Instructional and educational works -- Textbooks
Subject
Subject Source: Loc Genre/Form Terms For Library And Archival Materials (Lcgft)
Scope Note: Books used as standard works for the formal study of a particular subject. Also any book that gives the first principles of a subject or basic instruction for beginners.Variants: Instruction books // Primers (Textbooks) // School books // Schoolbooks // Text books
Broader: Instructional and educational works
Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
Mechanical Vibrations, 1957
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 011, Call No.: QA 871 .M77
Identifier: 20061142
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope:
"The material presented in this book is intended to serve for a first course in mechanical vibrations for undergraduate or graduate students. The ultimate aim is to present the basic elementary vibration theory in a manner sufficiently rigorous so that the student will extend himself to master the mathematical techniques which will...
Dates:
Copyright: 1957
Mechanics of Materials, 1952, 1952
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 020, Call No.: TA 405 .P68
Identifier: 20061155
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Purpose: Training & Education.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Copyright: 1952; Publication: 1952
Mechanics of Materials: Instructor's Manual, 1954, 1954
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 021, Call No.: TA 405 .P68 manual
Identifier: 20061155.01
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Purpose: Training & Education.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: Instructor's Manual
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Copyright: 1954; Publication: 1954
Microcomputers for Engineers and Scientists, 1980, 1980
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 032, Call No.: QA 76.5 .G49
Identifier: 20061130
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"This book represents an attempt made by two computer engineers to solve this problem in the area of digital electronics applications that are complicated enough to justify the use of microprocessors. The book is designed for scientists and engineers who wish to acquire an overall knowledge of microcomputers and hardware...
Dates:
Copyright: 1980; Publication: 1980
New Analytic Geometry (Revised Edition), 1928
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 008, Call No.: QA 551 .S645 1928
Identifier: 20061166
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
Introductory textbook to Analytic Geometry with practice problems, solved and illustrated examples, theorems, and proofs.
Revised Edition: "What changes have been made are in re-arrangement. This has been done with the purpose of providing a more consistent development and of introducing at the proper time the topics...
Dates:
Copyright: 1928
Physics (Second Edition), 1935
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 016, Call No.: QC 21 .H385 1939
Identifier: 20061162
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).
Purpose: Training & Education.
Authority: Author Expertise.
Scope: TBD
Contents: TBD
Dates:
Publication: 1935
Pilot's Powerplant Manual, 1942, 1942-10
Item — Box MC-019-TBD, Folder: TBD
Identifier: 20212027
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Pilot's Manual
Authority: Government Regulator (authoritative reference)
Document Number: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 28Preface: "This manual has been prepared for use as a textbook in the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Specifically, it is designed for use in the ground school work of the controlled restricted commercial course of the program. However, the book should be of great assistance to all flying students preparing for the examinations required for...
Dates:
Publication: 1942; Revised: 1942-10
Plane Trigonometry, 1937, 1937-04
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 007, Call No.: QA 533 .H35 1937
Identifier: 20061159
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface to First Edition and Preface to Revised Edition):
"This text contains the material that is usually required for a semester's course in trigonometry. Since the present tendency is in the direction of a concise treatment, an effort has been made to present clearly and without too much detail the essentials of the...
Dates:
Copyright: 1937; Publication: 1937-04
Powerplants for Aerospace Vehicles (3d Edition), 1965, 1965
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 148, Call No.: TL 701 .N6 1965
Identifier: 20121105
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Northrop Institute of Technology SeriesScope:
""This text provides the student, mechanic, and aviation technician with a well-rounded background of information on aircraft engines, engine accessories, and powerplant systems. It is one of a series of four texts prepared by the Northrop Institute of Technology. The two...
Dates:
Copyright: 1965; Publication: 1965
Production Illustration: The Techniques and Applications of Perspective Engineering Drawings, 1945, 1945-07
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 053, Call No.: TJ 230 .T7
Identifier: 20060364
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical)
Purpose: Training & Education
Authority: Author ExpertiseScope: Textbook which details the rapid increase in technical illustration due to many factoers, especially war production. Author used his experience at Douglas Aircraft Company as a foundation. From Preface: "The widespread adoption of perspective illustration as a medium of engineering presentation has been so sudden, and its application so varied, that from many quarters a demand...
Dates:
Copyright: 1945; Publication: 1945-07