Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 33,47 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Plumbing
ISBN : 9781523103324
This popular compendium of system design details for everything from water meters to specialty systems, originally written by the author has been completely revised and updated for today's plumbing engineers.
Author : George A. Lampropoulos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 894 pages
File Size : 34,64 MB
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1475792506
This book presents a current review ofphotonic technologies and their applications. The papers published in this book are extended versions of the papers presented at the Inter national Conference on Applications ofPhotonic Technology (ICAPT'96) held in Montreal, Canada, on July 29 to August 1, 1996. The theme of this event was "Closing the Gap Between Theory, Developments and Applications. " The term photonics covers both optics and optical engineering areas of growing sci entific and commercial importance throughout the world. It is estimated that photonic tech nology-related applications to increase exponentially over the next few years and will play a significant role in the global economy by reaching a quarter of a trillion of US dollars by the year 2000. The global interest and advancements of this technology are represented in this book, where leading scientists of twenty-two countries with advanced technology in photon ics present their latest results. The papers selected herein are grouped to address six distinct areas ofphotonic tech nology. The reader will find throughout the book a combination of invited and contributed papers which reflect the state of the art today and provide some insight about the future of this technology. The first two papers are invited. They discuss business aspects ofphotonic engineer ing. One examines if chip-to-chip interconnections by means of optical technology are a good economic choice, while the other discusses the photonic technology from entre preneurial viewpoint. Papers related to materials and considered for photonic applications, e. g.
Author : Nancy Sulla
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 2013-07-23
Category :
ISBN : 1317927591
The Common Core State Standards demand a level of understanding that requires students to engage with content. Students Taking Charge: Inside the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom focuses on increasing academic rigor, fostering student engagement, and increasing student responsibility for learning. Teachers and administrators who recognize the needs of today's society and students, and their impact on teaching and learning, can use this book to create student-centered classrooms that make technology a vital part of their lessons. Filled with practical examples and step-by-step guidelines, Students Taking Charge will help educators design innovative learning environments that allow students to take ownership of learning so they can achieve at high levels and meet the rigorous requirements of the Common Core. These innovative learning environments also empower students through problem-based learning and differentiation, where students pose questions and actively seek answers. Computer technology is then used seamlessly throughout the day for information, communication, collaboration, and product generation. Check out the learner-active classroom in action! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjyiclWVJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoXfaY0XhU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y91flkGcyX4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjHH_ujBIFw
Author : Wolfgang Giegerich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 25,55 MB
Release : 2020-04-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1000176428
C. G. Jung famously declared that it is not the psyche that is in us, but rather we who are in the psyche. Updating this insight, the second volume of Wolfgang Giegerich’s Collected English Papers examines what must be regarded as the most all-encompassing presence of our lives today: technological civilization. Living within technology, we now find that what we had formerly regarded as psychological phenomena—our feelings and emotions, images and dreams—have been superseded by phenomena bearing the predicates "artificial," "manufactured," and "virtual." Television, the World Wide Web, and the nuclear bomb are cases in point. Far from being mere things among things, each of these has transformed the whole of man’s world-relation. Though deplored by many as soulless on this account, these phenomena, it may be argued, are the real gods, the real archetypes, of the soul today. Psychologically it is not what we think and feel about them that counts, but what they think, what they feel.
Author : John Newman
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 15,48 MB
Release : 2003-10-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 008049000X
Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology's Advanced Concrete Technology Course, these four volumes are a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from research, academia and industry has been brought together to produce this unique series. Each volume deals with a different aspect of the subject: constituent materials, properties, processes and testing and quality. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the books will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. - Expert international authorship ensures the series is authoritative - Case studies and worked examples help the reader apply their knowledge to practice - Comprehensive coverage of the subject gives the reader all the necessary reference material
Author : Ganapathy Subramanian
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 945 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3527330291
Systematically addressing the key steps and challenges along the biopharmaceutical production process, this two volume handbook provides key knowledge for medium to large scale producers of biopharmaceuticals. The volumes are divided into six major parts, on upstream technologies, protein recovery, process development, analytical technologies, quality control, and an outlook section that addresses new and emerging technologies, such as single-use processes and integrated process design. With contributions by some 40 experts from academia, as well as small and large biopharmaceutical companies, this unique handbook is full of valuable first-hand knowledge on how to produce biopharmaceuticals in a cost-effective and quality-controlled manner.
Author : Ram Nath Sharma, S.S. Chandra
Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 24,31 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Educational technology
ISBN : 9788126903221
The Book Highlights As To How Educational Technology Helps In Making Education More Productive, Powerful And Suitable. An Attempt Has Been Made In This Book To Bridge The Gap Between Traditional And Modern Approaches Of Teaching And Learning And Thus Making Fresh Teachers Really Effective And Efficient By Equipping Them With Practical Teaching Skills And Qualities Of Creative Teaching.The Book Deals With Technology Of Instruction : Methods, Strategies, Audio-Visual Aids, Mass-Media And Multi-Media In Education. It Is Comprehensive Enough To Meet The Requirements Of Syllabi For B.Ed. And M.Ed. Courses Of All The Indian Universities. It Comprises Chapters On Teaching Variables, Phases And Operation, Levels Of Teaching, Maxims And Principles Of Successful Teaching, Instructional Objectives, Interaction Analysis, Instructional Designs, Communication Strategies, General Techniques Of Teaching, Methodology Of Teaching And Instructional Strategies, Asking Questions And Receiving Answers, Teaching Management : Planning, Leading And Controlling, Field Trips And Utilisation Of Community Resources, Project Strategy, Programmed Learning, Micro Teaching And Simulation Teaching, The Problem Solving Method, Teaching Machines And Computer, Techniques For Higher Learning, Team Teaching, Audio-Visual Aids In Education, Teaching By Modelling, Mass-Media And Multi-Media In Education, The School Museum And Exhibition, Laboratory, Institutional Planning, Lesson Planning And Open Or Distance Education Technology.Written In Lucid And Simple Language With Matter Drawn From Authentic Sources And Constant Reference To Indian Situations, This Book Is A Must For The Pupil-Teachers As Well As B.Ed. And M.Ed. Students. It Will Serve As A Guide To All Those Who Are Engaged In The Field Of Education. In Addition To This, The Book Will Greatly Inspire Teachers, Educationists, Parents, Education Administrators, Conscious Citizens And General Readers Because It Contains Upto Date Knowledge On All Aspects Of Advanced Educational Technology.
Author : Mike Riley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1350315710
Designed in a structured, directed format to help develop understanding, rather than just providing a simple source of information, this popular undergraduate textbook offers comprehensive coverage of industrial and commercial building technology. It builds on material in the first volume in the series Construction Technology 1: House Construction but it is also valuable as a standalone text. The most student-friendly textbook in the area, it uses a wealth of features to reinforce understanding and test knowledge, including case studies and comparative studies. Case studies include photographs and commentary on specific aspects of the technology of framed buildings, while comparative studies allow the reader to make a critical evaluation, comparing and contrasting design details and solutions. This textbook is aimed at undergraduates in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying, and HNC/D students in the same areas. It is also ideal for associated Built Environment courses e.g. Land Management, Civil Engineering, where the basic technologies need to be understood. New to this Edition: - Thoroughly revised throughout - New material on sustainable construction incorporated as a key theme in each aspect of technology - A new chapter on building services installations - A new section of the highly topical subject of Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Author : David Deming
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,33 MB
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0786456426
Science is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.
Author : Wiley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2597 pages
File Size : 24,86 MB
Release : 2007-05-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470105402
The two-volume reference work Chemical Technology and the Environment provides readers with knowledge on contemporary issues in environmental pollution, prevention and control, as well as regulatory, health and safety issues as related to chemical technology. It introduces and expands the knowledge on emerging "green" materials and processes and "greener" energy technology, as well as more general concepts and methodology including sustainable development and chemistry and green chemistry. Based on Wiley's renowned, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, this compact reference features the same breadth and quality of coverage and clarity of presentation found in the original.
