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STEM the Tide

Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America

By: David E. Drew

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STEM the Tide

Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America

By: David E. Drew

Proven strategies for reforming STEM education in America’s schools, colleges, and universities. One study after another shows American students ranking behind their international counterparts in the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and math. Businesspeople and cultural critics such as Bill Gates warn that this alarming situation puts the United States at a serious disadvantage in the high-tech global marketplace of the twenty-first century, and President Obama places improvement in these areas at the center of his educational reform. What can be done to reverse this poor performance and to unleash America’s wasted talent? David E. Drew has good news—and the tools America needs to keep competitive. Drawing on both academic literature and his own rich experience, Drew identifies proven strategies for reforming America’s schools, colleges, and universities, and his comprehensive review of STEM education in the United States offers a positive blueprint for the future. These research-based strategies include creative and successful methods for building strong programs in science and mathematics education and show how the achievement gap between majority and minority students can be closed. A crucial measure, he argues, is recruiting, educating, supporting, and respecting America’s teachers. Accessible, engaging, and hard hitting, STEM the Tide is a clarion call to policymakers, administrators, educators, and everyone else concerned about students’ participation in the STEM fields and America’s competitive global position.

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JHU Press

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1421416956

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The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek

By: David Holton,Geoffrey Horrocks,Marjolijne Janssen,Tina Lendari,Io Manolessou,Notis Toufexis

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The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek

By: David Holton,Geoffrey Horrocks,Marjolijne Janssen,Tina Lendari,Io Manolessou,Notis Toufexis

The Greek language has a written history of more than 3,000 years. While the classical, Hellenistic and modern periods of the language are well researched, the intermediate stages are much less well known, but of great interest to those curious to know how a language changes over time. The geographical area where Greek has been spoken stretches from the Aegean Islands to the Black Sea and from Southern Italy and Sicily to the Middle East, largely corresponding to former territories of the Byzantine Empire and its successor states. This Grammar draws on a comprehensive corpus of literary and non-literary texts written in various forms of the vernacular to document the processes of change between the eleventh and eighteenth centuries, processes which can be seen as broadly comparable to the emergence of the Romance languages from Medieval Latin. Regional and dialectal variation in phonology and morphology are treated in detail.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108640923

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Systems Engineering and Program Management

Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs

By: David E. Stem,Michael Boito,Obaid Younossi

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Systems Engineering and Program Management

Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs

By: David E. Stem,Michael Boito,Obaid Younossi

Systems engineering and program management (SE/PM) constitute a large portion of the acquisition cost of military aircraft and guided weapons systems. The goal of this study was the development of a set of cost-estimating relationships that can be used to estimate the SE/PM cost element for development and production of aircraft and weapons programs. The authors canvassed government and industry personnel to learn about current techniques for estimating SE/PM costs, and they collected historical data from several aircraft and weapons programs to investigate trends in SE/PM costs over time and to generate methods that cost analysts can use early in the life cycle of a program when little cost information is available. The authors also investigated the effects on SE/PM costs from acquisition reform, including the reduction in the number of military specifications and standards, the use of integrated product and process teams, and the trend toward "evolutionary acquisition." This product is part of the RAND Corporation monograph series. RAND monographs present major research findings that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND monographs undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity. Book jacket.

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Rand Corporation

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0833038729

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9780833038722

Principles of Computational Modelling in Neuroscience

By: David Sterratt,Bruce Graham,Andrew Gillies,David Willshaw

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Principles of Computational Modelling in Neuroscience

By: David Sterratt,Bruce Graham,Andrew Gillies,David Willshaw

The nervous system is made up of a large number of interacting elements. To understand how such a complex system functions requires the construction and analysis of computational models at many different levels. This book provides a step-by-step account of how to model the neuron and neural circuitry to understand the nervous system at all levels, from ion channels to networks. Starting with a simple model of the neuron as an electrical circuit, gradually more details are added to include the effects of neuronal morphology, synapses, ion channels and intracellular signalling. The principle of abstraction is explained through chapters on simplifying models, and how simplified models can be used in networks. This theme is continued in a final chapter on modelling the development of the nervous system. Requiring an elementary background in neuroscience and some high school mathematics, this textbook is an ideal basis for a course on computational neuroscience.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139500791

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair, 2E

By: David J. Tenenbaum

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair, 2E

By: David J. Tenenbaum

You're no idiot, of course. You can stick a bucket underneath a dripping ceiling with breathtaking precision and tape cardboard over a broken window like you were born to the craft. But when it comes to real home repair challenges, your handiwork begins and ends with the call you make to your carpenter or plumber. Don't pack up your toolbox yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair, Second Edition is your total guide to diagnosing and fixing the most basic home-repair problems yourself. In this completely revised and updated Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: Simple ways to do interior and exterior jobs, from choosing tools to avoiding safety hazards All new information on weatherproofing, roofing, siding, and masonry Clear instructions on what to do when electrical, heating, and plumbing systems go haywire

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Penguin

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1101222174

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Constructing Stories, Telling Tales

A Guide to Formulation in Applied Psychology

By: Sarah Corrie,David A. Lane

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Constructing Stories, Telling Tales

A Guide to Formulation in Applied Psychology

By: Sarah Corrie,David A. Lane

Formulation remains one of the most important activities that those using psychological approaches undertake as part of their work. Arguably, however, formulation is an activity that remains poorly understood. In a current climate demanding quick fix solutions there is a tendency, which the authors refuse, towards over-simplification. Instead this book sets out to explore the challenging complexity of psychological formulation. By drawing on a wide range of sources from psychology and the arts the authors find ways to honour the stories clients tell yet offer key psychological insights to facilitate change. They provide a clear guide to enable the reader to think about the purpose of their work with clients, the perspectives which inform it and the process used to ensure effective outcomes. The chapters, supported by exercises on key issues, examine key debates on the role of formulation in professional practice, a framework for developing a systematic approach to formulation and a detailed account of the purpose, perspective and process of formulation.

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Routledge

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042991217X

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9780429912177

Anatolian Verbal Stem Formation

Luwian, Lycian and Lydian

By: David Sasseville

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Anatolian Verbal Stem Formation

Luwian, Lycian and Lydian

By: David Sasseville

In Anatolian Verbal Stem Formation, David Sasseville provides a full analysis of the Luwian, Lycian and Lydian verbal stem classes and their pre-history in relation to Hittite.

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BRILL

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9004436294

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9789004436299

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus,Expert Consult - Online and Print,4

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

By: Creig S. Hoyt,David Taylor

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Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

By: Creig S. Hoyt,David Taylor

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus is your one-stop source for comprehensive coverage of all the pediatric ophthalmic conditions you are likely to encounter in practice. Extensively updated with expert contributions from leaders in the field and now featuring online instructional videos, this ophthalmology reference delivers all the state-of-the-art guidance you need to effectively diagnose and manage even the most challenging eye diseases and disorders seen in children. Take a holistic approach to patient management that considers the family and ensures optimal doctor-patient relationships.Get a balanced view of etiology, diagnosis, and management, and access unique guidance on the practical problems encountered in real-life clinical cases.Impresses the importance of systemic disease in diagnosis and management. Apply all the latest clinical advances through updated coverage of strabismus diagnosis, management and complications; retinal dystrophies; imaging & investigation; AIDS in children; developmental biology; cerebral visual impairment; child abuse; severe developmental glaucoma; and corneal dystrophies.Get rich visual guidance in diagnosis and management from over 1,700 full-color illustrations.Access advice from the experts with contributions from several new top researchers and clinicians.Find the answers you need quickly and easily through a consistent chapter organization and highly accessible clinical information. Browse the complete contents of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus online, download all the images, and watch brand-new procedural videos at www.expertconsult.com.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702046914

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9780702046919

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Repair and Maintenance Illustrated

By: David J. Tenenbaum

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Repair and Maintenance Illustrated

By: David J. Tenenbaum

Extremely accessible, with over 300 photos and illustrations, this guide is geared for the true home improvement beginner, with a visual glossary included.

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Penguin

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1592571700

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9781592571703

French Verbs Made Simple(r)

By: David Brodsky

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French Verbs Made Simple(r)

By: David Brodsky

It's time for a new approach to learning French verbs. Unlike popular verb guides that require the rote memorization of hundreds of verb forms, this book clearly explains the rules that govern the conjugation of all classes of French verbs—especially the irregular ones that give second-language learners the most trouble. These straightforward, easy-to-understand rules for conjugating French verbs are effective learning tools for both beginning students and more advanced speakers who want to perfect their usage of French verb forms. French Verbs Made Simple(r) has many helpful features that you won't find in any other verb guide: Clear explanations of all verb tenses and forms. The simple patterns and rules that govern the conjugation of all verbs—including those verbs whose irregularities follow patterns that can be easily learned. A detailed discussion of how each verb form is used, with numerous examples. A full explanation of whether a verb should be conjugated with avoir or être, and the conditions under which the past participle is variable—two of the thorniest problems for students of French. An extended treatment of the subjunctive that will help you understand why it is used in some situations but not others. Complete conjugations for 57 basic model verbs (along with 27 "variants") and a comprehensive listing of some 6,200 verbs that indicates which of the models each verb follows. Going well beyond any other guide in the clarity and detail of its explanations—as well as the innovative manner in which individual verbs are linked to model conjugations—French Verbs Made Simple(r) is the only guide to French verbs a learner needs.

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University of Texas Press

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0292783337

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9780292783331

Getting to Grips with Biblical Hebrew

An Introductory Textbook

By: David L. Baker

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Getting to Grips with Biblical Hebrew

An Introductory Textbook

By: David L. Baker

Getting to Grips with Biblical Hebrew provides a simple introduction to biblical Hebrew for beginners. Consisting of thirty lessons, the book focuses on the basic grammar and vocabulary necessary for reading and understanding the biblical text. Exercises are taken directly from the Hebrew Bible, and students gain hands-on experience with the joys and challenges of translation. This textbook is specifically designed to be accessible for students who have never learned a foreign language or whose knowledge of English might be limited. For this reason, proficiency with English grammar is not assumed, and key concepts are explained as they occur. Tables of prefixes and suffixes are also provided to assist students in using a Hebrew dictionary. By providing insight into the process of translating from ancient to modern languages, this resource will enrich a student’s ability to interpret the Hebrew Bible in the here and now. Systematic and easy to use, this introduction to biblical Hebrew is perfect for anyone desiring to better understand the Old Testament texts.

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Langham Global Library

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1839732016

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9781839732010

The Ultimate Spanish Verb Review and Practice

By: Ronni Gordon,David Stillman

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The Ultimate Spanish Verb Review and Practice

By: Ronni Gordon,David Stillman

Learn verb skills and communicate confidently in a new language Building on the authors’ bestselling The Ultimate Review and Practice series, this book is your best bet to mastering the often tricky verb forms and key sentence structures of the Spanish language. The Ultimate Spanish Verb Review and Practice offers a step-by-step program for experienced beginners through advanced learners to understand how different verb forms work and use that knowledge to build increasingly sophisticated sentences in Spanish. No other book on the market combines guidance and practice in verb formation and usage with tips on the 18 most commonly used sentence models.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071416730

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9780071416733

Total Burn Care

By: David N. Herndon

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Total Burn Care

By: David N. Herndon

Using an integrated, "team" approach, leading authority David N. Herndon, MD, FACS explains how to meet the clinical, physical, psychological, and social needs of every burn patient - and thus achieve optimal recovery and rehabilitation. The 3rd Edition of this definitive reference covers all of the latest advances in the treatment of burns...features new a full-color layout with new color illustrations and clinical photographs. Compiled and edited by one of the world's leading authorities on the management of patients with burns. Discusses the management of burn patients from their initial presentation through long-term rehabilitation. Addresses the clinical, physical, and social needs of the burn patient and emphasizes a multi-faceted, "team approach" to treatment. Covers how to devise integrated treatment programs for different groups of patients, such as elderly and pediatric patients. Uses color illustrations and clinical photographs throughout for the first time-incorporating the illustrative strengths of Barret & Herndon's Color Atlas of Burn Care to provide you with a single source of definitive guidance on diagnosis and management. Presents new chapters on barotrauma and inhalation injury - the tissue bank - the role of exercise - and the use of dermal templates and burn scar resurfacing. Offers fresh perspectives from more than 50% new authors. With more than 100 additional contributing experts

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1416032746

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9781416032748

Biotechnology

By: David P. Clark,Nanette J. Pazdernik

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Biotechnology

By: David P. Clark,Nanette J. Pazdernik

Biotechnology, Second Edition approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, which has grown out of increasing biochemical understanding of genetics and physiology. Using straightforward, less-technical jargon, Clark and Pazdernik introduce each chapter with basic concepts that develop into more specific and detailed applications. This up-to-date text covers a wide realm of topics including forensics, bioethics, and nanobiotechnology using colorful illustrations and concise applications. In addition, the book integrates recent, relevant primary research articles for each chapter, which are presented on an accompanying website. The articles demonstrate key concepts or applications of the concepts presented in the chapter, which allows the reader to see how the foundational knowledge in this textbook bridges into primary research. This book helps readers understand what molecular biotechnology actually is as a scientific discipline, how research in this area is conducted, and how this technology may impact the future. - Up-to-date text focuses on modern biotechnology with a molecular foundation - Includes clear, color illustrations of key topics and concept - Features clearly written without overly technical jargon or complicated examples - Provides a comprehensive supplements package with an easy-to-use study guide, full primary research articles that demonstrate how research is conducted, and instructor-only resources

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Newnes

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0123850169

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9780123850164

Transmission Electron Microscopy

A Textbook for Materials Science

By: David B. Williams,C. Barry Carter

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Transmission Electron Microscopy

A Textbook for Materials Science

By: David B. Williams,C. Barry Carter

This groundbreaking text has been established as the market leader throughout the world. Profusely illustrated, the book provides the necessary instructions for successful hands-on application of this versatile materials characterization technique.

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038776500X

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9780387765006

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STEM the Tide

STEM the Tide

The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek

The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek

Systems Engineering and Program Management

Systems Engineering and Program Management

Principles of Computational Modelling in Neuroscience

Principles of Computational Modelling in Neuroscience

Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair, 2E

Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair, 2E

Constructing Stories, Telling Tales

Constructing Stories, Telling Tales

Anatolian Verbal Stem Formation

Anatolian Verbal Stem Formation

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus,Expert Consult - Online and Print,4

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus,Expert Consult - Online and Print,4

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Repair and Maintenance Illustrated

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Repair and Maintenance Illustrated

French Verbs Made Simple(r)

French Verbs Made Simple(r)

Getting to Grips with Biblical Hebrew

Getting to Grips with Biblical Hebrew

The Ultimate Spanish Verb Review and Practice

The Ultimate Spanish Verb Review and Practice

Total Burn Care

Total Burn Care

Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Transmission Electron Microscopy

Transmission Electron Microscopy

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