Authors:Deborah A. Fritz, Richard J. Fritz,
Publisher: American Library Associatio
Keywords: guide, practical, everyone, marc
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-06-01
List price: $57.00
ISBN-10: 083890842X
ISBN-13: 9780838908426

Evolving from paper "card catalogues", MARC (MAchine Readable Catalog) records make the vast network of information-sharing, interlibrary loans, system and consortia data communication possible. MARC records, created in tandem with the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, hold the keys to information for librarians and library users alike. Using common conventions and a shared language of tags, subfields, indicators and codes, MARC 21 - the latest code at time of publication - is a powerful integrated record format packed with information so all librarians can do their work more effectively. Cove

Author: Richard A. Fritz
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
Keywords: tools, hand, trade, firefighting
Number of Pages: 177
Published: 1997-06
List price: $38.00
ISBN-10: 0912212624
ISBN-13: 9780912212623

Each day, firefighters throughout the country use numerous tools. Without the knowledge of how and when to use these tools, they become ineffective and a waste of space on the apparatus.

Authors:Richard Courant, Fritz John,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: classics, mathematics, vol, analysis, calculus, introduction
Number of Pages: 661
Published: 1998-12-22
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 354065058X
ISBN-13: 9783540650584

From the reviews: "Volume 1 covers a basic course in real analysis of one variable and Fourier series. It is well-illustrated, well-motivated and very well-provided with a multitude of unusually useful and accessible exercises. (...) There are three aspects of Courant and John in which it outshines (some) contemporaries: (i) the extensive historical references, (ii) the chapter on numerical methods, and (iii) the two chapters on physics and geometry. The exercises in Courant and John are put together purposefully, and either look numerically interesting, or are intuitively significant, or lead

Authors:Richard Courant, Fritz John,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: classics, mathematics, vol, analysis, calculus, introduction
Number of Pages: 954
Published: 1999-12-14
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 3540665706
ISBN-13: 9783540665700

From the reviews: "These books (Introduction to Calculus and Analysis Vol. I/II) are very well written. The mathematics are rigorous but the many examples that are given and the applications that are treated make the books extremely readable and the arguments easy to understand. These books are ideally suited for an undergraduate calculus course. Each chapter is followed by a number of interesting exercises. More difficult parts are marked with an asterisk. There are many illuminating figures...Of interest to students, mathematicians, scientists and engineers. Even more than that." Ne

Authors:Richard Courant, Fritz John,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: classics, mathematics, vol, analysis, calculus, introduction
Number of Pages: 558
Published: 1999-12-14
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 3540665692
ISBN-13: 9783540665694

From the reviews: "These books (Introduction to Calculus and Analysis Vol. I/II) are very well written. The mathematics are rigorous but the many examples that are given and the applications that are treated make the books extremely readable and the arguments easy to understand. These books are ideally suited for an undergraduate calculus course. Each chapter is followed by a number of interesting exercises. More difficult parts are marked with an asterisk. There are many illuminating figures...Of interest to students, mathematicians, scientists and engineers. Even more than that." Newsletter

Authors:Elizabeth S. Radcliffe, Richard McCarty, Fritz Allho
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: philosophy, readings, history, blackwell, commentary, modern, essential
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2007-01-29
List price: $104.95
ISBN-10: 1405146885
ISBN-13: 9781405146883

Part of the Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy series, this survey of late modern philosophy focuses on the key texts and philosophers of the period whose beliefs changed the course of western thought. Gathers together the key texts from the most significant and influential philosophers of the late modern era to provide a thorough introduction to the period. Features the writings of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Leibniz, Kant, Rousseau, Bentham and other leading thinkers. Examines such topics as empiricism, rationalism, and the existence of God. Readings are accompanied by expert comment

Authors:Elizabeth S. Radcliffe, Richard McCarty, Fritz Allho
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: philosophy, readings, history, blackwell, commentary, modern, essential
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 1405146893
ISBN-13: 9781405146890

Part of the Blackwell Readings in the History of Philosophy series, this survey of late modern philosophy focuses on the key texts and philosophers of the period whose beliefs changed the course of western thought. Gathers together the key texts from the most significant and influential philosophers of the late modern era to provide a thorough introduction to the period. Features the writings of Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Leibniz, Kant, Rousseau, Bentham and other leading thinkers. Examines such topics as empiricism, rationalism, and the existence of God. Readings are accompanied by expert comment