This classic text has been used in over 20 countries by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in biophysics, physiology, medical physics, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering. It bridges the gap between an introductory physics course and the application of physics to the life and biomedical sciences. Extensively revised and updated, the fifth edition incorporates new developments at the interface between physics and biomedicine.

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The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways was written for an audience of advanced undergraduates and graduate students who want a deeper understanding of the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms. The authors assume readers have a background in organic chemistry at the level of the typical two-semester college course. Although enzymes are crucial to biological reactions, the authors’ focus always remains on the reactivity patterns of the substrate molecules and on the or...

This new edition of a bestselling evangelical survey of the Old Testament (over 180,000 copies sold) has been thoroughly updated and features a beautiful new interior design. It is lavishly illustrated with four-color images, maps, and charts and retains the pedagogical features that have made the book so popular:* chapter outlines, objectives, and summaries* study questions* sidebars featuring primary source material, ethical and theological issues, and contemporary applications* lists of ke...

Het arbeidsprocesrecht is van groot belang voor het arbeidsrecht. Het bepaalt immers de wijze waarop en mate waarin het arbeidsrecht geldend kan worden gemaakt. In dit boek worden de belangrijkste arbeidsrechtelijke procedures op een praktische manier besproken door auteurs uit de wetenschap, de rechterlijke macht en de advocatuur. In elk hoofdstuk worden de wijzigingen die de Wet werk en zekerheid met zich brengt in het bijzonder toegelicht. Voorts wordt elk hoofdstuk afgesloten met een aant...

Master a complete five-step program for identifying and executing on disruptive business opportunities! Now updated and even more effective, Luke Williams' Disrupt, Second Edition combines the design industry's most powerful "disruptive thinking" techniques with real business implementation discipline. Drawing on his pioneering experience innovating at the legendary frog design (and teaching innovation at NYU), Williams shows exactly how to generate and execute on a steady stream of disruptiv...

Unlike most probability textbooks, which are only truly accessible to mathematically-oriented students, Ward and Gundlach’s Introduction to Probability reaches out to a much wider introductory-level audience. Its conversational style, highly visual approach, practical examples, and step-by-step problem solving procedures help all kinds of students understand the basics of probability theory and its broad applications. The book was extensively class-tested through its preliminary edition, ...

Dan Larose’s Discovering Statistics strikes the ideal balance of conceptual application and computational understanding to develop students’ statistical sense and enable them to discover the statistician within.

Now available with Macmillan’s online learning platform Achieve, Larose’s Discovering Statistics strikes the ideal balance of conceptual application and computational understanding to develop students’ statistical sense and enable them to discover the statistician within.

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Dit liber amicorum werd samengesteld ter gelegenheid van het afscheid van Jaap Spier op 4 maart 2016 als hoogleraar aansprakelijkheidsverzekering in vergelijkend perspectief. Als zodanig was hij sinds 1999 verbonden aan de Universiteit Maastricht. Deze Spier-bundel staat in het teken van #De agenda van het aansprakelijkheidsrecht#, omdat Jaap Spier deze niet alleen in zijn #normale# werk als A-G bij de Hoge Raad maar zeker ook als zeer betrokken wetenschapper, zowel in nationaal als in inter...