Welcome to our book review site www.go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Learning to Teach Mathematics in the Secondary School
This text covers a wide range of issues in the teaching of mathematics and importantly, provides supporting activities to the student to enable them to translate theory into practice.
Mathematics and the Aesthetic
A majority of the chapters in this book first saw the light of day as talks at a conference organised and held at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in April 2001. This small, invitational meeting, tellingly entitled Beauty and the Mathematical Beast, brought together a range of academics int- ested in and committed to exploring connections between mathematics and aesthetics. The enthusiastic response of participants at this gathering enco- aged the presenters to expand upon their initial contributions and persuaded the organisers to recruit further chapters in order to bring a greater balance to the whole. The timing of this event was not arbitrary. The preceding decade had s...
Keeping Good Teachers
This book offers suggestions on how to retain good teachers, from strategies for welcoming new teachers to ideas for how to make veteran teachers feel valued.
Research Methods in Anthropology
Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology. Written in Russ Bernard’s unmistakable conversational style, this guide has launched tens of thousands of students into the fieldwork enterprise with a combination of rigorous methodology, wry humor, and commonsense advice. Whether you are coming from a scientific, interpretive, or applied anthropological tradition, you will learn field methods from the best guide in both qualitative and quantitative methods.
A Murder at Albany
The novel’s title pertains to the historically famous residence of London’s Piccadilly known simply as ALBANY. Here dwells Hermes Pimm lately retired from M.I.6 following his wife’s tragic death, now wearing the mantle of Private Investigator. Presently at loose ends, his brother-in-law, a renowned Barrister, draws him into a case involving a former classmate at Sandhurst. This playboy brother to an Earl has financed his escape from ruin by plundering his sister’s estate. The family wish the matter settled discreetly, but before Pimm can deliver their terms to the miscreant, he is found murdered in Pimm’s own apartment, run-thru with a saber from his prized collection of military swords. During the ensuing quest to clear his name, he develops a romantic interest for an attractive widow of past acquaintance. Retaining his focus, he pays a visit to Lady Mayfield, the Earl’s wronged sister at her Horse Farm in the country and there stumbles upon the first solid clue to her brother’s murder.
Analyzing Qualitative Data
The fully updated Second Edition of Analyzing Qualitative Data: Systematic Approaches by H. Russell Bernard, Amber Wutich, and Gery W. Ryan presents systematic methods for analyzing qualitative data with clear and easy-to-understand steps. The first half is an overview of the basics, from choosing a topic to collecting data, and coding to finding themes, while the second half covers different methods of analysis, including grounded theory, content analysis, analytic induction, semantic network analysis, ethnographic decision modeling, and more. Real examples drawn from social science and health literature along with carefully crafted, hands-on exercises at the end of each chapter allow readers to master key techniques and apply them to their own disciplines.
