Faculty Promotions: Book Selections

In 1905, Einstein publishes three important papers based on his dreams, each one with a different concept of time.
SELECTED BY HEATHER BUBNICK / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

Traces the use of geometric signs by the Nabis and other French artists and relates this to the development of abstraction. The author describes some of the sources of ideas about the symbolism of geometric signs, in particular the writings of Helena P. Blavatsky, and traces the impact of these on the Nabis, possibly through the stimulus of Gauguin whose paintings from his Brittany period encouraged a mystical conception of art in which sacred geometry figured as one component.
SELECTED BY NANCY HALBROOKS / ARTS & HUMANITIES

An internationally best-selling, conceptual introduction to the TCP/IP protocols and Internetworking, this book interweaves a clear discussion of fundamentals and scientific principles with details and examples drawn from the latest technologies. Leading author Douglas Comer covers layering and packet formats for all the Internet protocols, includingTCP, IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, and DNS. In addition, the text explains new trends in Internet systems, including packet classification, Software Defined Networking (SDN), and mesh protocols used in The Internet of Things. --from Amazon
SELECTED BY DOUG HUBER / BUSINESS

In a moving tapestry of words and photographs, Nurse: A World of Care, documents and celebrates the vital and often invisible work of nurses throughout the globe. The many faces and voices of nurses are captured in compelling detail by photographer Karen Kasmauski and writer Peter Jaret.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY KAREN JORIS / ALLIED HEALTH & NURSING

Why is the mind designed the way it is? How does input from the environment interact with the mind to produce behavior? By taking aim at such questions, the science of evolutionary psychology has emerged as a vibrant new discipline producing groundbreaking insights. In The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, leading contributors discuss the foundations of the field as well as recent discoveries currently shaping this burgeoning area of psychology.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY JAMES JORDAN / SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMAN SERVICES

This edition has been revised and updated throughout. It includes some new chapters. It features improved treatment of dynamic programming and greedy algorithms as well as a new notion of edge-based flow in the material on flow networks.
SELECTED BY IRINA LOMOSOV / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

This a collection of problems drawn from mathematics and the real world. Its multiple-choice format forces the reader to become actively involved in deciding upon the answer. The book s aim is to show just how much can be learned by using everyday common sense.--from Amazon
SELECTED BY LISA ANNE SHEPPARD / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS

Vertebrates features a unique emphasis on function and evolution of vertebrates, complete anatomical detail, and excellent pedagogy. Vertebrate groups are organized phylogenetically, and their systems discussed within such a context.
SELECTED BY JANIS THOMPSON / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS

As former members of a disbanded group of superheroes called the Crimebusters start turning up dead, the remaining members of the group try to discover the identity of the murderer before they, too, are killed.
SELECTED BY AARON WEISS / ACADEMIC FOUNDATIONS

"Alaska, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories"..."Mile-by-mile highway logs, 30 major routes, 60 side trips, 100+ maps; Plus: Ferry information and 21" x 31" pull-out "Plan-a-trip" map; Accomodations, camping & fishing, wildlife viewing, road conditions, sightseeing & more"--from Cover
SELECTED BY JEFFREY ZEAGER / SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS