Geometry by The Open University
English | 2018 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08NDDBH3K | 182 pages | PDF | 1.95 Mb
This course provides a sample of level 1 study in Mathematics at the Open University. Squares, roots and powers, reminds you about powers of numbers, such as squares and square roots. In particular, powers of 10 are used to express large and small numbers in a convenient form, known as scientific notation, which is used by scientific calculators.
Richard G. Botzler, Richard N. Brown, "Foundations of Wildlife Diseases"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0520276094 | PDF | pages: 458 | 25.2 mb
Foundations of Wildlife Diseases is a comprehensive overview of the basic principles that govern the study of wildlife diseases. The authors integrate theoretical foundations with a thorough examination of the factors that can affect the health and fitness of animals. They include specific information on a wide array of infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, arthropods, fungi, protista, and helminths, as well as immunity to these agents. Also provided is a foundation for the study of noninfectious diseases, cancers, and prion diseases that affect wildlife. Supporting students, faculty, and researchers in areas related to wildlife management, biology, and veterinary sciences, this volume fills an important gap in wildlife disease resources, focusing on mammalian and avian wildlife while also considering reptiles and amphibians.
Bill Holder, "Firebird and Trans Am"
English | 2002 | ISBN: 076031165X | PDF | pages: 100 | 14.9 mb
This full-color history chronicles Pontiac's Firebird and Trans Am from 1967 to today. The Firebird hit the market as a response to the Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar. Firebirds became an extremely popular car, but then the Trans Am came along offering more horsepower, more performance, a better package, and a "bad" look. For more than 30 years, both models headed Pontiac's performance list; they still attract a lot of attention. Enthusiast Color Series.
Fast Philosophy: Whizz to wisdom in 100 hilarious, short mental workouts perfect for commutes, bathroom breaks, and lazy afternoons on the couch by Adam Fletcher
English | August 6, 2018 | ISBN: 1717825826 | 284 pages | EPUB | 1.68 Mb
Who knew enlightenment could be this entertaining?
Facing the Revocation: Huguenot Families, Faith, and the King's Will by Carolyn Chappell Lougee
2016 | ISBN: 0190241314, 019753354X | English | 488 pages | EPUB | 11 MB
Winner- Best Scholarly Work, National Huguenot Society, 2018
John Montgomery, David Bodznick, "Evolution of the cerebellar sense of self"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 0198758863 | PDF | pages: 229 | 106.3 mb
The cerebellum is an intriguing component of the brain. In humans it occupies only 10% of the brain volume, yet has approximately 69 billion neurons; that is 80% of the nerve cells in the brain. The cerebellum first arose in jawed vertebrates such as sharks, and sharks in fact have an additional cerebellum-like structure that works as an adaptive filter. The function of shark cerebellum-like structures is to discriminate 'self' from 'other' in sensory inputs. With the evolution of the true cerebellum the adaptive filter functionality was adopted for motor control and paved the way for athleticism and movement finesse that we see in swimming, running, climbing and flying vertebrates.
Christine M. McWayne, Fabienne Doucet, Susan M. Sheridan, "Ethnocultural Diversity and the Home-to-School Link"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 3030149560 | PDF | pages: 180 | 2.3 mb
This book explores family-school partnerships and how they can be most effectively leveraged to ensure academic success for students from socioculturally diverse backgrounds. It presents an innovative framework for building collaborative learning partnerships with culturally diverse families, for improved student achievement and more meaningful ties between schools and their communities. It promotes understanding of familial and communal knowledge and recognizing families' resilience in addressing academic, social, and linguistic barriers. Chapters reimagine family-school partnerships within a context of shared power and authority, examine a spectrum of interventions that support culture-based modes of learning, and emphasize the potential for transformative learning to occur when students' out-of-school lives are understood and meaningfully leveraged in school. Chapters also discuss how to foster bridges between parents and teachers, provide teachers with access to the rich cognitive and cultural resources of families, and enable all parties to begin viewing families as truly equal partners in children's education. The book concludes with a commentary chapter that identifies necessary areas for further research.
Essential Differential Geometry: The Language of General Relativity (Fiat Lux) by Naveen Balaji Umasankar
English | August 6, 2018 | ISBN: 1717858333 | 95 pages | PDF | 2.02 Mb
This book lays the mathematical foundations required to understand the majestic grandeur and essence of General Relativity (GR). This book provides a basic introduction to Differential Geometry required for studying GR. It's unique pictorial and analogy-driven approach provides a vivid experience to the reader. This book is for the highly-motivated undergraduate students of maths or physics who want to learn advanced concepts of maths and it's applications in physics in a unique and intuitive way. The mathematical level of the seven chapters of the book is that of undergraduates of mathematics or physics. The book assumes the reader to possess a fair knowledge of Special Relativity and Electromagnetism and aims at communicating the concepts as intuitively as possible, constantly promoting the avant-garde and consciously avoiding the vicissitudes one faces in the conventionalist approach to physics and the labyrinthine choice of words in archaic texts.
Ulf Andersson Ørom, "Enhancer RNAs: Methods and Protocols"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1493940333 | PDF | pages: 265 | 7.3 mb
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the experimental and computational methodologies used to study the function of long non-coding RNA (ncRNAs) expressed from enhancers. Chapter detail both wet-lab and dry-lab techniques and annotating long ncRNAs and exploring transcription by assessing where transcription starts and generally how it occurs.Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Elements of Game Design by The MIT Press
English | August 18, 2020 | ISBN: 0262043912 | 256 pages | MOBI | 5.45 Mb
An introduction to the basic concepts of game design, focusing on techniques used in commercial game production.