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This textbook is carefully designed as an early undergraduate introduction to the calculus of several real variables. The balanced coverage is devoted to limits, continuity, partial derivatives, extrema, the nabla operator, multiple integrals, line integrals, surface integrals, and the fundamental theorems of vector calculus.Engaging and accessible with detailed diagrams and copious worked examples, the presentation is well suited to students pursuing applied fields such as enginee...

This course text fills a gap for first-year graduate-level students reading applied functional analysis or advanced engineering analysis and modern control theory. Containing 100 problem-exercises, answers, and tutorial hints, the first edition is often cited as a standard reference. Making a unique contribution to numerical analysis for operator equations, it introduces interval analysis into the mainstream of computational functional analysis, and discusses the elegant techniques for rep...

'A strong point of this book is its coverage of tensor theory, which is herein deemed both more readable and more substantial than many other historic continuum mechanics books. The book is self-contained. It serves admirably as a reference resource on fundamental principles and equations of tensor mathematics applied to continuum mechanics. Exercises and problem sets are useful for teaching … The book is highly recommended as both a graduate textbook and a reference work for students and ...

Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Document of Lasting Value, Second Edition shows how effective writing can be achieved by thinking like an engineer. Based on the authors’ combined experience as engineering educators, the book presents a novel approach to technical writing, positioning formal writing tasks as engineering design problems with requirements, constraints, protocols, standards, and customers (readers) to satisfy. Specially crafted for busy engineer...

This book offers a concise introduction to mathematical inequalities for graduate students and researchers in the fields of engineering and applied mathematics. It begins by reviewing essential facts from algebra and calculus and proceeds with a presentation of the central inequalities of applied analysis, illustrating a wide variety of practical applications. The text provides a gentle introduction to abstract spaces, such as metric, normed and inner product spaces. It also provides full ...

This is a book for those who enjoy thinking about how and why Nature can be described using mathematical tools. Approximating Perfection considers the background behind mechanics as well as the mathematical ideas that play key roles in mechanical applications.Concentrating on the models of applied mechanics, the book engages the reader in the types of nuts-and-bolts considerations that are normally avoided in formal engineering courses: how and why models remain imperfect,...

A leadership expert, clinical psychologist, and New York Times bestselling author asks the big questions and shares his early mental health struggles in this groundbreaking, uplifting book.World-renowned psychologist and leadership expert Henry Cloud has impacted millions of lives through his groundbreaking books and through his work coaching leaders of the most influential organizations in the world. But few people know the details of his own story and ho...

New York Times bestselling author, psychologist, and leadership expert Henry Cloud equips us to understand and manage trust for successful relationships through five foundational aspects.Trust is the fuel for all of life. We are wired biologically, neurologically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to trust. Trust is the currency that drives every relationship, beginning with the foundational bond between infants and their mothers, extending to ...

Audiobook narrated by Emana Rachelle, introduction narrated by the author.From spiritual guide and teacher Aycee Brown, a warm and inviting handbook to discovering wholeness by embodying your truth and embracing your power.When Aycee Brown was a child, her connection to spirit made her feel like an outcast, until her grandmother helped her see this burden as a gift. Now, Aycee helps readers—as well as clients and “Is My Aura on Straight?” p...

A path from trauma to transformation that doesn’t rely on willpower, but rather on the daily power of the Holy Spirit—from pastor and leadership coach Christopher Cook“Razor-sharp focus . . . a clear-cut path to find healing.”—New York Times bestselling author and pastor Mark BattersonThe pain that happened to you is real . . . and it matters immensely.The notion of healing what you can’t erase is not about ignorin...

An inspiring invitation for women to surrender the stress, anxiety, and overwhelm and rest in the presence of Jesus.“Jen Thompson uses her authentic voice to weave together a beautiful book full of hope, truth, and love.”—Leslie Means, founder of Her View from Home and bestselling author of So God Made a MotherDo you feel overwhelmed and overcommitted before even getting out of bed in the morning? Are you weary from the hustle of l...

#1 New York Times Bestseller#1 Publishers Weekly BestsellerFrom Fox News Senior Medical Analyst and Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Health, Dr. Marc Siegel, comes a collection of powerful, true-life stories of healing, faith, and surprise, complete with a beautiful prayer guide inside.Almost everything a doctor sees can be explained scientifically. Almost.Drawing from his extensive experience a...