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This book offers a wide-ranging introduction to algebraic geometry along classical lines. It consists of lectures on topics in classical algebraic geometry, including the basic properties of projective algebraic varieties, linear systems of hypersurfaces, algebraic curves (with special emphasis on rational curves), linear series on algebraic curves, Cremona transformations, rational surfaces, and notable examples of special varieties like the Segre, Grassmann, and Veronese varieties. An integral part and special feature of the presentation is the inclusion of many exercises, not easy to find in the literature and almost all with complete solutions. The text is aimed at students in the last two years of an undergraduate program in mathematics. It contains some rather advanced topics suitable for specialized courses at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level, as well as interesting topics for a senior thesis. The prerequisites have been deliberately limited to basic elements of projective geometry and abstract algebra. Thus, for example, some knowledge of the geometry of subspaces and properties of fields is assumed. The book will be welcomed by teachers and students of algebraic geometry who are seeking a clear and panoramic path leading from the basic facts about linear subspaces, conics and quadrics to a systematic discussion of classical algebraic varieties and the tools needed to study them. The text provides a solid foundation for approaching more advanced and abstract literature.

A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550, demolishes the widely held view that the phrase "medieval business" is an oxymoron. The authors review the entire range of business in medieval western Europe, probing its Roman and Christian heritage to discover the economic and political forces that shaped the organization of agriculture, manufacturing, construction, mining, transportation, and marketing. Then they deal with the responses of businessmen to the devastating plagues, famines, and warfare that beset Europe in the late Middle Ages. Medieval businessmen's remarkable success in coping with this hostile new environment prepared the way for the economic expansion of the sixteenth century.

More than 40 leading authorities present a comprehensive, clear approach to the care of neurological disease and injury-from the emergency room and ICU through the operating room and post-surgical period. They discuss everything from general issues-such as cardiac care, fluids and electrolytes, nutrition, and monitoring-to specfic conditions and complications including elevated intracranial pressure, seizures, and altered mental states. Surgical chapters review problem issues from the surgeon's point of view, providing the ultimate practitioner's perspective for learning and observation.

This valuable money-saving package includes Understanding Pathophysiology, 4th edition and Pathophysiology Online to Accompany Understanding Pathophysiology (User Guide and Access Code).

Over the past twenty years, thousands of physicians have come to depend on Yamada’s Textbook of Gastroenterology. Its encyclopaedic discussion of the basic science underlying gastrointestinal and liver diseases as well as the many diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available to the patients who suffer from them was—and still is—beyond compare. This new edition provides the latest information on current and projected uses of major technologies in the field and a new section on diseases of the liver. Plus, it comes with a fully searchable CD ROM of the entire content.

This definitive reference provides state-of-the-art guidance on all the latest and emerging GI imaging technologies. The third edition of this two-volume set features new chapters on CT colonography, PET/CT, MRCP, 3D applications of MDCT, CT enteroclysis, MR enteroclysis, MR colonography, MR angiography, CT angiography, and video capsule endoscopy. All chapters have been thoroughly updated to reflect the newest techniques in gastrointestinal imaging. As in the last edition, the spectrum of diseases of the solid and hollow viscera of the abdomen and pelvis in the adult and pediatric patient is comprehensively reviewed. Diagnostic imaging algorithms and differential diagnoses of imaging features are emphasized. The bonus DVD equips you with the assistance you need to master the latest breakthroughs in imaging technology.New chapters on the latest imaging technologies help you master new techniques including PET/ CT, CT colonography, MRCP, 3D applications of MDCT, MR colonography, CT enterography, CT enteroclysis, MR enteroclysis, CT angiography, MR angiography, and video capsule endoscopy.A new chapter on virtual colonoscopy helps you diagnose polyps and other colonic neoplasms in your patients without the need for invasive procedures.New videos on a DVD take you step by step through the following modalities: CT colonography, PET/CT, 3D applications of MDCT, and MR angiography.Expert coverage of the most effective imaging techniques helps you effectively diagnose all GI disorders. Exhaustive updates put all the latest advances and applications at your fingertips. More than 3,000 exquisite illustrations help you recognize the characteristic appearance of both common and uncommon GI disorders.