Finally, the authoritative resource that serious cyclists have been waiting for has arrived. The perfect blend of science and application, Cycling Science takes you inside the sport, into the training room and research lab, and onto the course.A remarkable achievement, Cycling Science features the following:• Contributions from 43 top cycling scientists and coaches from around the world• The latest thinking on the rider-machine interface, including...

Advanced Environmental Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, offers physiology students and exercise science professionals a complete look at the major topics and debates in the field of environmental physiology. In this second edition, Dr. Stephen Cheung is joined by the coauthor Dr. Phil Ainslie, who has extensive professional expertise in mountaineering and high-altitude physiology and has led numerous high-altitude research expeditions.Among the issues explored in this ...

Increase speed, power, endurance, and efficiency with Cutting-Edge Cycling. You’ll learn how to apply the latest in cycling research, science, and technology to train smarter, ride longer, and race faster.Renowned cycling coach Hunter Allen and leading scientist Stephen Cheung share the most recent biomechanical, physiological, and technical advances and research, why they matter, and how you can incorporate them for maximal training and optimal performance.From th...

Computational Colour Science Using MATLAB 2nd Edition offers a practical, problem-based approach to colour physics. The book focuses on the key issues encountered in modern colour engineering, including efficient representation of colour information, Fourier analysis of reflectance spectra and advanced colorimetric computation. Emphasis is placed on the practical applications rather than the techniques themselves, with material structured around key topics. These topics include co...

Your Practice Set – Applications and Interpretation for IBDP Mathematics Book 1is the second book of our exercise book series which is suitable for both Applications and Interpretation (MAI) Standard Level and Higher Level students. Here are some of the main features:Common and compulsory topics for both MAI SL and MAI HL studentsNew topics including Voronoi diagrams, Trapezoidal rule and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient100 example ...

Describes the major architectures, standards, and technologies of Passive Optical Networks (PONs)The ComSoc Guide to Passive Optical Networks provides readers with a concise explanation of the key features of Passive Optical Networks (PONs); the different types of PON architectures and standards; key issues of PON devices, management, and implementation; and the promising business opportunities in access networks.Written for a broad audience, ranging from d...

An exciting and illuminating discussion of the latest advancements in space travel, exploration, technology, and infrastructureIn New Space: From Low Earth Orbit to the Moon and Beyond, renowned physicist and space entrepreneur Stephen Cheung delivers a comprehensive overview of the current state of—and opportunities offered by—the space infrastructure industry, while Prof. Chih-Yung Wen and his team members discuss the basics of reusable rockets and the m...

Your Practice Set - Applications and Interpretation for IBDP Mathematics Book 2 is the fourth book of our exercise book series which is suitable for Applications and Interpretation (Math AI) Higher Level students. Here are some of the main features:Compulsory topics for Math AI Higher Level studentsComprehensive Paper 3 analysis and practice questions80 example questions + 320 intensive exercise questionsHolistic exploration on a...

Young Y. Cheung is in a pickle! In order to receive a $100,000 inheritance from his grandfather’s estate, he must get his name mentioned in 1000 U.S. newspapers, “in an honorable fashion” before midnight of the day before the estate is settled. On top of that, his family doesn’t consider his one-of-a-kind profession, business detective, “honorable”. How Y. Cheung uses his inscrutable wiles to gain happiness and the inheritance is a tale only Harry Stephen Keeler could spin."It was ...

Your Practice Set - Analysis and Approaches for IBDP Mathematics Book 2 is the third book of our exercise book series which is suitable for Analysis and Approaches (MAA) Higher Level students. Here are some of the main features:Compulsory topics for AA HL students80 example questions + 320 intensive exercise questions320 short questions + 80 structured long questionsComprehensive Paper 3 analysis and practice questionsH...

The goal of the book is to solve the three big problems plaguing our world: poverty, war, and environment deterioration from pollutions. The big three, besides making lives unbearable for billions, also have increasingly threatened to destroy us. Many, including the wisest and the most learned the human race has to offer, have tried and only to fail. The reason is simple: they just dont know what the reasons behind the problems are. This book, The Quest of an Unlikely Fixer, has through bi...