The patterns of frost on a cold window, eroded landscapes, and particles grown in an aerosol all have forms that are conventionally regarded as irregular, with little or no symmetry. In Fractals in Chemistry, the reader is introduced to the fractal dimension, a concept that allows for a unified description of such diverse and irregular objects, and implies that they all possess heretofore unperceived symmetries. The text explains how the growth of such objects is controlled by similar, simple processes, and how modest experiments bring to life the principles involved. Topics include fractal forms, fractal growth, characterizing fractals, and chemistry in fractal environments. Throughout, the text emphasizes the relevance of fractal concepts to the structure and chemistry of porous solids and to the growth of polymers and colloids in liquid and gaseous phases. Concise and easy-to-read, this book is ideal for students and researchers in chemistry, physics, and materials science.

Fractals in Chemistry (Oxford Chemistry Primers)

Science & Math

Harrison, Andrew

Chemistry

Oxford University Press

The patterns of frost on a cold window, eroded landscapes, and particles grown in an aerosol all have forms that are conventionally regarded as irregular, with little or no symmetry.  In Fractals in Chemistry, the reader is introduced to the fractal dimension, a concept that allows for a unified description of such diverse and irregular objects, and implies that they all possess heretofore unperceived symmetries.  The text explains how the growth of such objects is controlled by similar, simple processes, and how modest experiments bring to life the principles involved.  Topics include fractal forms, fractal growth, characterizing fractals, and chemistry in fractal environments.  Throughout, the text emphasizes the relevance of fractal concepts to the structure and chemistry of porous solids and to the growth of polymers and colloids in liquid and gaseous phases.  Concise and easy-to-read, this book is ideal for students and researchers in chemistry, physics, and materials science.

Mathematics

This text explains all the main activities involved in international business, and demonstrates how firms adapt to their changing environment. In addition to an important section on international business activities and operations, the authors also analyze the political, economic, and legal aspects of the international business environment. Particular emphasis is placed on responses to developments in the world economy and on the increasing globalization of business activity. They have provided extensive world-wide coverage, focusing on the major trading nations, European issues (within the EU as well as in Eastern Europe), the emerging economies, and the developing nations.

International Business: Global Competition from a European Perspective

Business & Money

Dalkiran, Ertugrul

Elsey, Ena

Economics

The Collected Works of Wyndham Lewis brings together for the first time all of the published writings of Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), a major contributor to literary modernism and one of the most important British painters of the first half of the twentieth century. This is the first ever critical edition of Wyndham Lewis's Paleface. It reproduces, with corrections, the text first published by Chatto and Windus in May 1929. Explanatory Notes trace the many sources which Lewis quotes from and alludes to; clear annotations are provided to guide the reader to a nuanced understanding of the book's cultural and intellectual range. The Afterword describes the historical context of racism against Black Americans and explores the nature of Lewis's position-taking in relation to debates about race in the USA in the 1920s. It also offers a detailed account of the composition of the book, from its first essay form published in Lewis's journal The Enemy, No. 2 (September 1927), to its revision for publication as a standalone volume, plus a comprehensive analysis of the book's reception on publication and its subsequent critical reputation. The Textual Appendix collates the text published in 1929 against the version in The Enemy, an essay Lewis published in The Monthly Criterion in July 1927 and incorporated into the Introduction to Part II, and surviving earlier manuscript states of the parts Lewis added to produce the book; it includes a transcription of the post-publication changes which Lewis proposed making to the book for a planned (but never realised) foreign edition. The volume makes possible a fresh re-evaluation of this deeply divisive book praised by T. S. Eliot for its 'brilliant exposure' of D. H. Lawrence, acknowledged by some for its pioneering 'cultural studies' approach to literary works, but often reviled today for its racist assumptions, language and arguments.

The Collected Works of Wyndham Lewis: Paleface: Volume 23

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

This is the first textbook on the business environment written for postgraduate courses, specifically providing the theoretical rigour and international focus required. The global context of Andrew Harrison's textbook provides a backdrop against which a variety of external elements of the business environment can be viewed. Harrison explores the key issues influencing the environment at different spatial levels, including the impact of globalization. A full complement of pedagogical features are consistently applied throughout the book to support students and to ensure they benefit fully from the international content of Harrison's work. The book is packed with up-to-date examples from the World Cup to no-frills airlines and companies such as Nokia and Ericsson, while covering the latest effects of the global financial crisis. Figures and diagrams are employed throughout the book to bring the concepts of the business environment to life. Harrison includes opening scenarios to catch the reader's attention, and discussion questions, research topics, and case studies to encourage discussion and further exploration of topics. A brief introduction to economics is supplied at the end of chapter 1, for those students who require additional support in this area. Online Resource Centre For Lecturers: Lecture notes PowerPoint slides Assignment scenarios and questions Guidance on discussion questions and cases For Students: Chapter and case study updates Annotated web links Updates on research topics Additional economics and politics support

Business Environment in a Global Context

Management & Leadership

Design for the Changing Educational Landscape: Space, Place and the Future of Learning

The whole landscape of space use is undergoing a radical transformation. In the workplace a period of unprecedented change has created a mix of responses with one overriding outcome observable worldwide: the rise of distributed space. In the learning environment the social, political, economic and technological changes responsible for this shift have been further compounded by constantly developing theories of learning and teaching, and a wide acceptance of the importance of learning as the core of the community, resulting in the blending of all aspects of learning into one seamless experience.  This book attempts to look at all the forces driving the provision and pedagogic performance of the many spaces, real and virtual, that now accommodate the experience of learning and provide pointers towards the creation and design of learning-centred communities.  Part 1 looks at the entire learning universe as it now stands, tracks the way in which its constituent parts came to occupy their role, assesses how they have responded to a complex of drivers and gauges their success in dealing with renewed pressures to perform. It shows that what is required is innovation within the spaces and integration between them. Part 2 finds many examples of innovation in evidence across the world – in schools, the higher and further education campus and in business and cultural spaces – but an almost total absence of integration. Part 3 offers a model that redefines the learning landscape in terms of learning outcomes, mapping spatial requirements and activities into a detailed mechanism that will achieve the best outcome at the most appropriate scale.  By encouraging stakeholders to creating an events-based rather than space-based identity, the book hopes to point the way to a fully-integrated learning landscape: a learning community.

Politics & Social Sciences

Hutton, Les

Social Sciences

Routledge

The whole landscape of space use is undergoing a radical transformation. In the workplace a period of unprecedented change has created a mix of responses with one overriding outcome observable worldwide: the rise of distributed space. In the learning environment the social, political, economic and technological changes responsible for this shift have been further compounded by constantly developing theories of learning and teaching, and a wide acceptance of the importance of learning as the core of the community, resulting in the blending of all aspects of learning into one seamless experience. This book attempts to look at all the forces driving the provision and pedagogic performance of the many spaces, real and virtual, that now accommodate the experience of learning and provide pointers towards the creation and design of learning-centred communities. Part 1 looks at the entire learning universe as it now stands, tracks the way in which its constituent parts came to occupy their role, assesses how they have responded to a complex of drivers and gauges their success in dealing with renewed pressures to perform. It shows that what is required is innovation within the spaces and integration between them. Part 2 finds many examples of innovation in evidence across the world – in schools, the higher and further education campus and in business and cultural spaces – but an almost total absence of integration. Part 3 offers a model that redefines the learning landscape in terms of learning outcomes, mapping spatial requirements and activities into a detailed mechanism that will achieve the best outcome at the most appropriate scale. By encouraging stakeholders to creating an events-based rather than space-based identity, the book hopes to point the way to a fully-integrated learning landscape: a learning community.

The growing demand for high quality office and manufacturing space in South East Asia has led to an increasing awareness of 'intelligent building' concepts. This study is based on a major research project undertaken by three leading players in the construction industry - DEGW, Northcroft and Ove Arup &amp; Partners - which looked at user requirements and changing patterns in the workplace. The book also contains key findings from the earlier Intelligent Buildings in Europe study undertaken by DEGW and Tecknibank and provides in one volume essential information on building intelligence.

Intelligent Buildings in South East Asia

Arts & Photography

Read, James

Loe, Eric

Architecture

Taylor&Francis

Complete with fresh perspectives, and drawing on the latest scholarship and biographical sources, The Life of D. H. Lawrence spans the full range of his intellectual interests and creative output to offer new insights into Lawrence’s life, work, and legacy. <ul>
<li>Addresses his major works, but also lesser-known writings in different genres and his late paintings, in order to reassess the innovative, challenging, and subversive aspects of Lawrence’s personality and writing</li> <li>Incorporates newly-discovered sources, including correspondence, a manuscript written in 1923-4, new evidence for important influences on his major novels and two previously unpublished images of the author</li> <li>Emphasizes Lawrence’s gregarious nature, his desire to collaborate with others, and his adaptability to different social situations</li> <li>Pays particular attention to the many interactions with literary advisors, editors, agents, publishers, and printers that were required for him to work as a professional writer</li> <li>Combines new material with astute commentary to provide a nuanced understanding of one of the most prolific and controversial authors of the twentieth century</li> </ul>

The Life of D. H. Lawrence: A Critical Biography (Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Wiley/Blackwell

Critical path analysis is a central part of planning and control of work, and so is a compulsory component of a wide range of business courses, and one which often causes particular problems for students. This book assumes no previous knowledge, provides a step by step guide to CPA techniques, and uses worked examples throughout to illustrate the process, together with questions and model answers from a range of exam papers, and is designed to be user friendly. While CPA is often carried out on the computer, knowledge of what goes on behind the software is still essential for students and useful for practitioners.CPA is a compulsory part of Business HND and many similar coursesCPA is a subject with which many students have particular problemsThis book takes a step by step approach, with many worked examples and exam preparation questions

A Survival Guide to Critical Path Analysis

Butterworth-Heinemann

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Books by Harrison, Andrew

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Fractals in Chemistry (Oxford Chemistry Primers)

Fractals in Chemistry (Oxford Chemistry Primers)

International Business: Global Competition from a European Perspective

The Collected Works of Wyndham Lewis: Paleface: Volume 23

Business Environment in a Global Context

Design for the Changing Educational Landscape: Space, Place and the Future of Learning

Design for the Changing Educational Landscape: Space, Place and the Future of Learning

Intelligent Buildings in South East Asia

The Life of D. H. Lawrence: A Critical Biography (Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies)

A Survival Guide to Critical Path Analysis