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Dimensions in Social Welfare Policy provides a comprehensive and widely-used?? framework for analyzing social welfare policies.???? ??The text encourages readers to develop their own thoughts on social welfare policy and to explore policy alternatives. Theoretical points are illustrated with examples from a cross-section of program areas including income maintenance, child welfare, model cities, day care, community action, and mental health. The Seventh Edition continues to include a broad overview of the most recent policy trends in the advanced welfare states related to eligibility, finance, delivery, and benefit designs.
The Philippines: Mobilities, Identities, Globalization The Philippines: Mobilities, Identities, Globalization
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Nearly five million migrant workers from the Philippines are employed in over 190 countries and territories. They work as doctors and domestic helpers, engineers and entertainers, seamstresses and surveyors. It is through their collective labor that the Philippines has assumed a global presence. The Philippines: Mobilities, Identities, and Globalization seeks to understand how the Philippines has become the worlds largest exporter of government-sponsored temporary contract labor and, in the process, has dramatically reshaped both the processes of globalization and also our understanding of globalization as concept.
The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music, Second Edition The Garland Handbook of Latin American Music, Second Edition
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Written by an expert with more than 25 years of "smoke-filled room" experience in environmental policymaking, this book gives students an insider's view of how policies are forged. By examining current environmental issues through a stakeholder lens, the book not only provides a unique perspective into how policies are adopted, but also illuminates the transformative power of global warming as a political force.
The Digital Musician The Digital Musician
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The Digital Musician examines cultural awareness, artistic identity and musical skill through the prism of recent technological innovations.
Evidence-Based Interventions for Students with Learning and Behavioral Challenges Evidence-Based Interventions for Students with Learning and Behavioral Challenges
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This book assembles into one volume summaries of school-based intervention research that relates to those who deal on a regular basis with the growing body of students having high-incidence learning disabilities and/or behavior disorders: special educators, school psychologists, and clinical child psychologists.
Researching Operations Management Researching Operations Management
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A comprehensive textbook and reference on doing quality research in the field of Operations Management (OM).
Instructional Technology and Media for Learning, Ninth Edition Instructional Technology and Media for Learning, Ninth Edition
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Are you ready to integrate technology into your classroom? Instructional Technology and Media for Learning will guide you as you begin to incorporate computer technology and other media into your teaching.??This unique case-based text??places the reader??squarely in the classroom while??providing a??framework that teaches readers to apply in-depth coverage of current and future computer, multimedia, Internet/intranet, distance learning, and audio/visual technologies to classroom instruction.Don't just read about technology integration - experience it! In addition to??its'??unique case-based approach the new edition??now includes??a new ASSURE Learning in Action DVD. This??dvd,??located in every copy of the text,??provides??current video of today's teachers??using technology and media to improve learning for students across grade levels and content areas, rubric templates, a??lesson plan??builder, and??skill-builder activites.
Case Studies in Counseling Older Adults Case Studies in Counseling Older Adults
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In Case Studies in Counseling Older Adults Larry Golden addresses a growing trend--older adults presenting for counseling--and the techniques that may be used to help treat them.?? Golden has selected cases studies that highlight many common issues faced by older adults today, such as loss of a spouse, health, financial means, depression, and spirituality.?? The organization of??the cases provides the reader with a sense of the contributors' environment, the clients' contextual issues (i.e family, economics, health), the clients' presenting problems, and the therapeutic strategies implemented.?? This book is a valuable resource to??counselors who are seeking to enhance their??expertise with innovative approaches to counseling older adults.
Counseling Sexual and Gender Minorities Counseling Sexual and Gender Minorities
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A practical, accessible, and comprehensive resource on counseling sexual and gender minorities, this text offers readers broad and inclusive coverage of current theory, research, and counseling applications for use with sexual and gender minority clients. With an emphasis on applying theory to practice, the book contains experimental learning activities, practical resources, current strategies, and interdisciplinary insights, making this text a vital resource for those students seeking complete training in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered counseling issues.Since one of the most essential areas for counselors to focus on is understanding the helping professional as ???person,??? Counseling Sexual and Gender Minorities includes a chapter devoted solely to stimulating students to explore their own beliefs, and attitudes towards sexual and gender minorities. In addition, personal exploration exercises throughout the book develop and facilitate this internal investigation and aid readers in recognizing their own fears or phobias and the barriers that people commonly experience in terms of counseling sexual and gender minorities.??????In addition, author Lynne Carroll explores ways that the unique intersections of race, ethnicity, religion, disability and socioeconomic status shape gender and sexual minorities. Specifically, this text includes coverage of issues related to sexual health and employment and workplace discrimination and the role of helping professionals as advocates for sexual and gender minorities.
Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession, Sixth Edition Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession, Sixth Edition
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The sixth edition of Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession, likes it predecessors, covers every major topic in the counseling field, e.g., history, theory, practice, specialties, current trends, and does so in a very readable and interesting style.?? The book is developmental in nature and leads the reader logically and smoothly from one important area to another.?? The chapters are illustrated and up-to-date with the most recent research in the field.?? This book is often used by students as the main source in studying for the National Counselor Exam (NCE).?? It is considered the "gold standard" by which other books in the field are judged since it has been the best-selling book in this area of counseling for 20 years.
Cornerstone: Opening Doors to Career Success, Second Edition Cornerstone: Opening Doors to Career Success, Second Edition
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For courses in Student Orientation, Student Success, and Introduction to College in the career college market.This??revision is designed and written specifically for Career College students and is built around 10 Essential Cornerstones identified and reviewed by the foremost in career college instructors, administrators and students.?? The book provides concrete and useful tools to engage the career college student in topics of interest that will impact them both personally and professionally.?? It begins by teaching students to discover their potential, embrace change, and thrive through goal setting.?? Then the book builds academic success with: learning styles, personality types, becoming an active learner, listening and note taking, empowering memory, test taking, critical thinking and problem solving. It concludes by addressing all the topics a student needs to prepare for the global economy and move into the workplace.?? New content includes a chapter on Interpersonal Communication and Emotional Intelligence, a feature on Success Decisions, SQ3R integration, and much more.?? As with all books in the well-known Cornerstone franchise, you will find concrete applications, a conversational read, and a motivational tone.
Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior, 13th Edition Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior, 13th Edition
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Designed for the introduction to drugs and substance abuse course as taught in departments of health education, psychology, biology, sociology, and criminal justice, this full-color market-leading text provides the latest information on drug use and its effects on society and human behavior. For over thirty years, instructors and students have relied on it to examine drugs and drug use from a variety of perspectives???in terms of behavioral, pharmacological, historical, social, legal, and clinical points of view.
Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, Fifth Edition Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children, Fifth Edition
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This fifth edition of Families, Schools, and Communities:?? Building Partnerships for Educating Children provides teachers and teacher candidates with a comprehensive guide to establishing collaboration with parents and the larger community.?? This text will help future teachers develop the understanding and tools they need to work with others to give children a better education.?? The underlying message of this book is that all persons involved in early childhood education or child advocacy should join hands in promoting the highest quality of education for young children in America.Features include:Chapter Objectives, Summaries and QuestionsVignettes - real life stories/events that clarify the concepts throughout the chapters.Reflections - these reflections ask the reader to pause and connect some particular content to their own life experiences.Implications for Teachers - new feature that provides connections between the ideas in the text and real life application in classrooms and schools.Bibliography of Children's LiteratureNew to This Edition:The authors have added features and rearranged the topics to give this text better coherence and greater usability.?? Readers will find we have updated references and resources throughout but have streamlined the research citations to provide for smoother reading.?? We removed the chapter on school curriculum but included suitable parts of that in other chapters.?? We have renamed some chapters to reflect changes in content, and we have grouped References by each chapter.New Figures and Tables throughout the chapters update data on demographics of American families and communities.New vignettes and illustrations to help readers understand the uniqueness of family life and the diversity in our country."Implications for Teachers:..." featured in each chapter give readers practical suggestions for trying out the ideas in the real world.The Special Needs area is addressed more intensely by showing readers how to work with families of children with disabilities.Family Systems Theory is highlighted to show the importance of understanding total family functioning in addition to the differences of individuals.Protecting children has a higher profile. Authors include more information on the growing problems and concerns about obesity, bullying, substance and sexual abuse and help readers fit these concerns into the role of education.Media pluses and minuses are highlighted in our chapters so readers understand when the benefits of expanded media opportunities can shift to exploitation and abuse.
College Algebra Essentials, 2nd Edition College Algebra Essentials, 2nd Edition
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Three components contribute to a theme sustained throughout the Coburn Series: that of laying a firm foundation, building a solid framework, and providing strong connections. Not only does Coburn present a sound problem-solving process to teach students to recognize a problem, organize a procedure, and formulate a solution, the text encourages students to see beyond procedures in an effort to gain a greater understanding of the big ideas behind mathematical concepts. Written in a readable, yet mathematically mature manner appropriate for college algebra level students, Coburn???s College Algebra Essentials uses narrative, extensive examples, and a range of exercises to connect seemingly disparate mathematical topics into a cohesive whole. Coburn???s hallmark applications are born out of the author???s extensive experiences in and outside the classroom, and appeal to the vast diversity of students and teaching methods in this course area. Benefiting from the feedback of hundreds of instructors and students across the country, College Algebra Essentials second edition, continues to emphasize connections in order to improve the level of student engagement in mathematics and increase their chances of success in college algebra.
Strengths-Based Engagement and Practice: Creating Effective Helping Relationships Strengths-Based Engagement and Practice: Creating Effective Helping Relationships
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Through in depth discussion, client examples, clinical vignettes, and exercises, this comprehensive book offers readers key principles and practices for strengthening relationships, monitoring the effectiveness of services, and improving outcomes in helping relationships.Strengths-Based Engagement and Practice (SBE) is a unique, comprehensive book that provides readers with a wealth of ideas and methods for creating effective helping relationships and increasing overall effectiveness as practitioners. The foundational principles of SBE are based on decades of research and empirical findings that have been demonstrated as influential in therapeutic outcomes. More important, however, SBE is characterized by a respectful ???attitude??? toward others that is distinguishable by five C???s: culturally sensitive, collaborative, client informed, competency based, and change oriented, each of which is imparted in all aspects of helping relationships. This philosophical stance emphasizes a way of being in relationship to and interaction with others. This relational posture influences how we think about change and change-effecting processes.Essential aspects of SBE include an overview of the primary research agendas associated with effective practice, core principles of SBE, key issues facing current and future practitioners, and an extensive exploration of methods and techniques. The ideas and methods offered are illustrated through extensive discussions, case example, clinical vignettes, practice exercises, and end of chapter summary questions. The book and chapters are arranged such that instructors can use it its entirety or choose specific sections for use. The materials in this book are practical and easily accessible to both students and instructors and are supported by online supplements.In essence, Strengths-Based Engagement and Practice is a book about practice. The ideas are for use in ???everyday??? settings in which counselors, social workers, therapists, psychologists, and those in mental health, social services, educational, and health settings provide services.
Social Work Services in Schools, Sixth Edition Social Work Services in Schools, Sixth Edition
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This comprehensive school social work text discusses major issues confronting education as well as practice directions for the design, delivery, and evaluation of school social work services. ??The Sixth Edition features a broader ecological perspective, with more attention to the effects of federal reforms, poverty, multiculturalism, and prevention efforts. It offers information on recent legislation and litigation, servicing disabled pupils, dealing with violence in the schools, and counseling gay and lesbian youth. This edition also includes more case material and examples to illustrate the concepts being discussed.
People, Politics, and Government: A Canadian Perspective, Sixth Edition People, Politics, and Government: A Canadian Perspective, Sixth Edition
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This Sixth Edition has retained the organizational format of earlier editions. However, the new edition has been thoroughly and extensively revised not only to reflect the most recent events, but to focus as well on the broad trends in, and new interpretations of, the Canadian political system.
American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change, Fifth Edition American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change, Fifth Edition
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American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change, Fifth Edition
Campaigning for President 2008: Strategy and Tactics, New Voices and New Techniques Campaigning for President 2008: Strategy and Tactics, New Voices and New Techniques
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The focus of this book is political management: the tactics, strategy, and techniques used by the campaigns and outside interests trying to influence the presidential campaign of 2008. Combining perspectives from applied politics and political science, the book is written by individuals with broad experience in presidential politics and campaigning.
Survey of Accounting Survey of Accounting
$78.25
Survey of Accounting, 2e is designed to cover both financial and managerial accounting in a single 16-week course, presenting the material in a style easy for non-accounting majors to grasp. It incorporates the same pedagogical innovations that have made Edmonds' financial and managerial titles such fast-growing successes in the marketplace, including his unique Horizontal Financial Statements Model and a multiple accounting cycle approach that demonstrates the impact of related events over a series of accounting cycles.
Second Thoughts: Critical Thinking for a Diverse Society Second Thoughts: Critical Thinking for a Diverse Society
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This flexible and accessible text for the introductory critical thinking course uses current, relevant examples from a range of sources--including technology, advertising, film, TV, and the Internet--to address social issues, the law, politics, science, and more. Inviting and inclusive, the text features a wealth of examples and exercises that draw on the varied experiences of students from different ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds. Second Thoughts: Critical Thinking for a Diverse Society provides a refreshing and comprehensive study of critical thinking and logic tools for today's students.
Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications, Fourth Edition Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications, Fourth Edition
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For undergraduate introductory or survey courses in electrical engineering.This reliable text helps students learn electrical-engineering fundamentals with minimal frustration. Its goals are to present basic concepts in a general setting, to show students how the principles of electrical engineering apply to specific problems in their own fields, and to enhance the overall learning process. Circuit analysis, digital systems, electronics, and electromechanics are covered. A wide variety of pedagogical features stimulate student interest and engender awareness of the material???s relevance to their chosen profession.
Supervision Today!, Sixth Edition Supervision Today!, Sixth Edition
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Appropriate for Supervision, Supervision Management, and??Intro to Management. Supervision Today has earned a reputation of being the one of the most effective supervision books because it blends traditional and contemporary topics, as well as theories and experiential skills. Offering a three-tier learning system, it focuses on building readers??? knowledge, improving their comprehension and applying concepts directly to skill development. Known for it lively tone and four-color design, it captures the latest in supervision literature and includes cases to invigorate any lecture. This edition includes new information on interviewing, employee loyalty, conflict resolution, and group development.
Digital Image Processing, Third Edition Digital Image Processing, Third Edition
$82
For courses in Image Processing and Computer Vision.Completely self-contained???and heavily illustrated???this introduction to basic concepts and methodologies for digital image processing is written at a level that truly is suitable for seniors and first-year graduate students in almost any technical discipline. The leading textbook in its field for more than twenty years, it continues its cutting-edge focus on contemporary developments in all mainstream areas of image processing???e.g., image fundamentals, image enhancement in the spatial and frequency domains, restoration, color image processing, wavelets, image compression, morphology, segmentation, image description, and the fundamentals of object recognition. It focuses on material that is fundamental and has a broad scope of application.
Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Fifth Edition Engineering Mechanics: Statics, Fifth Edition
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For introductory statics courses found in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, and engineering mechanics departments.Better enables students to learn challenging material through effective, efficient examples and explanations.
Aerodynamics for Engineers, Fifth Edition Aerodynamics for Engineers, Fifth Edition
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For junior/senior and graduate-level courses in Aerodynamics, Mechanical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.Revised to reflect the technological advances and modern application in Aerodynamics, the Fifth Edition of Aerodynamics for Engineers merges fundamental fluid mechanics, experimental techniques, and computational fluid dynamics techniques to build a solid foundation for students in aerodynamic applications from low-speed flight through hypersonic flight. It presents a background discussion of each topic followed by a presentation of the theory, and then derives fundamental equations, applies them to simple computational techniques, and compares them to experimental data.
Teaching the Struggling Reader Teaching the Struggling Reader
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Develop the tools you need to implement effective instructional programs for students having difficulty reading.This innovative book--by acclaimed author Barbara Schirmer--is written for pre-service and new or beginning teachers who understand the components of a developmental reading program, but need to learn how to put together a coherent and effective instructional literacy program. Teaching the Struggling Reader takes a novel approach to instruction--the reading program is based on the needs of the struggling reader, rather than the other way around. This exciting new book provides teachers with a ???road map??? for creating an instructional program that turns struggling readers into strong readers.This step-by-step guide covers all of the topics found to be important for reading instruction--phonemic awareness, phonics and other word recognition strategies, fluency, and comprehension???all within a comprehensive and unified framework for creating a reading program specifically for struggling readers.??
Assessing and Guiding Young Children???s Development and Learning, Fifth Edition Assessing and Guiding Young Children???s Development and Learning, Fifth Edition
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Th>Assessing and Guiding Young Children???s Development and Learning has been revised and updated to reflect the rapidly developing concepts of appropriate assessment, expected educational outcomes, the way young children develop and learn, and the early childhood teacher???s assessment responsibilities.Features:Current Expectations of TeachersLegal, Ethical, and Professional ResponsibilitiesAssessing the Assessments - explains what teachers need to know to fulfill their roles in education todayAssessment and Analysis GuidesRed Flags - a list of "red flags" that alert teachers to patterns of concerning behaviorReflection, Study, and Discussion PromptsSummaries and Suggested ReadingsGlossaryNew to this edition:New sections on emerging concepts and functions of Formative and Summative AssessmentNew information and guidance for teachers working with English-language learnersNew section on scaffoldingUpdated legal requirements for assessmentUpdated references, readings, and glossary
Earth Science, Twelfth Edition Earth Science, Twelfth Edition
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For introductory courses in Earth Science in departments of Geology, Geography, Atmospheric Sciences, and Education. The twelfth edition of Earth Science offers a user-friendly overview of our physical environment with balanced, up-to-date coverage of geology, oceanography, astronomy, and meteorology for the undergraduate student with little background in science.?? The emphasis is on readability, with clear example-driven explanations.?? The twelfth edition takes full advantage of the subject???s visual appeal, with discussions reinforced by incredible color photos and superb illustrations by Earth science illustrator and geologist Dennis Tasa. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Readers and Writers in Primary Grades: A Balanced and Integrated Approach, K-3, Fourth Edition Readers and Writers in Primary Grades: A Balanced and Integrated Approach, K-3, Fourth Edition
$67.6
Unique to this emergent literacy text is the clear delivery of why and how reading teachers do what they need to do to ensure that every child learns to read and write in thecritical primary grades. Each chapter in Readers and Writers in Primary Grades: A Balanced??and Integrated Approach??begins??with brief but??concrete explanations of??the??theory?? behind??instruction and then thoroughy presents processes and procedures for integrating reading and writing it into daily classroom practice.????A model of an integrated framework displayed at the opening of each chapter lays out for readers where reading components fit in a comprehensive reading program.???? Final chapters illustrate how to??use three different instructional approaches--literature based whole/small group,????basal reading/language arts??program, and content area unit studies--for??integrating reading and writing instruction for grades K-4.
American Government: Continuity and Change, 2008 Texas Edition American Government: Continuity and Change, 2008 Texas Edition
$74.6
Guided by the belief that students must first understand how American government developed over more than two centuries??to fully understand the issues facing the United States today, O'Connor/Sabato offers the strongest coverage of both history and current events of any college textbook devoted to American politics. This best-selling book provides the historical context students need to understand our government and the most crucial and controversial issues affecting the nation in the 21st century.American Government: Continuity and Change, has been extensively revised to provide the most in-depth and current coverage of the 2006 midterm elections, the second George W. Bush administration, the Iraq War, and increasing controversies related to the conduct of the war on terrorism, including renewed calls for additional congressional oversight of the Executive Branch. The new edition also emphasizes the extent to which shared American values shape and affect policy and influence key political conflicts.
The Elements of News Writing, Second Edition The Elements of News Writing, Second Edition
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Modeled on Strunk and White's classic The Elements of Style, this text is a clear, concise handbook that presents the essential rules of journalism.The Elements of News Writing covers the basics of news writing with none of the extra verbiage that bogs down many textbooks. The author pays extra attention to grammar and usage, with easy-to-follow basic tips on writing.
Corporate Finance, Canadian Edition Corporate Finance, Canadian Edition
$56.72
Using a unifying valuation framework based on the Law of One Price, and integrating solid text content with a robust MyFinanceLab, Corporate Finance will set the new standard for Canadian corporate finance resources.
Television and Radio Announcing, Eleventh Edition Television and Radio Announcing, Eleventh Edition
$53.3
Television and Radio Announcingtakes a practical, career-oriented approach to the study of broadcast performance and successfully links fundamental theories to field techniques.??Now in its eleventh edition, this classic text??incorporates the broadest coverage of any announcing text in the market. Hailed for its compelling, conversational writing style, Hyde???s work offers timeless and relevant information to new broadcasting students while highlighting the proven announcing techniques. The new edition reflects the recent technology breakthroughs and the market changes affecting announcers today??while retaining??the same overriding goal of previous editions: to help students become more effective and responsible communicators.
Economics Today: The Macro View, Fourth Canadian Edition Economics Today: The Macro View, Fourth Canadian Edition
$38.26
With its intuitive pedagogy and focus on real-world issues and applications, Economics Today is a text that truly stands out from the pack. The new fourth Canadian edition is an accessible text that provides thorough coverage of main topics without getting sidetracked by unnecessary details.
Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems, 10th Edition Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems, 10th Edition
$61.5
Offering concise, user-friendly coverage of core topics, this essential text provides a strong foundation for courses in Accounting Information Systems and gives instructors the flexibility they need to meet their individual course objectives. This text - now with more color! - is an excellent, stand-alone resource for a shorter course in accounting information systems, or the prefect foundation textbook for a longer in which other materials are integrated - such as computer projects, casebooks, and readings. Newly updated and revised, this Tenth Edition has been reorganized to strengthen its flexibility as well as redesigned to promote its flexibility as well as redesigned to promote its accessibility. The reorganized chapter order moves coverage of databases to the end, which better allows for coverage at any point during the course. It also reduces systems chapters from three to one, this material is often covered in other courses. New in the Tenth Edition * Expanded coverage of Sarbanes-Oxley, Cobit Version 4, XBRL, and of risk and governance. * Test yourself multiple choice questions a the end of each chapter. * A new database chapter provides hands-on instruction in Microsoft Access. * Updated Case-in-Point features show the business context of the text material.
Technical Communication: In the Twenty-First Century, Second Edition Technical Communication: In the Twenty-First Century, Second Edition
$51.7
For courses in Business Writing and Technical Communication.Technical Communication in the Twenty-First Century (TCTC) prepares students to be successful writers and readers of technical communication, regardless of their career path. Featuring a wealth of examples and cases, it emphasizes problem-solving, collaboration, visual rhetoric and usability. Its approach analyzes why something worked or did not work, as well as how to produce the appropriate communication. Now available with the MyTechCommLab online learning tool, this edition features more focus on transnational communication, forty-five new case studies, and new information on the relationship between technology and communication.
Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, 6th Edition Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation, 6th Edition
$73.5
From recent developments in digital image processing to the next generation of satellite systems, the sixth edition of this comprehensive text introduces students to the latest developments in the exciting field of remote sensing and image interpretation. The text examines the basics of analog image analysis while placing greater emphasis on digitally based systems and analysis techniques. The presentation is discipline neutral, so students in any field of study can gain a clear understanding of these systems and their virtually unlimited applications.
Nutrition: A Functional Approach, Second Canadian Edition Nutrition: A Functional Approach, Second Canadian Edition
$59.98
Nutrition: A Functional Approach was written with the student in mind. Instead of relying on rote memorization, Nutrition takes a functional approach that presents micronutrients in the context of their function, rather than by their classification. This approach helps learners organize the information and appreciate the science of nutrients, as well as better understand their role in the body and in overall health. This updated edition features new Canadian content, with a focus on the recently published Eating Well with Canada???s Food Guide. As well, this book presents cutting-edge research from the field and features more comprehensive end-of-chapter review material to help students get a better grade.
MyCommunicationKit CourseSmart eCode for Head's Broadcasting in America, 10/e MyCommunicationKit CourseSmart eCode for Head's Broadcasting in America, 10/e
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CourseSmart Student Access eCodes provide immediate access to the premium Pearson technology resources that accompany your textbook. Upon purchase of the eCode, students will receive an email with an access code and instructions for redemption.
Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics
$59
For undergraduate courses in nanoelectronics.This is the first actual nanoelectronics textbook for undergraduate engineering and applied sciences students. It provides an introduction to nanoelectronics, as well as a self-contained overview of the necessary physical concepts ??? taking a fairly gentle but serious approach to a field that will be extremely important in the near future.
MyAnthroKit CourseSmart eCode for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 2/e MyAnthroKit CourseSmart eCode for A Concise Introduction to Linguistics, 2/e
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CourseSmart Student Access eCodes provide immediate access to the premium Pearson technology resources that accompany your textbook. Upon purchase of the eCode, students will receive an email with an access code and instructions for redemption.
Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Eleventh Edition Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Eleventh Edition
$60.3
For a one-semester or one-quarter course covering calculus for students majoring in business, economics, social sciences, or life sciences.This mid-level text covers calculus with an emphasis on cross-discipline principles and practices. Student-friendly and accessible, it develops a thorough, functional understanding of mathematical concepts in preparation for their application in other areas. Coverage concentrates on developing concepts and ideas followed immediately by developing computational skills and problem solving.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
MyCommunicationKit CourseSmart eCode for Small Group and Team Communication, 5/e MyCommunicationKit CourseSmart eCode for Small Group and Team Communication, 5/e
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CourseSmart Student Access eCodes provide immediate access to the premium Pearson technology resources that accompany your textbook. Upon purchase of the eCode, students will receive an email with an access code and instructions for redemption.
Business Statistics: A Decision-Making Approach, Eighth Edition Business Statistics: A Decision-Making Approach, Eighth Edition
$93.35
For 1 or 2 semester courses in Business Statistics. Emphasizing the use of statistical software like Excel and Minitab, this comprehensive text offers a rich array of business examples, real data, and a unique step-by-step framework that allows students to learn by doing.
Introduction to Middle School, Second Edition Introduction to Middle School, Second Edition
$48.84
For Middle School General Methods courses.This fresh, reader-friendly text presents a comprehensive introduction to the children, the choices, and the challenges of teaching middle school. Writing in the first person, the author, an experienced middle school teacher, examines the full range of middle school topics, from the development and diversity of middle school learners, to the structures, curriculum, and environment of the school itself.Engaging vignettes and photos of teachers and students bring topics to life, while student work samples, case studies, and articles on MyEducationLab link to topics within each chapter. Boxed NMSA performance standards relate to each chapter's content and videos, and Professional Practice features in all chapters involve scenarios from the lives of teachers and students, followed by multiple choice and constructed response opportunities that mirror Praxis II exams. The resulting text offers a comprehensive body of knowledge that emphasizes academic rigor while speaking to pre-service teachers in a voice that invites new teachers into this field.
Instruction: A Models Approach, Sixth Edition Instruction: A Models Approach, Sixth Edition
$64.32
This classroom-ready resource makes instructional models clear and relevant for readers by placing them within a standards-based and instructionally aligned process.Instruction: A Models Approach closely links more than ten instructional models based on current research and evidence-based practice to the preparation of objectives, differentiation practices, and assessment options.The text includes scenarios of the models in both elementary and secondary classrooms, lesson plans for both elementary and secondary classes in a variety of content areas, and detailed steps for implementing the model using evidence based instructional strategies. Attention is paid to when and how the models can be used in particular contexts with specific skills and knowledge.
Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model, Sixth Edition Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model, Sixth Edition
$41.28
In its sixth edition, Principles of Classroom Management approaches creating positive learning environments by providing teachers with a theoretically based yet highly practical system for preventing disruptive behavior and influencing appropriate behavior.Written for classroom management and general methods courses, this concise text presents an array of decision-making options that guide teachers in thinking about how to approach particular classroom management situations and choose from a range of options designed to prevent, cope with, and solve a range of problems. A variety of theoretical perspectives, each fleshed out with cases taken from actual classrooms, gives teachers and prospective teachers many choices??for handling issues that may arise in their classrooms.The new sixth edition of this thoroughly revised and updated text includes the most current issues surfacing in classroom management such as cyber bullying as well as expanded discussions of effective teaching techniques, functional behavior assessment, violence in the media, cultural synchronization, and student resiliency. The new edition also includes an expanded number of classroom management models.
Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child, Eighth Edition Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child, Eighth Edition
$62.4
Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child is based primarily on a constructivist philosophy and advocates designing curriculum that uses children's interests within a flexible and thoughtful teacher-guided plan.The developmental approach emphasizes that learning should be integrated. The text addresses curriculum through discussion of the five selves: physical, emotional, social, creative, and cognitive.??The authors also emphasize play, cross-cultural sensitivity, and how to encourage competence in young children. Present-day emergent curriculum programs are explored.??Clear writing and practical examples ensure easy reading. The concise writing style, relevant examples, and practical suggestions are hallmarks of this text.?? Well-developed tables organize pertinent information.The excellent theoreticalbase and conceptual framework for curriculum provide understanding that is designed to stay with students forever. The text encourages students to respond to the needs of children, and also explains how to identify goals and objectives, incorporate them into curriculum that meets individual needs, and use developmentally appropriate assessment methods.
Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships, Sixth Edition Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships, Sixth Edition
$37.4
Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationshipsprovides comprehensive coverage of the field in the context of developing relationships. Grounded in both contemporary and classic scholarship, the experienced author team engages students through an abundance of relatable stories, accessible writing, and the thoughtful application of interpersonal communication research to everyday life.Focusing on communication???s role in the growth and decay of human relationships, this text introduces students to interpersonal communication principles and theories through the use of common experiences, such as relationships with roommates, friends, and coworkers. Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships aims to motivate students to critically think about their own relational communication and those of others, and to peak student interest and affinity for future social science research. A market leader for over twenty years, this Sixth Edition retains its classic features including the citations of the most current research from communication and social psychology; thorough coverage of dialogue, speech, and interaction patterns; true stories, executive summary boxes, cartoons, and diagnostic tests.
Financial Management for Decision Makers, Canadian Edition Financial Management for Decision Makers, Canadian Edition
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Designed for students taking a Finance for Non-Financial Managers course at community colleges or for students studying at the MBA level in universities. Financial Management for Decision Makers, Canadian Edition, offers a brief applied introduction to core finance topics and is well-suited to non-finance majors, service finance courses, and those students with little or no accounting and finance background.
Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Eighth Edition Essentials of Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Eighth Edition
$43.6
A Down-to-Earth ApproachHenslin's??popular brief paperback text shares the excitement of sociology, with its acclaimed ???down-to-earth??? approach and personal writing style that highlight the sociology of everyday life and its relevance to students' lives. James Henslin has a unique ability to engage students without talking down to them or sacrificing content. With wit, personal reflection, and illuminating examples, he shares with readers his passion for sociology.Students are guided on their sociological journey with:Down-to-Earth ApproachComparative PerspectivesGlobalization of CapitalismVisual Presentations of Sociology
Sociology Now: The Essentials Sociology Now: The Essentials
$42.35
Exploring??the Questions of Today ??Identity & InequalityRace, Class, & GenderMulticulturalismGlobalizationSociology Now reflects the discipline today and??explores the big questions about multiculturalism and globalization that sociologists ask.Sociology has always offered a way to make sense of the complex and sometimes contradictory forces that shape our social lives in any era. As Sociology Now??explains sociology as both a??body of knowledge and a "way of seeing," it shows how two such forces in particular have come to preoccupy sociologists and influence the way they look at the events and experiences of the early twenty first century:The first is globalization--the economic, political, cultural, and social interconnections among people and institutions all over the world.The second is multiculturalism--the recognition that race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, and other statuses are sources of social inequality, but also the foundations of our identities.Michael Kimmel, a leading sociologist and gender researcher, and co-author Amy Aronson, a journalist and media scholar, address these questions head-on as they make a compelling case for the importance of sociology in the contemporary world.
Wiley Pathways Threats to Homeland Security Wiley Pathways Threats to Homeland Security
$33.5
The threats to homeland security are exposed in this comprehensive resource. It takes readers through the natural and accidental disasters, as well as premeditated acts of domestic and international terrorism that threaten this country. They'll also find a detailed examination of terrorism, its processes and consequences. And they'll gain a better understanding of the various domestic and international terrorist groups that are trying to do us harm.
Chemistry: An Everyday Approach to Chemical Investigation Chemistry: An Everyday Approach to Chemical Investigation
$27.5
Using products: This manual is unique and different from all others in the market in that all of the experiments it contains can be done with chemicals and reagents found in drugstores, supermarkets, or convenience stores. Using products: When possible, experiments are simply modified to utilize household chemicals. When substitutes are not available, new experiments have been designed. Guided inquiry: One part of each experiment in the manual requires students to develop and carry out their own procedure for a given task. These guided inquiry sections also provide practical experience in reporting results with properly labeled plots, tables and diagrams. Safety: Every experiment in the manual includes a safety section, which rates the toxicity, flammability, and exposure from 0 (low) to 3 (high) of all chemicals used Prelab: Questions are intended to practice skills needed for the experiment Postlab: Questions following each lab require students to think about the experiment and the results they've obtained.
The Police: An Introduction, Fourth Edition The Police: An Introduction, Fourth Edition
$43.4
For courses in Police in American Society and Introduction to Policing.This book explores the principles of policing and introduces readers to the history, administration, and day-to-day practices of the police in the United States. Offering a balanced perspective, it provides students with the basic framework for understanding contemporary police issues and discusses the myths and preconceptions commonly associated with the profession. This edition includes a new chapter on police culture, a new chapter on police liability, and information on how police work interfaces with forensic science and modern technology.
Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence, 8th Edition Managing for Quality and Performance Excellence, 8th Edition
$110.49
The new edition of this definitive market leader and authoritative educational reference continues to provide unmatched coverage and insightful comparisons that guide your students through the intricacies of quality management today. Built upon the strength and proven experience of well-known authors and examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige Award, this text presents the fundamental principles and historical foundations of total quality with an emphasis on high-performance management practices, such as those reflected in the Baldrige Criteria. No other book offers coverage of ISO 9000 certification standards, Six Sigma, and the U.S. Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award standards students find here. A wealth of first-hand, current examples from leading organizations throughout the world emphasize the practical aspects of the book's managerial focus as well as the technical topics that students are learning. Coverage of most of the Body of Knowledge required for ASQ certification helps you effectively prepare students to become Certified Quality Managers.
Financial Accounting, 6th Edition Financial Accounting, 6th Edition
$100.5
In the new sixth edition, readers will be able to clearly see the relevance of accounting in their everyday lives. The authors introduce challenging accounting concepts with examples that are familiar to everyone, which helps build motivation to learn the material. Accounting issues are also placed within the context of marketing, management, IT, and finance.
Essential Biology, Third Edition Essential Biology, Third Edition
$50.7
This brief text consistently relates core course material to students??? lives, clarifies the process of science and demonstrates how the theme of evolution integrates all of biology.Hailed for its clear writing, scientific accuracy, and real-world examples, Essential Biology is a brief non-majors biology text that focuses on the core concepts students need to make scientifically informed decisions throughout their lives. The book covers four major topics???cells, genetics, evolution/diversity, and ecology???and uses evolution as an overarching theme to tie all 20 chapters together. Human applications and the most up-to-date information on important issues show students how biology relates to their own lives.????New Process of Science sections within the text draw students into the material and provide real-world examples of how the scientific method is applied.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Foundations of Multinational Financial Management, 6th Edition Foundations of Multinational Financial Management, 6th Edition
$83.5
Now updated and reorganized, Alan Shapiro's Foundations of Multinational Financial Management, 6/e emphasizes broad concepts and practices, and provides a clear conceptual framework for analyzing key financial decisions in multinational firms. The text treats international financial management as a natural and logical extension of the principles learned in the foundations course in financial management. Thus, it builds on and extends the valuation framework provided by domestic corporate finance to account for dimensions unique to international finance. Shapiro 6e is primarily intended for an undergraduate audience; but it is suitable for use in masters-level courses when there is not time to cover the full range of topics. This text assumes no prior knowledge of international finance.
Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology
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Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology will be an indispensable introductory text for first and second year undergraduates, providing a clear understanding of how the fluvial system operates at different spatial and temporal scales.
Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 6th Edition Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, 6th Edition
$84.5
The trusted guide to the statistical methods for quality control. Quality control and improvement is more than an engineering concern. Quality has become a major business strategy for increasing productivity and gaining competitive advantage. Introduction to Statistical Quality Control, Sixth Edition gives you a sound understanding of the principles of statistical quality control (SQC) and how to apply them in a variety of situations for quality control and improvement. With this text, you'll learn how to apply state-of-the-art techniques for statistical process monitoring and control, design experiments for process characterization and optimization, conduct process robustness studies, and implement quality management techniques. You'll appreciate the significant updates in the Sixth Edition including: * In-depth attention to DMAIC, the problem-solving strategy of Six Sigma. It will give you an excellent framework to use in conducting quality improvement projects. * New examples that illustrate applications of statistical quality improvement techniques in non-manufacturing settings. Many examples and exercises are based on real data. * New developments in the area of measurement systems analysis * New features of Minitab V15 incorporated into the text * Numerous new examples, exercises, problems, and techniques to enhance your absorption of the material
International Accounting, Sixth Edition International Accounting, Sixth Edition
$97.09
For upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses in International Accounting. International Accounting, 5e takes a multinational approach, written from a financial reporting perspective to accounting practices, introducing students to the international dimensions of accounting, financial reporting, and financial control in a concise, comprehensive, and student-friendly manner.
Exploring Wonderland: Java Programming Using Alice and Media Computation Exploring Wonderland: Java Programming Using Alice and Media Computation
$56.5
For non-programming majors enrolled in introductory computing and programming courses at four-year and community colleges.This new text uses Alice and Media Computation to introduce non-programming majors to the #1 programming language in use today.Exploring Wonderland: Introduction to Java Programming Using Alice and Media Computation, uses Alice to introduce the fundamental concepts of programming to non-users, thereby decreasing early frustration with syntax errors usually encountered in a text editor.?? The concepts introduced in Alice are then applied in Java using Media Computation examples (working with sound samples and pictures). This approach is highly motivating to students, especially in CS1 courses for non-majors, who generally find Java to be one of the more challenging computer languages.
Programming the World Wide Web 2009, Fifth Edition Programming the World Wide Web 2009, Fifth Edition
$55.5
For undergraduate students who have completed a course in object-oriented programming.?? Most courses are offered in computer science departments.??Programming the World Wide Web 2009 provides a comprehensive introduction to the tools and skills required for both client- and server-side programming, teaching students how to develop platform-independent sites using the most current Web development technology. Essential programming exercises are presented using a manageable progression: students begin with a foundational XHTML Web site and employ new languages and technologies to add features as they are discussed in the course. Readers with previous experience programming with an object-oriented language are guided through concepts relating to client-side and server-side programming, including ASP.NET using C#, JavaScript???, Java??? servlets, Ajax, JSP???, XHTML, XML, PHP, Ruby, and Rails.SUPPLEMENTS Lecture Slides (PPT) Figures from the book (PPT) Code Listing from the book Solutions Manual (Instructors Only)
Economics, Thirteenth Canadian Edition Economics, Thirteenth Canadian Edition
$61.18
Designed for courses in introductory economics at Canadian universities and colleges. Economics is continually changing and evolving in response to developments in the world economy.?? Economics, Thirteenth Canadian Edition?? is modern and up-to-date with these changes.?? The current economic crisis and recession have been integrated throughout the text making this resource the most relevant principles of economics text in the market. Topics and major issues facing the world???s economies are clearly introduced to students without sacrificing the rigour and detail needed to teach this course. This new edition also comes with an updated version of MyEconLab offering graded graphing problems, homework questions,??and an electronic gradebook to track and assess student progress.?? MyEconLab is now more thoroughly integrated with the text then ever before and serves as a great time-saving tool for instructors.
Macroeconomics: Canada in the Global Environment, Seventh Edition Macroeconomics: Canada in the Global Environment, Seventh Edition
$35.66
Parkin-Bade introduces students to the art of seeing the invisible, helping them learn to interpret the stories told by economic indicators and news headlines.?? This unique class-tested approach integrated with the innovation and power of MyEconLab combine to make Parkin-Bade a global leader amongst resources for teaching economics.?? The 7th Canadian edition builds on this tradition of excellence, providing a serious, analytical approach to the discipline, incorporating the latest research, examples and data.
Essentials of Genetics, Seventh Edition Essentials of Genetics, Seventh Edition
$47.05
Intended for brief Introductory Genetics courses for biology majors and premeds, or Introductory Genetics courses geared towards students in applied majors, such as agriculture, forestry, and nutrition. Known for its focus on problem-solving, conceptual understanding, and practical applications, this best-seller is 272 pages shorter than its previous edition. New features of Essentials of Genetics, Seventh Edition include new ???Exploring Genomics??? exercises for selected chapters, in-chapter summaries that follow concept introductions for efficient review, engaging case studies in each chapter, and a new chapter on Behavioral Genetics.?? CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.??
Sociology, Thirteenth Edition Sociology, Thirteenth Edition
$58.4
John Macionis, like many college students, found his passion and life???s work after taking an introductory sociology course. Sociology helped him make sense of the world around him. John shares his enthusiasm, excitement and teaching experience through a clear and engaging writing style that connects with students.This is the introductory sociology text that shows students how sociology is relevant in their daily lives. Sociology, 13/e, has an innovate new design, contemporary and relevant student applications, plus a wealth of supplemental material. This revision elevates Sociology???s high standard of excellence, ensuring that it remains one of the foremost comprehensive introductory sociology resources for students and instructors alike.Sociology, 13/E strengthens the Macionis tradition of helping students see sociology in their everyday life!
Calculus: A Complete Course, Seventh Edition Calculus: A Complete Course, Seventh Edition
$59.9
For the three-semester calculus course. Proven in North America and abroad, this classic text has earned a reputation for excellent accuracy and mathematical rigour. Previous editions have been praised for providing complete and precise statements of theorems, using geometric reasoning in applied problems, and for offering a range of applications across the sciences. Written in a clear, coherent, and readable form, Calculus: A Complete Course makes student comprehension a clear priority. This seventh edition features a new co-author, Dr. Christopher Essex, who has been invited to contribute his unique style and approach to the subject material. Instructors and students will appreciate revised exercises, greater emphasis on differential equations, new pedagogical features, and an enhanced MyLab.
Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies, Sixth Edition Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies, Sixth Edition
$36.9
Distinguished by its coherent values perspective, Public Personnel Management focuses on the conflicts, political processes, and management techniques that provide the context for personnel administration in the public sector.Organized around the four principal personnel functions that must be fulfilled in any complex organization, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the planning, acquisition, development, and sanctions within public personnel management.
The DK Handbook The DK Handbook
$27.2
"I would describe The DK Handbook as visually arresting and a breath of fresh air in the market of composition handbooks???I think this text is remarkably suited to today's generation of visual learners." ??-Joel Henderson, ChattanoogaStateTechnical CCTransforming student and instructor expectations for textbooks, The DK Handbook presents information in newly accessible, scientifically tested, and student-friendly ways.??Never before seen in the handbook market, The DK Handbook???s design is a true marriage of visual and textual content, in which each topic is presented in self-contained, two-page spreads for at-a-glance referencing. Explanations are concise and ???chunked??? to be more approachable and appealing for today???s readers, and accompanying visuals truly teach ??? making concepts and processes visible to students.?? The ground-breaking layout creates a consistent look and feel that helps students connect with the material, find information, and recognize solutions to writing problems they often don???t have names for.In planning this new kind of handbook, Longman commissioned an in-depth usability study to learn more about how students use handbooks and where they have difficulties.?? The results not only informed the handbook's development, they confirmed that The DK Handbook's distinctive presentation is more effective and "useful" than the market-leading handbook.??In addition to the groundbreaking design, The DK Handbook??provides the content that students need.?? With more attention to research???particularly online research???than other handbooks, DK gives??students a solid foundation in information literacy.?? The handbookalso presents grammar and documentation (MLA, APA, CMS and CSE) in new ways that makes the material more accessible, including unique ???pattern pages??? that help students grasp principles visually.??With strong attention to the rhetorical situation, a visual presentation of the writing process,??and usablity tested grammar, research and documentation coverage, TheDK Handbook offers all the standard material expected in a handbook, but presents it in a revolutionary format that will motivate students to use their handbook ??? and help them become better writers and researchers.
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Graphs and Models, Third Edition Elementary and Intermediate Algebra: Graphs and Models, Third Edition
$65.1
The Third Edition of the Bittinger Graphs and Models series helps students succeed in algebra by emphasizing a visual understanding of concepts. This latest edition incorporates a new Visualizing the Graph feature that helps students make intuitive connections between graphs and functions without the aid of a graphing calculator.In addition, students learn problem-solving skills from the Bittinger hallmark five-step problem-solving process coupled with Connecting the Concepts and Aha! Exercises. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, Third Canadian Edition Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, Third Canadian Edition
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Elementary and Middle School Mathematics guides both new and experienced teachers through a basic understanding of mathematics and problem solving, and encourages them to think about their own perceptions and misconceptions about mathematics. As well, it addresses potential pitfalls, and demonstrates how teachers can foster a favourable learning environment for their students. Van de Walle employs a student-centred, problem-solving approach to learning in which students are taught new concepts by starting the lesson with a problem that they must try to solve. ??The text covers concepts and procedures specific to mathematical topics encountered in grades K???8, using real experiences and assessment techniques to address the foundations of how children learn, and highlighting the best approaches for fostering a problem-solving environment in class.
Child Development, Third Canadian Edition Child Development, Third Canadian Edition
$57.38
Read by more than half a million students worldwide, Berk???s Child Development has been the standard in topical child development studies for 20 years. Now, this 20th anniversary edition builds on its long and successful history by including up-to-date scholarship while retaining all the hallmark features for which Laura Berk???s texts are known???unique story-telling, practical applications, and meticulous research. Laura Berk is continually abreast of changes in the field.?? For this new edition, Prof. Berk consulted with Canadian contributor William Roberts, of Thompson Rivers University, to offer a comprehensive and integrated North American edition. Interwoven throughout you will find important Canadian and international research, comparative global statistics, and explorations into social policy initiatives on these current issues: child poverty; low birth weight; quality and affordability of child care; food insecurity; overweight and obese children; childhood immunization; the widening gap between girls and boys in reading and writing achievement; early sexual activity; adolescent parenthood; high school dropout rate; and vocational education.
Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, Second Edition Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, Second Edition
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Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, Second Edition, prepares students for the more abstract mathematics courses that follow calculus. This text introduces students to proof techniques and writing proofs of their own. As such, it is an introduction to the mathematics enterprise, providing solid introductions to relations, functions, and cardinalities of sets.CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Linear Algebra: Gateway to Mathematics Linear Algebra: Gateway to Mathematics
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This text is designed to resolve the conflict between the abstractions of linear algebra and the needs and abilities of the students who may have dealt only briefly with the theoretical aspects of previous mathematics courses. The author recognizes that many students will at first feel uncomfortable, or at least unfamiliar, with the theoretical nature inherent in many of the topics in linear algebra. Numerous discussions of the logical structure of proofs, the need to translate terminology into notation, and suggestions about efficient ways to discover a proof are included. This text combines the many simple and elegant results of elementary linear algebra with some powerful computational techniques to demonstrate that theorectical mathematics need not be difficult, mysterious, or useless. This book is written for the second course in linear algebra (or the first course, if the instructor is receptive to this approach).
Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators, Second Edition Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators, Second Edition
$30.5
For courses in??Nurse EducationUpdated in a new second edition, this readable book prepares graduate nursing students to be nurse educators in settings of staff development, patient education, or academia???covering commonalties of teaching that pertain to all three. Practical information and cutting-edge content emphasize the theories and strategies most likely to be used in the field.
Educational Psychology, 3rd Canadian Edition Educational Psychology, 3rd Canadian Edition
$59.98
With the CourseSmart eTextbook version of this title, students can save up to 50% off the cost of a print book, reduce their impact on the environment, and access powerful web tools for learning. Faculty can also review and compare the full text online without having to wait for a print desk copy. CourseSmart is an online eTextbook, which means users need to be connected to the internet in order to access. Students can also print sections of the book for maximum portability. Santrock et al. approach educational psychology from the learner's perspective. Throughout three editions, professors and students note that Educational Psychology successfully includes many practical applications to the theoretical perspectives outlined, so that beginning teachers understand the connection between theory and practice. Its supplements and links to practical aspects motivate students, while its teaching stories inspire teachers on how to structure their classrooms to bring out the best from each child.
AutoCAD?? 2009 for Interior Design and Space Planning AutoCAD?? 2009 for Interior Design and Space Planning
$49.5
For courses in Computer-Aided Design, Computer Graphics, Architectural Graphics, CAD for Interior Design, CAD for Space Planning, Computer-Aided Design and Graphics and Introduction to Computer Graphics.Organized around architectural projects, AutoCAD for Interior Design and Space Planning gives students an understanding of the commands and features of AutoCAD 2009 and demonstrates how to use the program to complete interior design and space planning projects. Building on thirteen years of updates, the book is appropriate for self-paced and lecture classes and covers both two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawings.Throughout the exercises in this book, numbered steps in bold type provide instructions.?? Prompt and Response columns in the numbered steps provide step-by-step instructions for starting and completing a command.?? The Prompt column text repeats the AutoCAD prompt that appears in the Command: area of the AutoCAD screen.?? The Response column text shows your response to the AutoCAD prompt.?? Blue ruled lines separate the numbered steps from further discussion and explanation.???? Menus show you how to locate the command you are using. ????Using numerous illustrations, the text captures the essence of this powerful program and the importance it plays in the interior design, architecture and space planning professions.
Living Democracy: Brief California Edition, Second Edition Living Democracy: Brief California Edition, Second Edition
$47.2
Everything about this dynamic book???from its engaging writing and examples, to its bold graphics and photos, to its innovative learning pedagogy and interactive assessment???is designed to get students to participate: in their learning, in the classroom, and in all aspects of American politics.American Government instructors overwhelmingly cite student apathy as the single biggest problem in their course; students are simply not engaged in the material and do not believe that the government can affect and enrich their lives.?? Lead author Dan Shea, founder of the Center for Political Participation, along with co-authors Joanne Connor Green and Christopher E. Smith teamed up to write an American Government text that helps students experience the impact of government in their daily lives and inspires them to work to affect that government in return.?? Written with the belief that the American Government course is critically important for our students???as well as for the long-term stability of the democratic process???Living Democracy helps students draw connections between course topics and current events and find a role for themselves in politics and government.The text???s innovative approach to American government presents the dynamic nature of our country's democratic process more accurately than any other book currently on the market, while offering all of the material found in a comprehensive, traditionally organized government text within an active framework.?? The California Brief Edition includes the exact same coverage as the California version but in a more streamlined format.Now in its second edition, this attention-getting text is building on its message of participation:?? improvements to its innovative pedagogical system with even more assessment opportunities help students participate more fully in their own learning process, while new Student Profiles of politically active young people from around the world continue to promote students??? political participation. ????New coverage highlights the events surrounding the 2008 Election including the massive growth in young voter participation.??
50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy, Second Edition 50 Instructional Routines to Develop Content Literacy, Second Edition
$14.28
Discover step-by-step procedures for implementing content area instructional routines to improve students' literacy skillsFrom some of the best-known authors in the field comes a book that provides all middle and high school teachers with practical information about improving students??? reading, writing, and oral language development.?? Every teacher needs to use instructional routines that allow students to engage in all of these literacy processes. Classroom examples from science, social studies, English, math, visual and performing arts, and core electives ensure that all middle and high school teachers will find useful ideas that they can implement immediately.?? This book provides readers with examples of fifty evidence-based instructional routines that can be used across content areas to ensure that reading and writing occur in all classes.
Play at the Center of the Curriculum, Fifth Edition Play at the Center of the Curriculum, Fifth Edition
$48
Play at the Center of the Curriculum is a resource for those who want to engage children in a developmental zone where children and teachers are learning. Current and future teachers are guided in methods of supporting children???s progress through play. This book carefully blends theory and practice. As seasoned teachers, we demonstrate how to draw both the methods and the content of a successful curriculum from children???s play. We interweave anecdotes of children???s play, theories of play and development, and instructional strategies that place play at the center of the curriculum.
The Brief Penguin Handbook with Exercises, Third Edition The Brief Penguin Handbook with Exercises, Third Edition
$27.2
The Brief New Century Handbook with Exercises, Fourth Edition, provides the answers today???s students need as writers and researchers in an electronic age.?? While offering clear, comprehensive coverage of handbook basics???writing, grammar and usage, research, and documentation???this handbook also shows students how to use new technologies to make appropriate rhetorical choices and to become more successful college writers in all of their courses.?? This new version offers exercises at the end of the book - added value for students! Authors Christine Hult and Tom Huckin bring their expertise in research, computers and writing, grammar, and linguistics and their extensive experience in teaching first-year composition to this remarkable handbook???a handbook that is accessible, flexible, comprehensive, and current, and that speaks to students in today???s language.?? More than any other handbook, The Brief New Century addresses the primary concerns of composition students: how to understand and avoid plagiarism, how to write for courses beyond English, how to make correct grammatical and stylistic choices, and how to use technology to help them become better writers.
The Year of Obama: How Barack Obama Won the White House The Year of Obama: How Barack Obama Won the White House
$6.5
Best-selling author Larry J. Sabato once again brings together the nation's most perceptive analysts and shrewdest observers of American politics to analyze our most recent election:?? the historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States.This revealing new book by Larry Sabato and his team of experts contains exciting coverage and trenchant commentary on the most stunning election of our time.?? Peeling back the layers of the political, social, and demographic trends that helped??thrust Barack Obama into the Oval Office, the authors of this book toss aside conventional wisdom about 2008 and substitute thoughtful, deeper - and until??now, ignored - interpretations of the events and environment that elected our new president.
The DK Handbook, Second Edition The DK Handbook, Second Edition
$27.2
Transforming student and instructor expectations for textbooks, The DK Handbook presents information in newly accessible, scientifically tested, and student-friendly ways.??Never before seen in the handbook market, The DK Handbook???s design is a true marriage of visual and textual content, in which each topic is presented in self-contained, two-page spreads for at-a-glance referencing. Explanations are concise and ???chunked??? to be more approachable and appealing for today???s readers, and accompanying visuals truly teach ??? making concepts and processes visible to students.?? The ground-breaking layout creates a consistent look and feel that helps students connect with the material, find information, and recognize solutions to writing problems they often don???t have names for.In addition to the groundbreaking design, The DK Handbook??provides the content that students need.?? With more attention to research???particularly online research???than other handbooks, DK gives??students a solid foundation in information literacy.?? The handbook also presents grammar and documentation (MLA, APA, CMS and CSE) in new ways that makes the material more accessible, including unique ???pattern pages??? that help students grasp principles visually.??With strong attention to the rhetorical situation, a visual presentation of the writing process,??and usablity tested grammar, research and documentation coverage, TheDK Handbook offers all the standard material expected in a handbook, but presents it in a revolutionary format motivates students to use their handbook ??? and helps them become better writers and researchers.
America Past and Present, Volume 2: Since 1865, Brief Eighth Edition America Past and Present, Volume 2: Since 1865, Brief Eighth Edition
$24.25
America Past and Present,Brief Edition presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, blending the best in past historical interpretation with new scholarship.The eighth edition features all of the strengths found in the successful comprehensive text: a compelling narrative, clear organization, and exceptional pedagogy. An attractive four-color design, featuring photos, timelines, and completely redesigned maps engage and assist students in their study of American history.
Foundations of Economics, Fourth Edition Foundations of Economics, Fourth Edition
$89.78
Economics is a subject you learn by doing.Foundations of Economics breaks the mold of a traditional text and becomes a practice-oriented learning system. Each chapter uses a Checklist to focus students??? attention on the most important key concepts. A discrete section introduces each of these core concepts and is immediately followed by a Checkpoint, a full page of practice that applies the concept. The result is a patient, confidence-building approach that prepares students to use economics in their lives, regardless of what their future career will be. Many instructors turn to online assessment in MyEconLab as a way to encourage practice without needing to grade homework by hand. Bade and Parkin have written online versions of their Checkpoints and end-of-chapter problems in MyEconLab so that there is complete synchronicity between the content online and in the text. Preview online! An interactive tour of Foundations of Economics, Fourth Edition, is available here.
Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Culture, Third Edition Global Issues: Politics, Economics, and Culture, Third Edition
$34.4
From democratization, human rights, and global finance to terrorism, pandemics, and climate change, Global Issues is a current and topical look at the forces driving globalization. This texts looks at global problems that transcend boundaries and are challenging the international system. For global issues or international relations courses, this is the only text of its kind to place complex issues into comprehensive context and thus explain the growing political, economic, and cultural interdependence visible in the headlines and in students??? lives.???Payneengages students through comprehensive and systematic coverage of emerging global issues; his book is packed with information, analysis, and questions for students to discuss and debate.??????Boyka Stefanova, University of Texas-San Antonio
Basic Mathematics through Applications, Fourth Edition Basic Mathematics through Applications, Fourth Edition
$58.15
Presented in a clear and concise style, the Akst/Bragg series teaches by example while expanding understanding with applications that are fully integrated throughout the text and exercise sets. Akst/Bragg???s user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs each example and its solution with a corresponding practice exercise. The concise writing style keeps students??? interest and attention by presenting the mathematics with minimal distractions, and the motivating real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Economic Development, Tenth Edition Economic Development, Tenth Edition
$90
Economic Development is the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research. Todaro and Smith take a policy-oriented approach, presenting economic theory in the context of critical policy debates and country-specific case studies so students see how theory relates to the problems and prospects of developing countries. In the Tenth Edition, the authors integrate new discussions of hot topic research areas such as gender, colonialism, and natural resources, and they update the extensive applications, data, and country-specific case studies throughout.
Intermediate Algebra through Applications, Second Edition Intermediate Algebra through Applications, Second Edition
$58.15
Presented in a clear and concise style, the Akst/Bragg series teaches by example while expanding understanding with applications that are fully integrated throughout the text and exercise sets. Akst/Bragg???s user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs each example and its solution with a corresponding practice exercise. The concise writing style keeps students??? interest and attention by presenting the mathematics with minimal distractions, and the motivating real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Language and Communication Disorders in Children, Sixth Edition Language and Communication Disorders in Children, Sixth Edition
$74.4
The sixth edition of Language and Communication Disorders in Children is a major revision that focuses on the area of language to explain different kinds of developmental disabilities in children.This best-selling introduction to language disorders focuses on the area of language to explain different kinds of developmental disabilities in children from birth through school-age. The sixth edition has been substantially revised to bring about the most current information in the dynamic areas of speech-language pathology and special education, keenly focused on the ways in which children learn language and how to help those who struggle with it. Throughout the text, the authors challenge their readers to apply theories of child development, speech and hearing science, and language development and disorders to their study of children???s language and communication disorders. A comprehensive yet highly readable text, containing theory and practical applications, Language and Communication Disorders in Children, Sixth Edition, offers its audience a rewarding experience in learning how to provide language intervention to children who have communication disorders.??
Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Speech Sound Disorders in Children, Sixth Edition Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Speech Sound Disorders in Children, Sixth Edition
$75.2
Heavily revised, the Sixith Edition of Articulation and Phonological Disorders presents a comprehensive review of information important to the study of clinical phonology.For courses in Articulation and Phonological Disorders, this leading book presents a comprehensive review of information important to the study of clinical phonology, revised to be the most current and up-to-date resource available for those studying the field. Readers of the text will be given a sound introduction to the normal aspects of speech sound articulation, normal phonological development, classification and factors related to the presence of phonological disorders, the assessment and remediation of phonological disorders, as well as phonology as it relates to language and dialectal variations. This text does not prescribe a single approach to phonological disorders but rather presents an eclectic perspective on the nature, assessment, and treatment of this communication impairment, and is primarily concerned with those disorders not etiologically associated with known or obvious sensory, structural, or neuromotor deficits. Among the changes and updates to the sixth edition comes the addition of a third author, Peter Flipsen Jr., a highly-recognized scholar in the area of clinical phonology, bringing new information and perspectives to this classic text, and an added subtitle that reflects recent changes in terminology in the field. The sixth edition of ??Articulation and Phonological Disorders: Speech Sound Disorders in Children proves once again its ???classic??? status, and its rightful place on every speech, language, and hearing clinician???s bookshelf.
Resource Methods for Managing K???12 Instruction: A Case Study Approach Resource Methods for Managing K???12 Instruction: A Case Study Approach
$46.6
This practical case-based text??is organized around the five keys to effective teaching: management, mastery, method, expectation and personality. Each key is considered holistically as a component for effective teaching with the prime component being the ???teaching personality,??? which is the unifying thread that weaves its way throughout the book. ?? A must-have resource for practicing teachers this book addresses the practical and theoretical knowledge that educators need to know such as??the keys to effective teaching and the ways we learn,??how to write a lesson plan, instructional methods for all learners,??classroom management,??teaching for literacy,??assessment and the impact of the standards movement, and??how to become an effective teacher.
Women and White-Collar Crime Women and White-Collar Crime
$22.5
For courses in White-Collar Crime and Women & Crime.This book explores a neglected topic in criminology???women and white-collar crime. Taking a case study approach, it examines how women and crime has changed and why women have become more involved in corporate, political, and professional offenses. Fully exploring the topic, it discusses all issues including perpetrators, victims and whistle-blowers and incorporates interviews with female scholars and professionals. From insider trading to medical malpractice, it includes contemporary examples that engage the reader and promote discussion in a controversial area of study.
International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity, Fourth Edition International Relations and World Politics: Security, Economy, Identity, Fourth Edition
$48.7
International Relations and World Politics??introduces the issues in an organized and comprehensible way, examining them in relation to two trends; three broad, organizing themes or concepts; key actors; and three basic images or perspectives that provide structure for the pages that follow:????????????? Two trends???increasing globalization and crises of authority???that characterize?? international relations and world politics????????????? Key organizing themes or concepts???in particular, security, economy, and identity that structure the three major sections of the book????????????? Key actors???states, international organizations, and transnational organizations and movements (such as nongovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, and terrorist groups)????????????? Three basic images or perspectives on world politics???realism, liberalism (or pluralism as it is frequently called), and global economic structuralism (which includes Marxism, world-systems, and dependency theory) supplemented by references to other theoretical and conceptual understandings mentioned belowPaul R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi wrote??this book because??they believe it is possible and essential to improve a student???s conceptual and theoretical thinking about international relations. If one does not think conceptually, a course in world politics threatens to become little more than current events. Hence, they structured the book in such a way that key concepts, themes, and trends are utilized throughout the discussion of various topics.Need a reader, casebook, or topics book??? Package any of the titles below with this text and receive a discount!?? E-mail polisci@pearson.com for more information and a special package ISBN.Graham Allison and Philip Zelikow???s Essence of Decision, 2/eRobert Art and Robert Jervis's International Politics, 9/eDavid Balaam and Michael Veseth's Introduction to International Political Economy, 4/eRichard Betts??? Conflict After the Cold War, 3/eTheodore Cohn???s Global Political Economy, 4/eCindy Combs'??Terrorism??in the??Twenty-First Century, 4/eLoch Johnson???s Seven Sins of American Foreign PolicyJames Joll and Gordon Martel???s Origins of the First World War, 3/eAnn Kelleher and Laura Klein's??Global??Perspectives, 3/eJoel Krieger???s Globalization And State PowerJoel Krieger???s Globalization And State Power: A ReaderBrigitte Nacos??? Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2/eJoseph Nye???s Understanding International Conflict, 7/eThomas Oatley's Global EconomyThomas Oatley???s International Political Economy, 3/eRichard Payne???s Global Issues, 2/eDonald Snow???s Cases in International Relations, 3/eDonald Snow's??What??After Iraq?Kendall Stiles??? Case Histories in International Politics, 5/eDavid Whittaker???s Terrorism, 2/e
Macroeconomics, Fifth Edition Macroeconomics, Fifth Edition
$90
For intermediate economics courses.Blanchard presents a unified and global view of macroeconomics, enabling students to see the connections between the short-run, medium-run, and long-run.
The Allyn & Bacon Social Atlas of the United States The Allyn & Bacon Social Atlas of the United States
$12.25
This brief and accessible atlas uses colorful maps, graphs, and some of the best social science data available to survey the leading social, economic, and political indicators of American society.
The American Promise: A Compact History, Volume II: From 1865, 4thEdition The American Promise: A Compact History, Volume II: From 1865, 4thEdition
$32.95
You can have it all! A mid-sized alternative, The American Promise: A Compact History is the perfect compromise for instructors who want all the features of a full-length text in an affordable format. Condensed by the authors to deliver the latest scholarship in an engaging, flexible format, the fourth edition includes a lavish visual and special features program, study tools that rival any survey text, and a memorable narrative enlivened by the voices of hundreds of Americans.
Connect Online Access for Marketing Connect Online Access for Marketing
$20
McGraw-Hill Connect Marketing is a web-based assignment and assessment platform that gives students the means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts that they will need to know for success now and in the future. With Connect Marketing, instructors can deliver assignments, quizzes and tests easily online. Students can be given opportunities to practice important skills at their own pace and on their own schedule.
Communication: Making Connections, Eighth Edition Communication: Making Connections, Eighth Edition
$42.25
This popular, comprehensive introduction to speech communication text??skillfully blends theory, current research, and skills, while emphasizing the connections between communication and our daily lives.Communication is a top-selling hybrid text that is unique in its integrated ???Making Connections??? theme and emphasis on Technology.??While introducing the basic principles of public speaking, interpersonal communication and group communication, the text stresses communication competence by constantly applying a solid theoretical foundation through everyday and relevant communication examples, thought-provoking questions, as well as, boxed features.The new edition includes expanded coverage of electronically-mediated communication (EMC) with new boxed features describing the effects of technology within communication, such as what is appropriate to disclose on Facebook pages, or how texting affects communication with family or with friends. In addition, new text discussions and thought-provoking questions explore the impact of new communication technologies from Twitter to blogs, providing students with detailed information on an important, current topic that affects their daily communication and interactions.??
The American Story, Volume II: Since 1865, Fourth Edition The American Story, Volume II: Since 1865, Fourth Edition
$19.3
The American Storypresents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, integrating social and political history into a coherent and compelling narrative.Acknowledging the nation's rich diversity of class, race, gender, and ethnicity, this edition tells the story of the people who, through their collective and individual endeavors, have shaped the past through the demands historical events placed on them. This text, based on the bestselling America Past and Present, is presented in a highly affordable Penguin Academic format.
American and Texas Government: Policy and Politics, Tenth Edition American and Texas Government: Policy and Politics, Tenth Edition
$44.25
Known for??the extremely student-friendly, jargon-free style of the two books from which it was made,??the new??American and Texas Government: Policy and Politics introduces the essentials of American and Texas government in a way that any student can understand.Neal Tannahill???s American Government and Texas Government are offered together in one comprehensive and accessible text.?? This new??version features the same public policy emphasis that??shows students the impact that government has on their lives, and offers the wealth of useful study aids and exercises to engage students in the course material and encourage them to become active participants in their government.?? This new edition is published as a Longman Study Edition and therefore contains a battery of chapter tests for student study and practice.???? It also offers the latest coverage of issues in both American and Texas government, including the results of the 2008 elections, immigration reform, and the challenge posed by nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea.
Introductory Algebra through Applications, Second Edition Introductory Algebra through Applications, Second Edition
$58.15
Presented in a clear and concise style, the Akst/Bragg series teaches by example while expanding understanding with applications that are fully integrated throughout the text and exercise sets. Akst/Bragg???s user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs each example and its solution with a corresponding practice exercise. The concise writing style keeps students??? interest and attention by presenting the mathematics with minimal distractions, and the motivating real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Business Statistics Business Statistics
$66.7
Professors Norean Sharpe (Babson College), Dick De Veaux (Williams College), and Paul Velleman (Cornell University) have teamed up to provide an innovative new textbook for the undergraduate introductory business statistics course. These authors have taught at the finest business schools, and draw on their consulting experience at leading companies to show students how statistical thinking is vital to modern decision making.Managers make better business decisions when they understand statistics, and Business Statistics gives students the statistical tools and understanding to take them from the classroom to the boardroom. Hundreds of examples are based on current events and timely business topics. Short, accessible chapters allow for flexible coverage of important topics, while the conversational writing style maintains interest and comprehension.Business Statistics includes Guided Examples that feature the authors??? signature Plan/Do/Report problem-solving method. Each worked example shows students how to clearly define the business decision to be made and plan which method to use, do the calculations and make the graphical displays, and finally report their findings , often in the form of a business memo. Every chapter reminds students of What Can Go Wrong and teaches them how to avoid making common statistics mistakes. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Mathematics All Around, Fourth Edition Mathematics All Around, Fourth Edition
$57.1
Mathematics All Around, Fourth Edition, is the textbook for today???s liberal arts mathematics students. Tom Pirnot presents math in a way that is accessible, interesting, and relevant. Like having a teacher on call, its clear, conversational writing style is enjoyable to read and focuses on helping students understand the math, not just get the correct answers on the test. Useful features throughout the book enable students to become comfortable with thinking about numbers and interpreting the numerical world around them. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
MyCommunicationLab CourseSmart e-Code with Pearson eText for Essentials of Human Communication, 7/e MyCommunicationLab CourseSmart e-Code with Pearson eText for Essentials of Human Communication, 7/e
$59.3
CourseSmart Student Access eCodes provide immediate access to the premium Pearson technology resources that accompany your textbook. Upon purchase of the eCode, students will receive an email with an access code and instructions for redemption.
MyCommunicationLab CourseSmart e-Code with Pearson eText for Human Communication in Society, 2/e MyCommunicationLab CourseSmart e-Code with Pearson eText for Human Communication in Society, 2/e
$57.7
CourseSmart Student Access eCodes provide immediate access to the premium Pearson technology resources that accompany your textbook. Upon purchase of the eCode, students will receive an email with an access code and instructions for redemption.
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Eighth Edition Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Eighth Edition
$63.7
For courses in Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology.A classic in its field, this best-selling text teaches general research methods using standard and contemporary examples of criminal justice and criminology research. Featuring both qualitative and quantitative studies, the author helps students develop fundamental research skills and acquaints them with the literature of the field. This edition features updated tables, figures and examples and includes new information on prison research, Internet resources and visual criminology.
Practical Computing, Second Edition Practical Computing, Second Edition
$37.75
For all beginning-level courses in personal computing.Practical Computing has been crafted to address the unique challenges novices face in mastering PCs, combining user-friendly design, creative multi-media tools, and a focus on useful skills students can apply immediately, either at home or in the workplace.
Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Fifth Edition Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Fifth Edition
$62.1
Community college, undergraduate college and university courses in building environmental systems, building engineering systems, building mechanical systems, building electrical systems, and building/electrical/mechanical systems.The text provides comprehensive, easy-to-understand introductory coverage of mechanical and electrical systems in buildings. Elementary engineering concepts and step-by-step design principles are introduced in a straightforward manner and supported by over 320 illustrations and 500 photographs. It includes new chapters on emerging sustainability (green) technologies and building science. It presents material that can provide the future architect, architectural engineer, and architectural engineering technician with a basic working-level knowledge of principles and practices. This book is written specifically for those interested in building heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and piping (water supply and sanitary drainage), storm drainage, illumination, electrical power distribution, building telecommunications, acoustics and acoustical control, vertical/horizontal transportation and conveying, fire protection and suppression, and building renewable energy and energy conservation systems.
Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection, Ninth Edition Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection, Ninth Edition
$67.3
For undergraduate courses in Metallurgy and Materials ScienceThe father-son authoring duo of Kenneth G. Budinski and Michael K. Budinski brings nearly 70 years of combined industry experience to bear in this practical, reader-friendly introduction to engineering materials. This text covers theory and industry-standard selection practices, providing students with the working knowledge to make an informed selection of materials for engineering applications and to correctly specify materials on drawings and purchasing documents. Encompassing all significant material systems???metals, ceramics, plastics, and composites???this text incorporates the most up-to-date information on material usage and availability, addresses the increasingly global nature of the field, and reflects the suggestions of numerous adopters of previous editions.
Cognitive Psychology, Eighth Edition Cognitive Psychology, Eighth Edition
$57.7
One of the top sellers in the field, Cognitive Psychology is well-written, humorous, and remains the most comprehensive and balanced text in the area of undergraduate cognition. MacLin and MacLin, inheriting the textbook from the late Robert L. Solso, boldly revised and reorganized the Eighth Edition to reflect emerging trends in the field, while retaining the strengths that made it one of the most popular texts among students and professors. The text features a sequential model of human cognition from sensation to perception, to attention, to memory, to higher-order cognition, and features new cutting-edge coverage of consciousness, cognitive neuroscience, memory and forgetting, and evolutionary psychology.
Global Perspectives: A Handbook for Understanding Global Issues, Third Edition Global Perspectives: A Handbook for Understanding Global Issues, Third Edition
$25.6
For courses in International Relations and any social science course that is designed to introduce students to world issues, in departments of anthropology, sociology, history, or political science.This book provides a multidisciplinary vocabulary for explaining general issues and trends facing the contemporary world involving cultural diversity, economic development, the natural environment, and international peace and violence. It affords equal time to the analysis of global issues using alternative perspectives. Eight major case studies???one for each of the central issues explored???encourage the application of concepts and perspectives presented in the narrative. It is the perfect compliment to any introductory IR text.Need??coverage of??international conflict, international political economy,??or??other global issues topics??? Package any of the titles below with this text and receive a discount!?? E-mail polisci@pearson.com for more information and a special package ISBN.David Balaam & Michael Veseth's Introduction to International Political Economy, 4/eRichard Betts??? Conflict After the Cold War, 3/eJudy Carter, George Irani, and Vamik Volkan's Regional and Ethnic ConflictsTheodore Cohn, Global Political Economy, 4/eCindy Combs' Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century, 5/eLui Hebron and John Stack's Globalization: Debunking the MythsJoseph Nye???s Understanding International Conflict, 7/eJoshua Goldstein and Jon Pevehouse's Principles of International RelationsAnn Kelleher and Laura Klein's??Global??Perspectives, 3/eBrigitte Nacos' Terrorism and Counterterrorism, 2/eThomas Oatley's International Political Economy, 3/eThomas Oatley's The Global Economy: Contemporary DebatesDonald Snow's??What??After Iraq?Raymond Taras and Rajat Ganguly's Understanding Ethnic Conflict, 3/e UpdateDavid Ziegler???s War, Peace, and International Politics, 8/e
Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science Biomaterials: The Intersection of Biology and Materials Science
$85
Intended for use in an introductory course on biomaterials, taught primarily in departments of biomedical engineering. The book covers classes of materials commonly used in biomedical applications, followed by coverage of the biocompatibility of those materials with the biological environment. Finally, it covers some in-depth applications of biomaterials. It does all of this with an overall emphasis on tissue engineering.
College Algebra, Fourth Edition College Algebra, Fourth Edition
$73.67
Gets Them Engaged. Keeps Them Engaged.Blitzer's philosophy: present the full scope of mathematics, while always (1) engaging the student by opening their minds to learning (2) keeping the student engaged on every page (3) explaining ideas directly, simply, and clearly so they don't get "lost" when studying and reviewing.First, he gets students engaged in the study of mathematics by highlighting truly relevant, unique, and engaging applications. He explores??math the way it evolved: by describing real problems and how math explains them. In doing so, it answers the question "When will I ever use this?" ??Then, Blitzer keeps students engaged by??ensuring they don't get lost when studying.??Examples are easy to follow??because of??a three-step learning system ??? "See it, Hear it, Try it" embedded into each and every one. He literally "walks" the student through each example??by his liberal use of annotations ??? the instructor's "voice" that appears throughout.?? CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Reason in Law, Eighth Edition Reason in Law, Eighth Edition
$21
Arguing that good legal reasoning remains the best device by which we can ensure that judicial impartiality, the rule of law, and social trust and peace are preserved, Thomas F. Burke and Lief H. Carter present an accessible and lively text that analyzes the politics of the judicial process.?? Looking at the larger social and institutional contexts that affect the rule of law ??? including religious beliefs and media coverage of the courts ??? Reason in Law uses cases ripped from the headlines to illustrate its theory in real-world practice.
Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others, Sixth Edition Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others, Sixth Edition
$52.7
This popular introduction to interpersonal communication provides a highly balanced presentation of theory and skills while emphasizing the important role that relating to others plays in successful interpersonal interactions.Recognized for its focus on being ???other-oriented??? ???while mindfully considerate of the thoughts, needs, and values of others??? Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others enhances student communication competence in a variety of interpersonal relationships and interpersonal contexts. This sixth edition emphasizes the expanding role of technology in interpersonal communication and the implication of its use on our daily communication and relationships with others. Relating to Others also offers exceptional coverage of cultural diversity to help students understand and adapt to differences while learning how to establish common links with other individuals in order to build and strengthen relationships in their everyday lives.
Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book C, Renaissance and Baroque, 13th Edition Gardner's Art through the Ages: Backpack Edition, Book C, Renaissance and Baroque, 13th Edition
$34.49
Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, 13th Edition is now available in a Backpack Edition comprised of four easy-to-carry paperbacks! Featuring unique NEW study tools for students and dynamic NEW lecture resources for instructors, the 13th Edition of GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE takes this brilliant bestseller to new heights in addressing the challenges of today's classroom. The most widely read history of art in the English language for more than 80 years, GARDNER has built its stellar reputation on the inclusion of the most significant images and monuments, discussions of these images in their full historical and cultural context, reproductions of unsurpassed quality, scholarship that is up-to-date and deep, and more help for students and instructors than any other survey text. The 13th Edition adds to this heritage with new images and new full-color reconstructions, as well as a unique "scale" feature that helps students visualize the size of each work. Students will also benefit from the clarity that only a book written by a single author can provide. New to this edition are the three levels of review including extended image captions, "The Big Picture" overviews at the end of every chapter, and a special global timeline. ArtStudy Online is a free interactive study guide that includes image flashcards and quizzes to help students master the material quickly. Dynamic lecture tools---including a digital library with a full "zoom" and side-by-side comparison capability and the exciting Google Earth technology---will save instructors time in preparing for class and personalizing their lectures. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
The Struggle for Power and Influence in Cities and States The Struggle for Power and Influence in Cities and States
$32
The Struggleprovides an insider???s perspective on how power and influence are obtained and wielded at the local and state levels of government.??By examining the social, economic, political and governmental conditions in communities and states, The Struggle equips students with the understanding they need to make the impact they want.
Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
$64.9
For one or two-semester courses in General Chemistry. In this innovative new text, best-selling author Niva Tro continues to strengthen students??? understanding of chemistry by providing the support they need. His unprecedented two- and three-column problem-solving approach is used throughout to give students sufficient practice in this fundamental skill. A unique integration of macroscopic, molecular, and symbolic illustrations help students to visualize the various dimensions of chemistry; and Tro???s engaging writing style captures student???s attention with relevant applications. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
The Economics of Money, Banking & Financial Markets, Business School Edition, Second Edition The Economics of Money, Banking & Financial Markets, Business School Edition, Second Edition
$89.78
The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets set the standard for money and banking courses when it published in its first edition, and it continues to be the worldwide market leader. For professors who teach with less emphasis on monetary theory and prefer to focus more time on financial institutions, the Business School Edition is the ideal alternative. The historic economic events and financial crises of late 2008 have changed the entire landscape of money and banking. Having just served as Governor of the Federal Reserve, only Mishkin has the unique insider's perspective needed to present the current state of money and banking and explain the latest debates and issues for today???s students. By applying a unified analytical framework to the models, Mishkin makes theory intuitive for students, and the rich array of current, real-world events keeps students motivated. Authoritative, comprehensive, and flexible, the text is easy to integrate into a wide variety of syllabi, and its ancillaries provide complete support when teaching the course. MyEconLab?? is available for the text, so students can work end-of-chapter problems online and their work is automatically graded and tracked in your online gradebook. To see how instructors can use MyEconLab in their courses, click here. For more information or to request access, visit MyEconLab.
Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Applications, Eighth Edition Intermediate Algebra: Concepts and Applications, Eighth Edition
$60.3
The Bittinger Concepts and Applications Series brings proven pedagogy to a new generation of students, with updates throughout to help today???s students learn. Bittinger transitions students from skills-based math to the concepts-oriented math required for college courses, and supports students with quality applications and exercises to help them apply and retain their knowledge. New features such as Translating for Success and Visualizing for Success unlock the way students think, making math accessible to them. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Prealgebra & Introductory Algebra, Third Edition Prealgebra & Introductory Algebra, Third Edition
$65.1
The Lial series has helped thousands of students succeed in developmental mathematics through its approachable writing style, supportive pedagogy, varied exercise sets, and complete supplements package. With this new edition, the authors continue to provide students and instructors with the best package for learning and teaching support???a book written with student success as its top priority, now with an emphasis on study skills growth and an expanded instructor supplements package. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Adobe?? Premiere?? Pro CS4 Classroom in a Book?? Adobe?? Premiere?? Pro CS4 Classroom in a Book??
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Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe's flagship digital video editing application, offers both Mac and Windows users an all-in-one tool that includes Adobe Encore CS4 (for authoring DVDs) and Adobe OnLocation CS4 (a workflow management tool that???s now cross-platform and redesigned in this version). This project-based book covers not just the basics of working with audio,creating transitions, and producing titles, but also provides a clear roadmap for using Premiere Pro most efficiently for your editing projects and utilizing tools such as Adobe Dynamic Link (previously only available in Creative Suite Production Premium), Soundbooth, and the components in the Creative Suite. Readers will also learn how to use the editing tools new to this version, as well as other new features such as direct-to-disk recording,?? batch encoding, project intelligence with XMP metadata support, Blu-ray Disc output that can be easily transferable to the Web, and Speech Search, a new tool that makes dialog in your video assets searchable. Best of all, the book's accompanying DVD includes real footage that you can practice on.
Fundamentals of HVAC/R Fundamentals of HVAC/R
$60.2
Fundamentals of HVAC/R provides comprehensive coverage of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration topics for students in vocational schools and technical colleges as well as field technicians. Based on input from industry experts and many academics, this comprehensive, reader-friendly text offers fundamental concepts, current trends, and practical applications in the field.
Establishing a Safety-First Corporate Culture in Your Organization: An Integrated Approach for Safety Professionals and Safety Committees Establishing a Safety-First Corporate Culture in Your Organization: An Integrated Approach for Safety Professionals and Safety Committees
$24.9
For courses in Occupational Safety and Construction Safety.This book presents a step-by-step approach to establishing a safety-first culture. Using a 10-step model, it devotes a separate chapter to each step so readers can easily follow implementation guidelines. Its flexible and proven approach ensures the content works equally well for large corporations and small businesses???and for various members of an organization. While the book centers around how-to create a safety-first corporate culture, it also presents a strong rationale and reasons for organizations to invest in safety.
Mathematics and Problem Solving for Fire Service Personnel Management Mathematics and Problem Solving for Fire Service Personnel Management
$28
This introductory text is organized into 11 chapters, including helpful appendices, to assist students in understanding and applying basic mathematical principles key to success in the fire service.??The author provides a review of mathematical, statistical, and basic measurement principles, in addition to mathematical hydraulic word problems, hazardous material calculations, and more, in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of mathematics as they pertain to firefighting.
Livestock Feeds and Feeding, Sixth Edition Livestock Feeds and Feeding, Sixth Edition
$63.7
For courses in Applied Animal Nutrition, Livestock Feeds and Feeding, and Advanced Livestock Feeding and Management.This in-depth text concentrates on the practical application of nutrition for the production of effective, high-producing commercial livestock. With chapters written by the leading experts in their fields, Livestock Feeds and Feeding, Sixth Edition presents the required nutrients, nutrient utilization, a variety of feedstuffs and diets and their appropriate usage. Students will learn how to save money on feed costs and still raise larger, faster-gaining, more productive, healthier animals and increase the return investment on livestock.
Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education, Eleventh Edition Exceptional Learners: An Introduction to Special Education, Eleventh Edition
$80
Exceptional Learners is an outstanding introduction to the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education, emphasizing classroom practices as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of disabilities and giftedness.?? In keeping with this era of accountability, all discussions and examples of educational practices are grounded in a sound research base. With over 600 new references added to the 11th edition, the authors are committed to bringing the??most current and credible??perspectives to bear on the ever-increasing complexity of educating students with special needs in today???s schools.?? The authors believe firmly that responsible instruction can help all students to maximize their potential, and they offer practical suggestions for ways in which educators can meet the educational needs of students with special needs and diverse abilities in collaborative environments that include families, other professionals, and the community.??
Essentials of Geology, Tenth Edition Essentials of Geology, Tenth Edition
$40.4
For courses in physical geology and introduction to geology A new way of reading physical geology, Lutgens/Tarbuck???s ???Essentials of Geology, 10e??? employs a superior new graphic design to make a trusted text that???s already number one with professors become number one with students. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Computer Systems: An Integrated Approach to Architecture and Operating Systems Computer Systems: An Integrated Approach to Architecture and Operating Systems
$48
In the early days of computing, hardware and software systems were designed separately. Today, as multicore systems predominate, this separation is becoming impractical.Computer Systems examines the key elements of all computer systems using an integrated approach that treats hardware and software as part of the same, larger system. Students gain important insights into the interplay between hardware and software and leave the course with a better understanding of a modern computer system
Forms of Writing: A Rhetoric, Handbook, and Reader, Fifth Edition Forms of Writing: A Rhetoric, Handbook, and Reader, Fifth Edition
$27.94
Forms of Writing occupies the middle ground between a rhetoric and a handbook. Like a rhetoric text, it covers writing and research, but is briefer than most and lacks additional readings beyond the examples in the text. Its brevity and comprehensive coverage makes it an ideal companion book for communications courses, introductory and advanced writing courses, and English courses with a writing component.?? The authors focus on three main purposes of writing???to explain, to persuade, and to share personal experience???and show how purpose influences the strategies chosen in writing for a particular audience. This emphasis on purpose and audience gives students a basic orientation that helps them understand the conventions of a wide variety of forms, such as personal essays, research papers, and business letters. Many students keep the text as a reference for writing in other courses and on the job.
Digital Communications: A Discrete-Time Approach Digital Communications: A Discrete-Time Approach
$69
For senior level elective courses in digital communications or first-year graduate courses in digital communications (with an emphasis on the discrete-time processing algorithms).Take an exciting non-traditional approach to the traditional topic of digital communications! Rice uses the principles of discrete-time signal processing to introduce and analyze digital communications ??? connecting continuous-time and discrete-time ideas. Often neglected topics such as carrier phase synchronization, symbol timing synchronization, pulse shaping issues, and channelization are derived from basic principles in the discrete-time domain. Extensive details on implementation are also included.
Practical Financial Management, 5th Edition Practical Financial Management, 5th Edition
$116.99
With its clear, concise, and real-world treatment of key financial management topics, PRACTICAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT guides students on the stream to success. Author and former CFO William R. Lasher crafted his text to match the background knowledge and abilities of typical business students --many of whom have little knowledge of financial concepts. Advanced math is eliminated from the theory sections and everyday math is geared towards the ability of the typical business student, supported by numerous worked-out examples as well as graphical and intuitive presentations of math where appropriate. PRACTICAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT offers an accessible and relevant discussion of key topics, including cross-functional coverage of the agendas and biases decision-makers across the firm may bring to a financial proposal. Rely on the expertise of William Lasher to prepare your students for the real challenges and conflicts that real financial managers face every day. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Contemporary Marketing, 13th Edition Contemporary Marketing, 13th Edition
$115.49
Over the years, Boone & Kurtz's CONTEMPORARY MARKETING has proven to be the premier Principles of Marketing teaching and learning solution. With each groundbreaking new edition, this bestseller only grows stronger, building on past milestones with exciting new innovations. The all-new CONTEMPORARY MARKETING, 13E continues the Boone & Kurtz tradition of delivering the most technologically advanced, student-friendly, instructor-supported text available. Current, relevant, and cutting edge, CONTEMPORARY MARKETING remains...In a Class by Itself. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Economics: A Contemporary Introduction, 8th Edition Economics: A Contemporary Introduction, 8th Edition
$114.99
Taking a "just-in-time" approach by introducing material just as it is needed to develop an argument, ECONOMICS: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH, Eighth Edition, truly leads by example. In a decidedly non-condescending tone, McEachern assumes that students are already intuitively familiar with many economic concepts through their own life experiences. These life experiences are then explained to students as economic concepts with clear and interesting exposition, relevant case studies, and a clean focused design. The text's major applications take the form of Case Studies that are meant to be read and therefore are integrated into the flow of each chapter. With this eighth edition, the book's well-crafted approach is enhanced with resources--such as Aplia and CengageNOW--that will help your students improve their understanding and will help you streamline tasks and save valuable time. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
The Brief Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition The Brief Wadsworth Handbook, 2009 MLA Update Edition
$36.99
The most comprehensive brief handbook available, THE BRIEF WADSWORTH HANDBOOK, SIXTH EDITION, provides students with extensive coverage of rhetorical concerns, the writing and research process, writing and researching with computers, visual rhetoric, and other topics essential for 21st-century student writers. This versatile and proven text is a uniquely effective guide to help students develop the critical thinking, reading, and writing skills they need to become successful communicators in college and beyond. Practicing teachers and collaborative writing partners throughout their careers, Kirszner and Mandell bring an "in-the-trenches" pragmatic understanding of instructor and student needs to every page of this Sixth Edition. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2009 MLA HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS OF RESEARCH PAPERS, SEVENTH EDITION. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Miller & Freund???s Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Eighth Edition Miller & Freund???s Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Eighth Edition
$57.6
For an introductory, one or two semester, sophomore-junior level course in Probability and Statistics or Applied Statistics for engineering, physical science, and mathematics students.This text is rich in exercises and examples, and explores both elementary probability and basic statistics, with an emphasis on engineering and science applications. Much of the data have been collected from the author's own consulting experience and from discussions with scientists and engineers about the use of statistics in their fields. In later chapters, the text emphasizes designed experiments, especially two-level factorial design. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
College Physics: A Strategic Approach College Physics: A Strategic Approach
$79.7
Building on the results of an extensive NSF-funded educational research program and detailed input from an unprecedented 4,500 students and 250 instructors, Randy Knight??and Addison-Wesley published Physics for Scientists and Engineers in 2003. Already the most widely adopted new physics text published in more than 30years, this book has attracted widespread critical acclaim with instructors and is preferred by 85% of their students over other available texts. In College Physics: A Strategic Approach, Randy Knight is joined by Brian Jones and Stuart Field to carefully apply the best solutions from educational research to the algebra-based introductory physics course, and the particular needs of those students.Built from the ground up on a wealth of research into how students learn physics and how they can be taught more effectively, College Physics leads students to more proficient and long-lasting problem-solving skills, a deeper and better-connected understanding of the concepts, and a broader picture of the relevance of physics to their chosen career and the world around them. In particular, College Physics??BUILDS students??? problem-solving abilities and confidence???starting with basic skills and core concepts, using explicit and systematic problem-solving strategies, and carefully progressing to more advanced and wide-ranging problems INTEGRATES relevant examples and interesting topics???drawing from students??? majors and the world they live in and carefully woven into the text and worked examples to give students motivation, a means to consolidate their understanding, and a clear context for how physics is valuable to themEXPLICITLY ADDRESSES students??? preconceptions, misconceptions, and common stumbling blocks???guiding students to a solid foundational knowledge of connected concepts and to confidence in applying their understandingPROVIDES a highly readable and accessible text???building from familiar and concrete examples, providing a carefully structured learning path, and employing key ideas from educational research into how visual pedagogy can be used to help make physics more accessibleCourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Introduction to Law, Fourth Edition Introduction to Law, Fourth Edition
$53.1
Appropriate for Paralegal Studies, Legal Studies, Pre-Law, and Business Programs????????Hames and Ekern???s Introduction to Law , 4/e will teach??students the basic legal concepts related to substantive and procedural law, introduces them to cases, statutes, and the constitution, and develops their legal vocabulary and analytical skills. A new chapter on constitutional law, expanded coverage of employment and environmental law, and information on technology makes this an excellent resource for any Introduction to Law course for all disciplines of study including pre-law, legal studies, and business programs.?? Using this text, your students will learn how to develop their own critical-thinking skills, read high-interest cases, expand their legal vocabulary and discuss case law and issues impacting today???s legal system.
Organized Crime Organized Crime
$43.8
For courses in Organized Crime and Corruption, Homeland Security, and Criminal Justice Intelligence.Moving beyond outdated interpretations, this text addresses the rapidly changing world of organized crime. By looking at the forces of globalization, terrorism and hi-tech crime, it helps readers understand the complicated nature of organized crime today. Appropriate for a wide audience, its level is applicable for both undergraduate and graduate level students and its interdisciplinary approach relies on research from a variety of fields. Chapter introductions and critical thinking questions keep readers engaged as they are confronted with the realities of organized crime in a twenty-first century world.
Design of Reinforced Concrete, 8th Edition Design of Reinforced Concrete, 8th Edition
$89.5
With its accessible approach and streamlined coverage of theory, engineers will quickly learn how to apply the concepts in the eighth edition. The contents have been updated to conform to the 2008 building code of the American Concrete Institute (ACI 318-08). New spreadsheets are included that arm the reader with tools to analyze and design reinforced concrete elements and quickly compare alternative solutions. A new chapter on seismic design explores the issues related to the design of reinforced concrete structures to resist earthquakes. The new materials section also provides engineers with details and examples on how to design shear walls for combined axial load and bending moment.
Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems Essentials of Business Processes and Information Systems
$23.5
This supplement text bridges the gap between the fundamentals of how businesses operate (processes) and the tools that business people use to accomplish their tasks (systems). The authors have developed this text for an introductory MIS or general business course to establish a fundamental understanding of business processes. Business students, regardless of their functional discipline, will be able to apply the real-world concepts discussed in this text immediately upon entering the workforce. ?? As more and more businesses adopt enterprise systems globally, it becomes increasingly important for business schools to offer a process-based curriculum to better reflect the realities of modern business.?? Given the integration of business operations and enterprise systems, Magal and Word have designed this text to reflect, in a practical and accessible format, how real-world business processes are managed and executed.
Operations Management, 4th Edition Operations Management, 4th Edition
$86.5
With its abundance of step-by-step solved problems, concepts, and examples of major real-world companies, this text brings unparalleled clarity and transparency to the course. In the new Fourth Edition, all aspects of operations management are explained???its critical impact in today???s business environments, its relation to every department in an organization, and the importance of an integrated supply chain focus. Quantitative and qualitative topics are balanced, and students are guided through the coursework that will help lay the foundations for their future careers.
Estructura De Los Sonidos Del Espa??ol Estructura De Los Sonidos Del Espa??ol
$40.9
Estructura de los sonidos del espa??ol provides Spanish learners with the explanations, materials, and exercises they need to develop a native-like pronunciation, and guides them through the discovery of the principles that underlie the Spanish sound system. Following a bottom-up approach, Estructuras builds progressively from simple to more intricate sound structures while emphasizing the connections that exist among different sound levels. Clear explanations and effective exercises are the hallmark features of all chapters.??
Exploring Medical Anthropology, Third Edition Exploring Medical Anthropology, Third Edition
$13.05
This widely adopted text is a concise and engaging introduction to the field that presents competing theoretical perspectives in a balanced fashion, highlighting points of conflict and convergence.????Written in an accessible, jargon-free language, Exploring Medical Anthropology???s concise length leaves room for instructors to supplement it with monographs of their own choosing. Concrete cases and the author???s personal research experiences are used to explain four of the discipline???s most important insights: 1) that biology and culture matter equally in the human experience of disease, 2) that the political economy is a primary epidemiological factor, 3) that ethnography is an essential tool to understand human suffering due to disease, and 4) that medical anthropology can help to alleviate human suffering. ?? An extensive glossary facilitates student learning of concepts and terms, while a list of suggested readings at the end of each chapter and an extensive bibliography encourage further exploration.
Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, Fourth Edition Cross-Cultural Psychology: Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, Fourth Edition
$33.15
Shiraev and Levy provide a comprehensive review of theories and research in cross-cultural psychology within a critical thinking framework for examining, analyzing, and evaluating psychological data.This book introduces the field of cross-cultural psychology, discusses basic methodology for cross-cultural research, and explores the fields of sensation and perception, consciousness, intelligence, human development, emotion, motivation, social perception and interaction, psychological disorders from a cross-cultural perspective.
The Wadsworth Guide to Research, 2009 MLA Update Edition The Wadsworth Guide to Research, 2009 MLA Update Edition
$23.99
The first research guide explicitly grounded in the rhetorical situation, THE WADSWORTH GUIDE TO RESEARCH encourages students to consider the impact of their audience, purpose, and context at every stage of the research process. With a focus on using technology more productively in research, this concise guide offers complete coverage of the "how" and "why" of researching, and the key research technologies important to success. Encouraging students to build on the research skills they use every day (buying a car, choosing a movie, etc.), the authors include annotated student samples, Research in Action scenarios, and Techno Tips, that help them every step of the way toward developing the research skills they need for success both academically and professionally. The text's visual display of content (including full-color spreads) allows students to quickly find the information they need, while its categorization of sources into static, syndicated, and dynamic reflects current patterns of conducting research. This edition has been updated to reflect guidelines from the 2009 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Thinking Through the Past, Volume I, 4th Edition Thinking Through the Past, Volume I, 4th Edition
$34.99
This reader for the US history survey course gives students the opportunity to apply critical thinking skills to the examination of historical sources, providing pedagogy and background information to help students draw substantive conclusions. The careful organization and the context provided in each chapter makes the material accessible for students, and this helps instructors to engage their students in analysis and discussion. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Business Law Today, Standard Edition, 8th Edition Business Law Today, Standard Edition, 8th Edition
$118.99
BUSINESS LAW TODAY: STANDARD EDITION provides the legal credibility, authoritativeness, and comprehensiveness of a traditional business law book while also offering strong visual appeal and student friendly features. The text's engaging, high-interest presentation is complemented by the essential detail and information necessary to completely explain law topics. The book truly offers you and your students the best of both worlds--a credible business law source, which students will be motivated to read. Its magic and the cornerstone of its widespread success is in this ability to appeal to both instructors and students without being mutually exclusive. BUSINESS LAW TODAY: STANDARD EDITION also offers the most comprehensive teaching and learning support package on the market, with something to fit many different instructional or learning styles. This text explicitly meets the AACSB curriculum requirements. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
The American Spirit: U.S. History as Seen by Comtemporaries, Volume II, 12th Edition The American Spirit: U.S. History as Seen by Comtemporaries, Volume II, 12th Edition
$45.99
This detailed primary source reader focuses on political, diplomatic, and social history, presenting documents that include travel literature, religious sermons, newspaper articles, court testimony, and diary entries. An ideal companion for the Fourteenth Edition of The American Pageant, the text can be used with any U.S. history survey text. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
A Graphical Approach to Precalculus with Limits: A Unit Circle Approach, Fifth Edition A Graphical Approach to Precalculus with Limits: A Unit Circle Approach, Fifth Edition
$67.2
AGraphical Approach to Precalculus with Limits: A Unit Circle Approach illustrates how the graph of a function can be used to support the solutions of equations and inequalities involving the function. Beginning with linear functions in Chapter 1, the text uses a four-part process to analyze each type of function, starting first with the graph of the function, then the equation, the associated inequality of that equation, and ending with applications.??The text covers all of the topics typically caught in a college algebra course, but with an organization that fosters students??? understanding of the interrelationships among graphs, equations, and inequalities.With the Fifth Edition, the text continues to evolve as it addresses the changing needs of today???s students. Included are additional components to build skills, address critical thinking, solve applications, and apply technology to support traditional algebraic solutions, while maintaining its unique table of contents and functions-based approach. AGraphical Approach to Precalculus with Limits: A Unit Circle Approach??continues to incorporate an open design, with helpful features, careful explanations of topics, and a comprehensive package of supplements and study aids to provide new and relevant opportunities for learning and teaching. CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Real Analysis, Fourth Edition Real Analysis, Fourth Edition
$64
This text is designed for graduate-level courses in real analysis.Real Analysis, Fourth Edition, covers the basic material that every graduate student should know in the classical theory of functions of a real variable, measure and integration theory, and some of the more important and elementary topics in general topology and normed linear space theory. This text assumes a general background in undergraduate mathematics and familiarity with the material covered in an undergraduate course on the fundamental concepts of analysis. Patrick Fitzpatrick of the University of Maryland???College Park spearheaded this revision of Halsey Royden???s classic text.
Psychology and Life, Nineteenth Edition Psychology and Life, Nineteenth Edition
$58.8
This classic text emphasizes the science of psychology, with a special focus on applying??psychology to students' daily lives. Now available in??a special edition tied to the award-winning ???Discovering Psychology??? video series, produced by WGBH Boston with the American Psychological Association.?? Author Phil Zimbardo narrates the video series, as leading researchers, practitioners, and theorists probe the mysteries of the mind and body and bring psychology to life for introductory students. Psychology and Life: The Discovering Psychology Edition offers the same content as the??Eighteenth Edition, and adds a built in Discovering Psychology viewing guide at the end of each chapter. ??Each new copy of the text comes packaged ??? at no additional cost ??? with access to MyPsychLab, an online tool that includes links to the ???Discovering Psychology??? videos, as well as interactive viewing activities tied to the videos.?? ??Students can go to MyPsychLab to launch the videos and then either complete the viewing activities in their textbook or do the assignments online.?? There???s also an Index of Multimedia that makes it easy for instructors to find and launch specific video segments for classroom presentation.?? Psychology and Life continues to provide a rigorous, research-centered survey of the discipline while offering students special features and learning aids that will spark their interest and excite their imaginations.
Climatology: An Atmospheric Science, Third Edition Climatology: An Atmospheric Science, Third Edition
$41.7
Taking the study of atmospheric science beyond the daily weather map, Climatology explores the broader impacts of weather and climate. The authors cover multiple facets of climate, many of which play a significant role in everyday life???and examine many topics, such as past climates that are seldom adequately covered in other introductory texts. The science behind widely publicized events is explained within the systematic coverage of climate and climatology. In the Third Edition, data and information have been updated throughout and significant coverage is devoted to climate change.????CourseSmart textbooks do not include any media or print supplements that come packaged with the bound book.
Programmable Logic Controllers, Second Edition Programmable Logic Controllers, Second Edition
$59.6
For courses in Programmable Logic Controllers where the Allen/Bradley programmable logic controller is the controller of choice.This text focuses on the theory and operation of PLC systems with an emphasis on program analysis and development. The book is written in easy-to-read and understandable language with many crisp illustrations and practical examples. It describes the PLC instructions for the Allen-Bradley PLC 5, SLC 500, and Logix processors with an emphasis on the SLC 500 system using numerous figures, tables, and example problems. The text features a new two-column and four-color interior design that improves readability and figure placement. The book's organization also has improved; all the chapter questions and problems are listed in one convenient location in Appendix D with page locations for all chapter references in the questions and problems. This book describes the technology in a clear, concise style that is effective in helping students who have no previous experience in PLCs or discrete and analog system control.
Skills for Success with Windows?? XP: Getting Started Skills for Success with Windows?? XP: Getting Started
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For Introductory Computing courses covering Windows XP in addition to Office Applications and/or Computer Concepts.Skills for Success is the Microsoft Windows XP textbook that recognizes how students learn today!
Mastering Medisoft Mastering Medisoft
$51
Mastering Medisoft was created specifically to help students learn the art of medical billing through the use of Medisoft.?? Since Medisoft is used in more clinics than any other software, it is the most likely software a student will encounter when entering the work field. Therefore, it is imperative that the student have a solid understanding of the functions of this powerful program.This text is designed to allow the reader to first master the ???must know??? tasks such as patient, charge, and payment entry, and then?? move on?? to the less frequently-used, but ???good to know??? features such as setting up a new practice.The goal of this text is to create sought-after, dependable students with a working knowledge of Medisoft who health care providers want to hire. This text provides the foundation students need to feel confident that they can enter the work environment able to perform the essential tasks of their job with little or no additional training.
Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach, Seventh Edition Foodservice Organizations: A Managerial and Systems Approach, Seventh Edition
$48.1
For courses in Food Service Management, Dietetics Management, Quantity Foods, and Foodservice Systems.Written for junior and senior level student, this best-selling text presents a comprehensive portrait of how to manage commercial and on-site foodservice operations effectively and efficiently in the 21st century. Using the foodservice systems model as a guide, it shows managers how to transform the human, material, facility, and operational inputs of the system into outputs of meals, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and financial accountability. This edition features expanded coverage of sustainability, social responsibility, and globalization and offers principles that will lead to managerial success.
Introduction to OpenOffice.org Introduction to OpenOffice.org
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For introductory courses on alternative application software or to supplement a course on Microsoft Office Applications.The NEXT Series???making it easy to teach what???s next!New software applications with the potential to transform our everyday lives are constantly emerging onto the market. With this in mind, Introduction to Open Office provides innovative instructors an opportunity to incorporate more than just the basic Office applications into their course. As part of an academic series written on alternative technology, this text presents key information on Open Office and encourages hands-on learning throughout the material.
Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis, Enhanced Review Edition Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis, Enhanced Review Edition
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Roxy Peck, Chris Olsen and Jay Devore's new edition uses real data and attention-grabbing examples to introduce students to the study of statistics and data analysis. The Third Edition includes coverage of the graphing calculator and includes expanded coverage of probability. Traditional in structure yet modern in approach, this text guides students through an intuition-based learning process that stresses interpretation and communication of statistical information. It helps students grasp concepts and cement their comprehension by using simple notation-frequently substituting words for symbols. Hands-on activities and interactive applets allow students to practice statistics firsthand. This Enhanced Edition includes new Teaching Tips for each chapter in the book, specific references to other available instructor resources, and suggestions for effectively teaching an Advanced Placement Introduction to Statistics course. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Politics in America, Texas Edition, Eighth Edition Politics in America, Texas Edition, Eighth Edition
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With a focus on competition for resources, this balanced, but provocative text uses Harold Laswell's classic definition of politics??????Who gets what, when, and how??????as a framework for presenting a clear, cohesive and stimulating introduction to the American political system.Thomas Dye, along with new co-author Bartholomew Sparrow, has written a lively and absorbing narrative examining the struggle for power that is American politics: the participants, the stakes, the processes, and the institutions.?? Numerous feature boxes explore timely issues, draw cross-cultural comparisons, promote critical thinking, and provoke thoughtful opinions.?? The Texas Edition of this classic text includes the same coverage as the comprehensive version, but includes 7 additional chapters on Texas politics.??With the intense political conflict of the most expensive presidential campaign in American history and the hotly-contested primary campaigns that led to the national conventions in 2008, Politics in America???s theme of the constant competition for power and resources??????who gets what??????has never been more relevant.
Media Now: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology, 6th Edition Media Now: Understanding Media, Culture, and Technology, 6th Edition
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MEDIA NOW, Sixth Edition, encourages students to think critically about the media and its effects on culture by providing them with a thorough understanding of how media technologies develop, operate, converge, and affect society. MEDIA NOW develops students' media literacy skills to prepare them for their encounters in the expanding fields of the Internet, interactive media, and traditional media industries through engaging, up-to-date material that covers the essential history, theories, concepts, and technical knowledge they need to thrive. Extensively updated in a new sixth edition, MEDIA NOW provides a comprehensive introduction to today's global media environment and ongoing developments in technology, culture, and critical theory that continue to transform this rapidly evolving industry and affect our daily lives. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Lifers: Seeking Redemption in Prison Lifers: Seeking Redemption in Prison
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Media Today: An Introduction to Mass Communication, 3rd Edition Media Today: An Introduction to Mass Communication, 3rd Edition
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Media Today puts students at the center of profound changes in the twenty-first century media world -from digital convergence to media ownership- and gives them the skills to think critically about what these changes mean for the role of media in their lives.