Tomorrow's nanoscientist will have a truly interdisciplinary and nano-centric education, rather than, for example, a degree in chemistry with a specialization in nanoscience. For this to happen, the field needs a truly focused and dedicated textbook. This full-color masterwork is such a textbook.

It introduces the nanoscale along with the societal impacts of nanoscience, then presents an overview of characterization and fabrication methods. The authors systematically discuss the chemistry, ph...

The subject of “design thinking” is the rage at business schools, throughout corporations, and increasingly in the popular press—due in large part to the work of IDEO, a leading design firm, and its celebrated CEO, Tim Brown, who uses this book to show how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The reality is that most innovations come from a process of rigoro...

David Poole's innovative LINEAR ALGEBRA: A MODERN INTRODUCTION, 4e emphasizes a vectors approach and better prepares students to make the transition from computational to theoretical mathematics. Balancing theory and applications, the book is written in a conversational style and combines a traditional presentation with a focus on student-centered learning. Theoretical, computational, and applied topics are presented in a flexible yet integrated way.

Stressing geometric understanding before c...

International Tax Primer provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the fundamental aspects of international taxation with an introduction to the policies that countries seek to advance with their international tax rules. Tax practitioners, multinational companies and national tax authorities have relied on this indispensable resource since its first edition nearly two decades ago. The Primer provides the reader with an introductory analysis of the major issues that a country must conf...

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Het tekstboek van Meta Profesional 1 bevat 10 overzichtelijke unidades die zijn opgebouwd rond een bepaald thema, zoals zakenreizen, agendabeheer of zakendiners. In elke unidad wordt het thema op de eerste pagina geïntroduceerd en volgen er zes pagina’s met gevarieerde teksten en oefeningen. Bij het maken van de oefeningen spelen samenwerken en overleggen een belangrijke rol.

Met het werkboek kunnen de cursisten het geleerde zelfstandig thuis of in de les oefenen. Ook wordt er in elke unidad aandacht besteed aan de uitspraak van het Spaans. Het werkboek bevat ook vijf Etapas, Etapa 2 en 5 zijn voorbeelden van examens op A1-niveau en A2-niveau. Achter in het werkboek staan de transcripties van de luisterteksten, oplossingen bij de oefeningen en een Tabla de recursos met idioom voor zakelijke gesprekken.

Improve your company's ability to avoid or manage crises Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised text that offers an updated look at the groundbreaking ideas explored in the first and second editions.

Graphs, maps, stats, and diagrams: this collection of infographics explores the development of visual communication in the big data age. More than 400 exemplary graphics-ranging from journalism to art, government to education-are accompanied by essays tracing the evolving art form that is pictorial explanation. Complete with in-depth fact...

Shows senior executives how to ensure that their companies incorporate the necessary processes, organization, and technology to accomplish strategic goals. This book shows how successful CEOs and directors shape, lead, and oversee their organizations to achieve corporate goals. It outlines the future of corporate governance.