This Festschrift volume contains the proceedings of the conference Mathematical Methods in Computer Science, MMICS 2008, which was held during December 17-19, 2008, in Karlsruhe, Germany, in memory of
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In recent decades an increasing number of psych-analytic investigators have tried to fathom the nature and origin of schizophrenia 'from within.' Unlike other psychiatric methods, psycho-analytic inve
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Real Analysis is a discipline of intensive study in many institutions of higher education, because it contains useful concepts and fundamental results in the study of mathematics and physics, of the t
Most learn of the struggle of immigrants during the early twentieth century through the impersonal analysis of secondary sources. Viewing these times through the eyes of author, Alfred DiGiacomo provi
Most learn of the struggle of immigrants during the early twentieth century through the impersonal analysis of secondary sources. Viewing these times through the eyes of author, Alfred DiGiacomo provi
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Our current educational initiatives, NCLB and "Race to the Top," are competitive models that reward victory and punish defeat. In order to win the "Race to the Top" we have to hope or plan that our fe
Our current educational initiatives, NCLB and "Race to the Top," are competitive models that reward victory and punish defeat. In order to win the "Race to the Top" we have to hope or plan that our fe
