Books

How can particles exist as waves in a vacuum? How can such waves have particle properties such as inertia? What are forces anyway? Particles, Fields and Forces is ideal for those who want to understand the theory without the mathematics.

In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Circum-Arctic Structural Events (CASE) program, a multidisciplinary, international polar research effort organized and led by the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) of Germany, this volume presents results from 18 major field expeditions involving more than 100 geoscientists. The book focuses on the Proterozoic to Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the circum-Arctic region with correlations to adjacent orogens.

Greater differences in study results between schools, and increased segregation. These are examples of what the marketization of the education system in Sweden has led to. In a new book, researchers describe the development of the Swedish education system, and how it affects teachers, pupils and school leaders.

The publication covers multiple aspects of clinical pharmacy as well as offering a strong focus on pharmacy practice.

In new book, MIT's Timothy Hyde looks at the architectural controversies that have helped shape Britain.

'Exotic Betting at the Racetrack,' by William T. Ziemba, is a thorough account of racetrack betting. It covers the efficient-inefficient strategy to price and find profitable racetrack bets, along with handicapping that provides actual bets made by the author on essentially all of the major wagers offered at US racetracks.

Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent cause of dementia that slowly and progressively causes cognitive impairment and profoundly alters the daily activities of the patients.