Physics: A Conceptual World View
Physics: A Conceptual World View Review
Physics: A Conceptual World View
Designed specifically for non-majors, PHYSICS: A CONCEPTUAL WORLD VIEW provides an engaging and effective introduction to physics using a flexible, fully modular presentation ideal for a wide variety of instructors and courses. Incorporating highly effective Physics Education Research pedagogy, the text features an ongoing storyline describing the development of the current physics “world view,” which provides students with an understanding of the laws of nature and the context to better appreciate the importance of physics. The text’s appealing style and minimal use of math also help to make complex material interesting and easier to master, even for students normally intimidated by physics or math. For instructors who want to incorporate more problem-solving skills and quantitative reasoning, the optional, more detailed, “Problem Solving to Accompany Physics: A Conceptual World View” student supplement reveals more of the beauty and power of mathematics in physics. The text can also be customized to fit any syllabus through Cengage Learning’s TextChoice custom solution program. In addition, the new Seventh Edition includes a thoroughly revised art program featuring elements such as balloon captions and numerous illustrations to help students better visualize and understand key concepts. read more…
Studyguide for Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence by Goleman, ISBN 9781591391845 (Cram101 Textbook Outlines) Review
Studyguide for Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead With Emotional Intelligence by Goleman, ISBN 9781591391845 (Cram101 Textbook Outlines)
Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: 9781591391845 read more…
Writing in Political Science: A Practical Guide (4th Edition) Review
Writing in Political Science: A Practical Guide (4th Edition)
A complete resource for writing an effective paper, Diane Schmidt’s latest edition of Writing in Political Science gives students a practical guide for writing and arguing about political events, ideas, passions and agendas. A collection of actual student essays shows you how to write your way to a better grade. After reading Writing in Political Science students will know how to:
- Choose and narrow a research topic
- Formulate a research agenda
- Quickly locate reputable information online
- Execute a study and write about your findings
- Use the vocabulary of political science discourse
- Follow the criteria used to evaluate student assignments when writing
- Apply your writing skills to an internship, civic engagement project, or work-study program
- Manage and preserve achievements for career development
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Political Science Research Methods
Political Science Research Methods Review
Political Science Research Methods
Don t let an introduction to research methods be your students least favorite (and most intimidating) political science course. Relevant, timely, insightful, comprehensive, and always mindful of their student audience, the authors have revamped their popular text so that the sixth edition is friendlier and more intuitive than ever the perfect gateway to understanding not just the how but also the why behind research into politics.
Covering the discipline s major methods, the authors lead students step-by-step through the logic of research design. Building block chapters on hypothesis formation and testing, variables, and measurement are right up front; the introduction to research design, sampling, and literature reviews now come with more explanation as to why a researcher would pursue different kinds of methods; the stats chapters begin with a common-sense primer that walks students through foundational ideas and practices. Throughout the text, updated examples of contemporary research problems keep readers engaged.
Each chapter has bolded key terms that are also listed in a glossary at the end of each chapter and the end of the text. Helpful hints feature boxes give students nuts-and-bolts reminders they can refer to when they conduct their own research or assess the work of others.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
- New examples of political science research in Chapter 1, including a case on judicial decision making and current research into public opinion on the war in Iraq.
- Expanded discussion of theory in Chapter 2, showing how competing paradigms can be applied to the same topic of study.
- Substantially updated discussion of survey research including coverage of Internet polling and a fuller description of interviewing.
- Computational formulas and calculations are now featured in How It s Done boxes allowing students to separate lengthy calculations from substantive discussion of the meaning or interpretation of statistical results.
- Greater coverage of newer developments in applied statistics, including exploratory data analysis and descriptive and inferential statistics for counts and functions of counts. In general, less emphasis on computation, and more on interpretation.
- Reorganized statistics chapters for better comprehension with regression analysis and logistic regression in their own chapters.
- A new overview of statistical analysis, including discussion of data preparation, description, modeling, inference, interpretation, and the communication of results.
Breakthrough! (Free Chapter for a Limited Time): The World’s First Physician: Hippocrates and the Discovery of Medicine Review
Breakthrough! (Free Chapter for a Limited Time): The World's First Physician: Hippocrates and the Discovery of Medicine
This download is a free sample chapter from Breakthrough! How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World (ISBN: 0137137486) by Jon Queijo. Available in print and digital formats.
Read the following excerpt from the Introduction:
It’s tempting to start right off with an apology for the word “breakthrough,” a word that—depending on your point of view—can be as tedious as an overhyped headline or seductive as a brightly wrapped gift. Either way, it’s hard to resist wondering, What breakthrough? A cure for cancer, an easy way to lose weight, the secret to living forever? But this isn’t that kind of book, and apologies seem unnecessary when you’re talking about the ten greatest breakthroughs in all of medicine. Sadly, none involve easy weight loss or living forever. However, all are arguably more important because they meet three essential criteria: 1) They saved, improved, or reduced suffering in millions of lives; 2) They changed the practice of medicine; and 3) They transformed our understanding of the world. That last item is too often overlooked. All medical “breakthroughs” profoundly impact health and how physicians work; far rarer are those that open our eyes to a fundamentally new way of seeing the world, giving new meaning to not only such questions as, Why do we get sick, and how do we die? but also, How are we put together and what connects us to the rest of nature?
Each of these ten breakthroughs came at a time in history when they struck humanity like a thunderbolt—a jolt of awakening followed by a palpable rise in human consciousness.
To continue reading, download this free preview of the Introduction & Chapter 1. The full book is also available for sale.
This download is a free sample chapter from Breakthrough! How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World (ISBN: 0137137486) by Jon Queijo. Available in print and digital formats.
Read the following excerpt from the Introduction:
It’s tempting to start right off with an apology for the word “breakthrough,” a word that—depending on your point of view—can be as tedious as an overhyped headline or seductive as a brightly wrapped gift. Either way, it’s hard to resist wondering, What breakthrough? A cure for cancer, an easy way to lose weight, the secret to living forever? But this isn’t that kind of book, and apologies seem unnecessary when you’re talking about the ten greatest breakthroughs in all of medicine. Sadly, none involve easy weight loss or living forever. However, all are arguably more important because they meet three essential criteria: 1) They saved, improved, or reduced suffering in millions of lives; 2) They changed the practice of medicine; and 3) They transformed our understanding of the world. That last item is too often overlooked. All medical “breakthroughs” profoundly impact health and how physicians work; far rarer are those that open our eyes to a fundamentally new way of seeing the world, giving new meaning to not only such questions as, Why do we get sick, and how do we die? but also, How are we put together and what connects us to the rest of nature?
Each of these ten breakthroughs came at a time in history when they struck humanity like a thunderbolt—a jolt of awakening followed by a palpable rise in human consciousness.
To continue reading, download this free preview of the Introduction & Chapter 1. The full book is also available for sale.
Physics Laboratory Experiments
Physics Laboratory Experiments Review
Physics Laboratory Experiments
This market-leading manual for the first-year physics laboratory course offers a wide range of class-tested experiments designed specifically for use in small to mid-size lab programs. A series of integrated experiments emphasizes the use of computerized instrumentation and includes a set of “computer-assisted experiments” to allow students and instructors to gain experience with modern equipment. This option also enables instructors to determine the appropriate balance between traditional and computer-based experiments for their courses. By analyzing data through two different methods, students gain a greater understanding of the concepts behind the experiments. The Seventh Edition is updated with the latest information and techniques involving state-of-the-art equipment, and a new Guided Learning feature addresses the growing interest in guided-inquiry pedagogy. Fourteen additional experiments are also available through custom printing. read more…
Applied Calculus (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign) Review
Applied Calculus (Available 2010 Titles Enhanced Web Assign)
Geared toward business and social science majors, this text equips students with the analytical tools and technological skills they need to be successful in the workplace. Uncomplicated language and a straightforward writing style promote conceptual understanding. The incorporation of real-life applications, examples, and data analysis and interpretation helps engage students–even those with minimal interest in mathematics. For instructors who want to make mathematics meaningful to their students, Applied Calculus teaches rigorous concepts in manner that is accessible without cutting corners. Streamlined content allows instructors to cover the text in its entirety and maintains student interest. A range of technology resources–including CL MATHSpace, with access to textbook websites and course management tools–makes the process of teaching and learning dynamic, both in the classroom and online. read more…
College Algebra
College Algebra Review
College Algebra
Known for a clear and concise exposition, numerous examples, and plentiful problem sets, Jerome E. Kaufmann and Karen L. Schwitters’s COLLEGE ALGEBRA, Seventh Edition, is an easy-to-use book that focuses on building technique and helping students hone their problem-solving skills. The seventh edition focuses on solving equations, inequalities, and problems; and on developing graphing techniques and using the concept of a function. Updated with new application problems and examples throughout, the seventh edition is accompanied by a robust collection of teaching and learning resources, including Enhanced WebAssign, an easy-to-use online homework management system for both instructors and students. read more…
Money, Banking and Financial Markets (Available Titles Cengagenow) Review
Money, Banking and Financial Markets (Available Titles Cengagenow)
This upper level (junior/senior) undergraduate text addresses in-depth coverage of the key topics in an undergraduate money and banking course: the nature and functions of money, financial institutions, instruments and markets, evolution of the U.S. commercial banking industry, determinants of the level and term structure of interest rates, determination of the money supply, the nature and structure of the Federal Reserve System, instruments of central bank policy, intermediate targets and strategies of monetary policy, money demand and velocity, the transmission mechanism of monetary policy, and international finance. The text assumes that the only economics courses the students have taken are the Principles courses. read more…
Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists, 2e Review
Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists, 2e
Understanding the role of fascia in healthy movement and postural distortion is of vital importance to bodyworkers and movement therapists. Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists presents a unique ‘whole systems’ view of myofascial/locomotor anatomy in which the bodywide connections among the muscles within the fascial net are described in detail for the first time. Using the metaphor of railway or train lines, Myers explains how patterns of strain communicate through the myofascial ‘webbing’, contributing to postural compensation and movement stability. Written in a style that makes it easy to understand and apply, Anatomy Trains provides an accessible and comprehensive explanation of the anatomy and function of the myofascial system in the body. The DVD ROM in the back of the book contains video of techniques, Anatomy Trains-based dissections and computer animations of the myofascial meridian lines.
includes full-colour illustrations of 11 myofascial meridians and the rules for discovering other meridians
. uses numerous full colour charts and drawings to detail the muscular and fascial structures involved in the meridians
. presents information on assessment of structural and movement patterns and gives related application to manual therapy and movement education
. provides a selection of techniques from the library of structural integration
. includes an introduction to the fascial system as a whole, with points-of-view and the latest research findings on the fascial system’s responses
. offers a fun approach to learning essential structural anatomy, comparing the connective tissue system to a railway network
. video material on the accompanying DVD ROM to visually present the anatomy as described in the book.
Full colour throughout
. New design and layout
. 140 New full colour figures including dissection photographs and client photos
. DVD ROM in back of book
. A new appendices on ‘Structural integration’ and ‘Myofascial meridians and oriental medicine’
. New posters to be published simultaneously. read more…
