Books published by Cengage Learning, Inc

Offers a contemporary overview of today's computer science. This non-language-specific approach provides a solid foundation using an algorithm-driven approach that's suitable for the reader's first introduction to the field of Computer Science. It also includes a Digital Lab Manual containing 20 laboratory projects that map directly to the book.

Understanding the complex legal and ethical principles that govern health information management is more important than ever. To help you successfully navigate these legal issues, this book is revised, updated, and expanded, providing the opportunity to focus on law and ethics as they relate to health information management.

Introduces readers to the social work profession and describes the role of social worker in the social welfare system. Through case studies, personal stories, and exercises, this social work text helps readers apply the concepts and truly understand what it means to be a social worker.

A step-by-step guide to the fundamental skills of nutritional counseling strategies and protocol, complimented by action-based worksheets and practical case studies. It provides a solid foundation of counseling and education principles, opportunities to practice new skills, and knowledge of evaluation methodologies.

Challenges you to meet your personal fitness and wellness goals, and perhaps teach others to do the same. Fully updated by fitness experts, this text emphasizes behavior modification through sensible approaches and provides a strong focus on the practical ways you can incorporate changes into in your daily life.

Intends to help you use astronomy to understand science - and use science to understand what we are. This text will help you answer two fundamental questions: What are we? And how do we know?

Offering comprehensive content for the historical geology course, this book provides students with an understanding of the principles of historical geology and how these principles are applied in unraveling Earth's history.

Provides a grounding in fundamental nutritional principles and how to apply them to make informed, healthy choices. This book is updated to reflect the research, recommendations, and the trends and issues. It also features illustrations, photographs, examples, and learning objectives to make material even more relevant.

Emphasizes the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what ends. This twelfth edition offers coverage of the 2014 campaigns and elections; budget battles and the sequestration of funds; ongoing debates about immigration, gay marriage; and foreign-policy decisions on Afghanistan, Middle East, and North Korea.

Offers a guide to research as practiced by social scientists. This book emphasizes the process by showing readers how to design and construct projects, introducing the various observation modes in use, and answering critical questions about research methods-such as how to conduct online surveys and analyze both qualitative and quantitative data.

Written to appeal to a broad range of readers interested in a college-level introduction to biological or physiological psychology, this book provides readers with a foundational understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system and its relationship to both typical and disordered human behavior.

Emphasizes the fundamental role the molecular world plays in your daily life. By clearly identifying and explaining connections between the molecular world and microscopic world, this book helps you understand the major scientific, technological, and environmental issues affecting our society.

Packed with the information, examples, and problems you need to learn to "think like a chemist," this title is designed to help you become an independent problem-solver. It begins with coverage of the atom and proceeds through the concept of molecules, structure, and bonding.

Helps you learn chemistry actively along with study assignments. This edition integrates new features such as technological resources, coached problems, and enhanced art and photography. Each chapter includes an Everyday Chemistry section that illustrates how chemistry is applied in daily life.

Presenting content in such a way that students develop the critical reasoning and problem-solving skills that are needed in an ever-changing technological world, the authors emphasize fundamental concepts as they progress through the five divisions of physical sciences: physics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology, and geology.

Helps you prepare for your future career. This title presents an introduction to servicing medium- and heavy-duty trucks that helps you develop a strong foundation in electricity and electronics, power train, steering and suspension, and accessories systems and presents introductory material on servicing, safety, tools, and preventive maintenance.

Intended for the one- or two-semester course required of Education majors, this book offers future teachers a comprehensive mathematics course designed to foster concept development through examples, investigations, and explorations.

Helps you grasp the important themes, perspectives, and theories of the field. This collection of the most enduring works in organization theory, written by distinguished theorists, describes what organization theory is, how it has developed, and how its development has coincided with events and changes in other fields.

Helps you understand contemporary events and emerging global trends. Centering on the international developments, this title encourages you to form your own opinions about the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems of the twenty-first century.

Provides you with a comprehensive tour of the world's great artistic traditions.

Provides you with a comprehensive illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions.

Provides you with a comprehensive tour of the world's artistic traditions. This book also provides a cultural backdrop for each of the covered periods and geographical locations, and incorporating artists and art forms - all reproduced according to the highest standards of clarity and color fidelity.

Focuses on beauty and wellness. This resource provides students with the foundation in the principles and skills needed to master the science and art of cosmetology. It also features over 750 photos and a fresh layout.

Helping you find your voice, this book helps you build the skills you need to become a more effective communicator. It incorporates the communication research as it presents a pragmatic introduction to the concepts, principles, and skills of interpersonal communication.

Packed with applications that are relevant to your daily life, this book features trendsetting art to help you understand key biological concepts. It helps you develop an understanding of biology and the process of science while you build the critical-thinking skills you need to succeed.

Organized by diets rather than by organ systems or disease states, this title distinguishes itself through rich pedagogical features. It provides core nutrition concepts and up-to-date clinical content at a level that is accessible to the range of health care team members who are responsible for a client's nutrition needs.

A friendly guide that teaches the fundamentals of computer programming using Just BASIC.