Robert L : 1109 books
A Focus on Fractions
Bringing Research to the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
A Focus on Fractions is a groundbreaking effort to make the mathematics education research on how students develop their understanding of fraction concepts readily accessible and understandable to pre- and in-service K– 8 mathematics educators. Using extensive annotated samples of student work,...
Climate Change and Individual Responsibility
Agency, Moral Disengagement and the Motivational Gap
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
This book discusses the agency and responsibility of individuals in climate change, and argues that these are underemphasized, enabling individuals to maintain their consumptive lifestyles without having to accept moral responsibility for their luxury emissions.
Radar Meteorology
A First Course
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
A comprehensive introduction to the current technology and application of radar in meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Written by leading experts in the field, Radar Meteorology, A first Course offers an introduction to meteorological radar systems and applications, with emphasis on observation...
Electoral Structure and Urban Policy: Impact on Mexican American Communities
Impact on Mexican American Communities
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Gennady Andreevich Zyuganov is the leader of Russia's resurgent Communist Party and was Boris Yeltsin's strongest challenger in the summer 1996 presidential elections. This text provides a compilation of Zyuganov's writings on Russia's past and present and her place in the world.
Cosmopolitanism and Tourism
Rethinking Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Within tourism studies, the cosmopolitan potentials of tourism have often been situated within a broader conversation about globalization, an approach that implies that cosmopolitanism is a predictable by-product of globalization and becoming more cosmopolitan should be the goal of travel. And yet...
by Robert K. Brayton, Alberto L. Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book was motivated by the problems being faced with shrinking IC process feature sizes. It is well known that as process feature sizes shrink, a host of electrical problems like cross-talk, electromigration, self-heat, etc. are becoming important. Cross-talk is one of the major problems since...
The Traveling Salesman Problem
A Computational Study
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
This book presents the latest findings on one of the most intensely investigated subjects in computational mathematics--the traveling salesman problem. It sounds simple enough: given a set of cities and the cost of travel between each pair of them, the problem challenges you to find the cheapest route...
Natural Resource Policymaking in Developing Countries
Environment, Economic Growth, and Income Distribution
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Drawing on case studies developed over a two-year period, 1987–1989, by Fellows in the Program in International Development Policy at Duke University, including experienced representatives from developing countries, the World Bank, and scholars, the authors integrate the growing interest in environmental...
Archaeologists as Activists
Can Archaeologists Change the World?
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2011
Could archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of “archaeology activism” or “activist archaeology”: using archaeology to advocate for and affect...
Does Religious Education Work?
A Multi-dimensional Investigation
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize winner: 2nd Prize
This ground-breaking volume draws upon a rich and variegated range of methodologies to understand more fully the practices, policies and resources available in and to religious education in British schools. The descriptions,...
by Charles Cornet, Yoan Léger, Cédric Robert
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Integrated Lasers on Silicon provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art use of lasers on silicon for photonic integration. The authors demonstrate the need for efficient laser sources on silicon, motivated by the development of on-board/on-chip optical interconnects and the different...
Engaging Young Readers
Practical Tools and Strategies to Reach All Learners
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2019
Educators need to be able to engage with readers at every level, and part of their role is to evaluate where each student lies on the continuum and to improve their skills to bring them to the appropriate level. This book is a beginner-level guide focusing on developmental reading strategies for elementary...
by Wayne L. Davis, Robert E. Moldenhauer, Heather D. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
This book discusses issues related to terrorism and suggests how to perform risk assessment via academic research. First, this book discusses several behavioral disorders and theories related to crime. Theories are important because they describe the problem, they control the survey questions during...
by H.L. Gold, Robert Krepps
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
The roller coaster's string of cars, looking shopworn in their flaky blue and orange paint, crept toward the top of the incline, the ratcheted lift chain clanking with weary patience. In the front seat, a young couple held hands and prepared to scream. Two cars back, a heavy, round-shouldered, black-mustached...