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Problem Solving Practice Workbook helps students become better problem solvers by providing frequent opportunities to solve real-world problems.

The entire Student Edition available in big book format in two volumes. Features wipe-on, wipe-off pages which aids in whole class instruction. 18" x 24", with build-in easel

The book describes the development and implementation of the Front-End-Electronics communication software (FeeCom). FeeCom is used in the Detector Control System (DCS) of various detectors in ALICE, one of the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It is divided into a detector-independent and -specific part, in order to adapt easily to different detectors. The tasks of FeeCom are to exchange data between sensors and actuators...

Multinational organisations have for a long time relied on the performance of international teams. Nevertheless, the success or failure of these teams is not yet well understood. In this book, Angelika Zimmermann argues that mutual adjustment between international team members is fundamental for their successful cooperation. She provides evidence from eleven teams of four combinations of nationalities - German-British, German-Japanese, German-...

It has been acknowledged that the applications of Articulated Steer vehicles (ASVs) result in some problems, such as rollover, jackknifing and snaking. In this book, for a typical ASV, a comprehensive study of the causes of the snaking, and of the effects of the vehicle parameters and operating conditions on the stability is presented. Furthermore, to stabilize the vehicle during its most critical driving conditions, some studies are directed ...

We examine three invariants for exact loops of Lagrangian submanifolds that are modelled on invariants introduced by Leonid Polterovich for loops of Hamiltonian symplectomorphisms. One of these is the minimal Hofer length in a given Hamiltonian isotopy class. We determine the exact values of these invariants for loops of projective Lagrangian planes. The proof uses the Gromov invariants of an associated symplectic fibration over the 2-disc wit...

Many Christians react in alarm when being confronted with reincarnation. They tend to regard it as an alien or exotic idea or sometimes even as an occult or dangerous teaching that leads away from the Christian path. Thus, belief in rebirth is often regarded as clearly not compatible with orthodox Christianity. However, no less than 30% of people in the Western world believe in a form of reincarnation, which indicates the urgency for an academ...

Much of the existing infrastructures in many countries has been in service for many years and continues to be used. Due to a variety of physical, chemical, and environmental processes, concrete structures as well as other civil structures may get deteriorated or damaged in unexpected way. Therefore, structural health monitoring (SHM) of these structures to provide the necessary maintenance has become critically important to our society and is ...

The Southern Ocean has been subject to extensive research during the last century. However, the majority of expeditions focussed on the Antarctic shelf, which is easier accessible than the deep sea. In the beginning of the 21st century the ANDEEP projects were designed to conduct a first thorough survey on the faunal communities in the Southern Ocean deep sea. During two cruises in 2002 and 2005 the seafloor in the Atlantic sector was sampled ...

In response to recent research studies calling for the need to better educate and prepare mathematics and science teachers, this quantitative study examined the feasibility of implementing a content-methods Calculus I course into a university secondary mathematics and science certification program. The content-methods Calculus I course contained the complete university introductory calculus curriculum along with discussion and modeling of peda...

This book describes a research study in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), specifically usability evaluation. The research investigated ways to optimise the usability of Web sites. The study commenced with a literature review regarding the process of usability evaluation of Web sites. Various usability evaluation methods and techniques were explored, and two emerging techniques were chosen for further investigation: a contingent he...

This book deals with imaging of diseases of brain, head and neck, and spine. These fields have substantially advanced during the last few years, driven by both clinical developments and advances in imaging technology. The authors contributing to the volume are internationally renowned experts in their field, their chapters are disease-oriented and cover all the relevant imaging modalities, including standard radiography, CT, nuclear medicine w...

Many real world problems have conflicting multiple objectives which a decision maker would like to optimize simultaneously. Thus, the decision maker may obtain many optimal solutions from a solution method. Subsequently, the user has the difficult task to pick one solution. Interactive methods focus on solutions which are located in the users region of interest. The author, Madan Sathe, analyses and classifies essential existing interactive c...

Although the Antebellum South has traditionally been regarded as a two-tier--free white and enslaved black--society, this innovative study charts what has been a largely unexplored part of U.S. history--the free women of color caste. Distinct yet influenced by the free European, enslaved African, and colonized Native American past, free women of color offer a valuable opportunity to challenge contemporary notions of gender, race, and class in ...

The blast waves generated by the explosion of a bomb or the violent thrust of a missile launch would damage the personnel and facilities. Understanding the blast effects and behaviors is very important in minimizing or even avoiding their damages. Due to the lack of experimental facility, the numerical simulation method, CFD, was used to study the behaviors of blast waves. Validations of the numerical model developed in this study against test...

This book provides an analytical study of the reasons and influences underlying Japan's less than progressive policy record on wildlife preservation, domestically and globally, since 1980. Apart from a common sense of purpose that binds the different policy actors together, it is argued that Japan's poor record on wildlife preservation is a derivative of the way environmental NGOs have been marginalised and excluded from the policy process. Th...

This book provides a useful account of the reception of John Ford in the Romantic Period. It argues that the three fundamental causes of the revival of Shakespeare - that is, the rise in historical criticism, the influence of Longinus, and the endeavour to reinforce Englishness - were echoed in the revival and reception of Ford in the period.

Imagine an aerial vehicle that can track a wind-borne odor to its source. Such a vehicle could be used to locate lost pets and people, pipeline breaks, illegal drug labs, or hazardous chemicals. Although engineers are just beginning to build such a system, several such systems exist in the natural world. Flying animals, particularly insects, use odor plumes to guide themselves to food and mates. By studying this behavior, one can use this as i...

\"Men of the Meanest Sort\" explores the evolution of military leadership within the provincial armies of New England to further illuminate British colonial society prior to the American Revolution. Through journals and diaries of common soldiers, Sean Sculley delves into the experiences of colonists during times of war and examines how officers of a largely voluntary military force maintained both cohesion in battle and recruitment for the ne...

What is truth? Although this question is almost as old as philosophy itself, it has not lost much of its attractiveness, it has been present during the whole history of philosophy. One easily recognizes that philosophers starting with Aristotle up to the 21. Century came up with various theories of truth in the hope of clarifying this enigmatic concept. Even if a certain progress concerning this subject-matter is recognizable, a solid agreemen...