Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards Author: Simon Monk ISBN-13: 9780071819251

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 43.95 AUD $ 47.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Science - Experiments & Projects Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 304 Format: Softcover

INTRODUCTION Eases the steep learning curve for EAGLE—the powerful, free program for hobbyists looking to design printed circuit boards

• Heavily illustrated with screen captures and step-by-step instructions • Explains how to create schematics from scratch and how to select components from the

libraries • Shows how to validate a PCB and produce error-free, industry-standard files • Real electronics projects are used as examples

DESCRIPTION

Electronics guru Simon Monk eases the learning curve for EAGLE—the powerful, free program for designing your own printed circuit boards (PCBs).

Featuring detailed illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Make Your Own PCBs with EAGLE: From Schematic Designs to Finished Boards leads you through the process of designing a schematic and transforming it into a PCB layout. You’ll then move on to fabrication via the generation of standard “Gerber” files for submission to a PCB manufacturing service. This practical guide offers an accessible, logical way to learn EAGLE and start producing PCBs as quickly as possible.

• Written for hobbyists • Presented in an easy-to-follow tutorial style • Offers a modern approach, including surface mount design • Explains how to create schematics from scratch and how to select components from the

libraries • Shows how to validate a PCB and produce error-free, industry-standard files • Heavily illustrated with screen captures and step-by-step instructions • Real-world electronics projects are used as examples

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Simon Monk has a degree in Cybernetics and Computer Science and a PhD in Software Engineering. He spent several years as an academic before he returned to industry, co-founding the mobile software company Momote Ltd. Dr. Monk has been an active electronics hobbyist since his early teens and is a full-time writer on hobby electronics and open source hardware. He is the author of numerous electronics books, including Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python; 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius; and Arduino + Android Projects for the Evil Genius, as well as co-author of Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition.

Lean Wholesale and Retail Author: Paul Myerson ISBN-13: 9780071829854

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 58.00 AUD $ 63.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Business & Economics - Total Quality Management Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Best practices for implementing Lean techniques in the wholesale, distribution, and retail sectors

Filled with real-world case studies from industry giants, Lean Wholesale and Retail is one of the first books to discuss the application of Lean principles and tools to retail and wholesale businesses. This practical guide offers an organized yet flexible planning and implementation methodology for improving productivity, quality, customer service, and throughput and lowering operating, material, and labor costs. The Lean techniques presented can be applied to traditional brick-and-mortar wholesalers and retailers as well as e-businesses in all aspects of operations—from supply chain and logistics functions to retail operations.

• Features case studies from Toys R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Granger, Wal-Mart, Target, and Wegmans

• Explains how to use technology and Lean together to eliminate waste and give businesses

a competitive edge

DESCRIPTION

Best practices for implementing Lean techniques in the wholesale, distribution, and retail sectors

Filled with real-world case studies from industry giants, Lean Wholesale and Retail uniquely discusses the application of Lean principles and tools to retail and wholesale businesses. This practical guide offers an organized yet flexible planning and implementation methodology for improving productivity, quality, customer service, and throughput and lowering operating, material, and labor costs. The Lean techniques presented can be applied to traditional brick-and-mortar wholesalers and retailers as well as e-businesses in all aspects of operations—from supply chain and logistics functions to retail operations.

• Features case studies from Toys R Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Granger, Wal-Mart, Target, and Wegmans

• One-of-a-kind guide to applying Lean to retailers and wholesalers • Explains how to use technology and Lean together to eliminate waste and give businesses

a competitive edge • Features Lean tools designed to result in significant long-term improvements and bottom

line savings

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Myerson (Aberdeen, NJ) has more than 30 years' experience in supply chain strategies, system, and operations. He is a managing partner at Logistics Planning Associates, LLC, a supply chain planning software and consulting business.

Handbook of Project-Based Management, Fourth Edition Author: Rodney Turner ISBN-13: 9780071821780

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 138.00 AUD $ 148.00 NZD Edition: 4 Previous ISBN: 9780071549745 Subject: Business & Economics - Project Management Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management—fully revised

• Updated and streamlined to focus on the role of the global project manager, and how to embark on a successful project in this digital age

• Helps readers dramatically improve the processes of project-based management in any organization

• Written by the renowned Editor of the International Journal of Project Management

DESCRIPTION

One of the most influential books ever written on the development of project management—fully revised

Handbook of Project-Based Management, Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated to cover the

recent developments in the project management field to help deliver the organization’s strategy, regardless of the industry. This new edition focuses on the role of the global Project Manager, and how to embark on a successful project in the digital age. Rodney Turner, editor of the International Journal of Project Management, explains how to employ the proven structured approach that he has popularized over the last four decades. Also included is information on governance and maintaining the project team, along with plenty of figures and tables to illustrate each concept and put it in context for new and upcoming project managers.

• Introduces the methods, tools, and techniques for managing any project • Discusses the five project objectives: scope, project organization, quality, cost, time, and

the inherent risk with each • Explains how to balance the systems and project objectives • Ideal for those just starting out in the PM field, as well as those needing to brush up on the

latest tools and techniques being practiced around the world • Helps you to dramatically improve the processes of project-based management in any

organization

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rodney Turner is a Director of EuroProjex, The European Centre for Project Excellence Limited. He also teaches Project Management at the Lille School of Management and Limerick University. Turner has visiting positions at Henley Management College, the University of Technology Sydney, and George Washington University. He is editor of the International Journal of Project Management and author of The Project Manager as Change Agent and The Commercial Project Manager.

Aircraft Electricity and Electronics Study Guide, Sixth Edition Author: Thomas Eismin ISBN-13: 9780071823661

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 95.00 AUD $ 102.00 NZD Edition: 6 Previous ISBN: 9780028018607 Subject: Transportation - Aviation / Repair & Maintenance Trim Height: 28 cm Trim Width: 22 cm Pages: 144 Format: Softcover

INTRODUCTION The perfect study tool to accompany the Sixth Edition of Aircraft Electricity and Electronics

This study guide contains questions and activities to reinforce the topics covered in Aircraft Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, including aircraft digital control systems, power distribution systems, communication, navigation, electric instruments, and autoflight. The latest technological advances and new FAA regulations are covered. Paired with the textbook, this study guide will help students in their classes and will function as a prep guide for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic certification exam.

• Hundreds of multiple choice, fill-in, and analysis questions • Formatted as both a study tool for students and a classroom aid for instructors • Covers current FAA regulations and requirements

DESCRIPTION

The perfect study tool to accompany the Sixth Edition of Aircraft Electricity and Electronics

This in-depth study guide contains questions and activities to reinforce the topics covered in Aircraft Electricity and Electronics, Sixth Edition, including aircraft digital control systems, power distribution systems, communication, navigation, electric instruments, and autoflight. The latest technological advances and new FAA regulations are covered. Paired with the textbook, this study guide will help prepare you for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic certification exam.

• Hundreds of multiple choice, fill-in, and analysis questions • Formatted as both a study tool for students and a classroom aid for instructors • Covers current FAA regulations and requirements

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thomas K. Eismin (West Lafayette, IN) is a professor of aviation technology and has been teaching at Purdue University since 1977. He has held several FAA certifications, including Inspection Authorization, Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, and others.

Analog IC Design with Low-Dropout Regulators, Second Edition Author: Gabriel Rincon-Mora ISBN-13: 9780071826631

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 195.00 AUD $ 210.00 NZD Edition: 2 Previous ISBN: 9780071608930 Subject: Technology & Engineering - Electrical Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION A thorough revision of the only analog integrated-circuit (IC) design book to focus on low-dropout regulators

• Shows how to design, analyze, and build linear low-dropout (LDO) regulator ICs in bipolar, CMOS, and biCMOS semiconductor process technologies

• LDO regulators are used in nearly all microelectronic systems • Fully updated to cover the latest technological advances

DESCRIPTION

The latest low-dropout regulator analog IC design techniques

This fully updated guide shows you how to design, analyze, and build linear low-dropout (LDO) regulator ICs in bipolar, CMOS, and biCMOS semiconductor process technologies. Using the example of a real-world design cycle in the analog IC industry, this authoritative resource explains

the art of analog IC design from a physical and electrical perspective, rather than a theoretical one. You’ll learn how to create analog ICs for today’s portable, battery-powered devices. The book features step-by-step coverage of system considerations, microelectronic devices, negative feedback, AC design, IC design, and system-on-chip (SoC), system-in-package (SiP), and system-on-package (SoP) IC design. Analog IC Design with Low-dropout Regulators, Second Edition includes:

• New chapter: Bias Currents • A complete rewriting of the chapter: Negative Feedback • Practice problems added to exemplify how the concepts described and developed apply to

realistic designs • A new appendix on the time-domain response of a single-pole system

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gabriel Alfonso Rincon-Mora was a Senior Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Team Leader for Texas Instruments from 1994 – 2003. He was appointed an Adjunct Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999, and became a full-time faculty member in 2001. Since 2011, Dr. Rincon-Mora has also been a visiting professor at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. He has published 140 papers in scientific publications, written eight books, and has more than 26 commercial power chip designs. Dr. Rincon-Mora is an IEEE Fellow "for contributions to energy and power integrated circuit design" and an Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Fellow. His research is on the design and development of silicon-based integrated circuits (ICs) that draw and condition power from tiny batteries, fuel cells, and energy-harnessing generators to supply mobile, portable, and self-sustaining devices like wireless microsensors for biomedical, consumer, industrial, and military applications.

Integrated Wireless Propagation Models Author: William Lee ISBN-13: 9780071837514

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 180.00 AUD $ 200.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Engineering (General) Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION A fully integrated solution to managing wireless network coverage, capacity, and costs

• Co-written by global industry legend William C. Y. Lee, one of the original wireless technology pioneers at Bell Labs

• Covers three widely used propagation categories--in building, microcell, and macrocell propagation models

DESCRIPTION

Featuring a unique set of propagation modeling tools, this book provides a fully integrated solution to managing wireless network coverage, capacity, and costs.

Co-written by global industry legend William C. Y. Lee, one of the original pioneers who developed wireless technology at Bell Labs, Integrated Wireless Propagation Models provides an overview of new wireless propagation critical to wireless coverage, capacity, and cost. In any wireless network these factors can be utilized effectively only with an accurate prediction model. This book provides detailed coverage of three different and widely used propagation categories--in building, microcell, and macrocell propagation models. This practical guide also covers propagation models over water and the effects of weather. Given the explosive growth of wireless delivery of data and voice, the managers of wireless networks are increasingly struggling with properly serving their customers,

predicting their usage, and managing their costs. This unique, timely text addresses these issues.

• Fully integrated solutions for managing wireless network coverage, capacity, and costs • Combines propagation theory with actual measuring data • Translates complex mathematical models into practical, easy to implement applications • Provides integrated, systems-level solutions • Address all relevant, real-world factors: weather, morphology, water, terrain, antenna

height, and more

ABOUT THE AUTHOR William C.Y. Lee, Ph.D., is the Chairman of LinkAir, Inc. One of the original pioneers who developed wireless technology at Bell Labs, and world-renowned for his development of commercial CDMA technology, Dr. Lee is a technologist, innovator, teacher, and writer. He is an honorable professor at three universities: Beijing University of Aeronautics and Aero Astronautics, Southwest Jiao Tong University (Chengdu), and Taiwan National Chiao Tung University. David Lee, Ph.D., is senior SW Manager at Cisco systems. He was previously the Director of Strategic Technology in Vodafone and also worked at Motorola and Bell Labs.

Desalination Engineering: Operation and Maintenance Author: Nikolay Voutchkov ISBN-13: 9780071804219

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 180.00 AUD $ 199.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Environmental / Water Supply Trim Height: 24 cm Trim Width: 19 cm Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Complete coverage of municipal desalination plant operation and maintenance

• Published with the Water Environment Federation and WateReuse Association • Includes details on reverse osmosis membrane desalination • Each chapter contains case-study examples illustrating various technologies and their

practical implementation

DESCRIPTION

A comprehensive, one-volume engineering reference from the Water Environment Federation and WateReuse Association on desalination plant operation and maintenance

Desalination Engineering: Operation and Maintenance provides a comprehensive one-volume reference on desalination for municipal water supply professionals. This authoritative guide covers

key aspects of desalination plant operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. The focus is on reverse osmosis membrane desalination, which at present is the most widely used technology for production of fresh drinking water from highly saline water sources. This Water Environment Federation and WateReuse Association guide covers state-of-the art operation, maintenance, and monitoring practices associated with each of the key desalination plant facilities—intakes, pretreatment technologies, reverse osmosis equipment, energy recovery, membrane systems, post-treatment processes, and solids handling.

• Covers theoretical principles of desalination and their practical application • Presents a step-by-step approach for operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of

desalination plant treatment components • Discusses pre-treatment and reverse osmosis • Each chapter contains case-study examples illustrating various technologies and their

practical implementation • Provides federal and state regulatory agencies with background on the monitoring

requirements to determine and prevent potential environmental impacts associated with the discharges from desalination plants and to reduce the impact of their operations on the environment

• Uses International System of Units (SI) with US units in parenthesis where appropriate

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nikolay Voutchkov, PE, BCEE, is with Water Globe Consulting, LLC where he provides independent technical advisory services in the desalination field to public utilities and private consulting companies and investors in the U.S.A. and abroad. With more than 30 years of professional experience, 14 as a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, Mr. Voutchkov has completed a wide range of engineering, planning, and applied research projects in the field of desalination, conventional water supply, wastewater treatment, and reuse. Between 1998 and 2009, he was a Chief Technology Officer for Poseidon Resources, a private company specializing in the development of large water infrastructure/desalination projects. Mr. Voutchkov is the author of Desalination Engineering: Planning and Design.

Distillation Control & Optimization: Operation Fundamentals through Software Control Author: Alessandro Brambilla ISBN-13: 9780071820684

Pub Date: APRIL 2014 Price: $ 130.00 AUD $ 140.00 NZD Edition: 1 Previous ISBN: Subject: Technology & Engineering - Industrial Engineering Trim Height: 23 cm Trim Width: 16 cm Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover

INTRODUCTION Complete coverage of advanced control processes in distillation

• Emphasizes engineering economics to maximize plant profits • Discusses regulatory control and development of advanced control systems • Includes examples from commercial units analyzed using results of rigorous simulation

models

DESCRIPTION

Complete coverage of control processes in distillation, with an emphasis on engineering economics to maximize plant profits

Distillation Control & Optimization: Operation Fundamentals through Software Control uniquely focuses on the control problems of distillation processes, as opposed to design and

troubleshooting. Written by an expert with 30 years of industry experience, the book discusses regulatory control and development of advanced control system and includes examples from commercial units analyzed using results of rigorous simulation models.

• Procedures for developing successful applications, specifically for main fractionators • Rigorous approach to component composition in light ends columns, with application to

many columns • Provides understanding of regulatory control and development of advanced control systems

(such as MPC – multivariable predictive control) • Describes typical problems of specific separation processes • Helps you to evaluate the effectiveness of control systems • Provides a problem-solving methodology for the operation and control of specific distillation

units

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alessandro Brambilla is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pisa and a process chemical engineer and application and quality supervisor at ALPHA Process Control. He was a full professor and head of the Chemical Engineering Department and director of the Chemical Engineering Program and PhD courses at the University of Pisa. Dr. Brambilla was also a visiting professor at the University of California, Davis, and at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He teaches many training courses to engineers in industry (refining and petrochemical) and from companies offering services for advanced control applications.