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 57 Collections and/or Records:
The Elements of Aerofoil and Airscrew Theory, 1926, 1943
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 045, Call No.: TL 574 .A4 G6 1943
Identifier: 20061120
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"The aim of aerofoil theory is to explain and to predict the force experienced by an aerofoil, and a satisfactory theory has been developed in recent years for the lift force in the ordinary working range below the critical angle and for that part of the drag force which is independent of the viscosity of the air....
Dates:
Copyright: 1926; Publication: 1943
The Story Of Superfinish: The Universal Finish Ultimate, 1940-05, 1940
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 050, Call No.: TS 213 .S8
Identifier: 20061126
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Book (Technical Reference).Purpose: Informational.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Preface): "Because there was no book devoted to the many aspects and applications of the finish of metallic surfaces, the author has endeavored to develop his theme from elementary principles in order to clearly present the most advanced technical information. At the same time he believes he has shown that the subject of metallic...
Dates:
Publication: 1940-05; Copyright: 1940
Theory of Elastic Stability, 1936, 1936
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 009, Call No.: QA 931 .T54
Identifier: 20061150
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Engineeering Societies MonographsNB: "For many years those who have been interested in the publication of papers, articles, and books devoted to engineering topics have been impressed with the number of important technical manuscripts which have proved too extensive, on the one hand, for publication in the periodicals or...
Dates:
Copyright: 1936; Publication: 1936
Theory of Flight, 1945, 1945
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 042, Call No.: TL 570 .V947 1945
Identifier: 20061118
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"An actual demand does, however, seem to exist for a book at an intermediate level [on the mechanics of flight], say, on the borderline between the last year of college and the first year of graduate work. It is assumed that the reader of the present text knows the principles of calculus and has some training in general...
Dates:
Copyright: 1945; Publication: 1945
Vector and Tensor Analysis, 1953, 1953
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 003, Call No.: QA 261 .H39
Identifier: 20061135
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Overview and explanation of a variety of topics within vector and tensor analysis and their applications. Includes definitions, proofs, and theorems. The author is G.E. Hay who was an Associate Professor in Mathematics at the University of Michigan.Contents (Table of Contents):
Chapter I: Elementary...
Dates:
Publication: 1953; Copyright: 1953
Vibration Theory and Applications (Revised Edition), 1965, 1965
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 012, Call No.: QA 935 .T5 1965
Identifier: 20061141
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope:
"This text had its beginnings in the elementary book, Mechanical Vibrations, by the author, which appeared in its second edition in 1953. In the intervening years many changes have taken place in technology and in the manner in which engineering problems are handled. For example the development of the machine computing facilities has...
Dates:
Copyright: 1965; Publication: 1965
Wind Tunnel Testing, 1947, 1947
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 043, Call No.: TL 567 .W5 P7 1947
Identifier: 20061167
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"The science of wind-tunnel testing has grown in the past two decades from secondary-almost academic importance to a vital position in aircraft development. During this time numerous papers on the development of the various components of the tunnel have appeared, as well as papers on corrections to be applied to...
Dates:
Copyright: 1947; Publication: 1947