Power System Analysis / by Grainger, John J.

“…McGraw-Hill series in electrical and computer engineering. Power and energy…”
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Africa at a turning point? : growth, aid, and external shocks /

Table of Contents: “…Evaluation of the welfare impact of higher energy prices in Madagascar /…”
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern physics / by Giancoli, Douglas C.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction, measurement, estimating -- Mechanics -- Describing motion -- Kinematics in two or three dimensions -- Dynamics -- Using Newton's laws -- Gravitation and Newton's synthesis -- Work and energy -- Conservation of energy -- Linear momentum -- Rotational motion -- Angular momentum -- Static equilibrium -- Fluids, vibrations, waves, sound -- Fluids -- Oscillations -- Wave motion -- Sound -- Kinetic theory and thermodynamics -- Temperature, thermal expansion, and the ideal gas law -- Kinetic theory of gases -- Heat and the first law of thermodynamics -- Second law of thermodynamics -- Electricity and magnetism -- Electric charge and electric field -- Gauss's law -- Electric potential -- Capacitance, dielectrics, electric energy storage -- Electric currents and resistance -- DC circuits -- Magnetism -- Sources of magnetic field -- Electromagnetic induction and faraday's Law -- Inductance, electromagnetic oscillations -- Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves -- Light -- Lenses and optical instruments -- The wave nature of light -- Diffraction and polarization -- Modern physics -- Special theory of relativity -- Early quantum theory and models of the atom -- Quantum mechanics -- Quantum mechanics of atoms -- Molecules and solids -- Nuclear physics and radioactivity -- Nuclear energy -- Elementary particles -- Astrophysics and cosmology.…”
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Microbiology / by Prescott, Lansing M.

Table of Contents: “…The history and scope of microbiology -- The study of microbial structure: microscopy and specimen preparation -- Procaryotic cell structure and function -- Eucaryotic cell structure and function -- Microbial nutrition -- Microbial growth -- Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents -- Metabolism: energy, enzymes, and regulation -- Metabolism: energy release and conservation -- Metabolism: the use of energy in biosynthesis -- Genes: structure, replication, and mutation -- Genes: expression and regulation -- Microbial recombination and plasmids -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Microbial Genomics -- The viruses: introduction and general characteristics -- The viruses: bacteriophages -- The viruses: viruses of eucaryotes -- Microbial taxonomy -- The archaea -- Bacteria: the deinococci and nonproteobacteria gram negatives -- Bacteria: the proteobacteria -- Bacteria: the Low G 1 C gram positives -- Bacteria: the High G 1 C gram positivies -- The fungi (eumycota), slime molds, and water molds -- The algae -- The protozoa -- Microorganism interactions and microbial ecology -- Microorganisms in aquatic environments -- Microorganisms in terrestrial environments -- Normal microbiota and nonspecific host resistance -- Specific immunity -- Medical immunology -- Pathogenicity of microorganisms -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Clinical microbiology -- The epidemiology of infectious disease -- Human diseases caused by viruses -- Human diseases caused by bacteria -- Human diseases causedd by fungi and protozoa -- Microbiology of food -- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology.…”
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Environmental and Natural Resource Economics : a contemporary approach / by Harris, Jonathan M., Roach, Brian

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the economy and the environment -- Changing perspectives on the environment -- Resources, environment, and economic development -- Economic analysis of environmental issues -- The theory of environmental externalities -- Common property resources and public goods -- Resource allocation over time -- Valuing the environment -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Pollution: analysis and policy -- Ecological economics and environmental accounting -- Ecological economics: basic concepts -- National income and environmental accounting -- Energy, climate change, and greening the economy -- Energy: the great transition -- Global climate change: science and analysis -- Global climate change: policy responses -- The green economy -- Population, agriculture, and resources -- Population and the environment -- Agriculture, food and environment -- Resources : scarcity and abundance -- Renewable resource use : fisheries -- Ecosystem management : forest ecosystems -- Water systems -- Environment, trade, and development -- World trade and the environment -- Institutions for sustainable development -- Index.…”
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Basic Chemical Thermodynamics / by Smith, E. Brian (Eric Brian), 1933-

Table of Contents: “…Energy -- Entropy and equilibrium -- Equilibrium in chemical systems -- Determination of thermodynamic quantities -- Ideal solutions -- Non-ideal solutions -- Thermodynamics of gases -- The molecular basis of thermodynamics.…”
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Principles of Animal Nutrition / by Wu, Guoyao, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Physical and biochemical bases of animal nutrition -- Chemistry of carbohydrates -- Chemistry of lipids -- Chemistry of protein and amino acids -- Nutrition and metabolism of carbohydrates -- Nutrition and metabolism of lipids -- Nutrition and metabolism of protein and amino acids -- Energy metabolism -- Nutrition and metabolism of vitamins -- Nutrition and metabolism of minerals -- Nutritional requirements for maintenance and production -- Regulation of food intake by animals -- Feed additives.…”
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Water power / by Webster, Christine

Table of Contents: “…Studying waterpower -- Waterpower facts -- Currents and tides page -- Tidal power -- Water energy history -- The waterwheel -- Steam power page -- Water for electricity -- Water cycle -- Dam issues -- Storing power -- Hydropower -- Advantages and disadvantages of waterpower -- Other waterpower uses -- Surfing waterpower science -- Science in action, building a waterwheel -- What have you learned?…”
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Principles of horticultural Physiology / by Durner, Edward Francis

Table of Contents: “…Horticulture: whole plant integration of many disciplines -- The plant hormones -- Growth, development and plant movement -- Physiology of growth in specific organs: roots, stems and leaves -- Physiology of growth in specific organs: flowers, fruit and seeds -- Some abiotic plant stressors: oxygen, minerals and salt -- Water and plants -- Light energy and plant function -- Temperature effects on growth and development of plants -- The soil and its environment -- The greenhouse environment -- Seeding and seedling establishment -- Pruning, training, growth and plant size -- Grafting and rootstocks -- From harvest to market -- Post-harvest physiology -- Human nutrition, phytonutrients, nutraceuticals and horticulture.…”
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Biochemistry / by Pelley, John W.

Table of Contents: “…Carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids : metabolic fuels and biosynthetic precursors -- Proteins and enzymes -- Membrane biochemistry and signal transduction -- Nutrition -- Generation of energy from dietary fuels -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Lipid metabolism -- Nitrogen metabolism -- Integration of metabolism -- Nucleotide synthesis and metabolism -- Organization, synthesis, and repair of DNA -- Gene expression -- DNA technology -- Common laboratory values.…”
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