New Additions to E-Books Directory

Microeconomics Theory And Applications
by P. Ghai, A. Gupta - Sarup & Sons
This book is intended for the students preparing for B.Com examination of Delhi University, although it would also cater to the student of other universities. This book provides a link between theoretical foundation and practical application.
(submitted on 2010-07-31)

Lectures on Tensor Categories and Modular Functors
by Bojko Bakalov, Alexander Kirillov - American Mathematical Society
The book gives an exposition of the relations among the following three topics: monoidal tensor categories (such as a category of representations of a quantum group), 3-dimensional topological quantum field theory, and 2-dimensional modular functors.
(submitted on 2010-07-31)

An Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics
by K. P. N. Murthy - arXiv
A brief introduction to the technique of Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics. The topics covered include statistical ensembles random and pseudo random numbers, random sampling techniques, importance sampling, Markov chain, etc.
(submitted on 2010-07-31)

Practical Chemistry
by Lyman Churchill Newell - D. C. Heath & Co.
A textbook intended for the first year of chemistry. The book is written plainly, illustrated fully, and applied practically. It stimulates interest in chemistry, and can be studied profitably. The text is carefully selected and properly arranged.
(submitted on 2010-07-31)

Logic: Deductive and Inductive
by Carveth Read - Project Gutenberg
Logic is the science that explains what conditions must be fulfilled in order that a proposition may be proved. When propositions are expressed with the universality and definiteness that belong to scientific statements, they are called laws.
(submitted on 2010-07-31)

Travel Guides: Rome
by Stig Albeck - BookBoon
Rome is the Eternal City, to which tourists will come back again and again to make new discoveries. As the center of the Roman Empire, Rome's history is second to none and everywhere around the seven hills of Rome this becomes apparent.
(submitted on 2010-07-30)

Studies in the Theory of Ideology
by John B. Thompson - University of California Press
The essays which comprise this volume are the outcome of an attempt to assess some of the outstanding contemporary contributions to the theory of ideology. The author tried to bring out the value of these contributions as well as their limitations.
(submitted on 2010-07-30)

Introduction to Homological Geometry
by Martin A. Guest - arXiv
This is an introduction to some of the analytic aspects of quantum cohomology. The small quantum cohomology algebra, regarded as an example of a Frobenius manifold, is described without going into the technicalities of a rigorous definition.
(submitted on 2010-07-30)

Practical Botany
by F. Cavers - University Tutorial Press
An elementary handbook of Vegetable Histology and Physiology, containing in addition a short course of practical work on selected types of Cryptogams and Grymnosperms. It is divisible into three sections: Histology, Physiology, and Life Histories.
(submitted on 2010-07-30)

The Red House Mystery
by A. A. Milne - Project Gutenberg
Set in a country home, the novel opens on a party weekend, with most of the houseguests away from the house. A typical "locked room mystery", the novel features characters who may not be all they seem to be, acting for mysterious motives.
(submitted on 2010-07-30)

Theory of Culture
by Richard Muench, Neil J. Smelser - University of California Press
With the increasing focus on the concept of culture by sociologists, there is now a need for developing theoretical perspectives on this issue. The authors have answered this call, adding new insight to the debate over culture and its definition.
(submitted on 2010-07-29)

Practical Optimization: A Gentle Introduction
by John W. Chinneck - Carleton University
This is a complete, yet compact, introductory survey text on the major topics in optimization. The material is written at the introductory level, assuming no more knowledge than high school algebra. Most concepts are developed from scratch.
(submitted on 2010-07-29)

Introduction to Arithmetic Groups
by Dave Witte Morris - arXiv
This revised version of a book in progress on arithmetic groups and locally symmetric spaces contains several additional chapters, including the proofs of three major theorems of G. A. Margulis (superrigidity, arithmeticity, and normal subgroups).
(submitted on 2010-07-29)

Practical Biology
by W. M. Smallwood - Allyn and Bacon
Practical Biology offers a simple, workable, attractive, flexible, and teachable course in Biology. Simplicity is a feature of the book. The language is simple, not technical, and the style is easy, flowing, and colloquial.
(submitted on 2010-07-29)

The Angel of Terror
by Edgar Wallace - Project Gutenberg
"James Meredith, you have been convicted after a long and patient trial of the awful crime of wilful murder. With the verdict of the jury I am in complete agreement. There is little doubt, after hearing the evidence of the unfortunate lady..."
(submitted on 2010-07-29)

Calculus for Mathematicians, Computer Scientists, and Physicists
by Andrew D. Hwang - Holy Cross
The author presents beautiful, interesting, living mathematics, as informally as possible, without compromising logical rigor. You will solidify your calculational knowledge and acquire understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the calculus.
(submitted on 2010-07-28)

Deformation Theory of Plasticity
by Robert Millard Jones - Bull Ridge Corporation
This book is an attempt to gather into one convenient semester-long format the fundamentals of an engineering approach to modeling the nonlinear stress-strain behavior of some common engineering materials. This topic is often called plasticity.
(submitted on 2010-07-28)

An Introduction to Quantum Chaos
by Mason A. Porter - arXiv
Nonlinear dynamics ("chaos theory") and quantum mechanics are two of the scientific triumphs of the 20th century. The author gives a brief review of the origin and fundamentals of both quantum mechanics and nonlinear dynamics.
(submitted on 2010-07-28)

Practical Zoology
by Robert William Hegner - MacMillan
The book is intended for the use of students in secondary schools. The word "practical" has been chosen since an effort has been made to present those facts about animals which will have the most practical bearing upon the daily life of the student.
(submitted on 2010-07-28)

The Valley of Fear
by Arthur Conan Doyle - Project Gutenberg
Grade 7 Up-A coded warning of imminent danger sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to the country house of the reclusive Jack Douglas. When they arrive too late to prevent a tragic death, they must follow bewildering clues and find a murderer.
(submitted on 2010-07-28)