A perfect introduction to reading Spanish! Simple English words and sentences are introduced by pictures. Then the words and sentences are translated into Spanish with the translation of the featured word in capital letters. It's that easy. And for the child who wants to go further—a two-page, basic key to the pronunciation of the language. Great for introducing Spanish to English-speaking children and for introducing English to Spanish-speaking children!
CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS Provides a unique general theory of cyber-physical systems, focusing on how physical, data, and decision processes are articulated as a complex whole Cyber-physical systems (CPS) operate in complex environments systems with integrated physical and computational capabilities. With the ability to interact with humans through variety of modalities, cyber-physical systems are applied across areas such as Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices, smart grids, autonomous automotive systems, medical monitoring, and distributed robotics. Existing engineering methods are capable of solving technical problems, yet the deployment of CPS in a net-enabled society requires a general theory of cyber-physical systems that goes beyond specific study cases and their associated technological development. Cyber-physical Systems: Theory, Methodology, and Applications is a unique theoretical-methodological guide to assessing systems where complex information processing defines the behavior of physical processes. Using a systematic approach, the book describes the fundamentals of cybernetics, complexity sciences, system engineering, concepts of data and information, the data dissemination process, graph theory, and more. Readers are provided with the general theory, methodological framework, and analytical tools to assess and design CPS for applications in transport, energy, communication, health care, the military, and industry. Provides a framework for measuring the performance of different cyber-physical systems and assessing the potential impact of various cyber-threats Proposes a theory of CPS comprised of autonomous but interdependent physical, data, and regulatory layers Discusses decision-making approaches rooted in probability theory, information theory, complexity sciences, and game theory Helps readers perform a systemic impact evaluation of trending topics such as Artificial Intelligence, 5G, Energy Internet, blockchain, and data ownership Features extensive analysis of various cyber-physical systems across different domains Cyber-physical Systems: Theory, Methodology, and Applications is a must-read for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in electrical and computer engineering and other technical fields.
This book is about the representations - both visual and linguistic - which people give of their own places of origin. It examines the drawings of interviewees who were asked to draw their own place of origin on a white A3 sheet, using pencil or colour, according to their choice. If they were born in a place they did not remember because they moved in when they were very small, they could draw the place they did remember as the scenario of their early childhood. The drawings are examined from three different perspectives: semiotics, cognitive psychology and geography. The semiotic instruments are used to describe how each person reconstructs a complex image of his/her childhood place, and how they translate their own memories from one language to another, e.g. from drawing to verbal story, trying to approach what they want to express in the best possible way. The cognitive-psychological point of view helps clarify the emotional world of the interviewees and their motivations during the process of reconstruction and expression of their childhood experiences. The geographical conceptualizations concern a cultural level and provide insight into the cartographic models that inspire the maps people drew. One of the main findings was the influence from cultural codes as demonstrated in the fact that most of the US students interviewed drew their maps showing considerable cartographic expertise in comparison to their European counterparts.
Influential, innovative and aesthetically experimental, the films of Michelangelo Antonioni are widely recognized as both exemplars of cinema and key in ushering in its 'new' or 'modern' incarnation around 1960. Antonioni and the Aesthetics of Impurity offers a radical rethinking of the director's work. It argues against prevalent understandings of it in terms of both cinematic purity and indebtedness to painting. Reconnecting Antonioni's aesthetically audacious films of the 1960s and 1970s to the ferment of their historical time, Antonioni and the Aesthetics of Impurity brings into relief these works' crucial, yet overlooked, affinity with the new, 'impure', art practices - of John Cage, Franco Vaccari, Robert Smithson, Piero Gilardi and Andy Warhol among others - that precipitated the demotion of painting from its privileged position as a paradigm for all the arts. Revealing an Antonioni who embraced both mixed and mass media and reflected on them via cinema, the book replaces auteuristic, if not hagiographic, accounts of the director's work with a new understanding of its critical significance across the modern visual arts and culture more broadly.
Amber and Justin... two peculiar kids, with a difficult past behind them and a clear goal in common: not to love. Love had hurt them at an early age and neither of them wanted to experience that pain again. Amber is an elusive, reserved girl, different from the others, beautiful and attractive in the eyes of the boys, but with a past that has left her with indelible scars. Justin is a charming boy with beautiful blue eyes, but with an arrogant, conceited and shameless character; full of resentment towards his parents, who were guilty of neglecting their children due to exaggerated entrepreneurial ambitions, and with a repressed thirst for revenge towards a group of people who had killed his brother in a settling of scores. The protagonists meet when Amber leaves London, the city she hates so much for the difficult childhood she had experienced, to move to New York where she attends one of the most prestigious universities. As time goes by, the two begin to get to know each other better, to trust each other, and to protect each other from the monsters of the present and the past. When love brings them even closer together, they stop denying it and give in to that strong feeling. But their lives have never been the same; in fact, an unexpected proposal will force Amber to make a radical change that Justin will not accept. Translator: Alessandra Cervetti PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
This volume deals with canonical quantization, Feynman rules and renormalization of Yang-Mills theories in algebraic non-covariant gauges (typically axial and light-cone gauges). The material is self-contained and presented in a basic manner according to a personal style representative of a long lasting activity in the field. Emphasis is always placed on the underlying basic concepts of Quantum Field Theory, even when particular examples are treated, details and the related difficulties are thoroughly discussed. The value of the book goes beyond the specificity of its subject.
The Science Quest 4 3E Student Workbook is a companion to the Science Quest 4 3E Essential Learning Edition textbook. Together the two books provide a full range of learning materials, with proven content, experiments and activities that will engage and challenge students. Features Worksheets that focus directly on activities in the textbook Thinking tools worksheets that students can use to discover different ways of learning, and explore a range of thinking tools to enhance their own thinking and learning Experiments and Try This worksheets that progressively build skills in the Science at Work standards Visual learning worksheets that use large diagrams to enhance learning Summing up worksheets that build Science literacy Looking back crosswords and word-find worksheets Student reflection grid on which students can record their class work and homework, reflect on their performance and communicate any concerns to their teacher
Science Alive 1 for VELS Student Workbook contains worksheets developed to enhance the teaching and learning of Science for Middle Years students. The worksheets put the fun back into learning for students of all abilities and interests by allowing them to participate in real-life learning that engages and stimulates the mind. Features Worksheets that focus on multiple intelligences Hands on Science practical reports that give students scope to build skills progressively, for example drawing graphs and tables Visual Learning worksheets that make use of large diagrams to enhance understanding Science Literacy worksheets that are graded to cater for all abilities Crosswords that help to build a complete Science glossary Each worksheet builds on a selected page in Science Alive 1 for VELS. This workbook contains a grid on which students may record details of their class work and homework, reflect on their performance, and communicate any of their concerns to the teacher. The workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with the textbook Science Alive 1 for VELS.
Science Alive for VELS Level 5 Student Workbook contains worksheets developed to enhance the teaching and learning of Science for Years 7 and 8 students. The worksheets put the fun back into learning for students of all abilities and interests by allowing them to participate in real life learning that engages and stimulates the mind. Features Worksheets that focus on multiple intelligences Hands on Science practical reports that give students scope to bulid skills progressively; for example, drawing graphs and tables Visual learning worksheets that make use of large diagrams to enhance understanding Science Literacy worksheets that are graded to cater for all abilities Crosswords that help build a complete Science glossary This workbook contains a grid in which students may record details of their class work and homework, reflect on their performance and communicate any of their concerns to the teacher. This workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with the textbook Science Alive for VELS Level 5.
Science Alive for Victorian Essential Learning Standards, Level 6, Teacher Support Kit provides a total support package for teachers using the textbook Science Alive for Victorian Essential Learning Standards Level 6. This textbook specifically addresses the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), Level 6. The support kit is in three parts. Part 1 provides a wealth of support material for each chapter in the textbook. Part 2 contains 78 photocopiable worksheets (linked to specific VELS domains and multiple intelligences) to extend learning opportunities for selected textbook spreads. Part 3 contains a set of risk assessment sheets that cover each Hands on Science activity. Key features of every chapter in Part 1 include: Suggested teaching strategies, informative tips and hints, and pointers to key features (including online resource links and worksheets) for each double-page spread Suggested answers to activity questions Suggested results and answers, and handy tips for each Hands on Science activity Additional Hands on Science activities. A detailed grid at the start of the textbook links the content of the textbook and the teacher support kit to the standards for the Discipline-based Learning, Interdisciplinary Learning and Physical, Personal and Social Learning strands. Science Alive for Victorian Essential Learning Standards, Level 6, Teacher Support Kit is not supported by eGuidePLUS! What is eGuidePLUS? Science Alive for Victorian Essential Learning Standards, Level 6 eGuidePLUS for teachers contains an electronic version of the Teacher Support Kit but also provides access to a complementary set of targeted digital resources as well as access to the student eBookPLUS. These flexible and engaging ICT activities are available to you online at the JacarandaPLUS website (www.jacplus.com.au). Your eGuidePLUS resources include: * Access to the complete student eBookPLUS * Testmaker files providing a test for each chapter of the student textbook * VELS assessment grid in adjustable Word format * Five Quick Questions and chapter test answer files * Interactive activities and a wealth of ICT resources * Weblinks to other useful support material on the internet
Linda L. Nardelli's intimate exploration of channelled messages and personal stories takes you on a journey into mysticism. She offers a renewed vision of ourselves that reveals the inherent wisdom and spiritual essence within all our felt-senses and life experiences. Mystical Intimacy draws you into an inner sanctuary of belonging and integrity.
Science Alive for VELS Level 6 Student Workbook contains worksheets developed to enhance the teaching and learning of Science for Middle Years students. The worksheets put the fun back into learning for students of all abilities and interests by allowing them to participate in real-life learning that engages and stimulates the mind. Features Worksheets focused on multiple intelligences Hands on Science practical reports that give students scope to build skills progressively by graphing and making tables Activities worksheets selected from 'Activities' panels in the textbook Check and Challenge worksheets drawn from selected activities found at the end of each chapter Visual Learning worksheets that use large diagrams and tables to enhance understanding Science Literacy worksheets with activities graded to cater for all abilities Crosswords that help to build a complete science glossary Each worksheet builds on selected pages in Science Alive for VELS Level 6. This workbook contains a grid on which students may record details of their class work and homework, reflect on their performance, and communicate any of their concerns to the teacher. This workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with the textbook Science Alive for VELS Level 6.
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