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Probability & Statistics for Engineers & Scientists (8th Edition)
With its unique balance of theory and methodology, this classic text provides a rigorous introduction to basic probability theory and statistical inference, motivated by interesting, relevant applications. Offers extensively updated coverage, new problem sets, and chapter-ending material to enhance the book’s relevance to today’s engineers and scientists. Includes new problem sets demonstrating updated applications to engineering as well as biological, physical, and computer science. Emphasizes key ideas as well as the risks and hazards associated with practical application of the material. Includes new material on topics including: difference between discrete and continuous measurements; binary data; quartiles; importance of experimental design; “dummy” variables; rules for expectations and variances of linear functions; Poisson distribution; Weibull and lognormal distributions; central limit theorem, and data plotting. Introduces Bayesian statistics, including its applications to many fields. For those interested in learning more about probability and statistics. .
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The Literacy Coach's Handbook: A Guide to Research-Based Practice (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)
This comprehensive guide presents information and strategies to help literacy coaches meet the demands of designing and directing an elementary reading program. Step by step, the book provides the knowledge needed to ensure that teachers and students benefit from the concepts and methods emerging from scientifically based reading research. Invaluable reproducible figures and many detailed examples illustrate best practices for: o Collecting and analyzing school-level achievement data o Selecting and organizing new curricula, texts, and resources o Conducting ongoing professional development o Providing feedback and assistance to individual teachers o Engaging the whole school community in supporting positive change .
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The Castle of Otranto (Dover Thrift Editions)
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Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein
The Gothic novel, which flourished from about 1765 until 1825, revels in the horrible and the supernatural, in suspense and exotic settings This volume, with its erudite introduction by Mario Praz, presents three of the most celebrated Gothic novels: "The Castle of Otranto", published pseudonymously in 1765, is one of the first of the genre and the most truly Gothic of the three. "Vathek" (1786), an oriental tale by an eccentric millionaire, exotically combines Gothic romanticism with the vivacity of The Arabian Nights and is a narrative tour de force. The story of "Frankenstein" (1818) and the monster he created is as spine-chilling today as it ever was; as in all Gothic novels, horror is the keynote..
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Insiders' Guide to Reno and Lake Tahoe, 5th (Insiders' Guide Series)
A paradise for the indulgent traveler, the Reno and Lake Tahoe area has something for everyone--a wealth of dazzling casinos, a diverse menu of ethnic cuisine, a buzzing nightlife, and endless opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. Hiking, hot-air ballooning, hang gliding, fishing, hunting, and skiing are just some of the activities highlighted in this guide. .
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Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement (The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-C)
This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin’s social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered “the first American,” his intellectual world was cosmopolitan. An active participant in eighteenth-century Atlantic debates over the modern commercial republic, Franklin combined abstract analyses with practical proposals. Houston treats Franklin as shrewd, creative, and engaged—a lively thinker who joined both learned controversies and political conflicts at home and abroad. Drawing on meticulous archival research, Houston examines such tantalizing themes as trade and commerce, voluntary associations and civic militias, population growth and immigration policy, political union and electoral institutions, freedom and slavery. In each case, he shows how Franklin urged the improvement of self and society. Engagingly written and richly illustrated, this book provides a compelling portrait of Franklin, a fresh perspective on American identity, and a vital account of what it means to be practical. .
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The Literacy Coaching Challenge: Models and Methods for Grades K-8 (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)
When the goal is supporting excellent teaching, there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach This book helps literacy coaches and administrators navigate the many choices involved in developing and fine-tuning a coaching program that offers the best fit for a particular school. The authors draw on current research as well as their extensive experience in K-8 settings. They provide clear guidance (with helpful reproducibles) on: *Major coaching models and how to choose among them *Applying principles of adult learning and motivation *The role of reading assessment in coaching *Balancing classroom-level, grade-level, and whole-school tasks *Special considerations in middle school coaching .
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VOODOO WARRIORS: The Story of the McDonnell Voodoo Fast-jets
During the mid-1950s the United States Air Force was given its most powerful single-seat, two-engine fighter to date. The Voodoo would be deployed before the end of that decade in the tactical nuclear bomber and tactical reconnaissance roles world-wide, and in homeland defense with the two-seat, all-weather variant. In December 1957 it took the World Air Speed Record to Mach 1.6 - over one and a half times faster than the sound barrier. This book looks at the evolution of the original design and its introduction into service. Chapters cover operations in Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Crisis and in Europe during the Cold War years. Many first-hand accounts from pilots are included and the author's own experiences with the aircraft are given with fascinating insight. The Voodoo was an elegant, mean-looking fighting machine that epitomized fast flying in the fifties and sixties. It continues to be a revered airplane..
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