"Dieter's Engineering Design 4/e" represents a major update of this classic textbook for senior design courses. As in previous editions, "Engineering Design" provides a broader overview of topics than most design texts and contains much more prescriptive guidance on how to carry out design. Dieter focuses on material selection as well as how to ...
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Science: Earth and Space Science, History and Nature of Science, Physical Science, Science and Technology, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. Social Studies: Civic Ideals & Practices Global Connections Individuals, Groups, & Institutions People, Places, & Environments Power, Authority, ...
Describes the peaceful marches in the United States on behalf of civil rights for blacks from the 1950s to the 1990s, including the March on Washington and other important marches.
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Science: Earth and Space Science, History and Nature of Science, Physical Science, Science and Technology, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. Social Studies: Civic Ideals & Practices Global Connections Individuals, Groups, & Institutions People, Places, & Environments Power, Authority, ...
Each title in this series is a biography of a well-known person who has contributed to the economic and cultural growth of a town, city, or region. Sidebars with related Internet sites, organizations, and books for further information are included.
Here is an intimate look at the everyday lives of the people that inhabited the great empires through history. Each book covers a specific time and place, illuminating the human experience by describing the transportation, agriculture, housing, communication, religion, innovation and technology, and social organization of the period.
Once part of Mexico and later an independent republic, the nation's second largest state has a past more colorful than many. The region that is now Texas was home to various Native American peoples before the arrival of the Spanish explorers who conquered and claimed the land. Settlement, revolution, and ultimately statehood make up the ...
Presents a biography of the United States president, from his childhood in Georgia to his current activities with the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity, discussing important historical events that happened during his career.
The Inuit, sometimes called Eskimos, live in the northernmost coastal regions of North America. These Native Americans learned thousands of years ago how to survive in one of the coldest and harshest environments in the world. Their struggle for survival helped forge strong social and cultural ties that today help the Inuit preserve their rich ...
The Inca Empire of western South America extended 1,800 miles along the Andes, from the northern border of Ecuador to central Chile. Without the wheel or a written language, the Inca controlled the largest empire in the Western Hemisphere until conquered by the Spanish in 1532.
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