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Series
MAA notes volume no. 74
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xiv, 323 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
A resource for discrete mathematics teachers at all levels. Resources for Teaching Discrete Mathematics presents nineteen classroom tested projects complete with student handouts, solutions, and notes to the instructor. Topics range from a first day activity that motivates proofs to applications of discrete mathematics to chemistry, biology, and data storage. Other projects provide: supplementary material on classic topics such as the towers of Hanoi...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xiii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Provides an easy-to-understand introduction to the fundamentals of scientific research.
Students and researchers need more information than ever on STEM content and the practice of science. Unlike any other resource, this new title delves into the world of scientific research, to give high school and undergraduate students a better understanding of concepts and theories behind scientific research across all disciplines. These easy-to-understand articles...
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This is the story of Azar Nafisi's dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. Prof. Nafisi resigned from her job as professor of English Literature at a university in Tehran in 1995 due to repressive government policies. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss works of Western literature forbidden by the new regime. They were all former students...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xx, 242 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management addresses what communication centers are and why they are valuable, examines their rich rhetorical roots, and offers advice to faculty who are asked to develop a communication center. Directors of established centers and peer tutors will also find valuable information.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xvii, 207 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Science touches all of our lives, every day, and should be a constant source of wonder and fascination - not something confined to the classroom. This book is for anybody who feels curious about ideas in science but lacks a strong background in the subject. Getting to Grips with Science draws on the author's twelve years of experience in leading experimental discussion groups, where people from all walks of life come together to pose questions in...
11) Color zoo
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Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xx, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
The widely used STEM education book, updated
Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide covers teaching and learning issues unique to teaching in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. Secondary and postsecondary instructors in STEM areas need to master specific skills, such as teaching problem-solving, which are not regularly addressed in other teaching and learning books. This book fills the gap, addressing, topics...
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"Keywords: introductory statistics text, SPSS, consumer statistics, inferential decision making, statistics anxiety, quantitative methods, masters students, educational research, behavioral, psychology, business, social sciences, beginners, learning, intro stats, graduate courses, textbooks, using statistical software, practitioners, easy to read Roping the reader in with humor and real-world case examples presented as mysteries to be solved, this...
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This guide provides students with alternative ways of looking at leadership beyond prescriptive 'how to' approaches. It shows how leadership is a relational activity and encourages students to think about leadership in fresh and innovative ways. This edition includes expanded discussion of hot topics like followership, gender, ethics, authenticity, and leadership and the arts, set against the backdrop of the global financial crisis. In showing students...
