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Американский физик Ричард Фейнман – один из величайших ученых ХХ века, лауреат Нобелевской премии по физике. В свое время преподаватели Калифорнийского технологического университета задумались о том, как можно было бы перестроить курс физики, чтобы сделать его более занимательным и современным. Ричард Фейнман с энтузиазмом подхватил эту идею и согласился прочитать авторский двухгодичный курс лекци…
Американский физик Ричард Фейнман – один из величайших ученых ХХ века, лауреат Нобелевской премии по физике. В свое время преподаватели Калифорнийского технологического университета задумались о том, как можно было бы перестроить курс физики, чтобы сделать его более занимательным и современным. Ричард Фейнман с энтузиазмом подхватил эту идею и согласился прочитать авторский двухгодичный курс лекц…
Мы стоим у истоков революции, которая фундаментально изменит то, как мы живем, работаем и общаемся друг с другом. По масштабу, объему и сложности четвертая промышленная революция не имеет аналогов во всем предыдущем опыте человечества. Нам предстоит увидеть ошеломляющие технологические прорывы в самом широком спектре областей, включая искусственный интеллект, роботизацию, автомобили-роботы, трехме…
How to optimize educational spaces and teaching practices for more effective learning Author David Thornburg, an award-winning futurist and educational consultant, maintains that in order to engage all students, learning institutions should offer a balance of Campfire spaces (home of the lecture), Watering Holes (home to conversations between peers), Caves (places for quiet reflection), and Life (…
The first book in a new series from the World Psychiatric Association, Schizophrenia: current science and clinical practice presents recent information on the diagnosis, neurobiological foundations, and management of schizophrenia. It evaluates the findings obtained with modern techniques like magnetic resonance imaging, genetics and network analyses. The book reviews the importance of neurocognit…
Solve your traffic troubles and turn browsers into buyers When web design expert Ben Hunt set out to quantify the difference between an ordinary web site and a great one, he expected to find the key in design simplicity. But when his team more than doubled the conversion rates for a wide range of sites, they identified simple yet powerful solutions involving design, copy, appropriate analysis, cla…
If you want to be happy, fulfilled and energised its probably best not to obsess over being THE best. Why not focus on doing YOUR best? You don't need to completely transform yourself and become a shining beacon of wonderment and astonishing success—you should remain you . . . just a better version. You, Only Better is all about discovering what you're good at and focusing on that. It's about deci…
Successful trader and best-selling author Leon Wilson knows how to make a living trading on the sharemarket. He also knows that because trading requires discipline, time and self-education, 90 per cent of those who attempt it will fail within two years. In concise and clear language, The Business of Share Trading, second edition, shows how you can take control and profit from an active sharemarket…
An in-depth look at the Chinese car industry that sheds new light on the delicate nature of China's planned economy China's unprecedented growth over the last three decades, along with the recent financial crisis in the West, has raised questions about the superiority of state-led capitalism. In Designated Drivers: How China Plans to Dominate the Global Auto Industry, G.E. Anderson, a specialist i…
A comprehensive assessment system for working with underperforming students This book describes a comprehensive assessment system especially appropriate for multilingual and «differentiated» classrooms with large numbers of underperforming students. Drawing from Multiple Intelligences theory, the approach is specifically aimed at helping teachers understand how each student learns and how best to …
A truly comprehensive, teacher- and parent-friendly guide to creating clear and effective IEPs With the skyrocketing diagnoses of ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and related conditions in U.S. schools, there is a growing need for information on creating effective IEPs for exceptional students. The IEP From A to Z is a step-by-step guide showing teachers and parents how to get the right education …
Bestselling trading author Guy Cohen introduces the OVI indicator to stock trading More fortunes are made from trading stocks than any other financial instrument, and these windfalls are available to anyone who has access to the right information. Presenting the methods used by the best traders in the market, The Insider Edge: How to Follow the Insiders for Windfall Profits uses options transactio…
Step-by-step guidance to key fundraising methods to attract, engage, and retain donors of all ages Fundraising and the Next Generation brings readers up to date on cases, research, opportunities, and challenges regarding philanthropy's next generation. Readers will learn practical strategies for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of Gen X and Y philanthropists using new technologies and tr…
Struggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth's poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century. They no longer hinge on ideological rivalries between great powers but rather on issues of class, religion and resources. The genocides of the last century have taught u…
Profit from Property is the must-have guide for anyone who wants to make money out of property development. Expert author Philip Thomas will show you step by step how to develop property the smart way—from purchasing the best development opportunity, to financing the development, through to completion and disposal of the property. His fool-proof system will have you buying, managing, developing an…