This is the first available textbook to provide comprehensive coverage of the science and technology of thin films and coatings. Developed for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students, the book discusses physical and chemical vapor deposition processes; phenomena involving nucleation and growth, stress, diffusion and reaction; structural and chemical characterization techniques; and applications involving coatings, magnetic and optical recording materials, integrated optics, and quantum devices.

This volume illustrates the expanding knowledge of evaporites as important reservoir seals, fluid aquitards, ore-hosting sediments, and economically viable sediments in their own right. Researchers, oil and gas professionals, minerals resource professionals, environmental specialists and others within geology and the other earth sciences shall utilize the information within this book in their understanding of the many recent discoveries and concepts involved in the field of evaporite sedimentology.

The cam, used to translate rotary motion into linear motion, is an integral part of many classes of machines, such as printing presses, textile machinery, gear-cutting machines, and screw machines. Emphasizing computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques, as well as sophisticated numerical control methods, this handbook allows engineers and technicians to utilize cutting edge design tools.

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations by M.B. Kirkham is a compressive review of our current ideology of water movement and storage within plants and soil. Indeed, this is a needed update concerning the understanding of this topic and the first in almost ten years.

В настоящее издание вошли материалы обо всех химических элементах, открытых до 1 января 1983 г.; здесь читатель найдет сведения об истории открытия, физических и химических свойствах, важнейших соединениях, методах получения, областях применения и потенциальных возможностях каждого из элементов в эпоху научно-технической революции. Помимо основных сведений о каждом элементе содержится информация о неожиданных применениях элементов и соединений, минералах, изотопах, любопытных или курьезных фактах из истории элементов.

This is an advanced text for the one- or two-semester course in analysis taught primarily to math, science, computer science, and electrical engineering majors at the junior, senior or graduate level.

Cet ouvrage fait parue d'une collection de cinq livres : Analyse [tomes 1 et 2], Algebre [tomes 1 et 2] et Geometrie qui a pour vocation de couvrir les programmes des classes preparatoires aux grandes Ecoles ainsi que les programmes du premier cycle de faculte.
En premier lieu, nous avons voulu que cette collection soit directement utilisable par un etudiant sortant d'une terminale scientifique.
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Если вы хотите совершить путешествие по нашей Солнечной системе, выйти за ее пределы и, пройдя сквозь звездные скопления и туманности Млечного Пути, добраться до границ Вселенной, прочтите эту книгу.