Guided practice helps students develop into expert problem solversThe new 15th Edition of University Physics with Modern Physics, now in SI Units, draws on insights from several users to help students see patterns and make connections between problem types. Students learn to recognize when to use similar steps in solving the same problem type and develop an understanding for problem solving approaches, rather than simply plugging values into an equation. This edition addresses students' tende...

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! Up to date, easy to use, and well-illustrated, Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, 5th Edition, helps both students and practitioners fit, evaluate, and troubleshoot contact lens issues in everyday practice. Written by renowned experts in the field, this practical guide is designed for quick access to key information, and includes sample cases, nomograms, and proficiency checklists that summarize and emphasize important points. Thoroughly rev...

Oxford Practice Grammar knows that students need different types of explanation and practice at each stage of their study. Intermediate gives you more detail with extended practice. Great for the classroom or self-study and covers the grammar students need to know for the Oxford Test of English and B2 First exam.

Que signifie ce nom "Candide" : innocence de celui qui ne connaît pas le mal ou illusion du naïf qui n'a pas fait l'expérience du monde ? Voltaire joue en 1759, après le tremblement de terre de Lisbonne, sur ce double sens. Il nous fait partager les épreuves fictives d'un jeune homme simple, confronté aux leurres de l'optimisme, mais qui n'entend pas désespérer et qui en vient à une sagesse finale, mesurée et mystérieuse. Candide n'en a pas fini de nous inviter au gai savoir et à ...

Ce livre est écrit sous la forme d'un dialogue entre Nathalie Sarraute et son double qui, par ses mises en garde, ses scrupules, ses interrogations, son insistance, l'aide à faire surgir "quelques moments, quelques mouvements encore intacts, assez forts pour se dégager de cette couche protectrice qui les conserve, de ces épaisseurs ouatées qui se défont et disparaissent avec l'enfance". Enfance passée entre Paris, Ivanovo, en Russie, la Suisse, Pétersbourg et de nouveau Paris. Un livr...

How does a single cell develop into myriad different specialised cell types, control the organization of these different cells into tissues and organs, and ultimately form an unimaginably complex living organism such as a human? Furthermore, how is it possible for some adult animals, but not others, to regenerate fully functioning limbs?Principles of Development opens up the fascinating field of developmental biology to those wanting to understand the answers to questions such as these. Cutti...

A practical guide to effective business model testing 7 out of 10 new products fail to deliver on expectations. Testing Business Ideas aims to reverse that statistic. In the tradition of Alex Osterwalder's global bestseller Business Model Generation, this practical guide contains a library of hands-on techniques for rapidly testing new business ideas.

Testing Business Ideas explains how systematically testing business ideas dramatically reduces the risk and increases the likelihood of success...

American English Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice provides an accessible introduction to basic articulatory phonetics for students of American English. Built around an extensive collection of practice materials, this book teaches the pronunciation of modern standard American English to intermediate and advanced learners worldwide. This book:* provides an up-to-date description of the pronunciation of modern American English;* demonstrates the use of each English phoneme with a selection o...

Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition (SLA) from multiple perspectives, comprehensively updated to reflect the very latest developments SLA research in recent years. The book covers all the main theoretical perspectives currently active in SLA and sets each chapter within a broader framework. Each chapter examines the claims and scope of each theory ...

Le Mariage de Figaro connut en 1784 un triomphe sans précédent. Figaro, valet frondeur qui entend se marier avec Suzanne, y défie son maître Almaviva, qui essaie de son côté par tous les moyens d’obtenir les faveurs de sa fiancée. Cette comédie allègre souleva l’indignation mais aussi l’enthousiasme. Car jamais auparavant on n’avait traité si hardiment des grands, de leurs mœurs et de leurs privilèges ; mais jamais non plus on n’avait si subtilement dépeint la course au...