James R Thorp

James Thorp

James S. Thorp was the head of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. Along with fellow Virginia Tech professor Arun...

The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels

The story starts conventionally enough with friends sharing ghost stories 'round the fire on Christmas Eve. One of the guests tells about a governess at a country house plagued by supernatural visitors. But in the hands of Henry James, the master of nuance, this little tale of terror is an exquisite...

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, Second Edition

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, Second Edition, is the most up-to-date and informative text of its kind. Written by experts in the ecology of various invertebrate groups, coverage emphasizes ecological information within a current taxonomic framework. Each chap...

The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis: Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science (Aquatic Ecology)

This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are...

Freshwater Algae of North America: Ecology and Classification (Aquatic Ecology)

Freshwater algae are among the most diverse and ubiquitous organisms on earth. They occupy an enormous range of ecological conditions from lakes and rivers to acidic peat swamps, inland saline lakes, snow and ice, damp soils, wetlands, desert soils, wastewater treatment plants, and are symbionts in ...

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, written by experts in the ecology of various freshwater invertebrate groups, is the most up-to-date and informative text of its kind. The coverage includes all freshwater invertebrate phyla with an emphasis on ecological informat...

Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America (Field Guide To... (Academic Press))

The Field Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates of North America focuses on freshwater invertebrates that can be identified using at most an inexpensive magnifying glass. This Guide will be useful for experienced nature enthusiasts, students doing aquatic field projects, and anglers looking for the best...

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates, Third Edition (Aquatic Ecology (Academic Press))

The third edition of Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates continues the tradition of in-depth coverage of the biology, ecology, phylogeny, and identification of freshwater invertebrates from the USA and Canada. This edition is in color for the first time and includes...

Computer Relaying for Power Systems

Since publication of the first edition of Computer Relaying for Power Systems in 1988, computer relays have been widely accepted by power engineers throughout the world and in many countries they are now the protective devices of choice.The authors have updated this new edition with the latest devel...

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates

Biology and Potential Impacts of Zebra Mussels in Large Rivers

Computer Relaying for Power Systems

Computer Relaying for Power Systems

Computer Relaying for Power Systems