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TITLE PAGE Asian Studies Is China an Empire? 1 Business and Management Camels, Tigers & Unicorns 1 Rethinking Science and Technology-Enabled Innovation Future Automation 3 Changes to Lives and to Businesses Heart to Heart with Asian Leaders: Exclusive Interviews on Crisis, Comebacks & Character 4 How to Create a Successful Business Plan: For Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Managers and Students 4 Marketing for Competitiveness: Asia to The World 5 In the Age of Digital Consumers Seeking Adam Smith 6 Finding The Shadow Curriculum of Business Services Marketing - People, Technology, Strategy, 8th Edition 7 Winning in Service Markets: Success through People, Technology and Strategy 7 Chemistry Astrochemistry: From the Big Bang to the Present Day 8 Atmospheric Chemistry: From the Surface to the Stratosphere 8 Entropy Demystified: The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense 9 2nd Edition Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry and Biology, 2nd Ed 9 Problems of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry: A Hands-on Guide 10 Sonochemistry: New Opportunities for Green Chemistry 10 Computer Science Algorithms: Design Techniques and Analysis, Revised Ed 11 Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics 11 Network Design and Optimization for Smart Cities 13 Economics and Finance Case Studies for Corporate Finance: From A (Anheuser) to Z (Zyps) 13 Lecture Notes in Introduction to Corporate Finance 14 Subprime Crisis 14 Lessons for Business Students Engineering 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 15 Principles and Applications Fifth Edition of Rapid Prototyping Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies 16 Lasers in 3D Printing and Manufacturing 16 Environmental Science Our Warming Planet: Topics in Climate Dynamics 17 General & Popular Science A Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Models of Planet Formation 17 Briefest History of Time: The History of Histories of Time and the Misconstrued Association between Entropy 18 and Time Beyond the Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe 19 Communicating Science: A Practical Guide for Engineers and Physical Scientists 20 Cooking Cosmos: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Universe 21 Doing Science : In the Light of Philosophy 21 From the Sun to the Stars 22 Meaning of Life and the Universe: Transforming 23 More Friends than Foes: Fantastic Stories about Viruses 23 Nobel Prizes and Notable Discoveries 24 Contents Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017

TITLE PAGE Pursuing the Elixir of Life: Chinese Medicine for Health 25 Runnerdotes 25 A Collection of Anecdotes from Inspirational Runners Solving Everyday Problems with the Scientific Method: Thinking Like a Scientist 26 2nd Edition Ultimate Chinese Martial Art: The Science of the Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms and its Wellness 27 Applications Life Sciences Biocommunication : Sign-Mediated Interactions between Cells and Organisms 28 GMO Sapiens: The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies 28 Textbook of Structural Biology, 2nd Ed 29 Materials Science Crystal Chemistry: From Basics to Tools for Materials Creation 30 Mathematics Beginner’s Further Guide to Mathematical Logic 30 Mathematics Problem-Solving Challenges for Secondary School Students and Beyond 31 Mathematics That Power Our World: How is it Made? 31 Power of Computational Thinking: Games, Magic and Puzzles to Help You Become a Computational Thinker 32 Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics: From Common Approaches to Exemplary Strategies 33 Strategy Games to Enhance Problem-Solving Ability in Mathematics 33 Medicine Alzheimer’s Disease Decoded 34 The History, Present, and Future of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Principles of Chinese Medicine: A Modern Interpretation - 2nd Edition 35 Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and the Fight Against Allergic Disease 36 Unravelling Complexities in Genetics and Genomics 36 Impact on Diagnosis Counseling and Management Nanotechnology & Nanoscience Lessons from Nanoelectronics : A New Perspective on Transport — Volume A: Basic Concepts 2nd Edition 37 Nonlinear Science 43 Visions for Complexity 38 Physics Basic Physics 39 Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors, 2nd Ed 39 General Relativity: A First Examination 40 Introduction to Earth Sciences: A Physics Approach 40 Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology 41 Introduction to Particle Dark Matter 41 Light and Vacuum, 2nd Ed 42 Star Formation 42 Statistical Thermodynamics for Beginners 43 Studying Distant Galaxies: A Handbook of Methods and Analyses 43 Understanding Our Unseen Reality: Solving Quantum Riddles 44 Social Sciences 50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore 45 Biological Threats in the 21st Century 45 Dealing with an Ambiguous World 46 Saving Ourselves 46 Interviews with World Leaders on the Sustainable Transition Asian Studies Is China an Empire? By (author): Han Shih Toh

With the rapid increase in China’s overseas investment and trade, China’s global economic clout is increasing by the day. Does China’s global economic reach make it an empire in the 21st century? What sort of impact will China’s trade and investment have on its global counterparts? Chinese investment projects around the world, from railways in Africa and dams in Latin America to the acquisition of landmark buildings in the US, look to alter global patterns of influence and power. How would other countries react to China’s rising international influence?

The US government and many Americans deny their country is an empire, although the US status as the leading superpower makes it an empire in all but name. How will China coexist with the US, which has arguably been an imperialist power since the end of World War II? How will the incumbent neo-imperialist power, the US, deal with an emergent China? Rights Information: With its acute analysis of Sino–US relations, the book will interest readers who wish to understand All language rights the impact of China on various countries, its place on the world stage as well as the geopolitical available. implications for all in the 21st century. 292pp Pub. date: Dec 2016 Contents: Imperialists?; China’s Global Economic Expansion; China and Africa; African Perceptions of China; Cracking the Monroe Doctrine; Southeast Asia: Playing Both Sides; Lenin 978-981-4667-41-8 Revisited; The Dragon and the Eagle; Anti-Imperialist Pseudo-Empires. US$88 / £73

Readership: General readers interested in China’s overseas investment and trade, China’s global 978-981-4667-42-5(pbk) US$38 / £32 economic influence, and China’s relations with the US. Business and Management Camels, Tigers & Unicorns Rethinking Science and Technology-Enabled Innovation By (author): Uday Phadke (Cartezia, UK) & Shailendra Vyakarnam (Cranfield University, UK)

“The book should command the attention of technology-enabled entrepreneurs, at whatever stage on their journey, and also of those in universities responsible for or associated with spinning out companies, because it is so useful. I wish I’d had this guide when building engineering technology businesses myself — as one of the ‘Camels’ that constitute 98% of technology-enabled businesses, so often outshone by the Tigers and Unicorns …” Dr Peter Collins serial Entrepreneur, now CEO at Permasense

“Phadke and Vyakarnam bring some much needed common sense to the description of the innovation commercialisation process. They also reclaim the word ‘technology’ to cover all Rights Information: technologies rather than be solely focused on digital and software technologies, something I All language rights support wholeheartedly. This book will provide valuable insights to anyone involved in the world available. of science and technology innovation.” Dr Chris Floyd 340pp Pub. date: Feb 2017 Non-Executive Director of British Engines and ComAp Advisor to high growth technology companies 978-1-78634-321-5 Author of Managing Technology for Corporate Success US$118 / £98

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US$48 / £40 “This book is a Tour de Force based upon facts of multiple case studies reduced to a practical set of principles which are relevant to everyone independent of the technology and market opportunity. Mandatory reading for all entrepreneurs are the concepts of the Triple Chasm Model and the twelve Commercialisation Vectors. I am sure the latter will capture the interest of the reader and encourage them to study and take note of the comprehensive wisdom within this book. The book is relevant for all those involved in the creation of technology enabled opportunities be they Corporations, Private Investors, Public Policy creation and of course entrepreneurs themselves.” Dr John Baits CTO DN Capital, VP Engineering intellisense.io

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 1 “Is a refreshing and practical addition to our understanding of how science and technology can be converted into innovation. The short, concluding Commercialisation Manifesto - beginning with the need for evidence-based understanding of commercialization and ending with a call for an equally evidence-based discussion of the role of innovation in the global economy — provides a rare and inclusive platform to bring innovators, policy-makers, investors and intermediaries together for an informed and overdue debate on the creation of sustainable value, vital for our collective future.” David Gill MD of St John’s Innovation Centre, Cambridge Director of Greater Cambridge Peterborough Enterprise Partnership

“This remarkable book provides a blueprint for developing an effective Industrial Strategy. I commend this book to both business leaders and government ministers in the hope that by using these findings, they will come together to articulate policies which will accelerate economic

Business and Management growth.” Professor David Hughes Managing Director of the Business Innovation Group and visiting Professor of Engineering Management City University, London

The commercialisation of science and technology enabled innovation is a serious topic of interest for a wide range of global audiences who share one common objective: to understand how science and technology based ideas can be turned into commercial value more effectively. Despite the vast number of publications addressing entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy there is relatively little in the literature which systematically addresses the structures, processes and mechanisms involved in turning ideas into commercially valuable propositions: this book is intended to directly address this gap.

The approach in Camels, Tigers & Unicorns consists of three fundamental strands: • Research insights based on Phadke and Vyakarnam’s large data set covering the different players, technologies, products and services, market spaces, customers and business models

• The creation of an explicit new conceptual framework which provides an integrated narrative describing how science and technology-enabled innovation is commercialised

• The provision of tools and examples which can be used by firms to develop strategies, agree on priorities and generate plans.

The contents of this book should be of interest to a wide range of audiences including entrepreneurs; leaders and managers in technology firms; scientists and technologists engaged in innovation in academic institutions and corporate environments; lone inventors; groups of scientific entrepreneurs operating outside recognised structures; business and strategy consultants; managers of public and private ‘intervention agencies’ such as incubators and accelerators; investors; and, policy makers.

Readership: Scientists and technologists, entrepreneurs, educators, start-up firms, larger firms, investors, economists and those responsible for developing and executing industrial polices.

2 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Business and Management Future Automation Changes to Lives and to Businesses By (author): Timothy E Carone (University of Notre Dame, USA) & Russell Walker (Northwestern University, USA)

“Future Automation is a mind-expanding experience in the form of a book. It helps me envision what’s next for rapidly changing business models and to project the likely impact of autonomous systems on people and society. As a leader of talent programs for thousands of professionals, understanding and effectively navigating the nexus of humans and machines is critical to my firm’s ability to compete — both as a values- and people-based professional firm and as a prosperous business. Despite complexities addressed, the book is highly readable, as the authors provide compelling graphics and evocative analogies.” Martin Fiore Americas Tax Talent Leader, Ernst & Young LLP Rights Information: All language rights available. The world overstates the present fear of future risk. Autonomous systems are our future. One day we will wake up to some event that will make it clear that the robots have taken over but just not 300pp in the way we always thought. Robots take many forms. A driverless car is a robot. A drone over Pub. date: Apr 2017 Afghanistan is a robot. Siri is a robot as are high frequency trading systems. And the autonomous 978-981-3142-32-9 systems that Amazon uses to manage their warehouses and logistics are collections of robots US$78 / £65 acting in concert. In short, robots, or autonomous systems, are slowly taking over the execution of key processes that run our businesses and our lives. We define an autonomous system to be an 978-981-3142-33-6(pbk) integration at the data and process level of three components: sensors or the Internet of Things US$39 / £32 that collect data; big data that stores and processes data; and artificial intelligence, which takes the information, makes decisions, and acts. On occasions, we add in actuators, which are motors that are responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or system. Other words for an autonomous system with actuators are “robot,” “driverless car,” and “unmanned drone.”

In this book we show how autonomous systems when coupled with the blockchain and additive manufacturing will substantially change business models and our lives. It is clear that the transition to more autonomous systems operating in our society will come from the ground up and will be used to support processes that do not involve humans and human safety. Mostly this falls into the realm of logistics, farming, and some financial services. It does not fall into the area of healthcare where the adoption of autonomous system will be slower and presumably much more highly regulated. Healthcare though will be the place where the human + autonomous system evolves over time and shows how the weaknesses of machines are solved by the strengths of humans and vice versa. There is one area that can serve as the test bed for autonomous system in other industries. The logistics industry is already highly automated but it can also serve as a test bed for autonomous ports, trucks, planes, and our personal favorite, the Trone, which is a drone that can carry at least as much cargo as a long haul tractor-trailer. Change is coming and it is in many forms and will show up in different places at different times.

Readership: Textbook targeted at undergraduate students studying Business Management as a degree.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 3 Heart to Heart with Asian Leaders Exclusive Interviews on Crisis, Comebacks and Character Edited by: John Swee Kheng Ng (Meta Consulting Pte Ltd, Singapore) & Alvin Jong Peng Foo (The Straits Times, Singapore)

Heart to Heart with Asian Leaders is an in-depth look at leadership issues first-hand with 28 prominent leaders in the Asia Pacific region. The next decade promises to be an eventful but also turbulent one for Planet Earth, with natural disasters, political and social unrest and economic turmoil becoming more prevalent. The only certainty we have is uncertainty itself.

Today’s business environment has been known to thrive in storms, as they are able to soar above the grey clouds by catching the extra wind which usually accompanies the bad weather. In contrast, almost all other birds go into hiding during these times of adversity.

Thus, we hope the book will serve as an invaluable tool for leaders in these tough times, enabling

Business and Management them to soar high above these difficult circumstances, a resource which will come in handy both Rights Information: in the boardroom as well as the living room, in both office and university. All language (except for Vietnamese) rights The basic concept of this new book is a series of interviews with these illustrious leaders, all of available. whom have been specially selected by us for the values they represent, their success and their character.

Readership: Professionals and the general public. 300pp Key Features: Pub. date: Jul 2015 • Unique collection of intimate interviews with 30 well-known leaders from various sectors (politics, 978-981-4663-93-9 business, academia) across several Asian countries US$78 / £51 • Readers are able to gain many rich insights and perspectives from prominent Asian leaders, and learn from the collective experience and wisdom of these regional leaders 978-981-4663-94-6(pbk) • The book is written in an easy-to-read format with catchy taglines for each leaders, and gives US$38 / £25 the feel as if you are chatting over a meal with the leader

How to Create a Successful Business Plan For Entrepreneurs, Scientists, Managers and Students By (author): Dan Galai (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel), Lior Hillel (Independent Business Consultant, Switzerland) & Daphna Wiener (Optimize Risk Management Ltd, Israel)

“This is a valuable book and is essential for any entrepreneur and manager. This book is also highly recommended for students of Entrepreneurship programs. The authors of the book bring their rich experience both from the academic world and from the business sector and thus their insights on the business plan writing process are priceless.” Dr Gil Avnimelech Ono Academic College, Israel

How can all the nuts and bolts of a business be analyzed effectively in one comprehensive model Rights Information: and translated into a business plan? At various points in the life of a business, entrepreneurs will need to take stock of their ideas and plans and reformulate them in business and financial All language rights terms. How to Create a Successful Business Plan is about dynamic planning for businesses and available. provides a structured approach to business planning that focuses on the main components of the business model, while addressing key issues often raised by investors and potential business 280pp partners. It gives the company order and structure and helps managers optimize team integration Pub. date: Jul 2016 and resources. The book provides a framework in which professionals from a broad range of backgrounds can work together on a successful business plan. Readers will find that the business 978-981-4651-28-8 model is discussed in depth, yet in accessible and easily understood terms. US$58 / £38 Undergraduate and graduate business and management students; independent 978-981-4651-51-6(pbk) Readership: entrepreneurs; executives (in high-tech firms or in the more established industries); investors (such US$29 / £19 as angels or venture capitalists); and other potential business partners and service providers.

Key Features: • Provides comprehensive and dynamic planning tools, with a practical, in-depth guide to each step of the planning process ˆ Clarifies the business’s prime focus, targets and the means of achieving them • Teaches entrepreneurs and managers how to plan and structure their business, and evaluate its progress over time in areas such as sales and marketing, production, research and development, logistics and organizational planning • Illustrates how to present an enterprise or project to potential investors, partners and bankers • Written by renowned authors who have gained decades of combined experience in teaching entrepreneurs and working with them in varied areas

4 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Business and Management Marketing for Competitiveness: Asia to The World In the Age of Digital Consumers By (author): Philip Kotler (Northwestern University, USA), Hermawan Kartajaya (MarkPlus Inc, Indonesia) & Den Huan Hooi (NTU, Singapore)

Asia is the most populated geographical region, with 50% of the world’s inhabitants living there. Coupled that with the impressive economic growth rates in many Asian countries, the region provides a very attractive and lucrative market for many businesses, big and small and from all industries. In addition, Asia is also a dynamic market that significantly grows with developments in technology and digitalization. For example, a research by Google and Temasek shows that Southeast Asia is the world’s fastest growing internet region. The internet economy in Southeast Asia is expected to grow by 6.5 times from US$31 billion in 2015 to US$197 billion in 2025.

All these make it critical for marketers, whether domestic, regional or global, to stay in touch if not ahead, in their understanding of what is happening in Asia from a marketing perspective and what Rights Information: Asia has to offer to the world. All language (except for Simplified Chinese, One phenomenon happening in the Asian market and which marketers should pay utmost attention Traditional Chinese, to, is the rapidly unfolding digital revolution that has fundamentally transformed not just the extent Japanese, Korean, but also the nature of competition. What makes it even more challenging and complicating is also Vietnamese and how such a revolution impacts on consumer and business buying behavior. Indonesian) rights available. Disruptive technologies supported by this digital revolution have brought in new competitors and enabled existing competitors to surpass the conventional boundaries which we may be quite familiar with. Asian consumers have become more educated and connected and have embraced 304pp newer ways of selecting, buying and using products and services. In this book, the Father of Pub. date: Sep 2016 Modern Marketing, Professor Philip Kotler has collaborated with two marketing experts from 978-981-3201-95-8 Asia, Hermawan Kartajaya from Indonesia and Hooi Den Huan from Singapore to publish a book US$55 / £46 on Marketing for Competitiveness: Asia to the World — In the Age of Digital Consumers. This book argues that marketing is no longer just vertical but has encompassed a new, more horizontal 978-981-3201-96-5(pbk) paradigm. In addition to many new concepts and frameworks, this book includes a plethora of US$28 / £23 real-world examples from various countries in Asia, which will help to shed light on how companies, both Asian and global, compete in Asia. Useful lessons can be drawn by all businesses in the world on how to win the mind, heart and spirit of the Asian consumer — digital and non-digital.

Key Features: • This book describes how the digital revolution has transformed customers, competitors and marketing itself, specifically in the Asian context

• In addition to gaining inspiring yet practical concepts, readers will get many interesting examples that clearly illustrate the applications of such concepts. These examples are based on Asia’s local champions, regional players and multinational companies

• This book is writen by prominent authors in the marketing field, such as Professor Philip Kotler, arguably the Father of Modern Marketing, Hermawan Kartajaya who was included by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Marketing in a list of 50 people who shape the future of marketing and Hooi Den Huan, Director of the Nanyang Technopreneurship Center, Nanyang Technological University, that established arguably the world’s first Masters degree in Technopreneurship and Innovation. All three are familiar with marketing in Asia. For example, Professor Philip Kotler is the Honorary Patron and Hermawan Kartajaya is the Patron and Founder of the Asia Marketing Federation and Hooi Den Huan is a Supervisor of the Asia Marketing Federation Foundation

Readership: Marketing enthusiasts, business practitioners, general public interested in marketing; graduates and researchers studying Marketing.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 5 Seeking Adam Smith Finding The Shadow Curriculum of Business By (author): Eli P Cox III (University of Texas at Austin, USA)

“Cox’s Seeking Adam Smith provides a penetrating picture of how traditional economists were ill- informed and limited in their portrayal of the ideas of Adam Smith. He goes on to argue that their confusion resulted in substantial harm to our ethics and our economy. No one should reference Adam Smith without first actually reading the work of Adam Smith and also reading Cox’s fascinating historical perspective.” Max H Bazerman Jesse Isidor Straus Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School and Co-Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

“This is an important book. I hope it will be not only widely read but also seriously used to guide Business and Management Rights Information: business schools toward a deeper thoughtfulness about the economic models that drive so much All language rights of what they do. The book’s scholarship and careful reasoning make it believable, its grounding in available. the wisdom of practice makes it usable, and its charm and honesty make it enjoyable.” Anne Colby 300pp Consulting Professor, Stanford University Pub. date: Mar 2017 Author of Rethinking Undergraduate Business Education

978-981-3206-72-4 US$85 / £71 “Seeking Adam Smith, by Professor Eli Peace Cox III, is both a gripping and a surprising book. It addresses a crucial issue. Free markets are so beneficial and yet can be so harmful to society, 978-981-3206-73-1(pbk) as we experience their gyrations time and again. How should freedom be practiced and yet, US$45 / £37 to some extent, constrained? Professor Cox leads us through the path of understanding these conflicting aims and views. He presents them by stories — real events — yet leads to theory and contemplation. A reader may agree or disagree with Professor Cox, but cannot put this book down.” Tamar Frankel Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law Author of Fiduciary Law and Trust and Honesty: America’s Business Culture at a Crossroad

The Dean of Harvard Business School, Nithin Nohria, declared that, “The public has lost trust in business, and some of our graduates seem to be responsible” for what former Federal Reserve Chair, Ben Bernanke, labelled as “the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.”

Great resources and effort have been expended to incorporate ethics and corporate social responsibility into business curricula since the Great Recession. The effectiveness of these efforts has been limited because they have little impact on the technical and core business courses that serve as the gateway to the highest paying jobs.

Additional, a shadow curriculum undermines the effectiveness of the formal curriculum. The formal curriculum is idealistic, coherent, and fully explicated. The shadow curriculum is practice, diffuse, informal, disjointed and is based on a view that Adam Smith proclaimed ‘greed is good’ because the invisible hand of free markets cleans up the mess.

Seeking Adam Smith demonstrates that this view is indeed false, and is not found in Wealth of Nations. Cox offers alternative economics perspectives that are more realistic and less politicised than those of neoclassical microeconomics which permeates the business curricula.

Key Features: • Introduces new terms: twin pillars of free-market capitalism, creed of greed, shadow curriculum of business • Devotes a chapter to Adam Smith’s theories, drawing on An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and his jurisprudence lectures • Source materials are drawn from numerous academic disciplines but is written for the general reader. The book employs stories and illustrations to support the analysis and conclusions

Readership: Anyone interested in business ethics, corporate social responsibilities and on making the finance industry better by educating a new generation of “responsible” bankers and finance graduates.

6 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Business and Management Services Marketing People, Technology, Strategy 8th Edition By (author): Jochen Wirtz (NUS, Singapore) & Christopher Lovelock

Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy is the eighth edition of the globally leading textbook for Services Marketing by Jochen Wirtz and Christopher Lovelock, extensively updated to feature the latest academic research, industry trends, and technology, social media and case examples.

This textbook takes on a strong managerial approach presented through a coherent and progressive pedagogical framework rooted in solid academic research. Featuring cases and examples from all over the world, Services Marketing: People, Technology, Strategy is suitable for students who want to gain a wider managerial view of Services Marketing.

Readership: Primary market — University students taking the Services Marketing course, generally Rights Information: compulsory for Business and Marketing students, as well as MBA and EMBA students; Secondary All language (except market — marketing professionals and practitioners. for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Key Features: Indian Adaptation) rights • Full-color visual aids promote learning and organizational frameworks capture essence of available. individual chapters in one look

• Content thoroughly revised to include real-life industry examples and global case studies 800pp supported by academic research Pub. date: Mar 2016 • Each chapter provides an organizational framework that provides a quick overview of each 978-1-944659-00-4 chapter’s core concepts at a glance US$118 / £78 • Supplementary teaching materials complement the textbook to make teaching and assessment easier 978-1-944659-01-1(pbk) US$59.90 / £40

Winning in Service Markets Success through People, Technology and Strategy By (author): Jochen Wirtz (NUS, Singapore)

Winning in Service Markets: Success through People, Technology, and Strategy is the first practitioner book in the market to cover the key aspects of services marketing and management based on sound academic evidence and knowledge. Derived from the globally leading textbook for Services Marketing by the same author, this book offers a comprehensive overview of extant knowledge on the topic. Accessible and practical, Winning in Service Markets bridges the gap between cutting-edge academic research and industry practitioners, and features best practices and latest trends on Services Marketing from around the world.

Contents: Dedication; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Understanding Service Products, Consumers, and Markets: Capturing Value in the Service Economy; Consumer Behavior in a Services Context; Positioning Services in Competitive Markets; Applying the 4 Ps of Marketing to Services: Developing Service Products and Brands; Distributing Rights Information: Services Through Physical and Electronic Channels; Setting Prices and Implementing Revenue All language (except Management; Promoting Services and Educating Customers; Managing the Customer Interface: for Traditional Chinese) Designing Service Processes; Balancing Demand and Capacity; Crafting the Service Environment; rights available. Managing People for Service Advantage; Developing Customer Relationships: Managing Relationship and Building Loyalty; Complaint Handling and Service Recovery; Striving for 500pp Service Excellence: Improving Service Quality and Productivity; Building a World Class Service Pub. date: Sep 2016 Organization; Credits; Glossary; Name Index; Subject Index. 978-1-944659-04-2 Readership: Primary market — marketing practitioners; Secondary market — executives in EMBA US$75 / £50 and exec development programs. 978-1-944659-05-9(pbk) Key Features: US$38 / £25 • There are many books on service management in the market, but most are narrowly focused and/or based on anecdotal evidence. This new book is the first to rigorously cover key aspects of services marketing and management, and is rooted in sound academic research. This book bridges the gap between cutting-edge academic research and practitioners • The book makes extant academic knowledge easily accessible. For example, each chapter features an organizational framework that provides an overview of core concepts at a glance, and it ends with a succinct chapter summary in bullet points • The book features global best practices and latest trends; it takes on a global perspective with about 40% of examples originating from the Americas, 30% from Europe and 30% from Asia

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 7 Astrochemistry From the Big Bang to the Present Day By (author): Claire Vallance (Oxford)

The rapidly growing field of astrochemistry focuses on the chemistry occurring in stars, planets, Chemistry and the interstellar medium, bringing together elements of chemistry, physics, astrophysics, and biology. Astrochemistry describes the chemical history of the Universe, our solar system, and our planet. It explores in some detail the ‘alien’ chemistry occurring in interstellar gas clouds, the regions where stars and planets are formed, and also looks at the theoretical and experimental methods that allow us to carry out Earth-based studies of astrochemistry.

The evolution of the Universe and the complex chemistry occurring both in interstellar space and in the planetary systems that form in these regions is explained primarily in terms of basic principles of physical chemistry. While there is plenty to interest the general reader, this book is aimed at intermediate to advanced undergraduates of chemistry and astrochemistry, highlighting Rights Information: many different aspects of physical chemistry and demonstrating their relevance to the world we All language rights live in. available. This book was written in conjunction with Atmospheric Chemistry: From the Surface to the 228pp Stratosphere, Grant Ritchie (2017) World Scientific Publishing. Pub. date: Feb 2017 Key Features: 978-1-78634-037-5 • Shows how the evolution of the universe and planet Earth can be understood in terms of basic US$98 / £81 chemical and physical principles

978-1-78634-038-2(pbk) • Provides an introduction and overview of atmospheric chemistry and physics US$45 / £37 • Covers experimental and theoretical methods of astrochemistry

Readership: Intermediate to advanced undergraduates of chemistry and astrochemistry, and general readers interested in the topics.

Atmospheric Chemistry From the Surface to the Stratosphere By (author): Grant Ritchie (Oxford)

Understanding the composition and chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere is essential to global ecological and environmental policy making and research. Atmospheric changes as a result of both natural and anthropogenic activity have affected many of the Earth’s natural systems throughout history, some more seriously than others, and such changes are ever more evident with increases in both global warming and extreme weather events.Atmospheric Chemistry considers in detail the physics and chemistry of our atmosphere, that gives rise to our weather systems and climate, soaks up our pollutants and protects us from solar UV radiation.

The development of the complex chemistry occurring on Earth can be explained through application of basic principles of physical chemistry, as is discussed in this book. It is therefore accessible to intermediate and advanced undergraduates of chemistry, with an interdisciplinary Rights Information: approach relevant to meteorologists, oceanographers, and climatologists. It also provides an ideal All language rights opportunity to bring together many different aspects of physical chemistry and demonstrate their available. relevance to the world we live in.

224pp This book was written in conjunction with Astrochemistry: From the Big Bang to the Present Day, Pub. date: Feb 2017 Claire Vallance (2017) World Scientific Publishing.

978-1-78634-175-4 Readership: Intermediate and advanced undergraduates of chemistry, with an interdisciplinary US$98 / £81 approach relevant to meteorologists, oceanographists, and climatologists.

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8 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Chemistry Entropy Demystified (2nd Edition) The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense By (author): Arieh Ben-Naim (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

In this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years — entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the Second Law is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated in most textbooks on thermodynamics, but can, in fact, be comprehended through sheer common sense; and second, that entropy is not a mysterious quantity that has resisted understanding but a simple, familiar and easily comprehensible concept.

Written in an accessible style, the book guides the reader through an abundance of dice games and examples from everyday life. The author paves the way for readers to discover for themselves what entropy is, how it changes, and, most importantly, why it always changes in one direction in a spontaneous process. Rights Information: In this new edition, seven simulated games are included so that the reader can actually All language rights experiment with the games described in the book. These simulated games are meant to available. enhance the readers’ understanding and sense of joy upon discovering the Second Law of Thermodynamics. 276pp Pub. date: May 2016 All errors in the previous edition were corrected and a whole new section (7.7) has been added in which the meaning of entropy is explain in simple lanaguage. 978-981-3100-11-4 US$64 / £42 Readership: General readers interested in science; a useful companion for a course in thermodynamics. 978-981-3100-12-1(pbk) US$32 / £21 Key Features: • A unique presentation of the story of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics in non- mathematical language

Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry and Biology (2nd Edition) Edited by: Catherine Louis (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France) & Olivier Pluchery (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France)

“The authors have achieved their goal: a textbook for students, young scientists and experts who need an introduction to gold nanoparticles. The varied perspectives combine to give an agreeable read and a solid foundation in this topic.” Raphaël Lévy University of Liverpool, UK, Chemistry World, Royal Society of Chemistry

“Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology is a book that captures the tremendous scientific interest and research activity in gold nanoparticles that we have witnessed in recent times.” Prashant K Jain Rights Information: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Angewandte Chemie International Edition All language rights available. Gold Nanoparticles for Physics, Chemistry and Biology offers an overview of recent research 500pp into gold nanoparticles, covering their discovery, usage and contemporary practical applications. Pub. date: Apr 2017 This Second Edition begins with a history of over 2000 years of the use of gold nanoparticles, 978-1-78634-124-2 with a review of the specific properties which make gold unique. Updated chapters include gold US$138 / £115 nanoparticle preparation methods, their plasmon resonance and thermo-optical properties, their catalytic properties and their future technological applications. New chapters have been included, and reveal the growing impact of plasmonics in research, with an introduction to quantum plasmonics, plasmon assisted catalysis and electro-photon conversion. The growing field of nanoparticles for health is also addressed with a study of gold nanoparticles as radiosensibiliser for radiotherapy, and of gold nanoparticle functionalisation. This new edition also considers the relevance of bimetallic nanoparticles for specific applications.

World-class scientists provide the most up-to-date findings for an introduction to gold nanoparticles within the related areas of chemistry, biology, material science, optics and physics. It is perfectly suited to advanced level students and researchers looking to enhance their knowledge in the study of gold-nanoparticles.

Readership: Graduate students, young scientists and experts in related areas of chemistry, biology, material science and physics who need an introduction to gold nanoparticles.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 9 Problems of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry A Hands-On Guide By (author): J M Andrade-Garda (University of A Coruña, Spain), A Carlosena-Zubieta (University of A Coruña, Spain), MP Gómez-Carracedo (University of A Coruña, Spain), MA Maestro-Saavedra (University of A Coruña, Spain), MC Prieto-Blanco (University Chemistry of A Coruña, Spain) & RM Soto-Ferreiro (University of A Coruña, Spain)

The complex field of analytical chemistry requires knowledge and application of the fundamental principles of numerical calculation. Problems of instrumental Analytical Chemistry provides support and guidance to help students develop these numerical strategies to generate information from experimental results in an efficient and reliable way. Exercises are provided to give standard protocols to follow which address the most common calculations needed in the daily work of a laboratory. Also included are easy to follow diagrams to facilitate understanding and avoid common errors, making it perfect as a hands-on accompaniment to in-class learning. Rights Information: All language rights Subjects covered follow a course in analytical chemistry from the initial basics of data analysis, available. to applications of mass, UV-Vis, infrared and atomic spectrometry, chromatography, and finally concludes with an overview of nuclear magnetic resonance. Intended as a self-training tool for 250pp undergraduates in chemistry, analytic chemistry and related subjects, this book is also useful as Pub. date: Mar 2017 a reference for scientists looking to brush up on their knowledge of instrumental techniques in laboratories. 978-1-78634-179-2 US$75 / £62 Readership: Undergraduates in chemistry, analytic chemistry and related subjects; scientists looking to brush up on their knowledge of instrumental techniques in laboratories. 978-1-78634-180-8(pbk) US$38 / £32

Sonochemistry New Opportunities for Green Chemistry By (author): Gregory Chatel (Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France)

The application of ultrasound waves to chemical reactions — sonochemistry — has huge potential for innovation in eco-friendly and eco-efficient chemistry. Sonochemistry: New Opportunities for Green Chemistry first introduces the basics of ultrasonic waves and the history of sonochemistry before moving on to look at acoustic cavitation and the estimation of ultrasonic parameters. After this comes a discussion of the equipment needed for experimentation with sonochemistry. Finally there is an in-depth look at green sonochemistry in different fields of research, covering concepts such as new combinations of ultrasound with ionic liquids, microwave irradiation, enzyme combination, and sono-assisted electrochemistry. In conclusion, distinguished sonochemists from around the world share their opinions on the green sonochemistry, and their predictions in the field.

Rights Information: Undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, and practitioners of ultrasonic technology All language rights will gain a unique insight into the opportunities and challenges facing sonochemistry today in its available. theoretical and practical implementation.

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, and practitioners of ultrasonic 200pp technology. Pub. date: Oct 2016

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10 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Computer Science Algorithms Design Techniques and Analysis Revised Edition By (author): M H Alsuwaiyel (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia)

Problem solving is an essential part of every scientific discipline. It has two components: (1) problem identification and formulation, and (2) the solution to the formulated problem. One can solve a problem on its own using ad hoc techniques or by following techniques that have produced efficient solutions to similar problems. This requires the understanding of various algorithm design techniques, how and when to use them to formulate solutions, and the context appropriate for each of them.

Algorithms: Design Techniques and Analysis advocates the study of algorithm design by presenting the most useful techniques and illustrating them with numerous examples — emphasizing on design Rights Information: techniques in problem solving rather than algorithms topics like searching and sorting. Algorithmic All language (except for analysis in connection with example algorithms are explored in detail. Each technique or strategy Simplified Chinese) rights is covered in its own chapter through numerous examples of problems and their algorithms. available. Readers will be equipped with problem solving tools needed in advanced courses or research in science and engineering. 572pp Pub. date: Feb 2016 Readership: Senior undergraduates, graduate students and professionals in software development. Readers in advanced courses or research in science and engineering. 978-981-4723-64-0 US$145 / £96 Key Features: • It covers many topics that are not in any other book on algorithms • It covers a wide range of design techniques each in its own chapter

Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics By (author): Robert J Marks II (Baylor University, USA), William A Dembski (Evolutionary Informatics Lab, USA) & Winston Ewert (Evolutionary Informatics Lab, USA)

“An honest attempt to discuss what few people seem to realize is an important problem. Thought provoking!” Gregory Chaitin Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“With penetrating brilliance, and with a masterful exercise of pedagogy and wit, the authors take on Chaitin’s challenge, that Darwin’s theory should be subjectable to a mathematical assessment and either pass or fail. Surveying over seven decades of development in algorithmics and information theory, they make a compelling case that it fails.” Bijan Nemati Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, USA Rights Information: All language rights available. “Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics is a lucid, entertaining, even witty discussion of important themes in evolutionary computation, relating them to information theory. It’s far more than that, 332pp however. It is an assessment of how things might have come to be the way they are, applying Pub. date: Mar 2017 an appropriate scientific skepticism to the hypothesis that random processes can explain many observed phenomena. Thus the book is appropriate for the expert and non-expert alike.” 978-981-3142-13-8 Donald Wunsch US$118 / £98 Distinguished Professor and Director of the Applied Computational Intelligence Lab Missouri University of Science & Technology, USA 978-981-3142-14-5(pbk) US$58 / £48 “Darwinian pretensions notwithstanding, Marks, Dembski, and Ewert demonstrate rigorously and humorously that no unintelligent process can account for the wonders of life.” Michael J Behe Professor of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, USA

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 11 “A very helpful book on this important issue of information. Information is the jewel of all science and engineering which is assumed but barely recognised in working systems. In this book Marks, Dembski and Ewert show the major principles in understanding what information is and show that it is always associated with design.” Andy C McIntosh Visiting Professor of Thermodynamics, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, LEEDS, UK

“Though somewhat difficult, Marks, Dembski and Ewert have done a masterful job of making the

Computer Science book accessible to the engaged and thoughtful layperson. I could not endorse this book more highly.” J P Moreland Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biola University, USA

“This is an important and much needed step forward in making powerful concepts available at an accessible level.” Ide Trotter Trotter Capital Management Inc. Founder of the Trotter Prize & Endowed Lecture Series on Information, Complexity and Inference (Texas A&M, USA)

“This is a fine summary of an extremely interesting body of work. It is clear, well-organized, and mathematically sophisticated without being tedious (so many books of this sort have it the other way around). It should be read with profit by biologists, computer scientists, and philosophers.” David Berlinski

“Evolution requires the origin of new information. In this book, information experts Bob Marks, Bill Dembski, and Winston Ewert provide a comprehensive introduction to the models underlying evolution and the science of design. The authors demonstrate clearly that all evolutionary models rely implicitly on information that comes from intelligent design, and that unguided evolution cannot deliver what its promoters advertise. Though mathematically rigorous, the book is written primarily for non-mathematicians. I recommend it highly.” Jonathan Wells Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute

“Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics helps the non-expert reader grapple with a fundamental problem in science today: We cannot model information in the same way as we model matter and energy because there is no relationship between the metrics. As a result, much effort goes into attempting to explain information away. The authors show, using clear and simple illustrations, why that approach not only does not work but [that it also] impedes understanding of our universe.” Denyse O’Leary, Science Writer

Science has made great strides in modeling space, time, mass and energy. Yet little attention has been paid to the precise representation of the information ubiquitous in nature.

Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics fuses results from complexity modeling and information theory that allow both meaning and design difficulty in nature to be measured in bits. Built on the foundation of a series of peer-reviewed papers published by the authors, the book is written at a level easily understandable to readers with knowledge of rudimentary high school math. Those seeking a quick first read or those not interested in mathematical detail can skip marked sections in the monograph and still experience the impact of this new and exciting model of nature’s information.

This book is written for enthusiasts in science, engineering and mathematics interested in understanding the essential role of information in closely examined evolution theory.

Readership: General / Popular; Enthusiasts in science, engineering and apologetics and to those interested in the information theoretic components of closely examined evolution.

12 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Computer Science Network Design and Optimization for Smart Cities Edited by: Konstantinos Gakis (University of Florida, USA) & Panos Pardalos (University of Florida, USA)

This comprehensive reference text is a collection of important research findings on the latest developments in network modeling for optimization of smart cities. Such models can be used from outlining the fundamental concepts of urban development to the description and optimization of physical networks, such as power, water or telecommunications. Networks help us understand city economics and various aspects of human interactions within cities with particular applications in quality of life and the flow of people and goods. Finally, the natural environment and even the climate of cities can be modeled and managed as networks.

Contents: Network Models for City Economics and Integrated Urban Management; Network Optimization and Integration for Utilities: Power, Water, Waste and Telecommunications, Flow of Goods and People in Urban Networks; Social Networking and Urban Nexus in Smart Cities; Rights Information: Understanding and Modelling Modern Cities as Networks. All language rights Readership: Urban planners, researchers, academics, professionals and graduate students in available. neural networks/networking, systems engineering, electrical & electronic engineering, and energy studies. 400pp Pub. date: Mar 2017

978-981-3200-00-5 US$148 / £123 Economics and Finance Case Studies for Corporate Finance From A (Anheuser) to Z (Zyps) (In 2 Volumes) Volume 1: Case Studies Volume 2: Solutions By (author): Harold Bierman, Jr (Cornell)

Case Studies for Corporate Finance: From A (Anheuser) to Z (Zyps) provides a distinctive collection of 51 real business cases dealing with corporate finance issues over the period of 1985– 2014. Written by Harold Bierman, world-renowned author in the field of corporate finance, the book spans over different areas of finance which range from capital structures to leveraged buy-outs to restructuring. While the primary focus of the case studies is the economy of the United States, other parts of the world are also represented. Notable to this comprehensive case studies book are questions to which unique solutions are offered in the latter section of the book, all of which aim to provide the reader with simulated experience of real business situations involving corporate Rights Information: financial decision-making. Case studies covered include that of Time Warner (1989–1991), The All language rights Walt Disney Company (1995), Exxon–Mobil (1998), Mitsubishi’s Zero Coupon Convertible Bond available. (2000), and Apple (2014).

Contents: Capital Structure: Pilgrim’s Pride (2003); Intel (1991); Marriott’s Spin-Off (1992); Host (Set) 944pp Marriott (1998); Excessive Use of Debt: LTCM (1998); Dividend Policy — Share Repurchase: Pub. date: Aug 2016 Salomon; Share Repurchase (1997); Microsoft (2003–2004); Berkshire Hathaway; Florida Power & Light (1994); DirecTV (2011); Apple (2014); Restructing: Sunbeam (1995–1998); GE (2007); Sun 978-981-4667-01-2 (Set) Company, Inc. (1995); Auto Nation (2006); Kerr–McGee (2005); Pfizer–Zoetis (2013); GE (2014); US$165 / £119 Mergers: Raids: Use of Debt: Hoffman–Sterling–Kodak (1988); OCF (1986); Exxon–Mobil (1998); Bendix–Martin–Allied (1982); E–II (1987); RJR (1988, 1993, 1994); Hilton–ITT–Starwood 978-981-4667-27-2(pbk) (1997); Anheuser–Busch–InBev (2008); Merck–Shering Plough (2009); P&G’s Acquisition of US$88 / £63 Gillette (2005); Use of Exotics: Time–Warner (1989–1991); Income Deposit Security (IDS) (2004) Volume Services American Holdings (2004); ZYPs Bank Austria (1999); The Walt Disney Company (SPN) (1995); Media One Group (1998); Computer Associates: A Synthetic Convertible; Leveraged Buy-Outs: Philips Petroleum (1985); Marrieta (1994–1996); US Can (2000); Metromedia (1984); Hertz (2006); Non-Conventional Corporations: Fortress Investment Group (2007); Blackstone (2007); GE: TIFD vs USA (2004); Buy vs Lease: Dimar (2006); Sale-Lease of 399 Park Avenue (2002); An International Element: Dimar (2006); Guandong International Trust (1993); Marlin Water Trust (1998); Merger Water Trust (1998); Merger of Sanofi-Avenitis (2004); Safra Republic: Debenture (1997); Shingei Bank (2000–2004); Mitsubishi: Zero Coupon Convertible Bond (2000).

Readership: Graduate and undergraduate corporate finance students; corporate finance practitioners, lawyers, accountants, investors, corporate finance officers, corporate executives and investors.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 13 Lecture Notes in Introduction to Corporate Finance By (author): Ivan E Brick (Rutgers Business School at Newark and New Brunswick, USA)

This volume will introduce the reader to basic topics of corporate finance. The notes will provide an integrative model that will help students evaluate projects, examine financing alternatives and assess a firm.

With problems and detailed solutions at the end of each chapter, this volume will also greatly benefit financial managers and investors. Corporate finance is a discipline from the firm’s perspective and addresses the concerns of the Chief Financial Officer of the firm. Additionally, investors need to understand why firms make certain decisions so that they better recognize what drives firm value. Economics and Finance These lecture notes assume no previous knowledge of finance, and are written in conversational style that makes the topics more accessible and easy to comprehend and absorb. Rights Information: All language rights Contents: Introduction; Concepts and Applications of the Time Value of Money; Risk and Return; available. Introduction to Financial Analysis; Capital Budgeting and Company Valuation; Introduction to the Financing Decision. 264pp Pub. date: Feb 2017 Key Features: • The lecture notes assume no previous knowledge of finance 978-981-3149-88-5 • The reader will also be provided with problems and detailed solutions to the problems that are US$98 / £81 found at the end of each chapter

978-981-3149-89-2(pbk) • The notes are written in conversational style that makes the topics more accessible and easy US$48 / £40 / SGD48 to understand

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students of finance, financial managers and investors.

The Subprime Crisis Lessons for Business Students By (author): Jaime P Luque (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

The first major global economic contraction of the 21st century, or the “Great Recession”, as it is more commonly known, began in December of 2007, and would prove to be one of the most catastrophic economic events in postmodern history. The bursting of the American housing bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis that followed are widely attributed as being the primary causes for this economic downturn.

The content of this book presents an in-depth analysis of several of the leading causes of the subprime crisis, as well as the subsequent measures that were used to contain a widespread economic recession. It is the aim of this book to provide adequate information and tools for readers to gain insight on how we can prevent the same mistakes from happening again. This analysis also Rights Information: explores an interesting question when considering public policy; was the economic disaster, that All language rights ensued, caused by overzealous consumers who borrowed more than they could afford, or was it available. caused by institutional entities that gambled away the American economy?

236pp Key Features: Pub. date: Feb 2017 • Contains multiple choice questions and answers, alongside further reading • Written for students with minimal current affairs knowledge of the subprime crisis and the 2009 978-981-3200-03-6 Great Recession US$58 / £48 • The answers to the multiple choice questions are also accompanied by explanations

Readership: Undergraduate students in business schools. MBA students could also utilize this text as an introductory reading material to the history of the Great Recession.

14 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Engineering 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Principles and Applications Fifth Edition of Rapid Prototyping 5th Edition By (author): Chee Kai Chua (NTU, Singapore) & Kah Fai Leong (NTU, Singapore)

Reviews of the previous edition: “This is the most comprehensive and relevant textbook in the field of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Whenever I teach subjects related to rapid product development I use this book as a reference. My students appreciate the easy way the information is introduced very much. This is an excellent book for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.” Paulo Jorge Bártolo Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal

Rights Information: “This book has now become a standard textbook all over the world. It’s a ‘must-have’ for students All language rights and practitioners in this exciting area.” available. Bopaya Bidanda University of Pittsburgh 456pp Pub. date: Nov 2016 “Whenever I start my students off on a project that involves 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing (AM), and they say ‘what is AM?’, this is the book I give them to read. This book is an excellent 978-981-3146-75-4 introduction to AM.” US$128 / £106 Dr Ian Gibson Co-Editor of Rapid Prototyping Journal 978-981-3146-76-1(pbk) MCB Press, UK and US$58 / £48 Advisor, Global Alliance of Rapid Prototyping Associations (GARPA)

“This could be a very intriguing book for manufacturing engineers, designers, artists, model makers, and hobbyists, since so many creative avenues could be explored using this technology. This book provides the knowledge required to understand AM, and all the background necessary to make 3D printed objects.” IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are developing impressively and are expected to bring about the next revolution. AM is gradually replacing traditional manufacturing methods in some applications because of its unique properties of customisability and versatility. This book provides a very comprehensive and updated text about different types of AM technologies, their respective advantages, shortcomings and potential applications.

3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Principles and Applications is a comprehensive textbook that takes readers inside the world of additive manufacturing. This book introduces the different types of AM technologies, categorised by liquid, solid and powder-based AM systems, the common standards, the trends in the field and many more.

Easy to understand, this book is a good introduction to anyone interested in obtaining a better understanding of AM. For people working in the industry, this book will provide information on new methods and practices, as well as recent research and development in the field. For professional readers, this book provides a comprehensive guide to distinguish between the different technologies, and will help them make better decisions regarding which technology they should use. For the general public, this book sheds some light on the fast-moving AM field.

In this edition, new AM standards (e.g. Standard of Terminology and Classification of AM systems) and format standards will be included, Furthermore, the listing of new machines and systems, materials, and software; as well as new case studies and applications in industries that have recently adopted AM (such as the Marine and Offshore industry) have also been incorporated.

Readership: Diploma and advanced diploma students, undergraduates, postgraduates, consultants, academics, researchers and professionals in mechanical and industrial engineering.

Key Features: • It is a very comprehensive book guide in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies • It is updated regularly in terms of new methods and practices in the AM field • The content is easy to understand and is readable to the generable public who is interested in AM

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 15 Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies By (author): Kenji Uchino (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

Global Crisis and Sustainability Technologies is a nontechnical introduction and overview of the current “politico-engineering” — politically initiated engineering — intended for an international relationship. The book focuses specifically on technologies for crisis and societal sustainability Engineering in response to natural disasters, infectious diseases, enormous accidents, terrorist or criminal incidents, war or territorial invasions, elimination of toxic materials, and renewable energy, as well as risk management.

The case studies cited draw from the author’s experience in the United States, Japan, and China, and act as instructive studies that may be extended and applied to other countries.

Contents: Background of Politico-Engineering; Japanese and Global Technology Trend Change; Global Politics in Engineering; Categorization of Politico-Engineering; Crisis Technology; Rights Information: Sustainability Technology; Risk Management; Advanced Game Theory; Concluding Remarks. All language rights available. Readership: Engineering & law school undergraduate, graduate students, and also active researchers who are interested in becoming Science & Technology program officers, intellectual 308pp properties, S&T policy making, global regimes etc. Pub. date: Apr 2017

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Lasers in 3D Printing and Manufacturing By (author): Chee Kai Chua (NTU, Singapore), Murukeshan Vadakke Matham (NTU, Singapore) & Young-JinKim (NTU, Singapore)

Additive Manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, is playing an increasingly significant role in the manufacturing arena. AM has revolutionized how prototypes are to be made and small batch manufacturing should be carried out. Due to high flexibility and high efficiency of lasers, laser-assisted Manufacturing (LAM) and AM technologies are recently getting much attention over traditional methods.

This textbook is a timely information resource for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers who are interested in this emerging technology. The book will cover the basics of lasers, optics and materials used for manufacturing and 3D printing. It will also include several case studies for readers to apply their understanding of the topics, provide sufficient theoretical background and insights to today’s key laser-assisted AM processes and conclude with the future prospects of this Rights Information: exciting technology. All language rights available. This is the first textbook tailored specifically for Lasers in 3D Printing and Manufacturing with detailed explanations. The book will focus on laser-assisted 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing 280pp (AM) from basic principles of lasers, optics and AM materials to advanced AM technologies, Pub. date: Dec 2016 including in-depth discussion on critical aspects throughout the laser-assisted AM processes, such as optical system design, laser-material interaction and laser parameters’ optimization. 978-981-4656-41-2 US$118 / £98 Key Features: • Gain overall understanding of the multidisciplinary nature of laser-assisted 3D printing and its 978-981-4656-42-9(pbk) potential US$58 / £48 • Have fundamental knowledge of the Lasers in 3D Printing and Manufacturing • Learn various fabrication techniques for applications of the Lasers in 3D Printing and Manufacturing • Understand the strengths and shortcomings of each technique

Readership: Students, professionals, and research staff working on 3D printing.

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16 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Environmental Science Our Warming Planet Topics in Climate Dynamics Edited by: Cynthia Rosenzweig (Columbia University, USA & NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA), David Rind (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA), Andrew Lacis (University of Iowa, USA & NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA) & Danielle Peters (Columbia University, USA)

The processes and consequences of climate change are extremely heterogeneous, encompassing many different fields of study. Dr David Rind in his career at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and as a professor at Columbia University has had the opportunity to explore many of these subjects with colleagues from these diverse disciplines. It was therefore natural for the Lectures in Climate Change series to begin with his colleagues contributing lectures on their specific areas of expertise.

This first volume, entitled Our Warming Planet: Topics in Climate Dynamics, encompasses Rights Information: topics such as natural and anthropogenic climate forcing, climate modeling, radiation, clouds, All language rights atmospheric dynamics/storms, hydrology, clouds, the cryosphere, paleoclimate, sea level rise, agriculture, atmospheric chemistry, and climate change education. Included with this publication available. are downloadable PowerPoint slides of each lecture for students and teachers around the world to be better able to understand various aspects of climate change. 444pp Pub. date: May 2017 The lectures on climate change processes and consequences provide snapshots of the cutting- edge work being done to understand what may well be the greatest challenge of our time, in a 978-981-3148-77-2 form suitable for classroom presentation US$88 / £73

Key Features: 978-981-3148-78-9(pbk) • Unique format US$48 / £40 • Subject of paramount interest • Leading specialists presenting their fields

Readership: Students, professionals, general public.

A Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Models of General amd Popular Science Planet Formation By (author): Michael Mark Woolfson (University of York, UK)

Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respectively, in the presence of Solomon, who oversees the discussions. Modelled on Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, this book provides new insight into different theories of cosmogony.

The Nebula Theory, at present the standard model of planet formation, proposes that a star and planets are derived from a single spinning nebula. Woolfson here introduces an alternative, the Capture Theory, in which planets are produced from a protostar tidally disrupted by a condensed star which ‘captures’ most of the formed planets into orbits. These complex ideas are simplified and presented in an easily understandable, accessible way for all students of physics, astrology, cosmology and those interested in the beginning of our world as we know it. Rights Information: Contents: Introduction; Prologue; A Chance Encounter: The First Meeting: Simon Describes All language rights the Basic Mechanism of the Nebular Theory; The Second Meeting: Steven Describes the Basic Mechanisms of the Capture Theory; The Third Meeting: Simon is Questioned About available. Angular Momentum and Planetary Orbits; The Fourth Meeting: Simon Describes Planet- Planetesimal Interactions and Steven Explains How Initial Capture-Theory Orbits are Modified; 200pp The Fifth Meeting: Steven and Simon Talk About the Proportion of Stars with Planets; The Sixth Pub. date: Apr 2017 Meeting: Steven and Simon Discuss Spin-Orbit Misalignment; The Seventh Meeting: Steven Explains the Formation of Terrestrial Planets and the Earth-Moon Relationship by the Capture 978-1-78634-272-0 Theory and then Simon Covers the Same Ground with the Nebular-Theory Interpretation; The US$78 / £65 Eighth Meeting: Simon and Steven Talk About Satellite Formation; The Ninth Meeting: Simon Describes the Nice Model; The Tenth Meeting: Steven Describes the Formation of Asteroids 978-1-78634-273-7(pbk) and Comets and the Origin of Many Other Features of the Solar System; The Eleventh US$38 / £32 Meeting: Steven Describes the Origin of Isotopic Anomalies in Meteorites; The Twelfth Meeting: Simon and Steven Summarize the Two Theories.

Readership: Students and practitioners of physics, astrology, cosmology and those interested in the beginning of our world as we know it.

Key Features: • There is no title of similar structure to this one

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 17 The Briefest History of Time The History of Histories of Time and the Misconstrued Association between Entropy and Time By (author): Arieh Ben-Naim (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

“A very interesting and well-written book that I strongly recommend for the lay reader interested in Science, as well as for students and researchers who uses thermodynamics as a working tool.” Professor Jose A Sordo Oviedo University

“This is a fast pace, entertaining and exciting book. The illustrations are superb, quality printing and the elegant deep chocolate color of the cover make this a ‘must have’ addition to your library. Students of philosophy and science finally have a fresh reference regarding Time thru the eyes of Rights Information: an exceptional intellect. Everyone who reads this marvelous work about Time will enjoy thinking about the concepts for weeks, months or even years.” General amd Popular Science General amd Popular All language (except for Simplified Chinese and Michael F Rainbolt Korean) rights available. Professional Engineer

264pp The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the Pub. date: Mar 2016 history of time. It is shown that the briefest (as well as the lengthiest) history of time can be described in one or two pages. 978-981-4749-84-8 US$55 / £36 The second purpose of the book is to show that neither entropy, nor the Second Law of Thermodynamics has anything to do with time. The third purpose is to educate the lay reader 978-981-4749-85-5(pbk) how to read popular science books, critically. Towards this goal, detailed reviews of four books US$28 / £18 on time are presented.

There are many popular science books on Time, on the beginning of Time and the end of Time. This book is unique in the following two senses: • It explains in simple terms what Time is, and why it is not related to entropy • It critically reviews a few popular science books which perpetuate all kinds of unfounded ideas about the relationship between Time and the Second Law

Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; What is Time?; What is a History of Something?; The Briefest History of Space; The Briefest History of Time; Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics; The History of Histories of Time; Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Readership: Interested lay public, students of any of the sciences, scientists, teachers and researchers.

18 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 General amd Popular Science Beyond the Galaxy How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe By (author): Ethan Siegel (Lewis & Clark College, USA)

“Beyond the Galaxy offers a fun, informative excursion through the universe and the complex history of our attempts to grapple with its size, age and content. Ethan Siegel writes clearly and confidently, drawing upon wonderful analogies and fascinating tidbits of astronomical history, including outstanding accounts of the heated debates of the past about the nature of the cosmos. The book is richly illustrated, nicely supplementing Siegel’s lucid prose. A must read for anyone curious about the development of cosmology and where it stands today!” Paul Halpern Author of Einstein’s Dice and Schrödinger’s Cat

Rights Information: “Ethan Siegel takes us on an engaging journey from the smallest to the largest scales of space and All language (except for time. He illuminates the path with abundant useful figures, and clearly explains the varied topics Simplified Chinese) rights he tackles. His descriptions for how the Universe expands, depending upon what it is made of, available. are particularly nice. His prose exudes enthusiasm and passion — not just for the things we have learned, but for the scientific process. A great read for the science enthusiast.” 388pp Robert Garisto Pub. date: Nov 2015 Editor Physical Review Letters 978-981-4667-23-4 US$98 / £65

“Ethan Siegel has achieved the rare feat of writing a textbook that reads like an engrossing 978-981-4667-16-6(pbk) page-turner. This is a book that belongs on the reading list of every undergraduate introduction US$44 / £29 to astrophysics and cosmology.” Dr Roberto Trotta Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics at Imperial College London and author of ‘The Edge of the Sky: All you need to know about the All-There-Is’

“With eloquence and clarity, Siegel tells us the story of the universe, from the (inferred) cosmic inflation and the Big Bang at the very beginning to the (predicted) Big Freeze at the very end. Beyond the Galaxy is one of those rare books that not only communicates scientific ideas, but communicates what science itself is all about.” The Physics Mill

A look up at the night sky reveals a treasury of wonders. Even to the naked eye, the Moon, stars, planets, the Milky Way and even a few star clusters and nebulae illuminate the heavens. For millennia, humans struggled to make sense of what’s out there in the Universe, from all we can see to that which lies beyond the limits of even our most powerful telescopes. Beyond the Galaxy traces our journey from an ancient, Earth-centered Universe all the way to our modern, 21st century understanding of the cosmos. Touching on not only what we know but also how we know it, Ethan Siegel takes us to the very frontiers of modern astrophysics and cosmology, from the birth of our Universe to its ultimate fate, and everything in between.

Readership: General public interested in astronomy, astrophysics and/or cosmology.

Key Features: • Author of well-known physics blog “Starts with a bang”

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 19 Communicating Science A Practical Guide for Engineers and Physical Scientists By (author): Raymond Boxman (Tel Aviv University, Israel) & Edith Boxman

Read this book before you write your thesis or journal paper! Communicating Science is a textbook and reference on scientific writing oriented primarily at researchers in the physical sciences and engineering. It is written from the perspective of an experienced researcher. It draws on the authors’ experience of teaching and working with both native English speakers and English as a Second Language (ESL) writers. For the range of topics covered, this book is relatively short and tersely written, in order to appeal to busy researchers.

Communicating Science offers comprehensive guidance on: • Research reports: journal papers, theses, and internal reports • Review and publication process Rights Information: • Conference and seminar presentations: lectures and posters All language rights General amd Popular Science General amd Popular available. • Research proposals • Business plans 288pp • Patents Pub. date: Dec 2016 • Popular media

978-981-3144-22-4 • Correspondence, CV’s, and job hunting US$68 / £56 • Writing well: writing strategies and guidance on English composition and grammar

978-981-3144-23-1(pbk) Graduate students and early career researchers will be guided through the researcher’s basic US$32 / £27 communication tasks: writing theses, journal papers, and internal reports, presenting lectures and posters, and preparing research proposals. Extensive best practice examples and analyses of common problems are presented. Advanced researchers who aim to commercialize their research results will be introduced to business plans and patents, so that they can communicate optimally with patent attorneys and business analysts. Likewise, advanced researchers will be assisted in conveying the results of their research to the industrial and business community, governmental circles, and the general public in the chapter on popular media. Researchers at all levels will find the chapter on CV’s and job hunting helpful. The Writing Well chapter will assist researchers to improve their English usage in scientific writing. This chapter is oriented both at native English speakers, who have an intuitive command of English but often lack formal instruction on grammar and structure, and non-native English writers, who often have had formal instruction but lack intuitive grasp of what sounds good.

Mentors will find the book a useful tool for systematically guiding their students in their early writing efforts. If your students read this book first, you will save time! Communicating Science may serve as a textbook for graduate level courses in scientific writing.

Readership: Aspiring and practicing engineers and physical scientists.

Key Features: • Practical guidance, with extensive examples and best-use suggestions, for preparing research papers, conference presentations, and proposals needed by young researchers • Chapters on patents, business plans, popular media, and CV’s to aid researchers throughout their career • Simplified guidance on correct English grammar and usage

20 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 General amd Popular Science Cooking Cosmos Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe By (author): Asis Kumar Chaudhuri (Variable Energy Cyclotron Center, India)

Cooking Cosmos is an exciting book that traces the history of men’s endeavor to understand the Universe, and answers the eternal questions: “Who made this World?” “Where did it come from?” “How and why did it begin?” Thousands of years of continual interaction with nature has brought mankind to the present stage when we have some inkling about the working of nature. We now know that the Earth, our habitat, is only one of the planets orbiting the Sun. The Sun itself is a star among billions of stars in the Universe. We know that our solar system came into existence some 4.5 billion years ago and it is but only a tiny component of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Our Universe contains some 100 billion of galaxies. We know that the Universe itself came into existence with the Big Bang some 13.7 billion years ago and even now galaxies are receding from each other with ever increasing speed.

This book takes you through the intellectual journey of mankind, unraveling the mysteries of the Rights Information: Cosmos. Starting from Aristotle’s Earth-centered Universe, it will take you step by step to the All language rights Copernican Sun-centered Universe, to Hubble’s expanding Universe, to the Big Bang, to the available. currently accepted accelerating Universe. In the process, the book explores the origin of space- time, black hole, black hole radiation, dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, string theory, all 212pp in terms comprehensible to general audiences. Pub. date: Jan 2017

Readership: Anyone interested in the mysteries of the Universe. 978-981-3145-76-4 Key Features: US$58 / £48 • The book gives a coherent picture of the topic in terms comprehensible to general audiences. A large number of pictures are included for easy comprehension 978-981-3145-77-1(pbk) US$24 / £20 • The book dwells on subjects which were not so well covered in earlier books • The book includes brief biographical summaries of the important persons involved in the development of the field

Doing Science In the Light of Philosophy By (author): Mario Augusto Bunge (McGill University, Canada)

“Mario Bunge is a rare and brilliant scholar. He can guide his readers through complex problems with remarkable ease and clarity. His writing has wide-reaching implications for those from all disciplines who are interested in causation and its implications for fundamental science. Reading him is always an inspirational feast.” Per-Olov Wikström Director Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, UK

“Mario Bunge has over the years established himself as the prime exponent of a scientifically informed philosophy of man, society, and nature.” Nicholas Rescher Rights Information: Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy All language rights University of Pittsburgh, USA available.

244pp “What a privilege to have interacted with Mario Bunge. I have always been impressed by his Pub. date: Nov 2016 clarity, his curiosity, and his creativity, never shying away from any problem we humans are confronted with.” 978-981-3202-76-4 Ernst Pöppel US$70 / £58 Professor Emeritus of Medical Psychology Faculty of Medicine, University of Munich, Germany 978-981-3202-77-1(pbk) US$28 / £23 “No social scientists can afford to neglect Mario Bunge’s systemist, emergentist and materialist philosophy, which constitutes an invaluable benchmark against which most if not all prickly questions in contemporary philosophy of social science and social research can be assessed.” Poe Yuze Wan Sociology National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 21 “The sweep and depth of Bunge’s philosophy not only exposes the failures of modern political philosophy and political theory, but gives us the tools to confront today’s oppression, exploitation, and inequality with a critical, realist, and systemic approach.” Andreas Pickel Political Science Trent University, Peterbourough, Canada

Nearly all philosophers have dealt with the outcomes of scientific research, and have overlooked its philosophical presuppositions, such as those of rationality and realism. Although these presuppositions are mostly tacit and thus easily overlooked, actually they are supremely important, since some of them favor research whereas others hamper it. For instance, whereas subjectivism leads to navel gazing and uncontrolled fantasy, realism encourages us to explore the world and check our conjectures.

This book examines science in the making, a process it illustrates with many examples from

General amd Popular Science General amd Popular the natural, social, and biosocial sciences. Therefore it centers on the research process and its philosophical presuppositions. It claims that the latter constitutes a sort of matrix for conceiving and nurturing scientific projects.

Readership: Scientific teachers, professional biomedical researchers, practicing physicians, philosophers, graduate students of science or philosophy, science aficionados, and educated public.

From the Sun to the Stars By (author): James B Kaler (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)

The book begins at the Sun then travels through the solar system to see the stars, how they work, and ultimately what they mean to us. The idea is to provide an integrated view of the galaxy and its contents. Along the way we look at spectra, atmospheric phenomena, gravity and the laws of motion, telescopes and how they work, interstellar gas and dust, star birth and death, and planets orbiting other stars. Most popular books tend to focus on one particular topic. From the Sun to the Stars is one of the few that tells the story of the Sun against the background of other stars and other planets and, for that matter, of stars and other planets against the background of the Sun and solar system. This presents the subject with a breadth that few other books can match.

Key Features: • This book presents the topic with an integrated view, from the Sun and its planetary system to Rights Information: stellar evolution, to other stars and their orbiting exoplanets All language rights • An extended tour of the night-time sky followed by explanations of the various things seen available. • This book touches on the observational astronomy by discussing the basic designs of telescopes and recording devices 300pp Pub. date: Oct 2016 Contents: Introduction: What It’s All About; A Sunny Day; The Planets; Telescopes; A Celestial Tour; Out of Darkness; An Infinite Variety; Star Lives; Other Worlds. 978-981-3143-75-3 US$68 / £49 Readership: Everyone who is interested in the working of our solar system or other stars with their exoplanets. 978-981-3143-24-1(pbk) US$35 / £25

22 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 General amd Popular Science Meaning of Life and the Universe Transforming By (author): Mae-Wan Ho (Institute of Science in Society, UK)

The scope of this extraordinary selection of essays, distilled from nearly a thousand works that the author has written, is literally the entire universe and universe of knowledge. It charts the author’s quest for the meaning of life faced with a dominant knowledge system she regards as incoherent, meaningless, and often acting against people and planet. She shows how contemporary scientific findings across all disciplines already provide an authentic knowledge system that’s coherent with life and the universe. The aim is to transform science thoroughly from inspiration to research to applications that work for people and planet.

This book is simply unique in its scope and content. There is no equivalent. The author surveys and explains contemporary science in depth ranging over philosophy, anthropology, quantum physics and chemistry, neurobiology, psychology, genetics and epigenetics, cosmology, art, Rights Information: humanities, and mathematics. It presents a truly holistic view of nature, with profound implications All language rights for life in the social, political, and personal realm. available.

Key Features: 500pp • Unique in scope and content Pub. date: Jan 2017 • Author considered a major paradigm shifter • Presents a radically holistic view of knowledge and life 978-981-3108-85-1 US$128 / £106 Readership: Suitable for a whole range of readership — including school kids, undergraduates researchers, science enthusiasts of all ages, generally people who love science. Also specifically 978-981-3108-86-8(pbk) undergraduate students in cell biology, biophysics, biochemistry and quantum mechanics. US$45 / £37

More Friends than Foes Fantastic Stories about Viruses By (author): Karin Moelling (University of Zurich, Switzerland & Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany)

Influenza, AIDS, and Ebola: Viruses are normally defined as pathogens. Most viruses are, however, not enemies or killers. Well-known virologist and cancer researcher Karin Moelling describes surprising insights about a completely new and unexpected world of viruses. Viruses are ubiquitous, in the oceans, our environment, in animals, plants, bacteria, in our body, even in our genomes. They influence our weather, can contribute to control obesity, and can surprisingly be applied against threatening multi-resistant bacteria. The success story of the viruses started more than 3.5 billion years ago in the dawn of life when even cells did not exist. They are the superpower of life. There are more viruses on earth than stars in the sky. Viruses are everywhere. Some of them are incredibly ancient. Many viruses are hundredfold smaller than bacteria, but others are tenfold bigger and they were discovered only recently — the giant viruses, even deep Rights Information: within the permafrost where they were reactivated after 30,000 years. All language (except for Russian) rights available. The author talks about a completely new world of viruses, which are based on the most recent, in part her own research results. Could viruses have been our oldest ancestors? Have viruses even 300pp “invented” social behavior, do they lead to geniuses such as Mozart or Einstein — or alternatively Pub. date: Oct 2016 to cancer? They can help to cure cancer. In this book, the author made a clear distinction between what is fact and what is her vision. This book is written for a general audience and not just for the 978-981-3147-81-2 experts. Its aim is to stimulate thinking, and perhaps to attract more young scientists to enter this US$58 / £48 field of research. 978-981-3147-82-9(pbk) Readership: All US$26 / £18

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 23 Nobel Prizes and Notable Discoveries By (author): Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden)

“Have you ever wondered how the tight-lipped Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine picks its winners? If so, your curiosity will be immensely satisfied when you read this book by Erling Norrby, a Karolinska Insitute insider. Norrby reveals in fascinating and scholarly detail the recently released controversial nominations and intense committee discussions of eight different Nobel prizes, including the 1963 prize to Eccles, Hodgkin and Huxley (ionic control of nerve impulses), the 1964 prize to Bloch and Lynen (synthesis of cholesterol), and the 1965 prize to Jacob, Lwoff and Monod (gene regulation).” Joseph L Goldstein Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1985

Rights Information: “In this, his third book on Nobel prizes in the life sciences, Erling Norrby again combines some All language rights of the detailed discussions of the Nobel Prize Committees with his own brilliant review of the General amd Popular Science General amd Popular intellectual history of the field. In the current volume Norrby covers not only the major prizes in available. Neuroscience given in the 1960s, but he also traces the history of neuroscience from its onset to almost the present day. This is an extraordinary contribution to the Nobel Prize and to the 500pp intellectual history of modern biological science.” Pub. date: Oct 2016 Eric Kandel 978-981-3144-63-7 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2000 US$78 / £56

“This book is unique: a guided tour through the archives of the Nobel Committees, revealing their 978-981-3144-64-4(pbk) deliberations made public after 50 years; a primer on the relevant science; and a human interest US$38 / £27 story, leavened with anecdotes and personal reflections. It is a scientific whodunit, explaining the relative contributions of many great chemists and biologists, not only those who won the Prize, but also the brilliant and important contributors who did not. For sheer readability and entertainment, there is no other book on science quite like it.” Roger Kornberg Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2006

This is the third book in a series presenting Nobel Prizes in the life sciences using the remarkably rich archives of nominations and reviews which are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have been made. The two previous books are Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences (2010) and Nobel Prizes and Nature’s Surprises (2013).

The present book discusses the prizes in physiology or medicine 1963–65. The 1963 prize recognized milestone discoveries in the field of neurosciences, the way electrical impulses are generated and spread in nerves. The impressive developments of insights into tantalizing brain functions, like consciousness and memory, is discussed in the perspective of prizes both before and after the 1963 prize. The prize in 1964 marked the advanced biochemical venture that led to a full understanding of the synthesis of cholesterol, a central molecule for providing flexibility of the membranes of the trillions of cell in our body. The importance of this molecule for the appearance of cardiovascular diseases and the possibilities to prevent them is presented in the light of other prizes earlier and later in this field. The 1965 prize recognized three impressive French intellectuals, Lwoff, Monod and Jacob. Their contributions allowed the full maturation of the initial phase of the emerging field of molecular biology. The comprehension of the information flow from DNA via RNA to proteins was the source of a revolution of life sciences and of medicine.

Readership: General.

24 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 General amd Popular Science Pursuing the Elixir of Life Chinese Medicine for Health By (author): Hong Hai (NTU, Singapore & The Renhai Clinci, Singapore) & Karen Wee (The Renhai Clinci, Singapore)

Since time immemorial Man has pursued the elusive elixir of life. The wisdom of ancient Chinese medicine declared immortality unattainable, but offered the elixir of longevity through lifestyle, diet, the judicious use of herbal tonics and the practice of subtle but powerful exercises of qigong and taijiquan.

This concise volume explains in modern scientific language the principles of ancient Chinese methods of health and the practice of yangsheng 养生 or life cultivation. Natural holistic solutions to health issues and the intricacies of Chinese diagnosis and therapies are brilliantly exposed, complete with detailed descriptions of herbs, acupuncture and tuina. Rights Information: Discover appetizing recipes for soups, porridges and teas that give you that healthy glow and All language rights nourish your body and soul. Based on a series of popular lectures by the authors, this book opens available. a new chapter in your pursuit of a long and fulfilling life. It is also excellent preparation for more advanced studies in Chinese medicine. 232pp Readership: General readers interested in cultivating health; students and practitioners of Pub. date: Nov 2016 medicine and healthcare who wish to gain a modern insight into the mysteries of Chinese medicine. 978-981-3207-03-5 US$58 / £48

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Runnerdotes A Collection of Anecdotes from Inspirational Runners Edited by: Adrian Mok (Hivelocity Pte Ltd, Singapore) & The Nutgraf

This book documents short stories of inspirational local runners who were involved in the creation of Sundown Marathon or had participated and succeeded in the night race. Featuring the likes of Adrian Mok, Mok Ying Ren, Neo Jie Shi and many others, this collection features stories that uncover some of their own personal journeys and insights into their running experiences. By showcasing how these runners persevere in search of success, it is hoped that this book can inspire others to overcome their challenges and achieve their dreams. Runnerdotes: A Collection of Anecdotes from Inspirational Runners is a tribute to those who helped shape the running scene in Singapore.

Contents: Conquering the Night (Adrian Mok); The Happy Runner (Jenny Huang); Keeping the Faith (Ashley Liew); Eat, Drink, and Run Merry (Lim Baoying); Squeezing It All In (Mok Ying Ren); Rights Information: The Experimental Runner (Andy Neo); The Road to Rio (Neo Jie Shi); Going for Gold (Soh Rui All language rights Yong); Just Run (Jeanette Wang); From Late-Bloomer to SEA Games Athlete (Melvin Wong Yao available. Hian); Don’t Stop Running (Adrian Mok). 136pp Key Features: Pub. date: Feb 2017 • Feature stories which inspire individuals to overcome their personal challenges and achieve their dreams 978-981-3222-12-0(pbk) • Narrate the creation of Sundown Marathon US$28 / £23 • Showcase some of the top runners such as Mok Ying Ren, Neo Jie Shi and Adrian Mok

Readership: Running enthusiasts and those interested in Sundown Marathon..

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 25 Solving Everyday Problems with the Scientific Method Thinking Like a Scientist 2nd Edition By (author): Don K Mak, Angela T Mak & Anthony B Mak

Praise for the First Edition: “The book was fun: a clever and entertaining introduction to basic logical thinking and maths.” John Moffat Professor Emeritus in Physics University of Toronto

“This ingenious and entertaining volume should be useful to anyone in the general public interested in self-help books; undergraduate students majoring in education or behavioral Rights Information: psychology; and graduates and researchers interested in problem-solving, creativity, and scientific All language rights General amd Popular Science General amd Popular research methodology.” available. Journal of Chemical Education

300pp Pub. date: Oct 2016 This book describes how one can use The Scientific Method to solve everyday problems including medical ailments, health issues, money management, traveling, shopping, cooking, household 978-981-3145-29-0 chores, etc. It illustrates how to exploit the information collected from our five senses, how to solve US$55 / £40 problems when no information is available for the present problem situation, how to increase our chances of success by redefining a problem, and how to extrapolate our capabilities by seeing a 978-981-3145-30-6(pbk) relationship among heretofore unrelated concepts. US$25 / £18 One should formulate a hypothesis as early as possible in order to have a sense of direction regarding which path to follow. Occasionally, by making wild conjectures, creative solutions can transpire. However, hypotheses need to be well-tested. Through this way, The Scientific Method can help readers solve problems in both familiar and unfamiliar situations. Containing real-life examples of how various problems are solved — for instance, how some observant patients cure their own illnesses when medical experts have failed — this book will train readers to observe what others may have missed and conceive what others may not have contemplated. With practice, they will be able to solve more problems than they could previously imagine.

In this second edition, the authors have added some more theories which they hope can help in solving everyday problems. At the same time, they have updated the book by including quite a few examples which they think are interesting.

Key Features: • First edition was translated into Korean, Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese, Arabic and Turkish • Demonstrates how to cope with problems in both familiar and unfamiliar situations, using The Scientific Method • Redefines problems by viewing the problem situation from different levels and perspectives • Formulates solution methodology by borrowing ideas from economics, philosophy, logic, statistics, probability theory and scientific research • Offers test-driven recommendations, supported with real-life examples • Includes more theories and interesting examples in the second edition

Readership: General public interested in self-help books; undergraduates majoring in education and behavioral psychology; graduates and researchers with research interests in problem solving, creativity and scientific research methodology.

26 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 General amd Popular Science The Ultimate Chinese Martial Art The Science of the Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms and its Wellness Applications By (author): Jun Feng Li (World Academic Society of Medical Qigong, China), Chun Yan Ge (Inner Martial Art Research Association of Singapore, Singapore) & Tong Luo (Toppan Semiconductor Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore)

The Ultimate Chinese Martial Art — The Science of the Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms and the Wellness Applications has three well integrated parts. Part One describes the cultural, historical and scientific background of the mysterious inner style martial art — Bagua Palm — which used to be taught in a small circle of the Royal families in China. Part Two gives a brief and yet detailed instructions on the techniques and step by step exercises of Bagua Palms with illustrations, including the example of the famous Weaving Stance Bagua 64 Forms. Part Three summarizes the wellness applications of the Bagua Palms as an inner style Chinese martial art. Rights Information: The aim of this book is to help all people on this planet to have a better understanding about All language rights wellness and the most effective way to achieve it. The book will thus ultimately make its way to available. the short list of books which truly leave their marks on the progress of human civilization. The less than sophisticated style of writing makes this book an easy and helpful reading for people from 200pp all walks of life. Pub. date: Sep 2016

This book is not just about Chinese martial art. It is also about the link between Chinese culture 978-981-4749-28-2 and martial art. With practical instructions on the actual exercise, this book will benefit not just US$55 / £36 practitioners and trainers in Chinese martial art but effectively all people who read it. This book is not only going to be the martial art book of the year, but the martial art book of the 21st century. 978-981-4749-29-9(pbk) US$29 / £19 This is the first martial art book written by martial art practitioners who have thorough understanding of both physics and actual fighting, with a solid background in Chinese culture. All the three authors of the book have over 40 years of extensive experience each in Chinese martial art. In contrast to conventional Chinese martial art scripts, this book is written by three Chinese authors in plain and vivid English, which is both filled with true understanding of the unique part of Chinese culture and tuned to the cognitive habits of the westerners.

Readership: People from all walks of life.

Key Features: • This is the first martial art book written by people who have thorough understanding of both physics and actual fighting, with a solid background in Chinese culture and all the three authors of the book have over 40 years of extensive experience each in Chinese martial art • Different from conventional Chinese martial art scripts, this book is written by the Chinese in plain and vivid English, which is both filled with true understanding of the unique part of Chinese culture and tuned to the cognitive habits of the westerners • There are a few key innovative ideas and concepts which separate this book from any other martial art books and make it an indispensible read

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 27 Biocommunication Sign-Mediated Interactions between Cells and Organisms Edited by: Richard Gordon (Gulf Specimen Aquarium & Marine Laboratory, USA & Wayne State University, USA) & Joseph Seckbach (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

All coordination between cells, organs, and organisms depends on successful biocommunicative Life Sciences processes. There are abundant cases of communication in the biological world, both within (intraspecific) and between (interspecific) single-cell and multicellular microorganisms and higher animal forms.

Split into two parts, this book first looks at the history, development and progress within the field of biocommunication. The second part presents real-life case studies and investigation into examples of biocommunication in the biological world. Among the organisms covered are bacteria, fungi, Rights Information: plants, terrestrial and marine animals, including bonobos, chimpanzees and dolphins, as well All language rights as a new theory of communication between parts in developing embryos (cybernetic embryos). Contributions from international experts in the field provide up-to-date research and results, while available. in depth analysis expands on these findings to pave the way for future discoveries. As the first comprehensive review of its kind, it is perfect for undergraduates, graduates, professionals and 700pp researchers in the field of life sciences. Pub. date: Nov 2016

Key Features: 978-1-78634-044-3 • New volume describing some of world’s natural wonders of bio-communication US$248 / £206 • The book has contributions by experts in their research fields • This volume covers a wide range of organisms that demonstrate Bio-Communication

Readership: Undergraduates, graduates, professionals and researchers in the field of life sciences.

GMO Sapiens The Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies By (author): Paul Knoepfler (UC Davis)

“What I find troubling, exciting but scary, is that I find myself agreeing with an undertone, I do not support human germline genetic modification but with all the new information and perspectives available to me I have found myself questioning my own views and will be watching any developments with a fascinated interest I would rather not admit to.” The NODE

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) including plants and the foods made from them, are a hot topic of debate today, but soon related technology could go much further and literally change what it means to be human. Scientists are on the verge of being able to create people who are GMOs.

Rights Information: Should they do it? Could we become a healthier and ‘better’ species or might eugenics go viral All language (except leading to a real, new world of genetic dystopia? GMO Sapiens tackles such questions by taking for Simplified Chinese, a fresh look at the cutting-edge biotech discoveries that have made genetically modified people Korean, Japanese and possible. German) rights available. Bioengineering, genomics, synthetic biology, and stem cells are changing sci-fi into reality before our eyes. This book will capture your imagination with its clear, approachable writing style. 284pp It will draw you into the fascinating discussion of the life-changing science of human genetic Pub. date: Nov 2015 modification.

978-981-4667-00-5 Readership: Undergraduate biology majors, graduate biology majors, non-experts interested in US$68 / £45 GMOs, biologists and teenagers interested in cloning and human genetic modification.

978-981-4678-53-7(pbk) Key Features: US$28 / £18 • Books on this hot new topic of creating GMO people are rare, tend to be out-of-date, or have narrow topic ranges • The goal of this book is to educate and entertain an educated lay audience about human genetic modification

28 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Life Sciences Textbook of Structural Biology 2nd Edition By (author): Anders Liljas (Lund University, Sweden), Lars Liljas (Uppsala University, Sweden), Miriam-Rose Ash (The University of Sydney, Australia), Göran Lindblom (Umeå University, Sweden), Poul Nissen (Aarhus University, Denmark) & Morten Kjeldgaard (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Reviews of the First Edition: “It is a marvelous book to learn or be reminded of all the structural information that I often want to know. At the same time it is a marvelous teaching book for new grad students or any kind of interested student. It replaces the now much older Branden and Tooze. There have now been quite a few similar kind of books, but this is as complete a book as I have seen, written in simple words, easy to follow with excellent illustrations.” Michael Rossman Hanley Professor of Biological Sciences Rights Information: Purdue University All language rights available.

“This text provides a well thought out and reasonably current survey of structural biology … 600pp I enjoyed reading this book and recommend it for an advanced level class in structural biology or Pub. date: Aug 2016 as a current reference text.” Protein Crystallography Newsletter 978-981-3142-46-6 US$158 / £114

“Overall, the quality and feel of the book is of a handsomely produced volume.” 978-981-3142-47-3(pbk) Crystallography Reviews US$95 / £68

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic principles of structural biology, as well as an up-to-date summary of some main directions of research in the field. The relationship between structure and function is described in detail for soluble proteins, membrane proteins, membranes, and nucleic acids.

There are several books covering protein structure and function, but none that give a complete picture, including nucleic acids, lipids, membranes and carbohydrates, all being of central importance in structural biology.

The book covers state-of-the-art research in various areas. It is unique for its breadth of coverage by experts in the fields. The book is richly illustrated with more than 400 color figures to highlight the wide range of structures.

Key Features: • The book covers research in the separate areas • The breadth of the coverage by experts in the fields • The book is rich in color illustrations to highlight the wide range of structures

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in structural biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biology and medicine.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 29 Crystal Chemistry From Basics to Tools for Materials Creation By (author): Gérard Ferey (University of Versailles, France)

Devoted to a diverse group of solid state scientists, the book has two objectives, both relating to structural chemistry: (i) a progressive analytic familiarization with the main parameters that govern the organization of crystallized matter and related crystal structures, (ii) a study of what are the various ways to ‘read’ a structure far beyond its representation in scientific articles. Hence, the

Material Science reader will, from numerous examples illustrated in color, analyze what are the main characteristics of these structures, from their geometric characteristics, their coordination polyhedra, their connections with the resulting dimensionalities of these solids, including also the defects they exhibit, before looking at possibilities to classify structures, within which recurrence laws can emerge.

Rights Information: Chemists are required to understand the potentials of a new structure for becoming future All language rights materials scientists. The first part of the book is by no means a database for known structures, available. but facilitates a progressive understanding of the organization of the solid state. With these tools in hand, the reader is invited in the later part of the book to analyze new structures, and to also 264pp use new concepts for viewing structures in a more synthetic way for the future. Such new vision Pub. date: Dec 2016 is already leading to the creation of completely new solids with outstanding characteristics that find applications in societal problems concerning energy, energy savings, environment and health. 978-981-3144-18-7 US$98 / £81 The content is not exclusively academic but relates to the creation of innovative materials, through a more physical approach, that might condition the future of materials. 978-981-3144-19-4(pbk) Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in solid state sciences, coordination US$55 / £46 chemists and physicists.

Key Features: • Presents a new accessible way for students and young researchers to understand solid state in a pedagogical way • Detailed illustrations in color facilitates clarity and comprehension

A Beginner’s Further Guide to Mathematical Logic By (author): Raymond Smullyan

This is the final book written by the late great puzzle master and logician, Dr. Raymond Smullyan.

This book is a sequel to my Beginner’s Guide to Mathematical Logic.

Mathematics The previous volume deals with elements of propositional and first-order logic, contains a bit on formal systems and recursion, and concludes with chapters on Gödel’s famous incompleteness theorem, along with related results.

The present volume begins with a bit more on propositional and first-order logic, followed by what I would call a “fein” chapter, which simultaneously generalizes some results from recursion theory, first-order arithmetic systems, and what I dub a “decision machine.” Then come five chapters on formal systems, recursion theory and metamathematical applications in a general setting. Rights Information: The concluding five chapters are on the beautiful subject of combinatory logic, which is not only All language rights intriguing in its own right, but has important applications to computer science. Argonne National available. Laboratory is especially involved in these applications, and I am proud to say that its members have found use for some of my results in combinatory logic. 288pp Pub. date: Nov 2016 This book does not cover such important subjects as set theory, model theory, proof theory, and modern developments in recursion theory, but the reader, after studying this volume, will be amply 978-981-4730-99-0 prepared for the study of these more advanced topics. US$68 / £56 Readership: Undergraduates in mathematics. 978-981-4725-72-9(pbk) US$24 / £20

30 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Mathematics Mathematics Problem-Solving Challenges for Secondary School Students and Beyond By (author): David Linker (City University of New York, USA) & Alan Sultan (City University of New York, USA)

This book is a rare resource consisting of problems and solutions similar to those seen in mathematics contests from around the world. It is an excellent training resource for high school students who plan to participate in mathematics contests, and a wonderful collection of problems that can be used by teachers who wish to offer their advanced students some challenging nontraditional problems to work on to build their problem solving skills. It is also an excellent source of problems for the mathematical hobbyist who enjoys solving problems on various levels.

Problems are organized by topic and level of difficulty and are cross-referenced by type, making finding many problems of a similar genre easy. An appendix with the mathematical formulas needed to solve the problems has been included for the reader’s convenience. We expect that Rights Information: this book will expand the mathematical knowledge and help sharpen the skills of students in high All language rights schools, universities and beyond. available.

Readership: High school students, teachers and general public interested in exciting mathematics 196pp problems. Pub. date: Feb 2016

978-981-4730-03-7(pbk) US$28 / £18

The Mathematics That Power Our World How Is It Made? By (author): Joseph Khoury (University of Ottawa, Canada) & Gilles Lamothe (University of Ottawa, Canada)

The Mathematics That Power Our World: How Is It Made? is an attempt to unveil the hidden mathematics behind the functioning of many of the devices we use on a daily basis. For the past years, discussions on the best approach in teaching and learning mathematics have shown how much the world is divided on this issue. The one reality we seem to agree on globally is the fact that our new generation is lacking interest and passion for the subject. One has the impression that the vast majority of young students finishing high school or in their early post-secondary studies are more and more divided into two main groups when it comes to the perception of mathematics. The first group looks at mathematics as a pure academic subject with little connection to the real world. The second group considers mathematics as a set of tools that a computer can be programmed to use and thus, a basic knowledge of the subject is sufficient. This book serves Rights Information: as a middle ground between these two views. Many of the elegant and seemingly theoretical All language rights concepts of mathematics are linked to state-of-the-art technologies. The topics of the book are available. selected carefully to make that link more relevant. They include: digital calculators, basics of data compression and the Huffman coding, the JPEG standard for data compression, the GPS system studied both from the receiver and the satellite ends, image processing and face recognition. 204pp Pub. date: May 2016 This book is a great resource for mathematics educators in high schools, colleges and universities who want to engage their students in advanced readings that go beyond the classroom 978-981-4730-84-6 discussions. It is also a solid foundation for anyone thinking of pursuing a career in science US$55 / £40 or engineering. All efforts were made so that the exposition of each topic is as clear and self- contained as possible and thus, appealing to anyone trying to broaden his mathematical horizons. 978-981-3144-08-8(pbk) US$28 / £20 Key Features: • The book strikes a delicate balance between relevant common applications and a reasonable dose of mathematics • The mathematical proofs included are written in a way to assist students make a transition to higher level courses where tedious and detailed proofs are required • The reader starts every chapter with a clear expectation on the level of mathematics involved ˆ Chapters are made as independent as possible to give the reader the flexibility to start at any point of the book

Readership: Advanced high school students, undergraduates and teachers interested in the mathemtics that drive many modern technologies.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 31 The Power of Computational Thinking Games, Magic and Puzzles to Help You Become a Computational Thinker By (author): Paul Curzon (Queen Mary University of London, UK) & Peter W McOwan (Queen Mary University of London, UK)

Mathematics “A huge need and an outstanding author team with a glowing track record in this precise area. What more do you want?” Simon Peyton Jones (FRS) Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK

“A wonderful book full of ideas with which to inspire and engage in computational thinking. Core concepts and principles are brought to life in fun and engaging ways through puzzles, magic tricks and games. This is a must-have book for Computing teachers.” Rights Information: Dr Kevin R Bond All language (except for Managing Director Russian) rights available. Educational Computing Services Ltd

232pp Pub. date: Jan 2017 The Power of Computational Thinking shows that learning to think can be fascinating fun.

978-1-78634-183-9 • Can you become a computational thinker? US$58 / £48 • Can machines have brains? • Do computers really see and understand the world? 978-1-78634-184-6(pbk) • Can games help us to study nature, save lives and design the future? US$24 / £20 • Can you use computational thinking in your everyday activities?

Yes, and this book shows you how.

Computational thinking has changed the way we all live, work and play. It has changed the way science is done too; won wars, created whole new industries and saved lives. It is at the heart of computer programming and is a powerful approach to problem solving, with or without computers. It is so important that many countries now require that primary school children learn the skills.

Professors Paul Curzon and Peter McOwan of Queen Mary University of London have written a unique and enjoyable introduction. They describe the elements of computational thinking — such as algorithmic thinking, decomposition, abstraction and pattern matching — in an entertaining and accessible way, using magic tricks, games and puzzles, as well as through real and challenging problems that computer scientists work on.

This book gives you a head start in learning the skills needed for coding, and will improve your real life problem solving skills. It will help you design and evaluate new technologies, as well as understand both your own brain and the digital world in a deeper way.

Readership: School pupils studying the new programming based national curriculum in computer science, and teachers’ upskilling to teach programming. The book may also be useful for first year computer science undergraduate students.

32 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Mathematics Problem-Solving Strategies in Mathematics From Common Approaches to Exemplary Strategies By (author): Alfred S Posamentier (Mercy College New York, USA) & Stephen Krulik (Temple University, USA)

This book introduces ten problem-solving strategies by first presenting the strategy and then applying it to problems in elementary mathematics. In doing so, first the common approach is shown, and then a more elegant strategy is provided. Elementary mathematics is used so that the reader can focus on the strategy and not be distracted by some more sophisticated mathematics.

Readership: Undergraduates and general public interested in Mathematics.

Key Features: • Each author has more than 50 years of experience in the field • Problem solving in mathematics is the key element for success in the field Rights Information: • The strategies presented can be applied to many other applications — beyond mathematics All language (except Japanese) rights available.

250pp Pub. date: Mar 2015

978-981-4651-62-2 US$54 / £36

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Strategy Games to Enhance Problem-Solving Ability in Mathematics By (author): Alfred S Posamentier (Long Island University, New York, USA), Stephen Krulik (Temple University, Philadelphia, USA)

Games are seen only for recreation. However, this book shows that games can be used to strengthen problem-solving skills and beyond. This book presents strategy games and discusses for each one solutions towards a winning position in the game. In most cases, these strategies are analogous to problem-solving strategies in mathematics. Readers are also exposed to a wide variety of games from several different cultures, which will broaden the perspective of the readers.

Contents: An Introduction to Strategy Games; Tic-Tac-Toe Games; Blocking Games; Games Requiring an Ongoing Change of Strategies; Miscellaneous Strategy Games; Suggestions and Strategies for Selected Games; Game Boards for Various Strategy Games; Rights Information: Key Features: All language rights • The books presents a wide range of games, some of the strategy games are not known to available. general public 136pp • Aside from presenting a starting strategy, the book then presents the best winning strategy for Pub. date: Nov 2016 each game

• Unique approach to considering problem-solving methods camouflaged in game-winning 978-981-3146-33-4 strategies US$48 / £40

Readership: Students and general public interested in mathematics in strategy games and 978-981-3146-34-1(pbk) problem solving. US$24 / £20

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 33 Alzheimer’s Disease Decoded The History, Present, and Future of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia By (author): Ronald Sahyouni (UC Irvine), Jefferson Chen (UC Irvine) &

Medicine Aradhana Verma (UC San Francisco)

The book aims to present, educate and inform individuals about Alzheimer’s disease in a comprehensive manner. Its scope ranges from the discovery of the disease, epidemiology and basic biological principles underlying it, to advanced stem cell therapies used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s. It adopts a “global” perspective on Alzheimer’s disease, and include epidemiological data and science from countries around the world.

Alzheimer’s disease is a rapidly growing problem seen in every country around the world. This is the first and only comprehensive book to cover Alzheimer’s disease, and includes the most Rights Information: updated literature and scientific progress in the field of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease All language (except for research. Simplified Chinese and Most books on the market that focus on Alzheimer’s disease are targeted at caregivers as practical Dutch) rights available. advice on how to deal with loved ones with the disease. This book instead is a comprehensive and popular science book that can be read by anyone with an interest in learning more about the 200pp disease. Pub. date: Aug 2016 Dr. Jefferson Chen MD, PhD, co-author, participated in the world’s first surgical clinical trial using 978-981-3109-24-7 shunts to treat Alzheimer’s disease. His first-hand involvement in a clinical trial for patients with US$58 / £38 Alzheimer’s disease and experience treating Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) which is commonly misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease lends a unique perspective. 978-981-3109-25-4(pbk) US$28 / £18 This book with appeal to a wide audience, regardless of their scientific or educational background.

Key Features: • We approach Alzheimer’s disease in a comprehensive and global manner, from its history to the latest scientific discoveries in the field. No other book provides readers with the thoroughness and explanation of complex scientific topics like ours. Additionally, this book does not focus on Alzheimer’s only in the United States, but rather, how Alzheimer’s disease affects individuals around the world • Dr. Jefferson Chen MD, PhD, co-author, participated in the world’s first surgical clinical trial using shunts to treat Alzheimer’s disease. His first-hand involvement in a clinical trial for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and experience treating Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) which commonly is misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease lends a unique perspective. As Director of NeuroTrauma at UCI medical center, he is involved in many up-front initiatives to mitigate the long term effects of traumatic brain injury • We wrote this book with the intention of making it readable and understandable by a wide audience, regardless of their scientific or educational background. We explain simply and succinctly any topic which is discussed in the book, and ensure that readers understand the information that is presented by using real world examples and personal anecdotes to humanize the subject matter

Readership: Interested lay public.

34 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Medicine Principles of Chinese Medicine 2nd Edition A Modern Interpretation By (author): Hai Hong (NTU, Singapore)

“Despite its efficacy in treating ailments (for some of which Western medicine offers no cure), traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) continues to be regarded with skepticism in the West. To a large extent, this is due to the fact that TCM practitioners have been unable to explain TCM theories using Western scientific categories. A TCM physician who was also trained in the philosophy of science at Cambridge and the London School of Economics, Hong Hai offers a fresh and at times iconoclastic interpretation of Chinese medicine. This is without doubt the most important contribution to the field in the modern era. At last, Chinese medicine makes sense. Surprisingly accessible, this work is a must read for doctors East and West.” Michael Tai, PhD (Cambridge) Research Associate, Cambridge University Rights Information: “This is a book which should not be missed by anyone with an interest in Chinese medicine.” All language rights Emeritus Professor Donald Gillies available. Dept of Science and Technology Studies, University College, London 350pp “A fascinating book with special implications for medical professionals evaluating TCM as a Pub. date: Jul 2015 genuine science and therapeutic armamentaria.” The American Journal of Chinese Medicine 978-1-78326-799-6 US$95 / £63 “I enjoyed reading the book and applaud the seriousness with which the author tackles the difficult problem of evaluating TCM and his recognition of the amount of work that still has to be done.” 978-1-78326-800-9(pbk) Professor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd US$45 / £30 Needham Research Institute, Cambridge University

“A scientific, historical, philosophical and at times unconventional interpretation of TCM. It is a refreshing read and highly recommended to anyone who wishes to explore and understand TCM better in order to improve and maintain one’s health.” Dr Koh Hwee Ling, Associate Professor Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore

“The core of this book deals with the epistemological issues concerning the scientific status of medical conjectures in Traditional Chinese Medicine, very intelligently written and bringing to bear a great deal of common sense and good philosophy. There is much that is highly original in it.” Peter J Clark Professor Philosophy, University of St Andrews

“Lucid, brilliant explanation of the terminology and principles of TCM and its approach to the management of syndromes. This is a book that anyone with even the slightest interest in complementary medicine should read.” Dr Teoh Eng Soon MBBS, MD, FRCOG, FACS Gynecologist and former lecturer, NUS Medical School

“Approaching the theories of traditional Chinese medicine from the perspectives of the contemporary philosophy of science, this book is an important contribution to both of these two fields. It has expanded the intellectual horizons to better understand traditional Chinese medicine.” Jing-Bao Nie, BMed, MMed, MA, PhD Bioethics Centre, University of Otago

As the world’s most comprehensive and deeply researched system of alternative and complementary medicine, Chinese medicine enjoys a large following in scientifically developed communities. Yet its concepts and principles have been shrouded in mystery and obscure language. This path-breaking book strips this ancient science of its mystique and metaphysical pretentions and interprets it to strike common ground with biomedical science. Concepts like qi and meridians are interpreted not as physical entities, but as constructs to facilitate diagnosis and therapy using heuristic models. Written for medical professionals, philosophers of medicine and discerning readers interested in holistic therapies, the book offers a unique perspective of Chinese medicine in an advanced biomedical world. It has practical chapters on cardiovascular disease, irritable bowel syndrome and cancer, and a compilation of Chinese herbs. This second edition of the acclaimed Theory of Chinese Medicine has new material on chronic diseases and the intriguing possible convergence of biomedicine and TCM.

Readership: Medical professionals, both Western medical doctors and TCM practitioners; librarians of TCM professional associations and teaching institutes; scholars interested in the theoretical basis for Chinese medicine, and the informed general reader seeking to understand the rationale and applicability of Chinese medical therapies to enhance their health.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 35 Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Science, and the Fight Against Allergic Disease By (author): Xiu-Min Li (Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, USA & Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA) & Henry Ehrlich (asthmaallergieschildren.com) Medicine This book represents a new and hopeful paradigm for treatment of diseases that are spreading globally as countries adopt Western lifestyles and standards of living. It describes the phenomenal science and clinical efficacy of the work of Dr Xiu-Min Li across a broad array of immune and inflammatory diseases. These include food allergies, asthma, eczema, “new” diseases such as mast cell disorders, obesity, and mental health problems that are part of a worldwide “epidemic of progress”.

The most allergic people are caught in a cycle of medication, steroid dependency, emergency hospitalization, and curtailing their activities and diets to avoid triggers. Children are “losing Rights Information: their childhoods.” They are fighting a battle against diet, climate change, and environmental All language rights degradation. Dr Li offers them hope by healing the entire immune system, not just address available. symptoms. In her practice Dr Li treats complex combinations of allergic diseases for all ages, from infancy through adulthood, bringing relief to people who have suffered terribly from oozing, 184pp bleeding skin, desperate breathing disorders, and life-threatening food allergies. She uses her Pub. date: Apr 2016 vast knowledge of biochemistry to improve on the traditional decoctions to create refined versions suitable for modern tastes and lifestyles. In contrast with Western pharmaceuticals, which are the 978-981-4733-68-7 study of “one molecule’s effects on one other molecule” Dr Li’s work shows the effects of multiple US$55 / £36 molecules on multiple other molecules. Increasing numbers of scientists are beginning to see the possibilities for their own research, with the prospects for more collaborations with prestigious 978-981-4733-69-4(pbk) institutions around the world. US$28 / £18 Key Features: • Features a foreword by one of the most esteemed allergists in America, Dr Renata Engler • Many patient case histories show how this treatment can achieve dramatic turnarounds in patients’ qualities of life. All of it is told with an eye to clarifying complex science and bring to life the plight of patients who are suffering from “incurable” diseases

Readership: Allergists, Immunologists, Pulmonigists; Dermatology, Food Allergy Parents, Asthma Parnts, parents of very eczemataous children, TCM childern practitioners and students, National Eczema Association; American Lung Association, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Unravelling Complexities in Genetics and Genomics Impact on Diagnosis Counseling and Management By (author): Moyra Smith (UC Irvine)

Unravelling Complexities in Genetics and Genomics: Impact on Diagnosis Counseling and Management reviews recent advances in defining genetic and genomic factors that play important roles in diseases in humans. It includes discussions on new technologies in DNA and RNA sequencing, genome analysis, and bioinformatics applied to the study of patients with specific disorders and to normal populations, and illustrates how modern molecular techniques can improve diagnoses and enable the design of specific targeted therapies and methods of prevention. Additional emphasis is placed on the genetic variants and genomic risk factors related to the development of complex common disorders, including neurobehavioral and neurocognitive disorders in children and adults and late onset disorders in adults, including atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. Rights Information: Physicians, nurses, genetic counselors, graduate students in genetics and genomics will find this All language rights book a valuable read. available. Key Features: 350pp • Contains up-to-date information on analyses of mechanisms through which genetic and genomic Pub. date: Sep 2016 factors lead to pathology and manifestations of rare and common diseases • Includes clinical and molecular studies such as immune deficiencies, neurocognitive and 978-981-4759-46-5 neurobehavioral disorders, metabolic disorders, and malignancy US$78 / £51

Readership: Physicians, nurses, genetic counselors, graduate students in genetics and genomics.

36 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Nanotechnology Lessons from Nanoelectronics Rights Information: A New Perspective on Transport — Volume A: Basic Concepts All language rights 2nd Edition available. By (author): Supriyo Datta (Purdue University, USA) 284pp Pub. date: Mar 2017 Everyone is familiar with the amazing performance of a modern smartphone, powered by a billion- plus nanotransistors, each having an active region that is barely a few hundred atoms long. The 978-981-3209-73-2 same amazing technology has also led to a deeper understanding of the nature of current flow US$118 / £98 and heat dissipation on an atomic scale which is of broad relevance to the general problems of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics that pervade many different fields. 978-981-3209-74-9(pbk) US$48 / £40 This book is based on a set of two online courses originally offered in 2012 on nanoHUB-U and more recently in 2015 on edX. In preparing the second edition the author decided to split it into parts A and B titled Basic Concepts and Quantum Transport respectively, along the lines of the two courses. A list of available video lectures corresponding to different sections of this volume is provided upfront.

To make these lectures accessible to anyone in any branch of science or engineering, the author assume very little background beyond linear algebra and differential equations. However, the author will be discussing advanced concepts that should be of interest even to specialists, who are encouraged to look at his earlier books for additional technical details.

Key Features: • Based on a physically insightful approach that not only conveys the key concepts of nanoelectronics, but also their relevance to other non-equilibrium problems like heat flow, spin flow and entropy flow • The chapters are keyed to video lectures from the online courses offered on nanoHUB-U and on edX • The author received the 2008 IEEE Technical Field Award for graduate teaching “for his unique approach to quantum transport that has inspired and educated graduate students in the field of nanoscale electronic devices”

Readership: Students and professionals in any branch of science or engineering.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 37 43 Visions for Complexity Edited by: Stefan Thurner (Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria)

Coping with the complexities of the social world in the 21st century requires deeper quantitative and predictive understanding. Forty-three internationally acclaimed scientists and thinkers share their vision for complexity science in the next decade in this invaluable book. Topics cover how complexity and big data science could help society to tackle the great challenges ahead, and how the newly established Complexity Science Hub Vienna might be a facilitator on this path.

Nonlinear Science Contents: Inevitability of Interdisciplinary Approaches (Bertil Andersson); Complexity is Practical in Its Insights (W Brian Arthur); The Prediction Paradigm has to Shift (Paul Bourgine); The Net will be the Place Where Most Interactions will Take Place (Guido Caldarelli); Human Behavior is Extremely Predictable (Simon De Deo); Society has Become a Global Information Processing System (Tiziana Di Matteo); Complexity is the Science of Integration (Albert Diaz-Guilera); We Rights Information: have an Increasing Need to Model Ourselves (J Doyne Farmer); Entering an Era of Synthesis of All language rights Modeling (Stephen Guerin); We Need to Build an Upgraded, Digital Democracy (Dirk Helbing); available. It is an Illusion to Think That Things Exist (Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen); The Adjacent Possible is Relational (Stuart Kauffman); Results can be Used for Better or Worse (János Kertész); The Law 92pp of Unintended Consequences (Imre Kondor); We Ignore the Disciplines (David Krakauer); Social Pub. date: Nov 2016 Media Blurred the Distinction Between Author and Reader (Renaud Lambiotte); Infrastructure Tsunami Could Easily Dwarf Climate Change (Stephen Lansing); Cost to Set Up Common 978-981-3206-84-7 Languages (Vito Latora); Address the Major Societal Challenges (Manfred Laubichler); Where US$28 / £23 Creativity and Innovation are Much Needed Fuels (Vittorio Loreto); The Approach of Statistically Validated Networks also Detects Under-Expressions (Rosario Nunzio Mantegna); The Socio- Technical Man (Yamir Moreno); The Embarrassment of Complexity (Helga Nowotny); Forget About Our Concepts and Start Playing (Olaf Osten); It Should be Studied and Tailored to Each Problem (Luciano Pietronero); Pave the Way Towards Better Human Societies (Matjaž Perc); Funding Agencies Rarely Tend to Risk Their Money (Andrea Rapisarda); What is New in Understanding How the Whole Works (Maxi San Miguel); It Offers the Appropriate ‘Big- Picture’ (Markus Schläpfer); Solve the Dilemma of Oversimplification (Gerhard Schmitt); Definitions of Complexity are Notoriously Difficult (Peter Schuster); Complexity Science will Finally Become Useful (Frank Schweitzer); There is a Danger That the Quest for Simplification is Washed Out with the Emergence of Big Data (Kim Sneppen); Logical Interactions in an Expanded Space (Bosiljka Tadić); Invite Everyone in the Conversation About Our Common Future (Francois Taddei); Data- Driven Dark Ages (Stefan Thurner); Like Beauty, Complexity is Hard to Define (Constantino Tsallis); The Value of Knowledge is in Its Use (Jan W Vasbinder); Size Does Matter (Alessandro Vespignani); Is a Universal Science of Complexity Conceivable? (Geoffrey B West); We Need More Migration Between the Sciences (Karoline Wiesner); More Likely We Would be Ritually Slaughtered (Peter M A Sloot); There is a Danger That the Quest for Simplification is Washed Out with the Emergence of Big Data (Kim Sneppen); Invite Everyone in the Conversation about Our Common Future (Francois Taddei); Logical Interactions in an Expanded Space (Bosiljka Tadić); Data Driven Dark Ages (Stefan Thurner); Like Beauty, Complexity is Hard to Define (Constantino Tsallis); The Value of Knowledge is in Its Use (Jan W Vasbinder); Size Does Matter (Alessandro Vespignani); Is a Universal Science of Complexity Conceivable? (Geoffrey B West); We Need More Migration Between the Sciences (Karoline Wiesner); How Does Innovation Push Its Boundaries? (Hyejin Youn);

Readership: Researchers working on interdisciplinary topics and complexity.

38 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Physics Basic Physics By (author): Kenneth W Ford

This reissued version of the classic text Basic Physics will help teachers at both the high-school and college levels gain new insights into, and deeper understanding of, many topics in both classical and modern physics that are commonly taught in introductory physics courses. All of the original book is included with new content added. Short sections of the previous book (174 in number) are labeled “Features.” These Features are highlighted in the book, set forth in a separate Table of Contents, and separately indexed.

Many teachers will value this book as a personal reference during a teaching year as various topics are addressed. Ford’s discussions of the history and meaning of topics from Newton’s mechanics to Feynman’s diagrams, although written first in 1968, have beautifully withstood the test of time and are fully relevant to 21st-century physics teaching. Rights Information: Key Features: All language rights • Brief, digestible essays on historical and conceptual elements of physics discoveries available. • Insights not available in standard textbooks 852pp • A way for teachers to enrich and deepen their understanding topic by topic as needed Pub. date: Dec 2016

Readership: University students, course lecturers, teaching assistants, university curriculum 978-981-3208-00-1 planners. US$130 / £108

978-981-3208-01-8(pbk) US$48 / £40

Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors (2nd Edition) By (author): Peter R Saulson (Syracuse University, USA)

LIGO’s recent discovery of gravitational waves was headline news around the world. Many people will want to understand more about what a gravitational wave is, how LIGO works, and how LIGO functions as a detector of gravitational waves.

This book aims to communicate the basic logic of interferometric gravitational wave detectors to students who are new to the field. It assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of physics, but no special familiarity with gravitational waves, with general relativity, or with the special techniques of experimental physics. All of the necessary ideas are developed in the book.

The first edition was published in 1994. Since the book is aimed at explaining the physical ideas behind the design of LIGO, it stands the test of time. For the second edition, an Epilogue has been Rights Information: added; it brings the treatment of technical details up to date, and provides references that would All language rights allow a student to become proficient with today’s designs. available. Key Features: 336pp • This book is aimed at beginning-level professions (grad students or other newcomers to Pub. date: Feb 2017 gravitational wave detection)

• It emphasizes the experimental physics aspects and links all of the key ideas to fundamental 978-981-3143-07-4 principles of physics US$54 / £45 • For this second edition, all of the key topics are brought up to date; a brand new set of recent references is provided. Thus, the book can serve as a bridge to carry a student from the basic concepts of gravitational wave detection to readiness to contribute to the progress of the field

Readership: Anyone with undergraduate knowledge of physics who wish to know more about the detection of gravitational waves

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 39 General Relativity A First Examination By (author): Marvin Blecher (Virginia Tech, USA) Physics This textbook is suitable for a one-semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering. The book is concise so that the entire material can be covered in the one-semester time frame. Besides, the readers are introduced to the subject easily without the need for advanced mathematics. Though concise, the theory development is lucid and the readers are exposed to possible analytic calculations. Full solutions to some important problems are provided, and the experimental evidence is discussed in detail.

Key Features: • The book is concise • It includes some calculations not seen in other texts Rights Information: All language rights Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students in physics courses. available.

92pp Pub. date: Jun 2016

ISBN: 978-981-3108-46-2 US$68 / £45

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Introduction to Earth Sciences A Physics Approach By (author): Luc Thomas Ikelle (Texas A&M University, USA)

Geophysics is concerned with the physical processes and properties of the Earth and its surrounding environment, and with the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. This book provides the general public, including students, faculties, and universities with a comprehensive presentation of geophysics suitable for first year undergraduate classes. The key focus is to familiarize readers with the concepts of elastic and electromagnetic wave propagation, which are central to geophysical studies. Elastic waves and electromagnetic waves are two important ways that energy is transported in the world around us. These important concepts are presented through examples giving readers a more comprehensive understanding of geophysics and what geophysicists do. Special focus is on earthquakes, volcanoes, energy resources, and climate which are the present and future challenges of our times. Rights Information: All language rights Contents: A View of Earth (including the Atmosphere, the Hydrosphere, the Lithosphere); available. Seismic Waves and Evidences of Earth’s Interior Structure; Earthquakes and Volcanoes; Tectonic Plate Theory; Climate, Heat, and Electromagnetic Radiation; Energy-Balance Equations and 300pp Greenhouse Effect; Climate Forcings; Energy Production and Consumption; Source Rocks and Pub. date: Mar 2017 Seismology; Exploration, Production, and Monitoring; Analytical and Computational Problems;

978-981-3148-41-3 Key Features: US$98 / £81 • Fills a gap in Earth sciences studies and increases the access of general public to recent advances in geophysics 978-981-3148-42-0(pbk) US$48 / £40 • Covers climate, earthquakes, volcanoes, and energy in a single volume • Contains analytical problems as well as computational problems that include MathLab software developed especially for the classes associated with this book

Readership: Undergraduate students in geophysics and related subject areas.

40 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Physics Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology By (author): Christian G Böhmer (University College London, UK)

Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology gives undergraduate students an overview of the fundamental ideas behind the geometric theory of gravitation and spacetime. Through pointers on how to modify and generalise Einstein’s theory to enhance understanding, it provides a link between standard textbook content and current research in the field.

Chapters present complicated material practically and concisely, initially dealing with the mathematical foundations of the theory of relativity, in particular differential geometry. This is followed by a discussion of the Einstein field equations and their various properties. Also given is analysis of the important Schwarzschild solutions, followed by application of general relativity to cosmology. Questions with fully worked answers are provided at the end of each chapter to aid comprehension and guide learning. This pared down textbook is specifically designed for new students looking for a workable, simple presentation of some of the key theories in modern Rights Information: physics and mathematics. All language rights available. Readership: Undergraduate students of mathematics and physics. 216pp Pub. date: Oct 2016

978-1-78634-117-4 US$70 / £50

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An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter By (author): Stefano Profumo (UC Santa Cruz & Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, USA)

What is the dark matter that fills the Universe and binds together galaxies? How was it produced? What are its interactions and particle properties?

The paradigm of dark matter is one of the key developments at the interface of cosmology and elementary particle physics. It is also one of the foundations of the standard cosmological model. This book presents the state of the art in building and testing particle models for dark matter. Each chapter gives an analysis of questions, research directions, and methods within the field. More than 200 problems are included to challenge and stimulate the reader’s knowledge and provide guidance in the practical implementation of the numerous “tools of the trade” presented. Appendices summarize the basics of cosmology and particle physics needed for any quantitative understanding of particle models for dark matter. Rights Information: All language rights This interdisciplinary textbook is essential reading for anyone interested in the microscopic nature available. of dark matter as it manifests itself in particle physics experiments, cosmological observations, and high-energy astrophysical phenomena: from graduate students and advanced undergraduates 288pp to cosmologists and astrophysicists interested in particle models for dark matter and particle Pub. date: Feb 2017 physicists interested in early-universe cosmology and high-energy astrophysics. 978-1-78634-000-9 Key Features: US$98 / £81 • Guides readers through key facts, notions and tools in the field of particle dark matter 978-1-78634-001-6(pbk) • Introduces a new perspective on building and testing models for dark matter US$48 / £40 • Serves as an introduction for cosmologists and astrophysicists interested in building a quantitative and well-founded understanding of particle models for dark matter, and for particle physicists interested in early-universe cosmology and high-energy astrophysics

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of particle physics, cosmology, astronomy and astrophysics.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 41 Light and Vacuum The Wave–Particle Nature of the Light and the Quantum Vacuum through the Coupling of Electromagnetic Theory and Quantum

Physics Electrodynamics 2nd Edition By (author): Constantin Meis (Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, France)

Light and Vacuum presents a synthesis of selected fundamental topics of electromagnetic wave theory and quantum electrodynamics (QED) and analyzes the main theoretical difficulties encountered to ensure a coherent mathematical description of the simultaneous wave–particle nature of light, put in evidence by the experiments. The notion and the role of the quantum vacuum, strongly related to light, are extensively investigated.

Classical electrodynamics issued from Maxwell’s equations revealed the necessity of introducing Rights Information: the notion of volume for an electromagnetic wave to stand entailing precise values of cut-off All language rights wavelengths to account for the shape and dimensions of the surrounding space. Conversely, in available. QED, light is considered to be composed of point particles disregarding the conceptual question on how the frequency of oscillating electric and magnetic fields may be attributed to a point particle. 160pp Pub. date: Mar 2017 To conciliate these concepts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the author’s work, including innovative contributions on the quantization of the vector potential amplitude at a single 978-981-3209-94-7 photon state, the non-local simultaneous wave–particle mathematical representation of the photon US$88 / £73 and finally the quantum vacuum. The purpose of the advanced elaborations is to raise questions, give hints and answers, and finally aspire for further theoretical and experimental studies in order to improve our knowledge and understanding on the real essence of Light and Vacuum.

In this new edition, the bibliography has been widely enriched. Improvements have been made to the various chapters, taking into account the actual status of the knowledge in this field.

Readership: This book is recommended for advanced postgraduate students and researchers who are interested in Quantum Mechanics and Electrodynamics.

Star Formation By (author): Mark R Krumholz (Australian National University, Australia)

This book provides a modern introduction to the study of star formation, at a level suitable for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in astrophysics. The first third of the book provides a review of the observational phenomenology and then the basic physical processes that are important for star formation. The remainder then discusses the major observational results and theoretical models for star formation on scales from galactic down to planetary. The book includes recommendations for complementary reading from the research literature, as well as five problem sets with solutions.

Contents: Introduction and Phenomenology: Observing the Cold Interstellar Medium; Observing Young Stars; Physical Processes: Chemistry and Thermodynamics; Gas Flows and Turbulence; Magnetic Fields and Magnetized Turbulence; Gravitational Instability and Collapse; Rights Information: Stellar Feedback; Star Formation Processes and Problems: Giant Molecular Clouds; The Star All language rights Formation Rate at Galactic Scales: Observations; The Star Formation Rate at Galactic Scales: Theory; Stellar Clustering; The Initial Mass Function: Observations; The Initial Mass Function: available. Theory; Massive Star Formation; Protostellar Disks and Outflows: Observations; Protostellar Disks and Outflows: Theory; Protostar Formation; Protostellar Evolution; Late-Stage Stars and Disks; 350pp The Transition to Planet Formation; Pub. date: Mar 2017 Key Features: 978-981-3142-02-2 • This book is comprehensive, covering both galactic and extragalactic star formation US$125 / £104 • It follows a modern, more theoretical approach, compared to earlier books which emphasize 978-981-3142-03-9(pbk) only on observational phenomenology US$68 / £56 • It includes numerical results from latest studies

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students as well as researchers interested in astrophysics.

42 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Physics Statistical Thermodynamics for Beginners By (author): Howard D Stidham (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)

This book is the distilled essence of the author teaching statistical mechanics to juniors, seniors and graduate students for over 50 years in various course settings. It uses a unique approach that leads naturally into the development of all possible ensembles. Much of the later chapters on polymers has previously been available only in the literature. Throughout the book, the assumption is made that the reader is still relatively raw, and mathematical detail is provided that other books leave to the abilities of the reader. While this produces a plethora of equations that mature scientists would regard as unnecessary, it is intended to help those just coming into the field and who want to get the idea without suffering hours of agony wondering, “where did that come from?”.

Contents: Preface; Review of Classical Mechanics and Thermodynamics; The Basis of Statistical Mechanics; Steepest Descent; Gaussian Distribution, Ensemble Equivalence and Fluctuations; A Variational Principle, Phase Space, Classical Averaging and Ω ; Gases; Homonuclear Diatomic Rights Information: Molecules; Polyatomic Molecules; Residual Entropy and Chemical Equilibrium; Polymers; More All language rights Polymers; Excluded Volume of Polymer Chains; Imperfect Gases and Liquids; Bose-Einstein, available. Fermi-Dirac and Boltzmann Statistics, Quantum Gas; Adsorption; Heat Capacities of Solids. 496pp

Pub. date: Feb 2017 Readership: Students in statistical mechanics. ISBN: 978-981-3149-92-2 US$98 / £81

978-981-3149-93-9(pbk) US$48 / £40

Studying Distant Galaxies A Handbook of Methods and Analyses By (author): François Hammer (Paris Observatory, France), Mathieu Puech (Paris Observatory, France), Hector Flores (Paris Observatory, France) & Myriam Rodrigues (Paris Observatory, France)

Distant galaxies encapsulate the various stages of galaxy evolution and formation from over 95% of the development of the universe. As early as twenty-five years ago, little was known about them, however since the first systematic survey was completed in the 1990s, increasing amounts of resources have been devoted to their discovery and research. This book summarises for the first time the numerous techniques used for observing, analysing, and understanding the evolution and formation of these distant galaxies.

In this rapidly expanding research field, this text is an every-day companion handbook for graduate students and active researchers. It provides guidelines in sample selection, imaging, integrated Rights Information: spectroscopy and 3D spectroscopy, which help to avoid the numerous pitfalls of observational and analysis techniques in use in extragalactic astronomy. It also paves the way for establishing All language rights relations between fundamental properties of distant galaxies. At each step, the reader is assisted available. with numerous practical examples and ready-to-use methodology to help understand and analyse research. 400pp Pub. date: Nov 2016 François Hammer worked initially in general relativity and made the first modelling of gravitational lenses prior to their spectroscopic confirmation. Following this, he became co-leader of the 978-1-78634-054-2 first complete survey of distant galaxies, the Canada–France–Redshift Survey. This led to the US$120 / £100 discovery of the strong decrease of the cosmic star formation density measured from UV light as z=1, which, alongside Hector Flores, they confirmed as bolometric and dust independent. With 978-1-78634-144-0(pbk) Mathieu Puech, they then pioneered the 3D spectroscopy of distant galaxies, leading to a major US$59 / £49 increase of understanding of the dynamic state of distant galaxies evidenced by the scatter of the Tully–Fisher relation. This led them to propose, with the addition to the team of Myriam Rodrigues, that galactic disks may survive or be rebuilt in gas-rich mergers, a scenario that is consistent with contemporary cosmological simulations. Besides extensive observational experience, the authors have led, or are leading, several instruments implemented or to be implemented at the largest telescopes, including VLT/Giraffe, VLT/X-shooter, VLT/MOONS and E-ELT/MOSAIC. They have also developed several observational techniques in adaptive optics, and in sky subtraction for integral field units and fibre instruments.

Readership: Professionals and students in the field of astrophysics and cosmology.

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 43 Understanding Our Unseen Reality Solving Quantum Riddles By (author): Ruth E Kastner (University of Maryland, USA) Physics “The riddles of quantum mechanics and the failure of modern physics to reach consensus on an interpretation continues to be a fascinating topic to the profession and the public alike. The elaboration and extension of the transactional interpretation by the author of this book is a timely development.” Professor David Miller University of Sydney

“Ruth Kastner is emerging as one of the latest new interpreters of the mysteries of quantum physics and as such provides a unique perspective that she calls the Possibilist Transactional Interpretation or PTI based on the TI theory of John Cramer, expounded earlier by Paul Davies, Rights Information: with both theories based on Richard P Feynman’s earlier absorber theory. In her latest book she All language rights expands on her PTI through using some clever everyday analogies to bring the complexities of available. quantum physics into the realm of the non-expert … This is certainly a well-worthwhile read for those of you interested in how we are still grappling with understanding quantum physics 115 248pp years after its inception.” Pub. date: Feb 2015 Fred Alan Wolf popular author of many books including Time-loops and Space-twists, Parallel 978-1-78326-695-1 Universes, The Yoga of Time Travel US$58 / £38

978-1-78326-646-3(pbk) “With clarity and precision Ruth Kastner, a philosopher of science, explores the sub empirical realm US$28 / £18 that quantum physics has opened up for us. It is humbling to realize that science has brought us to the door of non physical reality where we cannot enter through the tools of measurement and experimental verification. Reading this book was a humbling and spiritual experience for me.” Deepak Chopra M.D.

This captivating book presents a new, unified picture of the everyday world around us. It provides rational, scientific support for the idea that there may well be more to our reality than meets the eye…

Accessible and engaging for readers with no prior knowledge of quantum physics, author Ruth Kastner draws on the popular transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics to explain our ‘quantum reality.’ Her book focuses on modern-day examples and deals with big philosophical questions as well as ideas from physics.

If you have any interest in quantum physics, this book is for you — whether you be a physics student or academic, or simply an inquisitive reader who wants to delve deeper into the reality of the world around you.

Dr Ruth Kastner has received two National Science Foundation awards for the study of interpretational issues in quantum theory.

Key Features: • First popular book on the transactional interpretation • Author is a recognized authority on the transactional interpretation (she wrote the first academic book on the subject) • Presents updated and extended version of Cramer’s transactional interpretation for the general reader

Readership: Undergraduate students and readers interested in quantum physics.

44 WORLD SCIENTIFIC Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 Social Sciences 50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore Edited by: Chye Kiang Heng (NUS, Singapore)

50 Years of Urban Planning in Singapore is an accessible and comprehensive volume on Singapore’s planning approach to urbanization. Organized into three parts, the first section of the volume, ‘Paradigms, Policies, and Processes’, provides an overview of the ideologies and strategies underpinning urban planning in Singapore; the second section, ‘The Built Environment as a Sum of Parts’, delves into the key land use sectors of Singapore’s urban planning system; and the third section, ‘Urban Complexities and Creative Solutions’, examines the challenges and considerations of planning for the Singapore of tomorrow. The volume brings together the diverse perspectives of practitioners and academics in the professional and research fields of planning, architecture, urbanism, and city-making

Key Features: • An insightful and informative volume spanning 50 years of Singapore’s urban planning trajectory, Rights Information: which will engage specialists in related fields and general readers alike All language rights • Comprehensive coverage of urban planning themes that include urban history, urban models available. and systems, housing, transportation, tourism, economy, culture, heritage, and sustainability to name a few 350pp • A curated anthology that combines the voices of provocative practitioners and academics whose Pub. date: Aug 2016 lifelong work on planning and urban issues provides a vibrant range of diverse perspectives 978-981-4656-45-0 US$94 / £68 Readership: Urban planning, architecture, and urban conservation and heritage practitioners; introductory-level urban studies, public policy, and urban administration students; and members 978-981-4656-46-7(pbk) of the general public interested in learning more about the history of urban planning in Singapore US$38 / £25 over the past 50 years.

Biological Threats in the 21st Century Edited by: Filippa Lentzos (King’s College London, UK)

Biological Threats in the 21st Century offers a fresh understanding of contemporary biological threats to national security. Readers are introduced to the politics, people, science and historical roots of contemporary biological threats through up-to-date, rigorous and accessible chapters written by leading academics and supplemented by expert point-of-view contributions and interviews.

The book provides inspiration and resources for students and researchers, as well as policy makers in government, the public policy sector and the wider community. It is particularly pertinent for those interested in biological disarmament, non-proliferation, counterterrorism and health security.

Readership: Students and researchers, as well as policy makers in government, the public Rights Information: policy sector and the wider community. It is particularly pertinent for those interested in biological All language rights disarmament, non-proliferation, counterterrorism and health security. available.

400pp Pub. date: Jul 2016

978-1-78326-947-1 US$148 / £107

Foreign Rights Spring Catalogue 2017 WORLD SCIENTIFIC 45 Dealing with an Ambiguous World By (author): Bilahari Kausikan (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore)

One of Singapore’s top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the five public IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between January and May 2016, and highlights of his dialogue with the audience.

Social Sciences Kausikan gives a frank and dispassionate assessment of the international environment in the post- Cold War era and the geopolitical uncertainties that have emerged. In particular, he analyses the nature of US–China relations, the broad underlying factors in the South China Sea disputes and ASEAN’s attempts to maintain order, and the role that human rights and democracy have played in international relations. He concludes by suggesting what Singapore needs to do to cope with the complexities that lie ahead, in this age without definition. Rights Information: All language rights The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for available. the Study of Singapore. The S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivers between four and six lectures each year to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical 176pp national interest. Pub. date: Oct 2016 Readership: General public, professionals, students, researchers, diplomats, and foreign visitors 978-981-3201-99-6 interested in knowing more about Singapore and what lies ahead for the city-state. US$50 / £42 Key Features: 978-981-3202-00-9(pbk) • The book offers a perspective on foreign affairs written from a realpolitik perspective, from one US$24 / £20 of Singapore’s top diplomats • Ambassador Kausikan is comprehensive in his coverage, looking at the historical trajectory of foreign affairs in the post-Cold War era, US–China relations and Southeast Asia • The book provides insights to how small countries can optimally operate in a climate of uncertainty, and how important strategic calculations are for countries like Singapore

Saving Ourselves Interviews with World Leaders on the Sustainable Transition Edited by: Yacine Belhaj-Bouabdallah (King’s College London, UK)

Sustainability is going to be one of the most important issues of the coming decades. For the first time, institutions at all levels, public and private, national and international, are teaming up to combat climate change and to promote more sustainable societies. In this book, Yacine Belhaj-Bouabdallah interviews heads of states, politicians, religious leaders, leading academics, diplomats, CEOs, and heads of NGOs to make the challenges and solutions facing us more understandable to everyone.

Covering issues such preserving biodiversity, improving our food systems, building sustainable cities, and promoting good governance, Saving Ourselves aims to show that though we are facing some unprecedented challenges, we are also at a critical point in time to take advantage of all Rights Information: the opportunities sustainable development provides. Through interviews with 90 world leaders, All language rights this book sheds light on the different arguments presented in the fight to save our planet. The available. contributors include, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, President Michelle Bachelet of Chile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, President Ameenah-Gurib Fakim of Mauritius, 300pp President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca of Malta, Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga of Tuvalu, 6 former Pub. date: Mar 2017 heads of states/governments, 5 mayors, 7 ministers, 2 Nobel Prize winners, leading academics, and the heads of organisations such as WWF International, Oxfam International, the IUCN, Unilever, and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development. 978-981-3220-74-4 US$58 / £48 Readership: General public.

978-981-3220-75-1(pbk) Key Features: US$38 / £32 ˆ It features world leaders, some of whom have never contributed to a book, such as Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada • It is the first book of its kind which features such a large number of world experts (90) • It is a useful handbook of all the different issues relating to the sustainable transition we are facing and will face in the coming decades

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