5. Waves of restricted form -- 1.6. Spall waves and the spallation of solids2. Dynamic fragmentation of solids and liquids -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Size distributions and probabilistic …