Want to infuse a little rock-and-roll attitude into your guitar playing? This book is here to help, with simple explanations and fun exercises to teach you essential rock guitar techniques. You'll also learn how to get the right gear, set up your space, and maintain your equipment. Plus, this updated edition includes over 150 audio tracks and video clips, so you'll hear and see exactly how it's done.

"Experimental Methods in Neuropsychopharmacology" is a part of the college-level Neuropsychopharmacology course series textbooks. It is a tutorial written in questions and answers format to describe the experimental methodologies in studying the behavior and pharmacological responses in animals, and the scientific principles underlying such experimentations. It is a study guide with in-depth explanations. Each section is a modular unit that is self-contained...

Sensory testing and measurement are the main functions of sensory analysis. In recent years, the sensory and consumer field has evolved to include both difference testing and similarity testing, and new sensory discrimination methods such as the tetrads have received more attention in the literature. This second edition of Sensory Discrimination Tests and Measurements is updated throughout and responds to these changes and includes: • A wide...

Explores computer-intensive probability and statistics for ecosystem management decision making. Simulation is an accessible way to explain probability and stochastic model behavior to beginners. This book introduces probability and statistics to future and practicing ecosystem managers by providing a comprehensive treatment of these two areas. The author presents a self-contained introduction for individuals involved in monitoring, assessing, and...

A systematic and comprehensive introduction to electromagnetic transient in cable systems, written by the internationally renowned pioneer in this field. • Presents a systematic and comprehensive introduction to electromagnetic transient in cable systems • Written by the internationally renowned pioneer in the field • Thorough coverage of the state of the art on the topic, presented in a well-organized, logical style, from fundamentals and practical...

Readers learn how to interpret and create pie graphs to represent data.

"The ultimate grilling guide and the latest in Mark Bittman's acclaimed How to Cook Everything series. Here's how to grill absolutely everything--from the perfect steak to cedar-plank salmon to pizza--explained in Mark Bittman's trademark simple, straightforward style. Featuring more than 250 recipes and hundreds of variations, plus Bittman's practical advice on all the grilling basics, this book is an exploration of the grill's nearly endless possibilities....

Everything beginners need to know to start playing guitar. Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions? Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! “Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar” shows you the basics-step by step and note by note. You begin with basic chords and techniques and progress through suspensions, bass runs, hammer-ons, and barre chords. As you learn to read tablature and lead sheets, you can play...

Learn piano basics, as required of every piano major at Berklee College of Music. The exercises featured in this book will help you improve your sight-reading skills, and memorize new material in less time and with more confidence. Scales, chords, arpeggios, and cadences will improve your tone, dynamic range, and sense of rhythm. You will become more comfortable with fingerings, develop speed and agility on the keyboard, and will build a foundation...