Explores human intelligence and the structure and function of the brain, and discusses learning, intelligence testing, genius, multiple intelligence types, ways to cultivate intellectual abilities, and related topics.
This education textbook examines the testing and school choice provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, offers guidelines for assuredly working with colleagues and parents, and identifies changes t
Written in the same exciting and informative style as the international blockbuster "Hacking Exposed, this book provides comprehensive coverage of the tools and techniques for testing and correcting J
This new edition has been significantly revised and updated to reflect advances in the field since the publication of the first edition, such as the systematic experimental testing of Preisach models
A practical guide to psychological testing and assessment of adolescentsGrounded in a solid foundation of theory, scientific research, and ethics, Adolescent Assessment assists mental health professio
This volume collects information necessary for the design, analysis, testing, and operation of the various instruments, sensors, and other devices that must be cooled to cryogenic temperatures. Topic
'Applied Linguistics for Language Education' covers those areas of applied language study that are most directly relevant to language teaching, testing, and teacher education. It focuses on the funda
How can one be assured that computer codes that solve differential equations are correct? Standard practice using benchmark testing no longer provides full coverage because today's production codes so
Genetic technologies have moved off the pages of science fiction and into our everyday lives. Internists now offer genetic testing for cancers and early coronary disease. Obstetricians make genetic pr
Offering an overview of usability, testing, and information architecture for EPOC, WAP, PDAs, handhelds, and handsets, this how-to guide dives into the details about medium-specific issues and design
The structure of Apollo - The Lost and Forgotten Missions follows the development and in flight testing of the Apollo lunar spacecraft prior to Apollo 11 as well as missions planned following that fir
In this interdisciplinary book, leading experts in underwater acoustics, seismology, acoustic medical imaging and non-destructive testing present basic concepts as well as the recent advances in imagi
Series: Routledge Library of Twentieth Century EconomicsThis book explores large- and medium-power synchronous generator topologies, steady state, modeling, transients, control, design, and testing. N
Developed over the course of many years of on-the-job projects involving HVAC energy auditing, testing/balancing and cost estimating, and refined through feedback from thousands of engineers and techn
Non-destructive testing (NDT) systems can generate incomplete, incorrect or conflicting information about a flaw or a defect. Therefore, the use of more than one NDT system is usually required for
Specialists in vehicles, brake, and friction material present 23 papers discussing analytical techniques, refinement studies, materials technology, and testing and effects of all those on the performa
The CSBS DP? Test Kit contains the testing and scoring materials for the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS DP?), an easy-to-use, norm-referenced screening and eval
Anyone can find out how smart they are by taking the most popular quizzes from BD&L's self-testing IQ series now collected in one big spiral-bound volume.
"This fascinating encyclopedia presents 325 historically significant scientific instruments from antiquity to the present. Instruments used for testing and monitoring in addition to those used for re
Historically, the terms validation and verification have been very loosely defined in the system engineering world, with predictable confusion. Few hardware or software testing texts even touch upon v
Comprising the proceedings of the March 1996 conference organized by the Board on Testing and Assessment, the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and the National Research Coun
In the four decades since the discovery of DNA, molecular genetics and biotechnology have undergone a revolution in the research and application of genetic testing techniques. As a result, these field
First derived within the context of life-testing, inverse Gaussian distribution has become one of the most important and widely employed distributions, and is often used to model the lifetimes of com
Gathers examples of questions used in pre-employment psychological testing and explains what the questions really ask and what potential responses can reveal about a job candidate
From antiquity to the present, art has engaged in teasing and testing our concepts of reality. Now, with the rise of electronic media and the theoretically infinite reproducibility and mutability of i
Discusses various topics related to animal rights, including hunting, medical testing on animals, vegetarianism, wearing animal products, keeping pets, and more
Introduces the fundamental principles and current concepts of toxicology and risk assessment--offering comprehensive discussions on clinical testing, risk assessment of chemicals and hazardous materia
The Pacific, long a source of fantasies for EuroAmerican consumption and a testing ground for the development of EuroAmerican production, is often misrepresented by the West as one-dimensional, cultur
Drug disasters from Thalidomide to Opren, and other less dramatic cases of drug injury, raise questions about whether the testing and control of medicines provides satisfactory protection for the publ
A succinct, plain-English guide to employee rights at work, Can They Do That? covers such critical issues as discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, privacy, drug testing, defamation, pay, pen
Introduction to In Vitro Cytotoxicology examines in vitro cytotoxicology, which offers new methodologies to toxicity testing. This important new discipline of modern toxicology is gaining increased ac
When thirteen-year-old Josh runs away to the mountains of Montana with an orphaned bear cub destined for laboratory testing, they both must fight for their lives in a sudden snowstorm.
Revised and updated throughout, the third edition of this text furnishes basic information about the anatomy and physiology of the ear, testing of hearing, and treatment of ear disorders - integrating
Practical advice on procedures for examination, photography, microscopy, tissue culture and allergy testing, as well as the treatment procedures themselves.
Genetic testing has become so precise that doctors can detect even the most subtle defects in fetuses at almost any time in a pregnancy. But what happens when a woman is told she is carrying a damaged
Contents: Introduction; Temporary soil improvement techniques; Permanent soil improvement without addition of any material; Permanent soil improvement by adding materials; Testing the completed soil i
A comprehensive account of recent algorithms developed in computational number theory and primality testing. Provides a general framework for the theoretical study of public key cryptography and pseud
From Genesis to Genocide makes striking observations about past and present developments in such controversial areas as I.Q. testing, violence, crime, juvenile delinquency, mental illness, psychosurge
