Authors:John F. Welch, Lewis Bjork, Linda Bjork,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Keywords: airmanship, modern, sickle, van
Number of Pages: 926
Published: 1999-07-13
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0070696330
ISBN-13: 9780070696334

The ultimate and standard aviation encyclopedia for 43 years. Modern Airmanship covers every subject from aerodynamics, to emergency and survival techniques, to airplane and aerospace structures. It is also the preeminent "how-to" source for all aviation professionals. The Eight Edition, lavishly illustrated, includes the latest information on federal regulations and technical advances. From the theory of flight, airplane and aerospace structures to high performance aircraft and weather, this book covers every topic related to the aviation industry.

Authors:Robert E. Bjork, John D. Niles,
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Keywords: library, modernist, french, handbook, beowulf
Number of Pages: 466
Published: 1997-02-28
List price: $75.00
ISBN-10: 0803212372
ISBN-13: 9780803212374

The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own resea

Authors:Robert E. Bjork, John D. Niles,
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Keywords: handbook, beowulf
Number of Pages: 466
Published: 1998-08-01
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0803261500
ISBN-13: 9780803261501

The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own resea

Authors:John Dunlosky, Robert A. Bjork,
Publisher: Psychology Press
Keywords: memory, metamemory, handbook
Number of Pages: 492
Published: 2008-05-28
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0805862145
ISBN-13: 9780805862140

This Handbook examines the interplay between metamemory and memory. Each contributor discusses cutting-edge theory and research that, in some way, showcases the symbiotic relationship between metamemory and memory. Together, these chapters support a central thesis, which is that a complete understanding of either metamemory or memory is not possible without understanding their mutual influence. The inspiration for this volume was the life and research of Thomas O. Nelson, whose pioneering and influential research in the fields of metamemory and memory consistently highlighted their integrat

Authors:R.D. Fulk, Robert E. Bjork, John D Niles,
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Keywords: fourth, beowulf, klaebers
Number of Pages: 704
Published: 2008-04-05
List price: $40.95
ISBN-10: 0802095674
ISBN-13: 9780802095671

Frederick Klaeber?s Beowulf has long been the standard edition for study by students and advanced scholars alike. Its wide-ranging coverage of scholarship, its comprehensive philological aids, and its exceptionally thorough notes and glossary have ensured its continued use in spite of the fact that the book has remained largely unaltered since 1936. The fourth edition has been prepared with the aim of updating the scholarship while preserving the aspects of Klaeber?s work that have made it useful to students of literature, linguists, historians, folklorists, manuscript specialists, archaeologi

Author: Jan-Erik Björk
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: applications, mathematics, modules, analytic
Number of Pages: 600
Published: 1993-01-31
List price: $129.00
ISBN-10: 0792321146
ISBN-13: 9780792321149

This is the first monograph to be published on analytic D-modules and it offers a complete and systematic treatment of the foundations together with a thorough discussion of such modern topics as the Riemann--Hilbert correspondence, Bernstein--Sata polynomials and a large variety of results concerning microdifferential analysis. Analytic D-module theory studies holomorphic differential systems on complex manifolds. It brings new insight and methods into many areas, such as infinite dimensional representations of Lie groups, asymptotic expansions of hypergeometric functions, intersection cohomo

Author: Tomas Björk
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: oxford, finance, time, continuous, theory, arbitrage
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2009-10-04
List price: $74.00
ISBN-10: 019957474X
ISBN-13: 9780199574742

The third edition of this popular introduction to the classical underpinnings of the mathematics behind finance continues to combine sound mathematical principles with economic applications. Concentrating on the probabilistic theory of continuous arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives, including stochastic optimal control theory and Merton’s fund separation theory, the book is designed for graduate students and combines necessary mathematical background with a solid economic focus. It includes a solved example for every new technique presented, contains numerous exercises, and sugg