Oxides form a broad subject area of research and technology development which encompasses different disciplines such as materials science, solid state chemistry, physics etc. The aim of this book is to demonstrate the interplay of these fields and to provide an introduction to the techniques and methodologies involving film growth, characterization and device processing. The literature in this field is thus fairly scattered in different research journals covering one or the other aspect of the specific activity. This situation calls for a book that will consolidate this information and thus enable a beginner as well as an expert to get an overall perspective of the field, its foundations, and its projected progress.

Product Description: We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students. Babbie: Adventures in Social Research, 8e Written by esteemed social science research authors, Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using IBM® SPSS® Statistics, Eighth Edition encourages students to practice SPSS as they read about it and provides a practical, hands-on introduction to conceptualization, measurement, and association through active learning...read more

Product Description: Is it possible for human beings to study other humans as scientifically as physicists and microbiologists study inorganic matter, cells, and tissue? According to Dr. Babbie, one of the most recognized names in applied sociology, the social scientist must understand more than just the methodology involved in research...read more

Product Description: This handy guide is coordinated with both THE BASICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH text and the SPSS Student Version 17.0 CD-ROM to help students learn basic navigation in SPSS, including how to enter their own data; create, save, and retrieve files; produce and interpret data summaries; and much more...read more

Product Description: Become a competent, confident, and critical consumer of social research with Earl Babbie's SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNTS. Written with wit, and with a desire to see you succeed in the course, the book presents the main tenets of research methods concisely and in a visually appealing, full-color format that engages you in the topics and helps you make the connection between a concept and its real-world applications...read more

Product Description: This handy guide is coordinated with both The Basics of Social Research , 5th Edition text and the SPSS Student Version 17.0 CD-ROM to help students learn basic navigation in SPSS, including how to enter their own data; create, save, and retrieve files; produce and interpret data summaries; and much more...read more

Product Description: Babbie's THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, 14th Edition gives students the tools they need to apply research concepts practically, as both researchers and consumers. This "gold-standard" research methods book shows students how to design and construct projects, introduces the various observation modes in use today, and answers questions about research methods -- such as how to conduct online surveys and analyze data...read more

Offers coverage of ethics, causation, validity, and research design, as well as various examples, especially in the discussion of field research. This book includes a case study on racial profiling that progresses and builds from chapter to chapter, demonstrating the important role of research methods in our understanding of crime and society.

A social work research methods resource, this book contains examples, revealing the important connections between real research and true-to-life social work practice.

Introduces you to the how-tos and whys of social research methods. This book includes contemporary examples such as terrorism, Alzheimer's disease, anti-gay prejudice and education, and the legalization of marijuana.

Product Description: Un libro conciso y accesible sobre métodos de investigación, que resalta la importancia del entendimiento de la lógica teórica para respaldar el proceso de investigación y la demostración de las técnicas preferidas...read more

Product Description: Book by Babbie, Earl, Halley, Fred