The author's goal for the book is that it's clearly written, could be read by a calculus student and would motivate them to engage in the material and learn more. Moreover, to create a text in which exposition, graphics, and layout would work together to enhance all facets of a student's calculus experience. They paid special attention to certain aspects of the text: 1. Clear, accessible exposition that anticipates and addresses student difficulties.2. Layout and figures that communicate the flow of ideas. 3. Highlighted features that emphasize concepts and mathematical reasoning including Conceptual Insight, Graphical Insight, Assumptions Matter, Reminder, and Historical Perspective.4. A rich collection of examples and exercises of graduated difficulty that teach basic skills as well as problem-solving techniques, reinforce conceptual understanding, and motivate calculus through interesting applications. Each section also contains exercises that develop additional insights and challenge students to further develop their skills.
The authors goal for the book is that its clearly written, could be read by a calculus student and would motivate them to engage in the material and learn more. Moreover, to create a text in which exposition, graphics, and layout would work together to enhance all facets of a student's calculus experience. They paid special attention to certain aspects of the text: 1. Clear, accessible exposition that anticipates and addresses student difficulties.2. Layout and figures that communicate the flow of ideas. 3. Highlighted features that emphasize concepts and mathematical reasoning including Conceptual Insight, Graphical Insight, Assumptions Matter, Reminder, and Historical Perspective.4. A rich collection of examples and exercises of graduated difficulty that teach basic skills as well as problem-solving techniques, reinforce conceptual understanding, and motivate calculus through interesting applications. Each section also contains exercises that develop additional insights and challenge students to further develop their skills.
The author's goal for the book is that it's clearly written, could be read by a calculus student and would motivate them to engage in the material and learn more.
The authors goal for the book is that its clearly written, could be read by a calculus student and would motivate them to engage in the material and learn more. Moreover, to create a text in which exposition, graphics, and layout would work together to enhance all facets of a student's calculus experience. They paid special attention to certain aspects of the text: 1. Clear, accessible exposition that anticipates and addresses student difficulties. 2. Layout and figures that communicate the flow of ideas. 3. Highlighted features that emphasize concepts and mathematical reasoning including Conceptual Insight, Graphical Insight, Assumptions Matter, Reminder, and Historical Perspective. 4. A rich collection of examples and exercises of graduated difficulty that teach basic skills as well as problem-solving techniques, reinforce conceptual understanding, and motivate calculus through interesting applications. Each section also contains exercises that develop additional insights and challenge students to further develop their skills.
Environmental Medicine is an indispensable aid to the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of environmentally-acquired disorders. It brings into sharp focus the increasing importance of the practice of environmental medicine, drawing together the many different strands that make up this modern discipline, and putting topical and controversial subjects into evidence-based context. The editors and authors are all leading authorities in their respective fields and are drawn from a wide variety of sources, including government advisory bodies. They have put emphasis on the issues most relevant to contemporary pratice, ensuring everyday relevance, while not neglecting less common conditions. Boxes and tables are used throughout for clarity and accessibility.
The term Old Time Radio refers to the relatively brief period from 1926, when the National Broadcasting Company first began network broadcasting, until approximately 1960, when television became the dominant communication medium in the United States. During this time, radio was as popular and ubiquitous as television is today. It was amazingly varied in the types of programming it offered; many characters and programs were so popular that virtually everyone was familiar with them. Even today, recorded versions of these programs are still extremely popular and widely available, both from commercial outlets and from hobbyists. Behind the production of these programs was a complex technological and financial infrastructure that had to be developed virtually from scratch in a world unaccustomed to the rapid communication and technological marvels that we take for granted today. The A to Z of Old Time Radio provides essential facts and information on the Golden Age of Radio. This is accomplished through the use of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the radio networks, programs, directors, producers, writers, actors, radio series, and radio stations. Entries on your favorite shows—The Lone Ranger, The Shadow, Dragnet, and Suspense—and actors—Bob Hope, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Edgar Bergen—will have you jumping from one entry to the next as you relive old favorites and discover hidden treasures from the Golden Age of Radio.
Enrich your students and the institution with a high-impact practice Designing and Teaching Undergraduate Capstone Courses is a practical, research-backed guide to creating a course that is valuable for both the student and the school. The book covers the design, administration, and teaching of capstone courses throughout the undergraduate curriculum, guiding departments seeking to add a capstone course, and allowing those who have one to compare it to others in the discipline. The ideas presented in the book are supported by regional and national surveys that help the reader understand what's common, what's exceptional, what works, and what doesn't within capstone courses. The authors also provide additional information specific to different departments across the curriculum, including STEM, social sciences, humanities, fine arts, education, and professional programs. Identified as a high-impact practice by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the Association of American Colleges and Universities' LEAP initiative, capstone courses culminate a student's final college years in a project that integrates and applies what they've learned. The project takes the form of a research paper, a performance, a portfolio, or an exhibit, and is intended to showcase the student's very best work as a graduating senior. This book is a guide to creating for your school or department a capstone course that ties together undergraduate learning in a way that enriches the student and adds value to the college experience. Understand what makes capstone courses valuable for graduating studentsDiscover the factors that make a capstone course effective, and compare existing programs, both within academic disciplines and across institutionsLearn administrative and pedagogical techniques that increase the course's successExamine discipline-specific considerations for design, administration, and instruction Capstones are generally offered in departmental programs, but are becoming increasingly common in general education as well. Faculty and administrators looking to add a capstone course or revive an existing one need to understand what constitutes an effective program. Designing and Teaching Undergraduate Capstone Courses provides an easily digested summary of existing research, and offers expert guidance on making your capstone course successful.
An undocumented immigrant father has been bussing tables at the famous Windows on the World restaurant to support his family in Mexico. Then, tragedy strikes. His family hears no word for weeks. Refusing to give up hope, they send young Fernando on a quixotic mission across the border to find his father and bring him home. Along the way, Fernando experiences a warm embrace from fellow immigrants and a cold shoulder from The City That Never Sleeps. Told with empathy and nuance, this emotionally resonant story reflects on how the pains of our recent past have shaped the character of America.
Originalmente titulado "Los sermones del monte, de la llanura y del valle, parte 1". Este libro comenz como un estudio inductivo de la primera mitad del serm n del monte. Pone al lector de vuelta en ese anfiteatro, cubierto de hierba, en la costa norte del Mar de Galilea; por medio de retratar sus antecedentes hist ricos, la cultura de aquel tiempo y al revelar la intenci n del Se or para este mensaje; partiendo de su uso de la ret rica, las repeticiones y las figuras literarias. Pero para sorpresa del autor, se convirti en un v vido retrato de Jes s mismo; a trav s de sus palabras, revelando su genio transparente y profunda compasi n; y su verdadero dise o para el serm n: que l se estaba acercando a la multitud, para revitalizarlos de los estragos de la represi n religiosa de los fariseos; y para lanzar una cultura contraria de autenticidad, para sanar la hipocres a del establecimiento religioso. En consecuencia, este volumen fue renombrado: Reversi n de Represi n Religiosa - Un nuevo subt tulo para el serm n del monte. El serm n del monte es el discurso m s grande de la historia, el mayor tratado contra el legalismo; y el mejor ejemplo de la profunda habilidad de Jes s para ense ar. Incluso sus oponentes admitieron: " Jam s hombre alguno ha hablado como este hombre " Su mensaje contiene m ltiples niveles de entendimiento, que brillan como gemas; y verdades eternas que sanan a los creyentes del abuso religioso, revirtiendo sus efectos: reemplaz ndolos con amor y virtud genuinos, y reavivando su deseo de andar por Dios nuevamente. Algunos otros temas incluyen: Fe 101, Las virtudes de la fe, La letra de la Ley versus su esp ritu, C mo vencer el mal con el bien y Las Bienaventuranzas - las declaraciones m s profundas jam s habladas. Cuando usted entienda este serm n de Jes s, nunca ser el mismo
Robert Louis Stevenson; Alan MacDonald; Margaret McAllister; William Shakespeare; Jon Blake; Nick Warburton; George Eliot; Shirley Isherwood; Charles Dickens; Geraldine McCaughrean
Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all children and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 6 books, one of each of: Macbeth, The Tempest, Oliver Twist, Silas Marner, Kidnapped, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Robert Louis Stevenson; Alan MacDonald; Margaret McAllister; William Shakespeare; Jon Blake; Nick Warburton; George Eliot; Shirley Isherwood; Charles Dickens; Geraldine McCaughrean
Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences. TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that language and content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all children and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 36 books, six of each of: Macbeth, The Tempest, Oliver Twist, Silas Marner, Kidnapped, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A fully revised and updated new edition of the classic history of western America “A classic for the twenty-first century, The American West stands as the best one volume treatment of the American West in a generation—a masterful overview, replete with triumph and tragedy, pain and possibility.”—Karl Jacoby, Columbia University “This new edition of The American West is, quite simply, stunning. Incorporating cutting-edge scholarship without losing the vision and clarity of the original, it weaves a cast of protagonists around a clear and gripping narrative. Comprehensive, bold, punchy, this is a textbook that reads like a novel.”—Pekka Hämäläinen, Oxford University The newly revised second edition of this concise, engaging, and unorthodox history of America’s West has been updated to incorporate new research, including recent scholarship on Native American lives and cultures. An ideal text for course work, it presents the West as both frontier and region, examining the clashing of different cultures and ethnic groups that occurred in the western territories from the first Columbian contacts between Native Americans and Europeans up to the end of the twentieth century.
Robert Huselius; Lasse Ekstrand; Linn Spross; David Graeber; Ann Ighe; Hannes Mannerheim; Rasmus Fleischer; Benny Nilsson; Jon Weman; Samira Ariadad; Miriam von Schantz; Annie Hellquist; Ylva Lundkvist; Mathias Wåg; Eva-Lotta Hultén; Pierre Gilly; Andreas Meijer; Birger Schlaug
Arbete är en institution. Partierna är överens om att jobben är den viktigaste politiska frågan. Samtidigt blir arbetstillfällena allt färre. De som har jobb arbetar för mycket, de som inte har det straffas och kontrolleras. Att hålla hjulen snurrande tär också på miljön. Men det finns alternativ till arbetslinjen. Författarna diskuterar idéer som arbetstidsförkortning, medborgarlön och lokala valutor. De beskriver hur synen på arbete har vuxit fram historiskt och teoretiserar begrepp som arbete och fritid på ett nyfiket och kritiskt prövande sätt. Vill vi ha jobb till varje pris? Är fler jobb enda vägen till jämlikhet och ökat välbefinnande? Är alla jobb nödvändiga? Att kritisera lönearbetet är att rucka på det moderna samhällets grundval. Det väcker frågor om kapitalismen, men också om vår existens. Vilket värde har människan i ekonomin och hur ser människans villkor efter arbetet ut? Den första svenska antologin om arbetskritik spänner över fält som idéhistoria, ekonomi, sociologi, politisk filosofi och filmvetenskap. Författarna är akademiker, aktivister och journalister som delar insikten att arbetslinjen har nått vägs ände. Boken är en lättillgänglig introduktion till arbetskritik i dag och en plattform för vidare debatt. Redaktören Kristian Borg är journalist, tidigare kulturredaktör på Fria Tidningen och förläggare på Verbal förlag.
A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region‘s past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East and helps them to critically evaluate contemporary developments. Thematically organized, Politics and Change in the Middle East introduces students to the primary actors and issues that define the region and its role in world politics.
A thorough analysis of public policy and the Clean Water Acts effect on water quality in the U.S. Using water quality data and historical records from the past 60 years, this book presents the measured impact of the 1972 Clean Water Act on domestic waterwaysecologically, politically, and economically. Municipal Wastewater Treatment supports the hypothesis that the Acts regulation of wastewater treatment processes at publicly owned treatment works (POTW) and industrial facilities has achieved significant success. The authors case is presented in: *Background information on the history of water pollution control and water quality management *Chapters addressing long-term trends in biochemical oxygen demand loadings from municipal wastewater plants and the "worst-case" dissolved oxygen levels in waterways downstream of point sources before and after the Clean Water Act *Nine case study assessments of long-term trends of pollutant loading water quality and environmental resources associated with POTW discharges Using long-term trends in dissolved oxygen as the key indicator of water quality improvements, this book provides a detailed retrospective analysis of the effectiveness of the water pollution control policies and regulations of the 1972 Clean Water Act. The successes of the Act that have been achieved over the past 30 years are placed in the historical context of the "Great Sanitary Awakening" of the 19th century and changes in public policies for water supply and water pollution control that have evolved during the 20th century to protect public health and the intrinsic value of aquatic resources. Case study sites include the Connecticut River, Hudson-Raritan Estuary, Delaware Estuary, Potomac Estuary, Upper Chattahoochee River, Ohio River, Upper Mississippi River, and Willamette River. Complete with end-of-chapter summaries and conclusions, Municipal Wastewater Treatment: Evaluating Improvements in National Water Quality is an essential book for engineers, scientists, regulators, and consultants involved in water quality management and wastewater treatment, as well as students of environmental engineering, environmental science, and public policy.
A longtime bestseller, Politics and Change in the Middle East employs a multidisciplinary approach to comprehensively and evenhandedly study the region’s past, present, and future. Through politics, economics, culture, and history, this text offers a rugged analytical framework that familiarizes students with the Middle East and helps them to critically evaluate contemporary developments. Thematically organized, Politics and Change in the Middle East introduces students to the primary actors and issues that define the region and its role in world politics.
An essential tool for on-the-ground clinicians, this guidebook provides an easy-to-use, evidence-based summary of psychotherapy skills that enhance the therapeutic alliance and improve outcomes in difficult treatment situations. Addressing commonly-encountered clinical challenges, this concise guide—one of six in the "Psychotherapy Essentials To Go" series—lays out the basics of building effectiveness in psychotherapy. Self-questionnaires, case studies, role play transcripts, diagrams, exercises and worksheets make it easy for front-line case workers and therapists of all kinds to learn the fundamentals of effective treatment and put them to use immediately.
