An Introduction To Astrophysics

BAIDYANATH BASU, Ph.D. has been Professor and Head, Department of Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University. He did his postgraduation in astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. TANUKA CHATTOPADHYAY, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Calcutta University. She is a Visiting Associate of Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune since 2002. She has published many research papers in national and international journals in the field of astrophysics.

SUDHINDRA NATH BISWAS has assisted Dr. Baidyanath Basu in writing the book entitled An Introduction to Astrophysics under the UGC fellowship scheme for the preparation of university level books by Indian authors. A teacher by profession, he holds a Master’s degree in science and a Bachelor’s degree in teaching. He retired as Headmaster of Sonamukhi B.J. High School, Bankura, West Bengal.

"This invaluable book, now in its second edition, covers a wide range of topics appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in astrophysics. The book conveys a deep and coherent understanding of the stellar phenomena, and basic astrophysics of stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies and other heavenly bodies of interest.

Since the first appearance of the book in 1997, significant progress has been made in different branches of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The second edition takes into account the developments of the subject which have taken place in the last decade. It discusses the latest introduction of L and T dwarfs in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram (or H-R diagram). Other developments discussed pertain to standard solar model, solar neutrino puzzle, cosmic microwave background radiation, Drake equation, dwarf galaxies, ultra compact dwarf galaxies, compact groups and cluster of galaxies.

Problems at the end of each chapter motivate the students to go deeper into the topics. Suggested readings at the end of each chapter have been complemented."

ISBN: 9788120340718
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Engineering Physics

G. S. RAGHUVANSHI (Ph.D., IIT Kanpur) is Director, Modi Institute of Technology, Kota, Rajasthan. He had been Pro Vice-Chancellor, Director (Academics), Dean (Applied Sciences), and Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. He has forty years of experience in teaching physics, including postgraduate teaching. A life member of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers and ISTE, and a member of IEEE, Professor Raghuvanshi has published 20 research papers in reputed national and international journals.

"This book, now in its second edition, is suitable for the first-year students of all branches of engineering for a course in Engineering Physics. The book exposes students to fundamental knowledge in the following topics of physics :

• Interference, polarization, and diffraction of light

• Holography

• Lasers and optical fibre

• Quantum mechanics and band theory of solids

• Special theory of relativity

• Nuclear radiation detectors

• Dielectric materials and electromagnetism

ISBN: 9788120341289
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Computer Concepts And C Programming : A Holistic Approach To Learning C

BASAVARAJ S. ANAMI, Ph.D., is the Principal of KLE Institute of Technology, Hubli, Karnataka. Dr. Anami has nearly 27 years of teaching experience in computer science and related subjects. His research interests include image processing, speech processing and artificial intelligence. He has to his credit about 65 research papers published in journals and conferences.

SHANMUKHAPPA A. ANGADI, Ph.D., is Professor and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka. He has two decades of teaching experience, and about 35 research papers to his credit published in journals and conferences. His research interests include image processing, soft computing knowledge based systems and web-based computing.

SUNILKUMAR S. MANVI, Ph.D., is Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Reva Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore, Karnataka. He has more than two decades of teaching experience. His research interests include multimedia communications, agent technology applications in mobile computing and wireless networks. He has published about 20 journal and 45 conference papers at national and international level.

"This second edition of the book allows students to undertake a complete study of C, including the fundamental concepts, programming, problem solving, and the data structures. The book is also structured to provide a general introduction to computer concepts before undertaking a detailed treatment of the C programming language. To that end, the book is eminently suitable for the first-year engineering students of all branches, as per the prescribed syllabus of several universities, for a course on Computer Concepts and C Programming. Besides, the book fully caters to the needs of the students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate courses in general streams such as computer science, information science, computer applications (BCA and MCA) and information technology.

Written in an engaging style, the book builds the students’ C programming skills by using a wide variety of easy-to-understand examples, illustrating along the way the development of programming constructs and logic for writing high-quality programs. The book also develops the concepts and theory of data structures in C, such as files, pointers, structures, and unions, using innumerable examples. The worked examples, in the form of programs and program segments, are illustrated with outputs of sample runs.

A chapter on Computer Graphics is provided to give the students a feel of how C language is used for display of graphics and animation. An exclusive chapter on advanced concepts such as enumerated data types, bitwise operators and storage classes is included in sufficient detail to help students progress to writing practical and real-world applications. Besides, a new chapter presents a “C” quiz comprising of 100 objective type questions that help readers to test their C skills."

ISBN: 9788120340671
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Psychology — Part I

HARDEEP KAUR SHERGILL (M.A. and M.Phil. in Psychology) is a Consultant Counsellor and Psychotherapist. She is teaching in a degree college and has more than nine years of teaching experience in the subject.

"Designed for the undergraduate students of psychology, this compre-hensive text presents the fundamental principles and concepts of psychology. It discusses in detail various human behavioural patterns.

The book describes the nature, goals and different schools of psychology. It explains various methods of psychological research such as experimental, observation, interview, questionnaire and case-study methods. Besides describing the biological bases of human behaviour, it examines different types of psychological tests which are conducted to differentiate one individual from another.

This student-friendly book also elaborates the processes of learning and memory, the nature and types of memory and other important aspects of human behaviour such as motivation, emotion and intelligence. The James–Lange and Cannon–Bard theories of emotion, psychometric theory and cognitive theory of intelligence are also thoroughly dealt with. Finally, different concepts of personality and techniques of assessment of personality are explained.

ISBN: 9788120339781
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The Processes Of Life : An Introduction To Molecular Biology

Lawrence E. Hunter, a founder of the International Society for Computational Biology, is Director of the Computational Bioscience Program and of the Center for Computational Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

"Becoming conversant with the intricacies of molecular biology and its extensive technical vocabulary can be a challenge, though, as introductory materials often seems more like a barrier than an invitation to the study of life. This text offers a concise and accessible introduction to molecular biology, requiring no previous background in science; it covers the basics in all aspects of molecular biology, from biochemistry and evolution to molecular medicine and biotechnology.

A reader who has mastered the information in The Processes of Life is ready to move on to more complex material in almost any area of contemporary biology.

“The Processes of Life is an excellent introduction to molecular biology… . By deconstructing an exceedingly complicated body of information into a set of core principles, Hunter provides the reader with a framework for grasping the strengths and challenges of modern biology... this book’s clarity and frankness make it an invaluable resource for any person, from any profession, seeking an introduction to molecular biology.”

ISBN: 9788120340787
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Managing Human Resources

LUIS R. GÓMEZ-MEJÍA, Arizona State University

DAVID B. BALKIN, University of Colorado at Boulder.

ROBERT L. CARDY, University of Texas at San Antonio

"The sixth edition of the book prepares ALL FUTURE managers with a business understanding of the need for human resource management skills. The book covers all the facets of Human Resources and equips the student with the necessary information to help them become effective managers in any organization.

HIGHLIGHTS :

Concise dictionary of HR terminology

NEW TO THIS EDITION :

800 new references cited in the text.

Revised end of chapter cases.

Updated and revised boxed features within the text.

Coverage of the effect of the 2008 global economic upheaval and how managers can effectively deal with HR issues that arises as a result.

New coverage of employee stress and anxiety.

Updated coverage of diversity."

ISBN: 9788120341227
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Psychology : Pythagoras to Present

JOHN C. MALONE, Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

"Certain ideas have thoughtful thinkers since ancient times. In this book, the author examines these ideas in the writings of thinkers from olden times to the present day. He argues for their importance not just as precursors of modern views but as ideas that are frequently better than the current ones.

The text offers breadth and depth, an engaging style and thorough scholarship, demonstrating the relevance of the great psychological thinkers.

“John Malone has written a splendid book! A lively, readable and vigorous defense of history. It covers a wide sweep from the early Greeks through Roman and Christian philosophy and the Enlightenment to modern developments such as cognitivism and behaviorism. It is both informative and critical, full of apercus that clobber their targets with force and grace. I hope that Malone’s book may do for psychology what Bertrand Russell’s historical opus did for philosophy. Read it.”

ISBN: 9788120341210
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