The third edition of this classic tutorial and reference on procedural texturing and modeling is thoroughly updated to meet the needs of today's 3D graphics professionals and students. New for this edition are chapters devoted to real-time issues, cellular texturing, geometric instancing, hardware acceleration, futuristic environments, and virtual universes. In addition, the fa...(展开全部)

A comprehensive introduction to vascular plant phylogeny, the third edition of "Plant Systematics" reflects changes in the circumscription of many orders and families to represent monophyletic groups, following the most recent classification of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. Molecular taxonomic methods are fully presented, as are the results of many recent studies, both molecu...(展开全部)

A bestseller in its first two editions, "Software Testing: A Craftsman's Approach, Third Edition" has been thoroughly revised and updated to highlight issues such as how Agile and XP development environments have radically changed the role of software testers by making testing integral to every phase of the development process. Coverage also includes model-based and test-driven...(展开全部)

It's standard in epistemology to approach questions about knowledge and rational belief using idealized, simplified models. But while the practice of constructing idealized models in epistemology is old, metaepistemological reflection on that practice is not. Greco argues that the fact that epistemologists build idealized models isn't merely a metaepistemological observation th...(展开全部)

"This book isn't aimed at those looking for straightforward guidance on designing sound systems to suit a particular application, but it does ably equip the reader with an armoury of knowledge to be able to do so." Lighting and Sound, Sept 06 Review of the previous edition: 'This book is a good choice for music students - and ear surgeons. For anyone studying acoustics for t...(展开全部)

Hailed in its first edition as an 'outstanding work, as stimulating as it is intellectually distinguished' ("New York Times"), "Law and Literature" has handily lived up to the "Washington Post's" prediction that the book would 'remain essential reading for many years to come'. This third edition, extensively revised and enlarged, is the only comprehensive book-length treatment ...(展开全部)

Metaphysics: A Contemporary Introduction is for students who have already done an introductory philosophy course. Michael J. Loux provides a fresh look at the central topics in metaphysics, making this essential reading for any student of the subject. This third edition is revised and updated and includes two new chapters on Time and Causation. Topics addressed include: · the p...(展开全部)

本书作者乔纳森•赖利—史密斯是英国剑桥大学教会史教授，国际知名的十字军史研究专家。曾著有《什么是十字军？》、《牛津十字军史》、《第一次十字军东征与十字军观念》。通过这些著作，他推动了十字军研究的重大变革。他认为，十字军东征的动机更多地是出于虔诚、宗教热情、责任感，真诚地期望解放圣地并使之回归基督教的怀抱；而不是出于贪婪和帝国主义。 译者夏继果，历史学博士，首都师范大学历史学院教授，研究方向欧洲中世纪史，现主要从事基督教文明与伊斯兰文明关系史研究。曾出版专著《伊丽莎白一世时期英国外交政策研究》，出版译著《12世纪文艺复兴》、《现代世界的起源》、《全球史读本》、《近代世界体系》（合译）等。在《世界历史》、《史学理论研究》等学术期刊发表论文30余篇。

Covering recent developments in the field, this updated text provides an introduction to the ideas and techniques of differential geometry and topology. In this edition, the applications have been greatly expanded and additional problems have been included. The author examines anomalies in gauge field theories, bosonic string theory, Brane-World cosmology, Seiberg-Witten invari...(展开全部)

Fully revised and expanded, the third edition of Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics maintains a balance of accessibility and scholarly rigor to provide students with a complete introduction to the physics of speech. Newly updated to reflect the latest advances in the field Features a balanced and student-friendly approach to speech, with engaging side-bars on related topics Includ...(展开全部)