This collection of essays from a 2006 congress detail the current state of Rockshelter studies around the world. Rockshelters have long been recognised as crucial to our understanding of prehistory an
Ever wondered what the state of the art is in machine learning and data mining? Well, now you can find out. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Machin
The study of shape optimization problems is a very wide field, both classical, as the isoperimetric problem and Newton problem of the best aerodynamical shape show, and modern, for all the recent resu
The topics of this set of student-oriented books are presented in a discursive style that is readable and easy to follow. Numerous clearly stated, completely worked out examples together with carefull
Within a decade, St. Paul established the Church in the four provinces of Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia and Asia. This informative study focuses on the social background to the Apostle's missionary journ
This book provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense
With full-color and black-and-white photographs, diagrams and detailed instructions, the authors show readers how to create charming, 3-dimensional figures by combining individual, petal-shaped folded
Buildings with load-bearing earth walls were once widespread throughout Britain and many thousands still survive, including some dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Earth is the ultima
The Big Book version of The Transcontinental Railroad. This book follows the creation of the Transcontinental railroad, and uses historical examples to illustrate and challenge readers into solving pr
The Big Book version of Inside the Human Body. This book explores the amazing workings of the human body while simultaneously helping students convert the data they encounter into scientific and expon
This practical manual is intended for people who work in television, or create graphics that are shown on television, who already have some experience with Photoshop or After Effects. It is not a gen
(Essential Elements Band Folios). As a follow up to the popular Movie Favorites , this eagerly awaited collection features the hottest movie themes arranged for full band or individual soloists (with
Music Plus! was written to provide the student with great music that is enjoyable, accessible, and that sounds reasonably complete in two voices. It is playable in like instrument groupings, or with e
Budding art enthusiasts will learn how to use perspective to represent three-dimensional objects. This guidebook illustrates the concepts of horizon and vanishing point through famous paintings of the
This textbook provides a comprehensive and thematically structured vocabulary for undergraduate students of German. Divided into twenty manageable units, it covers vocabulary relating to the physical,
Mike Cappelletti, who has impressive credentials both as a bridge expert and as a poker authority, believes that the enlightened solution-or "preferred view"- to many difficult bridge bidding problems
Designed for students who have already developed a basic competence in Russian, this book expands and improves their vocabulary. It is invaluable as a guide to finding the right word for the context
Compares the the climate, animals, plants, and population of two very different ecosystems--the Amazon rain forest and the Sahara desert--to demonstate the use of two different types of graphs.
Describes the process of the United States census, including the shift in statistics over the years, how its tabulation has changed, and why taking a census is important.
Intended as a guide for those wishing to draw on research techniques in order to inform the planning and undertaking of multi-method evaluation studies of educational initiatives. While it is possible
This volume comprises some of the key work presented at two IMA Workshops on Computer Vision during fall of 2000. Recent years have seen significant advances in the application of sophisticated mathem
`If there is a single question that presses upon the intellect of the current generation of social scientists, it is surely: "what do the great insights of social theory imply for the way we conduct r
This volume uses the Census categories of population, gender, and age as basis for illustrating basic concepts about line graphs and charts. Includes a multitude of charts that display interesting and
Exploring the central ideas of traditional metaphysics--such as the simplicity of nature, its comprehensibility, or its systematic integrity--this book analyzes looking at such notions from a scientif
A wide range of empirical studies is applied to various countries in this important collection. Bringing together the most recent work in econometrics applied to international trade, main sections of
