Annette Baier’s aim is to make sense of David Hume’s Treatise as a whole. Hume’s family motto, which appears on his bookplate, was “True to the End.” Baier argues that it is not until the end of the Treatise that we get his full story about “truth and falsehood, reason and folly.” By the end, we can..
Preface Two modest objectives led me to write this book. My primary objective was to provide a specific alternative to the conventional developments of statistical mechanics, an alternative based on Richard Cox's contribution to probability theory, Claude Shannon's development of information theory,..
Learn to identify a firms ideal customer and turn him into a life-long client. The Internet has made personal communication faster than ever, giving advertisers the opportunity to speak directly to their audience like never before. Spiller/Baier combines the theory of direct and interactive marketin..
This engaging text takes the reader along the trail of light from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity. Like the best detective stories, it presents clues and encourages the reader to draw conclusions before the answers are revealed. The first seven chapters cover the behavior of light, Newto..
Book by Baierlein, Ralph Author: Baierlein, Ralph Publisher: McGraw-Hill College Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0070030162 ISBN-13: 9780070030169..
Suitable for both undergraduates and graduates, this textbook provides an up-to-date, accessible introduction to thermal physics. The material provides a comprehensive understanding of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory, and has been extensively tested in the classroom by the ..