Crossing the River with Dogs: Problem Solving for College Students has been adapted from the popular high school text to provide an accessible and coherent college-level course in mathematical problem
A wide variety of problem-solving courts have been developed in the United States over the past two decades and are now being adopted in countries around the world. These innovative courts--including
For present and prospective math and science educators, Adams, an educational consultant in Canada who has taught at McGill U., and Hamm (science and mathematics, San Francisco State U.) present strat
Provides new real-life examples, intervention techniques, and ready-to-use worksheets for addressing potential problems before learning is disrupted and demonstrates ways to foster student leadership
Provides new real-life examples, intervention techniques, and ready-to-use worksheets for addressing potential problems before learning is disrupted and demonstrates ways to foster student leadership
This book is concerned with the design, development, and evaluation of a new form of interactive multimedia computer-aided learning (CAL): technology-assisted problem-solving (TAPS) packages, which in
The governing rationale of the reference is that characterizing and analyzing surfaces and interfaces should be pursued in the context of problem solving rather than relying on the capabilities of one
Featuring current research and new activities, the second edition offers collaborative learning strategies and more than 40 ready-to-use lessons to fully engage students in social studies.
Students love trying to solve challenging puzzles. So, why not build and review their math skills while they're having fun? More Math Logic Mysteries, the sequel to the best-selling Math Logic Mysteri
This well-known and widely used text is intended to provide entry-level professional social workers with a foundation of knowledge and values needed to practice from a generalist perspective---focusin
This collection of tried and tested techniques encourages individuals and groups to make the most of their creativity, offering more than 70 quick and simple exercises to help find fresh ideas and so
Crime analysis has become an increasingly important part of policing and crime prevention, and thousands of specialist crime analysts are now employed by police forces worldwide. This is the first boo
Fluid mechanics (FM) is a branch of science dealing with the investi- gation of flows of continua under the action of external forces. The fundamentals of FM were laid in the works of the famous scien
The Application of Problem-Solving Therapy to Psychosocial Oncology Care focuses on teaching cancer patients and their families a general set of problem-solving skills that can be applied to the chall
This program translates each style into a mode of thinking so groups and departments can realize the talents at their disposal to accomplish various goals.Using Enneagram personality styles, this prog
Describes a technique designed to develop creative thinking and provide a mechanism for organizing projects, breaking writer's block, and brainstorming
An aid to thinking quantitatively offers real-world situations and worked-out solutions about such environmental concerns as food production, acid rain, and indoor air pollution.
This book teaches the reader how to write programs using Java. It does so with a unique approach that combines fundamentals first with objects early. The book transitions smoothly through a carefully
Argues that developing and implementing an execution strategy plan which involves all employees will ensure that small and midsized companies will be able to manage growth, remain innovative, and incr
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Evolutionary Computation held jointly with the 4th Conference on Parallel Problem Solving from Nature, PPSN IV, in Ber
