October 2015
Intermediate to advanced
392 pages
8h 52m
English
The first acknowledgement I must make is to the colleagues and students who have inspired, supported, and tolerated my teaching over the past 15 years at the Universities of Southampton and Bath. In no particular order, some of the key people in that process have been Professor Andrew Brown, Dr. Reuben Wilcock, Dr. Neil Ross, Professor Alan Mantooth, and Professor Mark Zwolinski. I am truly grateful.
I must also note the kind and tolerant Elsevier staff who have cajoled me into this second edition, including Tim Pitts, Charlotte Kent, and Lisa Jones, plus all the reviewers who provided helpful comments during this process—thanks.
Finally, a big “thank you” goes to my wife Caroline and daughter Heather. Without their support ...