Master organic chemistry with the help of this proven best-seller! John McMurry's ORGANIC CHEMISTRY is consistently praised as the most clearly written book available for the course. In John McMurry's words: "I wrote this book because I love writing. I get great pleasure and satisfaction from taking a complicated subject, turning it around until I see it clearly from a new angle, and then explaining it in simple words." Through his lucid writing and ability to show the beauty and logic of org...

Now in its third edition Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the world of poetry. Drawing on examples ranging from Chaucer to children's rhymes, Cole Porter to Carol Ann Duffy, and from around the English-speaking world, it shows how any reader can understand and gain more pleasure from poetry. Exploring poetry’s relationship to everyday language and introducing major genres and technical aspects in an accessible way, it is a clear introduction to how different types of po...

Since the turn of the century much has happened in politics, governments, spying, technology, global business, mobile communications, and global competition on national and corporate levels. These sweeping changes have nearly annihilated privacy anywhere in the world and have also affected how global information warfare is waged and what must be done to counter its attacks.

In light of increased attacks since 2002, Global Information Warfare: The New Digital Battlefield, Second Edition provid...

L'irruption d'un rhinocéros en liberté dans les rues d'une petite ville commence par susciter l'amusement. Mais une épidémie de "rhinocérite", déformant peu à peu les corps et les esprits, s'abat bientôt sur les habitants. Un seul homme, Bérenger, s'efforce de résister à cette marée montante : "Je ne capitule pas !" se persuade-t-il. Avec son talent habituel, Ionesco manie l'absurde, le comique et le tragique. Il y ajoute une réflexion sur l'Histoire : créée en 1959, la pièce ...

Differentiatie is niets nieuws. Elke leraar differentieert, soms bewust, meestal onbewust. De theoretische kaders worden regelmatig vernieuwd en geactualiseerd, maar geven meestal geen ondersteuning voor hoe je differentiatie praktisch aanpakt. Dit boek biedt voor aardrijkskunde, een éénuursvak waarin differentiëren nóg moeilijker lijkt, de oplossing.

Na het eerste gedeelte waarin de auteurs het theoretisch kader eenvoudig uitleggen, biedt de inspiratiegids talrijke vormen, methoden en te...

Beperkte Maritieme Radiocommunicatie (Marcom-B GMDSS)

Marcom-B GMDSS behandelt alle stof die nodig is voor deel II van het Marcom-B examen. Het beschrijft uitbreid de uitgangspunten van het GMDSS en welke eisen worden gesteld aan de radio-communicatieapparatuur. Ook worden de procedures met betrekking tot de DSC behandeld, het Inmarsat-systeem en het nood-, spoed- en veiligheidsverkeer. Ten slotte komen de verschillende verplichtingen die er aan boord zijn met betrekking tot maritieme communi...

This richly illustrated, four-colour textbook introduces the art and archaeology of ancient Greece, from the Bronze Age through to the Roman conquest. Suitable for students with no prior knowledge of ancient art, this textbook reviews the main objects and monuments of the ancient Greek world, emphasizing the context and function of these artefacts in their particular place and time. Students are led to a rich understanding of how objects were meant to be perceived, what 'messages' they transm...

The contributors to Signal Traffic investigate how the material artifacts of media infrastructure--transoceanic cables, mobile telephone towers, Internet data centers, and the like--intersect with everyday life. Essayists confront the multiple and hybrid forms networks take, the different ways networks are imagined and engaged with by publics around the world, their local effects, and what human beings experience when a network fails. Some contributors explore the physical objects and industr...

Highly Commended at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2016 MRI at a Glance encapsulates essential MRI physics knowledge. Illustrated in full colour throughout, its concise text explains complex information, to provide the perfect revision aid.