The meditative state associated with Zen philosophy inspired the creation of these soothing patterns. More than 30 pages of repetitive images feature graceful, sinuous lines and swirling circular...
This book presents the most up-to-date coverage of procedural content generation (PCG) for games, specifically the procedural generation of levels, landscapes, items, rules, quests, or other types...
PrefaceI. Elementary Theory of Orthogonal PolynomialsII. The Representation Theorem and DistributionIII. Continued Fractions and Chain SequencesIV. The Recurrence Formula and Properties of...
Ilya Prigogine won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics. This groundbreaking 1962 monograph, written for researchers and graduate students in...
Brief, clear, and well written, this introduction to abstract algebra bridges the gap between the solid ground of traditional algebra and the abstract territory of modern algebra. The only...
FIRST LECTURE. Introduction. Reversibility and IrreversibilitySECOND LECTURE. Thermodynamic States of Equilibrium in Dilute SolutionsTHIRD LECTURE. Atomic Theory of MatterFOURTH LECTURE. Equation...
Colorists who love fantasy art and mermaids in particular will rejoice in this original collection of 31 imaginative illustrations of sea-dwellers amid crashing waves, coral reefs, and other...
Carefully designed to promote mindfulness and inner peace, 31 mesmerizing illustrations encourage expressive and experimental coloring. Abstract, organic forms swirl with tendrils, fins, pods,...
Attractive couples model fashionable apparel worn from the 1860s through 1910: frock coats, trousers, top hats for the men; gowns with hoop skirts, softly draped bustles, and bloomers for the...
The second of the great Surrealist's collage novels, this profoundly bizarre work was first published in Paris in 1930. Humor and irony abound in its expression of religious ecstasy and carnal...
Nearly 200 examples exhibit the wide range of Islamic art, including hexagon and octagon designs, combinations of stars and rosettes, and many variations on other geometric patterns.
The entire corpus of Brahms' short piano pieces is contained in this volume, including the delightful and familiar Waltzes, the Scherzo in E-flat Minor, and many more. The music is reproduced...
"Price emerges as one of his most complex characters in this entertaining and touching biography," observed The New York Times of Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography. In this candid...
Images from a broad span of Rackham's career include Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and some rarely seen magazine work.
Versatile collection of 276 exquisite Japanese stencil designs — clouds, birds, butterflies, bamboo, plum and cherry blossoms, geometrics, more. Royalty-free illustrations are ideal for modern...
Hours of creative coloring await with a cosmic collection of mystical mandalas A microcosm of the universe, an aid to meditation, and a hypnotic art form ― there are many facets to the...
Part I: The Nature of ArchitecturePart II: The Elements of ArchitecturePart III: The Elements of CompositionPart IV: Primary Rules of CompositionPart V: The Program of the BuildingPart VI: The...
This affordable edition includes all 15 of Schubert's sonatas, reprinted from the authoritative and extremely expensive Breitkopf & Hartel edition.
This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its...
In this readable, well-researched history, a distinguished authority on musical instruments offers a concise survey of the evolution of trumpets, trombones, bugles, cornets, French horns, tubas,...
Winner of a 2017 Moonbeam Children's Book Award Silver Medal Millions of creatures live in the backyard: beetles and bugs; butterflies and birds; turtles and toads; ants, earthworms, and tiny...
1. Introduction Temperature Heat and Work Reversibility Perssure-Volume Work2. The First Principle of Thermodynamics Energy Enthalpy Thermochemistry and Hess's Law Heat Capacity Kirchhoff's...
This handsome reprint of a rare 1930s catalog displays the interiors and exteriors of Sears-designed homes. Illustrations of 68 houses, including measured floor plans, depict such attractive...
Extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet — imaginatively ornamented with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, flora and fauna, more.