Books published by Imperial College Press

Presents the progress in the field of CCN proteins. This book covers the roles of CCN proteins in the control of cell proliferation and differentiation during normal development, wound repair, chondrogenesis and bone development, angiogenesis, tissue regeneration, and more.

A compilation of talks delivered at the symposium, "Current Topics in Physics" held in Mexico City in June 2003. This book gives an overview of key areas of modern condensed matter and statistical physics. The contributions are grouped in three areas: disorder and dynamical systems, structures and glasses, and electrical and magnetic properties.

- A new uniform and transparent approach at undergraduate level to character theory of the symmetric group- First account of the material in book form- Introduction to the Malvenuto-Reutenauer algebra of permutations and related combinatorial Hopf algebras- A new detailed and complete treatment of the Robinson-Schensted correspondence including the results of Schutzenberger, Knuth and Greene

- Describes features of the Bethe Ansatz methods in a compact, unified and self-contained manner- Discusses other popular methods such as conformal field theory, scaling and bosonization, which have not previously been studied- Presents a number of original results for models of physics of popular correlated electron systems

- Has dramatic implications for social science and the humanities, for philosophy and for education- Written in an informal, accessible form (with the exception of the appendix, which is more technical)

MEMS have revolutionized the semiconductor industry, with sensors being a particularly buoyant sector. This book presents readers with the means to understand, evaluate, appreciate and participate in the development of the field, from a systems perspective.

Offers a concise, enthusiastic and highly focused approach to introducing finance to both undergraduates and MBAs. It closely integrates practical applications and the underlying financial concepts so that the reader gets a clear picture of theory and how it can be applied in practice.

Deals with the five global cycles - lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere, and biosphere. This book covers the chemistry of energy resources and aspects of biochemistry, geochemistry, and toxicological chemistry. It is useful as a textbook of environmental chemistry for the environmental engineering or environmental science major.