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A concise yet rigorous introduction to logic and discrete mathematics. This book features a unique combination of comprehensive coverage of logic with a solid exposition of the most important fields of discrete mathematics, presenting material that has been tested and refined by the authors in university courses taught over more than a decade. The chapters on logic - propositional and first-order - provide a robust toolkit for logical reasoning, emphasizing the conceptual understanding of the language and the semantics of classical logic as well as practical applications through the easy to understand and use deductive systems of Semantic Tableaux and Resolution. The chapters on set theory, number theory, combinatorics and graph theory combine the necessary minimum of theory with numerous examples and selected applications. Written in a clear and reader-friendly style, each section ends with an extensive set of exercises, most of them provided with complete solutions which are available in the accompanying solutions manual. Key Features:  Suitable for a variety of courses for students in both Mathematics and Computer Science. Extensive, in-depth coverage of classical logic, combined with a solid exposition of a selection A of the most important fields of discrete mathematics Concise, clear and uncluttered presentation with numerous examples. Covers some applications including cryptographic systems, discrete probability and network algorithms.  Logic and Discrete Mathematics: A Concise Introduction is aimed mainly at undergraduate courses for students in mathematics and computer science, but the book will also be a valuable resource for graduate modules and for self-study.

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Getting Your Students Engaged and Participating in Person and Online

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Keep students engaged and actively learning with focused, relevant discussion  Second only to lecture as the most widely used instructional strategy, there's no better method than classroom discussion to actively engage students with course material. Most faculty are not aware that there is an extensive body of research on the topic from which instructors can learn to facilitate exceptional classroom discussion. Discussion in the College Classroom is a practical guide which utilizes that research, frames it sociologically, and offers advice, along with a wide variety of strategies, to help you spark a relevant conversation and steer it toward specific learning goals. Applicable across a spectrum of academic disciplines both online and on campus, these ideas will help you overcome the practical challenges and norms that can undermine discussion, and foster a new atmosphere of collaborative learning and critical thinking. Higher education faculty are increasingly expected to be more intentional and reflective in their pedagogical practice, and this guide shows you how to meet those expectations, improve student outcomes, and tackle the perennial problem of lagging engagement. Thoroughly grounded in the scholarship of teaching and learning, this book gives you concrete guidance on integrating discussion into your courses. You'll learn to:  Overcome the challenges that inhibit effective discussion Develop classroom norms that facilitate discussion Keep discussion focused, relevant, and productive Maximize the utility of online student discussions  The kind of discussion that improves learning rarely arises spontaneously. Like any pedagogical technique, careful planning and smart strategy are the keys to keeping students focused, engaged, and invested in the conversation. Discussion in the College Classroom helps you keep the discussion applicable to the material at hand while serving learning goals.

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What Organizations Must Do to Make Sure New Leaders Succeed

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Clear, actionable guidance toward managing a major leadership change  Transitions at the Top is an insightful, informative guide to navigating a change in leadership. A smooth transition is critical to both the health of the organization and the success of the new leader, but good planning and strong strategy can help organizations come out fresher and more driven on the other side. This book provides the specific principles, guidelines, and actions that boards, C-suite executives, and HR leaders need to guarantee a successful CEO transition. Continuity is key as one leader passes the mantle to a successor, and this book spans the steps and events that take place from when the candidate accepts the offer, all the way through the point where a critical mass of followers have accepted him or her as the established leader. Coverage includes guidance on who should be engaged in the process, as well as role-specific advice for each member of the transition management team. Many books have been written to advise new incoming CEOs, but there is little guidance available for the organization as a whole. This book provides actionable advice on smoothing the transition without breaking stride.  Maintain continuity during leadership transitions Strengthen focus on culture, systems, and processes Engage all influential executives in smoothing the transition Lay a foundation to help the new leader succeed  The transition management team plays a crucial role in maintaining the health of the organization during a time of major change. Strong strategy becomes critical when an organization is in flux, and high engagement is key. Transitions at the Top provides expert insight, clear guidance, and a solid plan for a smoother transition.

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ePart 2 Change Management:A A BIM Manager might be hired for their technical skills, but their success relies heavily on their ability to be an agent of change within their organisation, facilitating transition to BIM processes and mentoring staff through the cultural and procedural shifts. This ePart outlines strategies to manage an organisationas transition to BIM successfully and to master supporting its continuous evolution. Based on accounts from top practitioners, it highlights how the BIM manager might approach interfacing with their organisationas leadership by successfully lobbying and leading on BIM from the inside, while overcoming change-resistance and managing teamsa expectations. It concludes with a aTips and Tricksa section that provides in-depth advice for running BIM audits and for setting up in-house BIM workshops, which are instrumental for any BIM Manager seeking a better understanding of their organisational contextA  and to raise the level of awareness of the BIM knowledge of key decision-makers. Obook ISBN:A 9781119092308;A ePub ISBN:A 9781118987797;A ePDF ISBN:A 9781119092292; published April 2015

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This book discusses statistical methods that are useful for treating problems in modern optics, and the application of these methods to solving a variety of such problems This book covers a variety of statistical problems in optics, including both theory and applications.A  The text covers the necessary background in statistics, statistical properties of light waves of various types, the theory of partial coherence and its applications, imaging with partially coherent light, atmospheric degradations of images, and noise limitations in the detection of light. New topics have been introduced in the second edition, including:  Analysis of the Vander Pol oscillator model of laser light Coverage on coherence tomography and coherence multiplexing of fiber sensors An expansion of the chapter on imaging with partially coherent light, including several new examples An expanded section on speckle and its properties New sections on the cross-spectrum and bispectrum techniques for obtaining images free from atmospheric distortions A new section on imaging through atmospheric turbulence using coherent light The addition of the effects of aread noisea to the discussions of limitations encountered in detecting very weak optical signals A number of new problems and many new references have been addedA   Statistical Optics,A Second Edition is written for researchers and engineering students interested in optics, physicists and chemists, as well as graduate level courses in a University Engineering or Physics Department.

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Why Your Online Narrative is the Best Weapon During a Crisis

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Avoid becoming a #PRFail with a solid social media strategy Social Media Rules of Engagement guides you in the development of a bullet-proof social media strategy. You can manage any crisis effectively by having a plan before you actually need oneaand by understanding and influencing your audience with military precision. This original, engaging, and informative text with case studies from the coalface offers you the tools you need to avoid scandal and media crises, and to learn how to leverage social media, big data, and influence in your communications strategies. Social media has established itself as a critical part of any external communications strategyabut the very nature of social media leads to crises that organisations are not always prepared to face. To execute an effective social media strategy, you need to build influence, while leveraging the data that supports a targeted approach. This innovative guide focuses on how to create a holistic social media strategy, and how to defend your organization from social media crisis.  Develop a risk management strategy that protects your social media interactions around the clock Avoid common mistakes by reading case studies of business faux pasaand learning exactly what not to do in a crisis Cultivate influence both in the boardroom and on the information battlefield by defining your story and knowing your audience segments Leverage digital interactivity features to enrich the content in the book  Social Media Rules of Engagement is an integral resource to guide your social strategy toward success.

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Radical Media Ethics presents a series of innovative ethical principles and guidelines for members of the global online media community.  Offers a comprehensive new way to think about media ethics in a new media era Provides guiding principles and values for practising responsible global media ethics Introduces one of the first codes of conduct for a journalism that is global in reach and impact Includes both philosophical considerations and practical elements in its establishment of new media ethics guidelines

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ePart 1 Best Practice BIM:A Seeking to get BIM right? This ePart provides a touchstone for good practice by introducing a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which represent benchmarks for successful BIM implementation. It explains what good BIM looks like and the pitfalls to avoid with abad BIMa and apseudo BIMa. It highlights the part that the BIM Manager can play in achieving excellence by outlining the various responsibilities the BIM Manageras role encompasses, while also emphasising how these responsibilities have changed over time and how they are set to evolve. By drawing on interviews with the top BIM Managers worldwide, it delivers up-to-date expert insights from the field.A Obook ISBN:A 9781118987780; ePub ISBN:A 9781118987858; ePDF ISBN:A 9781118985618; published April 2015

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Liven up training with new, dynamic strategies for active participation  101 More Ways to Make Training Active brings together a rich, comprehensive collection of training strategies and activities into one easy source. Designed for quick navigation, this useful guide is packed with classroom-ready ideas and twenty "how-to" lists to enliven any learning situation, helping you better engage their trainees and encourage active participation. These techniques are applicable to almost any topic and learning objective, and provide guidance on every aspect of Active Training design and delivery. Each strategy includes recommendations for length of time, number of participants, and other conditional factors, plus a case study that illustrates the strategy in action. Coverage includes topics like communication, change management, coaching, feedback, conflict, diversity, customer service, and more, providing a complete reference for facilitating active training sessions. Active Training requires the participants to do most of the work. They use their brains, and apply what they've learned. The environment is fast-paced, fun, supportive, and personally engaging, and encourages participants to figure things out for themselves. This book contains specific, practical strategies for bringing this environment to any training session.  Learn new strategies for stimulating active discussion Inspire creativity, innovation, and collaboration Teach better decision making, leadership, and self-management Make lectures active to encourage more participation  Active training makes training sessions more enjoyable, and as participants invest themselves more heavily into the material, outcomes begin to improve dramatically. This dynamic atmosphere doesn't happen by accident; the activities and the course itself must be designed and delivered in a way that encourages active participation. In 101 More Ways to Make Training Active, you get a toolkit of creative, challenging, and fun ways to make it happen.

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This accessible, clear and concise textbook strikes a balance between theory and practical applications for an introductory course in soil mechanics for undergraduates in civil engineering, construction, mining and geological engineering. A Soil Mechanics Fundamentals lays a solid foundation on key principles of soil mechanics for application in later engineering courses as well as in engineering practice.A  With this textbook, students will learn how to conduct a site investigation, acquire an understanding of the physical and mechanical properties of soils and methods of determining them, and apply the knowledge gained to analyse and design earthworks, simple foundations, retaining walls and slopes. A The author discusses and demonstrates contemporary ideas and methods of interpreting the physical and mechanical properties of soils for both fundamental knowledge and for practical applications. A The chapter presentation and content is informed by modern theories of how students learn:A   Learning objectives inform students what knowledge and skills they are expected to gain from the chapter. Definitions of Key Terms are given which students may not have encountered previously, or may have been understood in a different context. Key Point summaries throughout emphasize the most important points in the material just read.   Practical Examples give students an opportunity to see how the prior and current principles are integrated to solve areal worlda problems.

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openFrameworks is a cross-platform programming toolkit and library to perform creative coding in C++. It contains all you need to efficiently implement real-time tasks, such as generating 2D and 3D graphics, processing video and sound, and using networking. openFrameworks Essentials is a guide that can be used for learning and using openFrameworks to develop creative and artistic real-time applications. It is a fast-paced tutorial that begins with installing openFrameworks, and then takes a step-by-step approach towards using openFrameworks to build a video synthesizer project. We will investigate and implement features such as 2D and 3D graphics, GUI, shaders, reaction on sound, the OSC networking protocol, and the Arduino. This book will empower you with the practical skills required to build creative apps and projects using openFrameworks. 

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Denis Perevalov, Igor (Sodazot) Tatarnikov

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The Dickson McCunn MEGAPACK : The Complete 3-Book Series

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Dickson McCunn is an affluent, 55-year-old grocer, who takes an early retirement and ventures out to explore the world. At once he is swept out of his bourgeois rut into bizarre and outlandish adventures, and forced to become a reluctant hero. McCunn is formidable and dangerous partly because he seems unremarkable and ordinary, and friends and enemies alike are taken by surprise when he acts with bold conviction. All 3 novels in this series are included in this MEGAPACKTM:
HUNTINGTOWER (1922)
CASTLE GAY (1930)
THE HOUSE OF THE FOUR WINDS (1935)
If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 200+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

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The Crystal Coast's most notorious woman is back, and this time she is pitted against one of the most brutal serial killers in North Carolina history. Set in 1980, she is using her vast knowledge of the wilderness and her survivalist skills as a hunting guide in the Croatan National Forest. 

While guiding a wealthy attorney from Raleigh and his fourteen year old daughter on her first hunt, they discover the naked body of a young woman, the killer's first victim. She is quickly drawn into working with federal, state and local authorities tracking down the maniac, but who is tracking whom? As her relationship with her client deepens and The Storm of the Century approaches the Crystal Coast, the killer turns his attention towards our heroine.

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Vergil's Aeneid: Selected Readings from Books 1, 2, 4, and 6

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This textan updated and revised version of selected passages from Pharr's Vergil's Aeneid, Books I-VIis designed for college and high school Advanced Placement* courses. It includes all the required Latin selections from Vergil's Aeneid for the 20122013 AP* Latin Curriculum.Special FeaturesGeneral introduction on Vergil's life, works, and influenceTimeline and bibliographyAeneid unadapted Latin passages (923 lines): Book 1.1209, 418440, 494578; Book 2.4056, 201249, 268297, 559620; Book 4.160218, 259361, 659705; Book 6.295332, 384425, 450476, 847899 with same-page vocabulary and notesIntroductory notes for each sectionFour black-and-white illustrations by Thom KapheimSelect ancient illustrationsOnline grammatical appendix and grammatical index, including newly revised sections: "Vergil's Meter" and "Rhetorical Terms, Figures of Speech, and Metrical Devices"Latin-English vocabularyPull-out General Word List

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Latin for the New Millennium: Level 3: Student text

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Latin for the New Millennium provides students a comprehensive grounding in the full legacy of Latin literature.LNM Level 3 is designed for all Latin 3 students irrespective of the text they used for Latin 1 and 2. Extensive review materials as well as ample vocabulary and grammar/syntax notes make this text especially student-friendly.LNM Level 3 builds on the strong foundation of Levels 1 and 2 and provides students an in-depth experience of Caesar, Catullus, Cicero, Horace, Ovid, and Vergil as well as of the Renaissance writer Erasmus. This text provides students an introduction to unadapted Latin literature and builds their literary analysis skills.Special Featuresbackground essays that provide literary and historical context for each authortwo historical timelinesan historical overview of the Late Republic and of the Principatea representative sampling of unadapted Latin selections from each author's corpus:Caesar 5 readings/75 linesCatullus 6 poems/79 linesCicero 8 readings/147 linesVergil 7 readings/146 linesHorace 5 poems/76 linesOvid 6 readings/158 linesErasmus 5 letters/77 linesOther post-antique writers 2 letters/16 lines-2 poems/25 linesTotal lines: 799initial reading for each author with transitional aids ot ease students' adjustment to the author's stylevocabulary and notes on pages facing the Latin passagesgrammar and syntax review sections wiht exercises for student practicea variety of exercises that give students practice with advanced Latin study expectations: grammar and syntax practice  essay questions for each Latin reading  comprehension questions  scansion exercisesLatin vocabulary building lessonsstudent-friendly Study Tips, By the Ways, and Reminders72 full-color illustrations that are both visually appealing and instructive 6 maps that familiarize students with the geography in the Latin meetingLatin-to-English glossary

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Helena Dettmer [Editor]; LeaAnn A. Osburn [Editor]

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Latin for the New Millennium: Level 2: student text

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This complete introductory course to the Latin language, suitable for both high school and college students, consists of two volumes, each accompanied by a teacher's manual and students' workbooks. The strategy employed for teaching and learning incorporates the best of both the reading approach and the more abstract grammatical method. The choice of vocabulary in each chapter reflects ancient authors commonly studied for the AP* Latin examinations. There are exercises designed for oral use, as well as a substantial core of more conventional exercises in each chapter. The readings, pictures, and supplementary inserts on cultural information illuminate Roman life, civilization, Roman history, and mythology, as well as the continuing use of Latin after antiquity and its vigorous literary tradition in such periods as the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each chapter also includes derivatives, the influence of Latin vocabulary on English, and selected proverbs or common Latin sayings.Special Featuresthe best of the reading approach and the grammar-translation approachone Latin passage in each chapter that is adapted from post-antique Latin literatureeach chapter contains an unadapted selection of classical Latin from Nepos Life of Atticustext ends with ten additional unadapted selections from the Life of Atticus for students transition to authors coursesNepos selections accompanied by facing notes and vocabularyclear, concise grammatical explanationsabundant exercises, both Latin to English and English to Latinoptional oral exercisesvocabulary geared to upper level literature and AP* syllabireview unit for every three chaptersderivative and proverb studiesbackground essays on daily life and the culture of post-ancient worldessays on the heroes of classical mythologyessays connecting the ancient, post-ancient, and modern worlds written by university scholarsplentiful full-color illustrations, complement the Latin text of each chapterstudy tips for studentsthree maps custom-made for Latin for the New Millenniumtimeline of historical and literary events

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Milena Minkova [Author]; Terence Tunberg [Author]

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Latin for the New Millennium: Level 2: student workbook

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Student Workbooks supplement the Latin for the New Millennium textbooks with additional exercises and passages designed to reinforce the material presented in each chapter. Special FeaturesContent questions test students comprehension of each chapters Latin reading, background material, and grammar/syntax presentations.Translation exercises from Latin to English and from English to Latin improve students abilities to read and write Latin. Student Workbooks expose students to adapted Latin passages not only from authors introduced in the primary text but also from other authors not presented in the textbook.

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Milena Minkova [Author]; Terence Tunberg [Author]

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Latin for the New Millennium: Level 1: student workbook

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Student Workbooks supplement the Latin for the New Millennium textbooks with additional exercises and passages designed to reinforce the material presented in each chapter. Special FeaturesContent questions test students comprehension of each chapters Latin reading, background material, and grammar/syntax presentations.Translation exercises from Latin to English and from English to Latin improve students abilities to read and write Latin. Student Workbooks expose students to adapted Latin passages not only from authors introduced in the primary text but also from other authors not presented in the textbook.

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Milena Minkova [Author]; Terence Tunberg [Author]

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Latin for the New Millennium: Level 1: student textbook

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A complete introductory course to the Latin language, suitable for both high school and college students, consists of two volumes, each accompanied by a teacher's manual and students' workbooks. The strategy employed for teaching and learning incorporates the best of both the reading approach and the more abstract grammatical method. The choice of vocabulary in each chapter reflects ancient authors commonly studied for the AP* Latin examinations. There are exercises designed for oral use, as well as a substantial core of more conventional exercises in each chapter. The readings, pictures, and supplementary inserts on cultural information illuminate Roman life, civilization, Roman history, and mythology, as well as the continuing use of Latin after antiquity and its vigorous literary tradition in such periods as the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Each chapter also includes derivatives, the influence of Latin vocabulary on English, and selected proverbs or common Latin sayings.Special Featuresthe best of the reading approach and the grammar-translation approachone Latin passage in each chapter that is adapted from Latin literatureclear, concise grammatical explanationsabundant exercises, both Latin to English and English to Latinoptional oral exercisesvocabulary geared to the AP* examinationsderivative and proverb studiesinserts on daily life in ancient Rome and cultural informationplentiful full-color illustrations, many of which are reproductions of great works of artstudy tips for studentstimelines of historical and literary events

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Milena Minkova [Author]; Terence Tunberg [Author]

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Latin For The New Millennium College Exercise Book for Levels 1 and 2

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The College Exercise Book offers a wealth of exercises to aid students in and out of class. With many answers provided in the back of the book, students can self-check their work and practice difficult concepts on their own time. Offering 79 exercises for every chapter of LNM 1 and 2, the College Exercise Book is a must-have resource for any student using LNM.Special Featuresproducing forms and phrasestranslating phrasesdefining/parsing formschanging forms and phrasestranslating sentences/paragraphs into Englishranslating sentences/paragraphs into Latinproducing verbal synopsesfilling in blanksanswering multiple choice comprehension questions