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McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
By

McGraw-Hill

Format, Hardback, 15600 page

A tradition of excellence continues with the long-awaited Tenth Edition of McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology

The definitive source for keeping up with the amazing changes in science and technology - complete with more than 1,700 new and updated articles

Featuring entries written by international leaders in science and technology selected by McGraw-Hill's distinguished board of consulting editors, no other reference so thoroughly and dynamically chronicles the expanding frontier, facts, and trends so vital to students, professionals, and general readers. For more than four decades, McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology has provided readers with the information they need in an understandable, authoritative way that invites critical inquiry and captures the imagination. There is truly nothing else like it and no library can be called complete without it.

Readers will find 7,000+ articles covering nearly 100 fields of science in this amazing 20 volume set. The new Tenth Edition features more than 1,700 new and updated articles, 12,000+ illustrations, and more than 5000 contributors - including 25 Nobel Prize winners. Also new to the Tenth Edition is a companion website that will provide selected updates to the Encyclopedia along with additional material such as special graphics and illustrations.

The logical organization of the 20 volumes, a 500 page analytical index, an extensive topic index, along with Study Guides, make finding information fast and easy.

Cutting-edge topics covered include: Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Cloning, Food Allergy, Genomics, Stem Cells, Cellular Automata, Computational Intelligence, Computer-Aided Circuit Design, Voice-Over IP, Water Supply Engineering, Fossil Humans, Fossil Primates, and many, many more.

In many libraries, the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology is the first source patrons consult when beginning background research on a scientific topic. Written by an outstanding international team of 500 subject experts, including 25 Nobel Prize winners, this encyclopedia is aimed at a nonspecialist audience. ... New to this edition is a free companion Web site [http://MHEST.com] that offers updates of a few critical articles. The strengths of this encyclopedia are authoritative content written at a level accessible to the student or layperson and the exceptionally broad range of topics from every field of modern science and technology. ... recommended for most high-school, academic, and public libraries.
Reviewer: Nancy Cannon

New for 2010, the updated Encyclopaedia Britannica is unsurpassed, combining today.s current topics with over 240 years of expertise and delivering more depth, breadth, and Information than any other encyclopaedias. Readers can access quick facts or immerse themselves in detailed articles on almost any subjects imaginable while enjoying the vivid and beautiful images on many subjects such as art, geography, science, sports, and much more.

• More than 1000 new and revised articles and 4000 expert contributors.
• More than 23,000fascinating biographies; new biographies of major world leaders include U.S President Barack Obama, Dalai Lama, Dmitri Medvedev, Evo Morales, Nicolas Sarkozy, Lee Myung-bak, Ellen Johnson-Sir leaf, and Umaru YarAdua.
• Extensive revisions and new articles cover the latest on all school subjects, such as blogs, skateboarding, The Chemical Weapons Convention, The Olympics and the human genome.
• Updated geographical information about the Balkans, Central America, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Nepal, Russia, the United States, and other countries and regions. In total, new coverage for over 450 cities, countries, islands, rivers, and mountains.
• Hundreds of vivid New Photographs and illustrations covering Native Indian People, the human body, pack and sea ice, and other subjects.
• Unmatched accuracy with articles written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other experts. Dozens of new contributors include Arnold Palmer (Professional Golfers) on the Masters Tournament, Barry Schneider (Director of the U.S Air force Counter proliferation Centre) on the chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions, Elizabeth Prine Pauls (former state Archaeologist of Iowa) on native American Topics, and George P.Noon (Division chief of Transplant Surgery at Houston.s Baylor college of Medicine) on the Artificial Heart.

The landmark project management reference, now in a new edition

Now in a Tenth Edition, this industry-leading project management "bible" aligns its streamlined approach to the latest release of the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI's PMBOK® Guide), the new mandatory source of training for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certificat-ion Exam. This outstanding edition gives students and professionals a profound understanding of project management with insights from one of the best-known and respected authorities on the subject.

From the intricate framework of organizational behavior and structure that can determine project success to the planning, scheduling, and controlling processes vital to effective project management, the new edition thoroughly covers every key component of the subject. This Tenth Edition features:

• New sections on scope changes, exiting a project, collective belief, and managing virtual teams

• More than twenty-five case studies, including a new case on the Iridium Project covering all aspects of project management

• 400 discussion questions

• More than 125 multiple-choice questions

1. OVERVIEW.

2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROWTH: CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

3. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES.

4. ORGANIZING AND STAFFING THE PROJECT OFFICE AND TEAM.

5. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.

6. MANAGEMENT OF YOUR TIME AND STRESS.

7. CONFLICTS.

8. SPECIAL TOPICS.

9. THE VARIABLES FOR SUCCESS.

10. WORKING WITH EXECUTIVES.

11. PLANNING.

12. NETWORK SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES.

13. PROJECT GRAPHICS.

14. PRICING AND ESTIMATING.

15. COST CONTROL.

16. TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS IN A PROJECT ENVIRONMENT.

17. RISK MANAGEMENT.

18. LEARNING CURVES.

19. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.

20. QUALITY MANAGEMENT.

21. MODERN DEVELOPMENTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

22. THE BUSINESS OF SCOPE CHANGES.

23. THE PROJECT OFFICE.

24. MANAGING CRISIS PROJECTS.

25. THE RISE, FALL, AND RESURRECTION OF IRIDIUM: A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE.

to the Project Management Conflict Exercise.

Appendix B. Solution to Leadership Exercise.

Appendix C. Dorale Products Case Studies.

Appendix D. Solution to the Dorale Products Case Studies Answers.

Appendix E. Crosslisting of PMBOK® to the Ninth Edition.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

This four-volume print version is the entire, updated Dewey Decimal Classification system. Published in 2011

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the new edition includes :

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all carefully incorporated to make classification and access

In DDC 23, younll find enhancements like an improved international

framework for education topics. You"ll also see significant

expansions for topics like athletic and outdoor sports and games.

These changes more accurately reflect regional differences around

the world, and give you the means to better serve your Library

users.

Updated topics in the new edition include Orthodox church and

Islam, food and clothing, graphic and decorative arts, law, computer

science, historic periods, cinematography and videography and

much more.

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