Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Digital Detectives: Solving Information Dilemmas in an Online World helps students become independent and confident digital detectives, giving them the tools and tactics they need to critically scrutinize web-based digital information to ascertain its authenticity, veracity, and authority, and to use the information in a discerning way to successfully complete academic tasks. Enabling students to select and use information appropriately empowers them to function at a higher level of digital information fluency, acting as discerning consumers of, and effective contributors to, web-based information.Offers a situated, problem-solving approach to deepen students'' analytical and research skillsExplores a practical, real-life dilemma that is typically experienced by undergraduates in the course of their academic work, especially those transitioning from secondary to third-level educationFocuses on the authentic educational needs of undergraduates as expressed by educators, but also students themselvesAddresses a specific central dilemma which is identified at the outset, but also uses the opportunity to reveal to students the broader contextual issues which frame the problem they are exploring

Provides comprehensive coverage of sealing technology, bringing together information on all aspects of this area to enable you to make the right sealing choice. This title includes coverage on the seals applicable to static, rotary and reciprocating applications, and the best materials to use in your sealing systems.

This book provides a hands-on introductory course on concepts of C programming using a PIC® microcontroller and CCS C compiler. Through a project-based approach, this book provides an easy to understand method of learning the correct and efficient practices to program a PIC® microcontroller in C language. Principles of C programming are introduced gradually, building on skill sets and knowledge. Early chapters emphasize the understanding of C language through experience and exercises, while the latter half of the book covers the PIC® microcontroller, its peripherals, and how to use those peripherals from within C in great detail. This book demonstrates the programming methodology and tools used by most professionals in embedded design, and will enable you to apply your knowledge and programming skills for any real-life application. Providing a step-by-step guide to the subject matter, this book will encourage you to alter, expand, and customize code for use in your own projects. A complete introduction to C programming using PIC microcontrollers, with a focus on real-world applications, programming methodology and toolsEach chapter includes C code project examples, tables, graphs, charts, references, photographs, schematic diagrams, flow charts and compiler compatibility notes to channel your knowledge into real-world examplesOnline materials include presentation slides, extended tests, exercises, quizzes and answers, real-world case studies, videos and weblinks

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Offers a comprehensive volume of applied circuit design solutions to aid systems designers with elegant and practical design techniques. This book covers switching regulator design, linear regulator design, microprocessor power design, battery management, powering LED lighting, automotive and industrial power design.

The structural materials used in airframe and propulsion systems influence the cost, performance and safety of aircraft. This essential new book is intended for undergraduate students studying aerospace and aeronautical engineering, and is also a valuable resource for postgraduate students and practising aerospace engineers.

Focuses on natural and anthropogenic environmental contaminants and their implications for human health and the environment. This volume examines environmental impacts on soils, groundwater, freshwater, the oceans and atmosphere in the context of both inorganic geochemistry and organic geochemistry.

Almost all contemporary organic synthesis involve transition metal complexes as catalysts or particular reagents. This book provides the reader with detailed accounts of elementary processes within molecular catalysis to allow its development and as an aid in designing catalytic systems.

Magnetic methods are widely used in exploration, engineering, borehole and global geophysics. This book covers the physical and mathematical principles of these methods regardless of the area of application. It analyzes Ampere's law the force of interaction between currents.