Works in this volume recount the circumstances of Socrates' trial and execution in 399 BC. Euthyphro attempts to define holiness; Apology is Socrates' defense speech; in Crito he discusses justice and defends his refusal to be rescued from prison; Phaedo offers arguments for the immortality of the soul.

A History of Psychology places social, economic, and political forces of change alongside psychology’s internal theoretical and empirical arguments, illuminating how the external world has shaped psychology’s development, and, in turn, how the late twentieth century’s psychology has shaped society. Featuring extended treatment of important movements such as the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution, the textbook approaches the material from an integrative rather than wholly linear...

This textbook is an introduction to probability theory with the right balance between mathematical precision, probabilistic intuition, and concrete applications. It is intended for students with a calculus background, as well as for independent learners and readers. The material is covered precisely, while avoiding excessive technical details.

The centerpiece of most adults' daily lives is the workplace, where all participants-as workers or managers-can benefit from thinking strategically about employee motivation, compensation, and selection. Personnel Economics uses simple but formal economic models to study what happens inside the workplace. Fueled by the latest findings from behavioral economic research, the text provides an intuitive introduction to the two workhorses of empirical research onpersonnel issues: designing experim...

This book describes the risk management methodology as a specific process, a theory, or a procedure for determining your assets, vulnerabilities, and threats and how security professionals can protect them. Risk Management for Security Professionals is a practical handbook for security managers who need to learn risk management skills. It goes beyond the physical security realm to encompass all risks to which a company may be exposed.

Risk Management as presented in this book has several goal...

This second edition provides a comprehensive and scientific approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion. Written by experts in the field, it includes the latest developments in CFD, experimental techniques and guidance for the practical estimation of ship propulsive power. It addresses improvements in energy efficiency and reduced emissions, and the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).

Descriptions have now been included of pump jets, rim driven propulsors, sha...

A re-issued edition of this well-known optics textbook. Designed for intermediate and upper level undergraduates in physics and engineering, the third edition covers the traditional areas of optics whilst including modern applications.

Aansprakelijkheid van bestuurders en commissarissen vertrekt waar de handboeken ophouden en wil een bijdrage leveren aan het beantwoorden van vragen die door recente ontwikkelingen in de wetenschap en rechtspraktijk zijn ontstaan. De uitgave sluit dan ook aan bij de wetswijziging van 1 januari 2013, de recente jurisprudentie van de Hoge Raad en de nog op stapel staande aanpassingen van boek 2 BW. Aansprakelijkheid vanuit alle invalshoeken belicht De bijdragen zijn geselecteerd op hun toegevoe...

Hoewel er al veel boeken over (inleidingen in) biostatistiek zijn geschreven, is Inleiding in de toegepaste biostatistiek anders.* Het uitgangspunt van de uitleg van de verschillende technieken is steeds de wetenschappelijke vraagstelling. Statistiek is immers niet meer dan een hulpmiddel om een antwoord te krijgen op een wetenschappelijke onderzoeksvraag.* Inleiding in de toegepaste biostatistiek is met nadruk geschreven voor de gebruiker. Dit betekent dat wiskundige afl eidingen tot een min...